Will Wade Expected To Return To LSU After One Year At N.C. State

By ADAM ZAGORIA

They say you can’t go home again.

Apparently that’s not the case for Will Wade.

Wade, 43, is reportedly returning to be the head men’s basketball at LSU after just one season at N.C. State. He coached at the SEC school from 2017-22 with three NCAA Tournament appearances before being fired.

The school is buying out current coach Matt McMahon and hiring Wade, Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports first reported.

The two buyouts total to $11 million, and the school is spending close to $200 million on football and basketball buyouts, salaries and NIL. That does not include NIL for next year’s basketball team.

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Written by Adam Zagoria

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Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.