McNeese State, the No. 12 seed in the Midwest Region, upended No. 5 Clemson in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, extending head coach Will Wade’s tenure with the Cowboys.

The N.C. State men’s basketball program announced a pair of hires to head coach Will Wade’s staff Monday, the first step to rebuilding the Wolfpack’s roster.

NC State officially announced McNeese and former LSU coach Will Wade as its newest basketball coach on Sunday. Social media reactions to the hire:

Following McNeese State's upset win over Clemson on Thursday in March Madness, Will Wade talked about the reports of him at NC State. Here's more:

Will Wade, who just led McNeese State to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time, in just his second year at the school, will reportedly be the Wolfpack’s new head coach.

N.C. State has announced the hiring of McNeese’s Will Wade as the Wolfpack’s new men’s basketball coach. The school announced the hiring Sunday.

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Will Wade walked into Reynolds Coliseum with a wide grin on his face, holding hands with his wife, Lauren, and daughter, Caroline. Clad in a gray suit with a red and white candy striped tie, Wade seemed to take in the moment as those in attendance rose to their feet to greet NC State’s 21st men’s basketball coach.

Despite their paths crossing for just one season, Kim Mulkey gave NC State basketball head coach Will Wade a ringing endorsement.

Following McNeese State’s loss in the second round of the 2025 March Madness tournament, Will Wade officially was hired as the new head coach of the North Carolina State Wolfpack. Wade led McNeese to their first March Madness in history and pulled off a first-round upset against No.