Frank Williams Wade was born on November 26, 1982. He is an American college basketball coach who was fired for cause from the head coaching position of the Louisiana State University (LSU) men’s basketball team.
Will Wade Teams Coached
These are the teams and the period Will Wade coached:
2005–2007 Clemson (GA)
2007–2009 Harvard (assistant)
2009–2013 VCU (assistant)
2013–2015 Chattanooga
2015–2017 VCU
2017–2022 LSU
Where did Will Wade coach before LSU?
Will Wade began his career as the student manager of the Clemson men’s basketball team from 2002 to 2005. He worked under Larry Shyatt and Oliver Purnell, who gave him further opportunities as a graduate assistant (2005–06) and Director of Basketball Operations (2006–07).
In 2013, Wade left his assistant coaching position at VCU to lead the Chattanooga Mocs basketball program.
After two seasons at Chattanooga, Wade returned to VCU to take the head coaching position vacated by Shaka Smart.
On March 21, 2017, Wade accepted an offer to become the head coach at Louisiana State University. On December 28, 2017, Wade earned his 100th career victory with a win over Memphis.