Will Wade got the call he never wanted to get and rushed to the hospital in the early hours of Friday morning (Sept. 28). It was there that he found out that one of his basketball players, Wayde Sims, a 20-year-old junior forward, was shot and killed.
Wade first turned his attention to Sims' family, his parents, Fay and Wayne, who was the first generation of Sims to play for the Tigers (1987-91).
Then he prepared himself to inform his LSU basketball team.
The Tigers had a team workout scheduled for 6:30 a.m., and there Wade informed Sims' teammates, with the support of the entire coaching and administrative staffs, as well as counselors.