Will Wade isn’t tolerating NC State men's basketball's careless play — even after a 24-point win. Wade: “When you have the ball, you have our program in your hands, you have NC State in your hands… You owe it to those people to take care of the ball.”
Will Wade has changed the culture for NC State men's basketball. Just one game in, the team has already embraced one another. Williams: “We just want to go out there and win.”
Will Wade backed up his preseason talk, coaching NC State men's basketball to an emphatic 114-66 win over the NCCU Eagles. After the final buzzer, he grabbed the mic and talked some more: “The Reckoning is here.”
Will Wade steps into a program still haunted by Kevin Keatts’ legacy. As the new head coach vows to bring the Wolfpack back to glory, one question lingers in the Lenovo Center’s eerie halls: Can he escape the ghost of NC State men’s basketball’s recent past?
With Quadir Copeland leading the late charge and Paul McNeil hitting the game-winner, NC State men's basketball scraped past South Carolina 88-86 in a thrilling exhibition game.
Will Wade’s expectations were set high for NC State men's basketball, but Staff Writer Noah Teague claims that Wade has taken the right approach to build a contender.
Josiah Lee, Assistant Sports Editor
• Oct 23, 2025
Before Will Wade and NC State men’s basketball can back up their NCAA Tournament claims, Assistant Sports Editor Josiah Lee claims the Pack has to survive February first. After last year’s failure of a season, “NC State doesn’t need another promise. It needs progress.”
The Will Wade hype train has pulled into the station. After an offseason of bold promises, a roster overhaul and sky-high expectations, NC State men’s basketball is ready for a new chapter — and Wade’s confidence has the Wolfpack believing it can contend.
