US EditionVIDEO REPORT: Will Wade Ignores Firestorm as He Again Takes over as LSU Men’s Basketball Coach
Will Wade signed a seven-year, $30 million contract to rebuild LSU men’s basketball and aims to end back-to-back losing SEC seasons, officials said.
- On Monday, LSU introduced Will Wade as head coach, signing the 41-year-old to a seven-year, $30 million deal after he coached at McNeese and NC State.
- The university fired Wade in 2022 following NCAA recruiting violations, resulting in a two-year show-cause penalty; after compiling 78 wins over three seasons elsewhere, he views this return as finishing unfinished business.
- With a $12 million roster budget commitment, Wade aims to reinvigorate a program that went 17 and 55 in SEC play since his departure, building on his previous 105-51 record at LSU.
- "We're coming back to try to hang a banner and win a national championship," Wade said at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, vowing to rebuild quickly through the NCAA transfer portal.
- Despite Wade's optimism, at least 11 SEC programs hold higher operating basketball budgets, and LSU historically maintains a football-first mindset, complicating the path to sustained success.
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