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3 questions for Will Wade’s first week at NC State

image_6483441 (3)by:Noah Fleischman•03/25/25•

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Mar 19, 2025; Providence, RI, USA; McNeese State Cowboys head coach Will Wade answers questions during the first round practice session press conference at Amica Mutual Pavilion. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images

The Will Wade era has arrived at NC State. He is set to be introduced as the Wolfpack’s 21st coach in program history this afternoon inside Reynolds Coliseum. Wade, 42, is no stranger to running a Division I basketball team. NC State is his fifth stop at the helm of a program. All he knows how to do is win, logging a winning season in each of his first 11 seasons as a head coach. He doesn’t want that to change in his first campaign with the Pack.  But before his first season begins, Wade’s first week on the job will be crucial in laying the groundwork for what’s to come. Here are three questions going into Wade’s opening seven days in Raleigh.