According to Joe Giglio’s intel—which I’m not claiming to be gospel truth—the two coaches at the top of NC State Athletic Director Boo Corrigan’s wish list were Georgia’s Mike White and VCU’s Ryan Odom. In his estimation, those coaches were a no-go.
As a result, Giglio believes that NC State is down to McNeese State’s Will Wade and Tennessee Assistant Coach Justin Gainey, who played point guard at NC State. We have written at length about Wade and will continue to do so, but we haven’t yet broken down how Gainey finds himself in this position.
According to Giglio, prior to Corrigan reportedly flying to Louisiana to meet with Wade today, he had previously met with Gainey.