“It was essential for us to hire a coach with a winning standard of performance, as well as the consistency and character to elevate our men’s basketball program to new heights,” Woodward said. The Oak Ridge, Tenn., native also led his program to four OVC regular season titles, three conference tournament championships, three NCAA Tournament appearances, two NCAA Tournament wins, and a 121-36 (.711) record since 2017-18. McMahon, 43, arrives in Baton Rouge with a 154-67 record in seven seasons as the Racers’ head coach – including a 31-3 (.900) mark this season. The Mocs went 40-25 overall and 27-7 in league play.BATON ROUGE - Matt McMahon, a Naismith National Coach of the Year Semifinalist who led Murray State to the first 18-0 season in Ohio Valley Conference history in 2021-22, has been named the 25th head coach of LSU Men’s Basketball, Director of Athletics Scott Woodward announced Monday. Wade also served as the head coach at Chattanooga for the 2013-15 seasons. The 2016 Rams advanced to the second round of the tournament, defeating seventh-seed Oregon State before losing to Oklahoma. Prior to LSU, Wade directed VCU to a 51-20 record and two NCAA Tournament appearances in 17. Once that noticed was filed to LSU in 2022, the univeristy then fired Wade as head coach. The wiretap conversation was also featured in the HBO documentary “The Scheme.”Īfter being reinstated, Wade agreed to changes to his contract which would allow LSU to fire him for cause if the NCAA infractions committee issued a formal notice that Wade had been involved in a Level 1 or Level 2 violation.
Benford is credited for the wins and losses during that stretch. Assistant coach Tony Benford took over for Wade and led them to the Sweet 16. In the conversation with Christian Dawkins - which was part of a FBI wiretap - Wade made the famous “strong expletive offer” statement. Wade was also suspended by LSU for the final five games of the 2018-19 season after comments about recruiting were made public. In his five seasons at LSU, the Tigers won a Southeastern Conference regular season championship in 2019, advanced to four post-season tournaments (including consecutive NCAA Tournaments in 2019, 20), reached the Sweet 16 in 2019, and advanced to an SEC Tournament championship game for the first time since 1993.ĭespite a success on the court, Wade’s tenure at LSU came to an end a year ago when the university fired him a week after receiving a Notice of Allegations from the NCAA regarding alleged recruiting violations, which included seven Level I violations connected to the program. Schroyer added, “The days of us celebrating making conference tournaments or accepting mediocrity in all of our sports, let alone in basketball, are over.” I will not make excuses for why we can’t win and win big.
We are funded at the top of the league, have the best facility, a passionate fan base and many other built-in advantages. McNeese Basketball is one of the best jobs in the nation in regards to one-bid leagues. “This is a completely different job than it was three years ago. “I’m so excited to welcome Coach Wade, his wife Lauren and daughter Caroline to Southwest Louisiana and McNeese,” Schroyer said in a statement.
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The public is encouraged to attend and the first 200 McNeese students will receive free box combos from Raising Canes. McNeese announced on Sunday that a formal introduction will be held Monday at noon in the Legacy Center. Wade replaces John Aiken who was let go on Wednesday after two seasons and compiling a 22-45 overall record. McNeese Director of Athletics Heath Schroyer announced on Sunday the hiring of the former LSU head men’s basketball coach as the Cowboys new head coach. LAKE CHARLES – Will Wade is back in the college coaching ranks - a year after losing his job at LSU amid allegations of recruiting violations. Photo courtesy of Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports/Reuters Audio On Demand – Crunch Time with Miguez & Mecheįormer LSU head men’s basketball coach Will Wade has been hired as the new head coach at McNeese.Audio On Demand – The Jordy Hultberg Show.Audio On Demand – Footenotes with Kevin Foote.
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