Wade’s Wonders
Will Wade is on track for a fifth winning record in his five seasons guiding a college program:SEASON – TEAM – RECORD – HIGHLIGHT2013-14 – UTC – 18-15 – SoCon coach of year2014-15 – UTC – 22-10 – 15-3 mark in SoCon2015-16 – VCU – 25-11 – NCAA tournament2016-17 – VCU – 26-9 – NCAA tournament2017-18 – LSU – 11-4 – To be determined
Despite being picked to finish last among the Southeastern Conference’s 14 men’s basketball teams, LSU has back-to-back road wins at Texas A&M and Arkansas to go along with a quality nonconference win over Michigan at the Maui Invitational in late November.
In other words, Will Wade is working wonders again.
The former University of Tennessee at Chattanooga coach has guided LSU to an 11-4 record in his first season, with his Tigers already surpassing the victory total from last year’s 10-21 finish under Johnny Jones. LSU’s latest triumph was its most impressive under Wade. The Tigers humbled the Razorbacks 75-54 late Wednesday night, halting their 11-game winning streak inside Bud Walton Arena that dated to last season.
“We prepared very well, but I never saw this coming,” Wade said afterward on LSU’s radio network. “I am so proud of our players. That’s as well as we’ve ever executed and as disciplined as we’ve ever executed the plan all year long. We didn’t turn the ball over. We shared the ball.