Somehow, Will Wade is still LSU’s coach despite being caught on an FBI wiretap making a ‘strong ass offer’ for Javonte Smart in June 2017. LSU suspended Wade in March, but reinstated him once the season was over, even amid an NCAA investigation. After Wade dodged the topic in an extremely awkward press conference at SEC Basketball Media Day last year, it was only a matter of time before it came up today.
“I felt good about things,” Wade said when asked if he believed he would be here this year. “Obviously, it was a difficult time but I was always in communication with LSU.