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Will Wade Is Leaving NC State For LSU

Multiple sources have confirmed that NC State head coach Will Wade will leave after one season and accept the head coaching job at LSU, whenever it becomes available in the near future.
By James Henderson
March 26, 2026
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Multiple sources have confirmed that NC State head coach Will Wade will leave after one season and accept the head coaching job at LSU, whenever it becomes available in the near future.

Wade posted a 20-14 record in his lone season at NC State, finishing 10-8 in the ACC with a loss to Texas in the First Four of the NCAA Tournament.

Stay tuned for more shortly from Inside Pack Sports!

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12:03p, 3/26/26
Does anyone else find it ironic/odd how we literally get a Raising Canes in the middle of campus this year?
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12:04p, 3/26/26
Twitter: @JJwith2Jays
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In reply to Wearestate13 • 12:04p, 3/26/26
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but why would they increase his resources? That isn't what was in his contract and he just went 13-19. Bold of him to want more resources when the prior year he lost in R64.


Idk man. That school has never had anything nice outside baseball
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In reply to SportManagementEngineer • 12:05p, 3/26/26
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Yeah that's not Cory smith suggesting something, that's for sure
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In reply to PackBacker07 • 12:08p, 3/26/26
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Pack Grad married to Pack Grad

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In reply to stevenh40 • 12:08p, 3/26/26
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hink2 said:
Two things important for our fanbase that may be a little counterintuitive:

1) Do not let him and his camp perpetuate the myth that he didn't have the resources needed to compete. He got arguably the most sought after player in the portal and several other dudes that weren't cheap. There are a lot of coaches out there who could have delivered last season's results, if not better, with the resources in place. The man said himself he had everything needed to win big here and it was the best job he's ever had. DO NOT LET THE FALSE NARRATIVE GAIN OXYGEN when he's going back to a place that fired him and a short while ago would've said was a worse job and basketball situation than what we have in Raleigh.

2) it is also incumbent upon us to collectively step up and make sure that aforementioned myth becomes reality. If you care about this program and have the means to do so, we need to provide our financial support REGARDLESS of who the coach is. It won't make a big difference, but I plan on bumping my monthly payment directed to basketball.

Our program is so much bigger than one person, and NC State basketball will survive. Hell, less than two years ago many of us were packing our bags for Phoenix to watch a team in the Final Four that had comparatively fewer financial resources relative to the competition than we had last year with a coach who understandably was ultimately relieved of his duties.

We have a rich basketball tradition that we can continue to build on - and there are a lot of guys out there who can be successful in this job with our collective support.

Keatts made a Final Four with less than 3 million. I bet he could have gotten out of Dayton this year with 9.7. He would have also represented NC State with class for one more year.



Keatts had no revenue share. Rev share started this year. All schools had bigger budgets this year. So it is all relative. $3 Keatts last year equates to what Wade had this year except if any increase in NIL. Any increase in NIL would be credit to the coaching change.


No it does not equate. Duke was already spending a lot two years ago, so was UNC. Our rev share number was only 4 this year. So if Keatts had 2.7 and you add 4 that's 6.7. There is still a 3 million dollar gap that our big money donors came up with for Wade. I think Keatts could have done about the same THIS year with 9.7. Since we wasted a year with Wade, it was interesting to think about.





It compared to UVA, GT, VT, Etc. Keatts wasn't fired because of his results vs Duke and UNC. All schools had huge jumps in spending with revenue share staring this season. If Keatts won enough to retain his job, then he would have had a big increase in his budget as well with the $5 million(or whatever it was) in revenue sharing. That would have been added to NIL donations and the total would have been what he had to work with. But the same thing happened at all of our peers as well. All budgets increase 4-6 million with revenue share. So it is all relative.

I know Keatts ran his course, but losing this idiot after one year puts us right back where we started.

No it doesn't. Luck and all, we have the Final Four and we just had while somewhat disappointing, a year where we were in the top 4 of the ACC for much of the year and made the NCAAT, not to mention had the 8th highest home attendance figure in the country. Coaches notice those things.
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In reply to James Henderson • 12:12p, 3/26/26
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James had continually alluded that Slater and Wade would not be together next year, so with the Village Idiot now gone, any chance Slater stays?

no


Can you tell us what happened between these two?
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In reply to Wolfpacklife • 12:13p, 3/26/26
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No love for JG as everyone knows, but I think there's a lot of folks, myself included, that have been biting their tongues over the last year and now can let go of how they really feel about some things. So good on him for that.
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In reply to TraCha4 • 12:15p, 3/26/26
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James had continually alluded that Slater and Wade would not be together next year, so with the Village Idiot now gone, any chance Slater stays?

no


Can you tell us what happened between these two?


Wade fired slater. Not sure when but this happened.
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In reply to Psbeaman • 12:15p, 3/26/26
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How can a school hire a coach for a spot that not technically available?

Think we all assumed he was gone but were just waiting for LSU to fire current coach.


Just because it hasn't been announced doesn't mean he hasn't been fired.
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12:19p, 3/26/26


Gov'na Landry! What a slimeball
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In reply to redandwhitietighties • 12:19p, 3/26/26
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I could tell by his breasts he wasn't man enough for the job

Whoa whoa, I have breasts...jeez.
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In reply to Mr. Wuf • 12:21p, 3/26/26
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Never trust a man who marries a UNC grad. We shoulda known

I did not know about this...it would've made me think twice.

Nahhh I got gotten. I thought he was changed.
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In reply to TraCha4 • 12:24p, 3/26/26
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James Henderson said:
nobogeyz said:
James had continually alluded that Slater and Wade would not be together next year, so with the Village Idiot now gone, any chance Slater stays?

no


Can you tell us what happened between these two?

It didn't work out.

I was hearing he'd be out after the start of the saeson.
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In reply to Pakbackr • 12:26p, 3/26/26
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We took a swing at a big league guy that the fanbase really wanted and we landed him. Ended up biting us in the butt. Lesson learned. Time for Boo and Kevin to ignore fan favs and actually go hire the right guy for NC State!


Big league guy?!? I have struggled with this sentiment from day one. What exactly made him a big league guy? Because he coached in the freakin' SEC and went to one sweet 16 during that time all while being investigated by the FBI? Or was it all the conference championships he'd won in his career (2 at McNeese)? The only thing big league about him is his ability to make people think he's something he's not at that inner tube he wears around his hips every day.
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In reply to James Henderson • 12:32p, 3/26/26
James Henderson said:
TraCha4 said:
James Henderson said:
nobogeyz said:
James had continually alluded that Slater and Wade would not be together next year, so with the Village Idiot now gone, any chance Slater stays?

no


Can you tell us what happened between these two?

It didn't work out.

I was hearing he'd be out after the start of the saeson.


Dang, that quickly?!?
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12:33p, 3/26/26


Yea he was promised one amount and got more from my memory...
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In reply to AustinWolf828 • 12:34p, 3/26/26
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Yea he was promised one amount and got more from my memory...


Heard he no showed yesterday. This guy is a complete sleaze ball. Get him the **** out of Raleigh
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In reply to AustinWolf828 • 12:34p, 3/26/26
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Yea he was promised one amount and got more from my memory...

LOL even if this is true glad we didn't give him more money so spend like an idiot. Look at VAL stats compared to ol Federiko Federiko
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In reply to AustinWolf828 • 12:35p, 3/26/26
This is right out of the playbook for when a coach leaves
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In reply to Nathan Craver • 12:36p, 3/26/26
Nathan Craver said:
Will we change the name of the avenue named after him?


No, but I anticipate a few street signs being torn down with F*** painted in front of Wade and hanging in a frat house or two for sure!
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In reply to FlockaWolf • 12:36p, 3/26/26
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This is right out of the playbook for when a coach leaves


Guy is quoting a bench warmer who doesn't play for 10 seed TAMU. 1.8 points and rebounds a game. I'm damn glad we didn't let Wade and Slater throw more money at useless players than they already did
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In reply to AustinWolf828 • 12:38p, 3/26/26
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Yea he was promised one amount and got more from my memory...

This is the narrative that Wade is going to try and paint and the administration or someone from a NC State media source, needs to respond. Can't let this BS go unchecked. Wade said he got what he needed and he failed and now is trying to spin it that it's NC State's fault. Time to pull receipts.
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12:40p, 3/26/26
Didn't Wade at one point admit that he had to come back and ask for a little more money?
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In reply to AustinWolf828 • 12:40p, 3/26/26
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Yea he was promised one amount and got more from my memory...

Throwing the players under the bus once again
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In reply to walstylez • 12:41p, 3/26/26
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redandwhitietighties said:
I could tell by his breasts he wasn't man enough for the job

Whoa whoa, I have breasts...jeez.


Yes, but are they moist?
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12:41p, 3/26/26
Adam Gold just had Matt Moscona of "Locked on LSU" as a guest. He said the $15 Million NIL commitment was false and that there has been no commitment to NIL budget at LSU for WW. It is all about Heath Schroyer coming. Very odd relationship those 2 have.
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In reply to Nathan Craver • 12:42p, 3/26/26
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Will we change the name of the avenue named after him?

Originally thought to be named after an anti-slavery U.S. Senator, so maybe not.
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In reply to AustinWolf828 • 12:50p, 3/26/26
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Yea he was promised one amount and got more from my memory...

So now we are to believe that Wade talked all that **** after getting VAL, but didn't actually want him? Dude chose how to spend the money he was given, if he wanted a more expensive big guy, don't spend money on someone else.
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In reply to Mr. Wuf • 12:55p, 3/26/26
Mr. Wuf said:
Never trust a man who marries a UNC grad. We shoulda known

That's cool. Mine actively cheers for State, pays into our NIL and buys both kids every State shirt or memorabilia that she can get them while graduating from unc and growing up a unc fan. Never trust a guy that has a history of lying that tells you what you want to hear though.
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12:57p, 3/26/26
F Wade, F LSU, let's move on and really fund the next coach. A real How's Your Uncle on his way out to the door to crappy Baton Rogue.
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12:57p, 3/26/26
Just say you made the move because it's what you wanted to do there's just no reason to come up with something else. Who really cares if you justify it or not
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In reply to Mr. Wuf • 12:59p, 3/26/26
Mr. Wuf said:
Never trust a man who marries a UNC grad. We shoulda known

hey what about grad school tho
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