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

LAHAINA, HI - NOVEMBER 22: Head coach Will Wade of the LSU Tigers signals to his players during a consultation college basketball game at the Maui Invitational against the Marquette Golden Eagles at the Lahaina Civic Center on November 22, 2017 in Lahaina, Hawaii. The Golden Eagles won 94-84. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) Getty Images 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. LSU fired Wade four years ago after receiving a Notice of Allegations from the NCAA.