He’s here!
New chapter begins now. pic.twitter.com/kVIW1705fy
— NC State Men’s Basketball (@PackMensBball) March 25, 2025
I think we can safely say Will Wade won the press conference this afternoon, while exuding the confidence and enthusiasm that has the fanbase so excited about him:
“This is not a rebuild,” Wade said. “We’re going to be in the top part of the ACC next year and we’re going to be in the NCAA Tournament.
“This is not something that’s going to take a whole lot of time.”
Well okay, then, sign me up for 15 season tickets. No, 25 season tickets!
He also did a good job of addressing the NCAA scandal that cost him his job at LSU, emphasizing what he learned from it.
NC State head coach Will Wade’s opening comment as the new Wolfpack head coach: “You’re gonna get the same passion and competitive fire that I had at LSU without all the arrogance that got me in trouble.”
— Pack Pride (@PackPride) March 25, 2025
I have had some reservations about the way he conducted himself then—how he came off on those phone calls, for example—so I appreciated hearing him own up to that and speak honestly about looking in the mirror. I think that was important for him to get across today after the very public nature of that mess.
Boo talked about this as well (with a shout to the flight trackers out there).
NC State AD Boo Corrigan on learning how new coach Will Wade has evolved: pic.twitter.com/LN3YjWXlsN
— TheWolfpackCentral (@NCStateRivals) March 25, 2025
Plenty more to come. I’ll have the full video of the press conference up, assuming it gets posted.