McNeese State’s Will Wade confirms he’s been in contact with NC State about its coaching job
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McNeese State’s Will Wade confirms he’s been in contact with NC State about its coaching job

Associated Press  

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — McNeese State coach Will Wade knows his name is in the mix during the college basketball coaching carousel. Asked Wednesday if he or his agent had been in contact with N.C. State about its opening, the second-year McNeese State coach addressed the rumor mill directly. “Yes,” Wade said during 12th-seeded McNeese State’s news conference in advance of its NCAA Tournament Midwest Region first-round matchup with fifth-seeded Clemson. N.C. State fired coach Kevin Keatts on March 9, an abrupt end to an eight-year tenure that saw the program’s fall this year prove too much to overcome even when framed against last season’s remarkable finish. Though he didn’t elaborate on the extent of his contact with N.C. State, Wade has since been linked to the Wolfpack job and other schools after finishing up his second straight 20-win season at McNeese that ended with an NCAA tourney berth.

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Will Wade ‘paid’ for misdeeds at LSU. Now, he’s thankful for a 2nd power-conference shot at NC State
1 day, 21 hours ago

Will Wade ‘paid’ for misdeeds at LSU. Now, he’s thankful for a 2nd power-conference shot at NC State

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — Will Wade stood on stage, hearing the applause from Wolfpack supporters enthralled with his vision of turning a tradition-rich men’s basketball program back into a consistent Atlantic Coast Conference winner. Three years had passed since Wade’s firing at LSU over allegations of money-fueled recruiting violations, which came amid a federal corruption investigation into the sport that had …

McNeese’s Will Wade calls his team ‘selfish’ in the best possible way. Purdue up next for Cowboys
5 days, 21 hours ago

McNeese’s Will Wade calls his team ‘selfish’ in the best possible way. Purdue up next for Cowboys

Associated Press  

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — If there’s anything McNeese coach Will Wade learned about his team during its NCAA Tournament first-round upset of Clemson, it’s that it’s OK to be a little selfish. Everybody wants something out of something,” Wade said as his 12th-seeded team prepared for Saturday’s second-round Midwest Region matchup with fourth-seeded Purdue. “The key to any team is you’ve …

Will Wade’s impending departure a price McNeese is happy to pay for revived basketball program
6 days, 18 hours ago

Will Wade’s impending departure a price McNeese is happy to pay for revived basketball program

Associated Press  

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — McNeese President Wade Rousse sat down with Will Wade when he hired him as basketball coach and laid out a two-year plan: Make the NCAA Tournament in the first year, and win a game in the second. “Because that one turned out so well.” Two years after taking over at the Southland Conference school in Lake Charles, …

Clemson alum Will Wade says he’ll be ‘all McNeese’ when ball goes up for NCAA opener against Tigers
1 week, 3 days ago

Clemson alum Will Wade says he’ll be ‘all McNeese’ when ball goes up for NCAA opener against Tigers

Associated Press  

It will be old home week for McNeese State coach Will Wade. 5 Clemson, Wade’s alma mater and the place where he began his coaching career as a graduate assistant under Oliver Purnell. “First time I hear that fight song, I’ll twirl my arms on the ‘O-N,’ ” Wade joked Sunday night, referring to the tradition of Clemson fans spelling …

McNeese State coach Will Wade speaks on LSU investigation: ‘It ruined a lot of people’s lives’
1 year ago

McNeese State coach Will Wade speaks on LSU investigation: ‘It ruined a lot of people’s lives’

New York Times  

SALT LAKE CITY — Will Wade is back, this time with McNeese State. Following an FBI investigation, a firing from his job at LSU, a show-cause penalty from the NCAA and a 10-game suspension that he served earlier in the season, Wade and the Cowboys will face Gonzaga on Thursday evening in an opening-round NCAA Tournament matchup. “I think it …

Will Wade’s return to coaching has meant heady times for resurgent McNeese State
1 year ago

Will Wade’s return to coaching has meant heady times for resurgent McNeese State

Associated Press  

Hiring former LSU basketball coach Will Wade came with no small measure of risk for McNeese State athletic director Heath Schroyer. “I had a lot of people email me and tell me I was crazy, that I hired someone that’s a criminal,” recalled Schroyer, who wasn’t even sure when he hired Wade a year ago how many games the NCAA …

Wade hired by McNeese a year after LSU firing amid probe
2 years ago

Wade hired by McNeese a year after LSU firing amid probe

Associated Press  

Will Wade, who was fired last year by LSU because of alleged recruiting violations, has been hired as head men’s basketball coach at McNeese State. “The days of us celebrating making conference tournaments or accepting mediocrity in all of our sports, let alone in basketball, are over.” While Wade was a controversial figure at LSU and spawned an ongoing NCAA …

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