Will Wade, who just led McNeese State to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the first time, in just his second year at the school, will reportedly be the Wolfpack’s new head coach.

A person with knowledge of the situation says McNeese coach Will Wade has a signed six-year deal to take over as N.C. State’s next coach.

Wade’s second NCAA Tournament run in as many seasons with the Cowboys ended Saturday with a second-round loss to Purdue.

But he's been part of March Madness in all three campaigns since, debuting with three points and 10 rebounds in the 2022-23 NC State basketball team's Round of 64 loss to Creighton. ALSO READ: Potential Threat to NC State Pursuit of McNeese State's Will Wade Clark transferred following that season in Raleigh.

The NCAA women’s basketball tournament is underway, and Massachusetts is represented by No. 10 Harvard, the Ivy League champion. While there aren’t many other New England teams in the tournament, there are plenty of players hailing from around the region to keep an eye on as March rolls on.

Michigan State women's basketball is moving on in the NCAA Tournament. The Spartans made easy work of No. 10 seed Harvard in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday afternoon. Michigan State won by the final score of 64-50 to advance to the second round of the big dance.