Will Wade Named New LSU Coach

Will Wade was named the new LSU coach on Monday, the school announced.

The news was first reported by ESPN.

The former VCU coach agreed to a six-year deal worth in the neighborhood of $12 million, the New Orleans Times-Picayune reported.

He had also reportedly been linked to the Clemson job before that school announced Brad Brownell would return for 2017-18.

Wade, 34, went 51-20 in two seasons at VCU, going to the NCAA Tournament both years. He is 91-45 in four years at Chattanooga and VCU.

A former Shaka Smart assistant at VCU, Wade replaces Johnny Jones who was officially fired on March 10 after LSU finished 10-21 with 15 straight losses.

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