Speculation is ramping up that North Carolina State coach Will Wade could return as the Tigers’ men’s basketball coach. Multiple reports say LSU is planning to hire Heath Schroyer as a senior administrator. It was Schroyer who hired Wade at McNeese a year after he was fired at LSU. Tiger Rag Editor Glenn Guilbeau first reported on this story on March 13th and he says it’s an effort to make the job more attractive to Wade as he could work for Schroyer, LSU President Wade Rousse and LSu Board chair Lee Mallett. Guilbeau says all three men are big supporters of Wade
Cut 13 (09) “…sweetening the pot.”
As of right now, Matt McMahon is still the Tigers men’s basketball coach, but that could change on April 1st when Wade’s buyout at N-C State drops from five million to three million dollars.
The second-seeded LSU women’s basketball team is preparing for a Sweet 16 rematch against third-seeded Duke. LSU beat the Blue Devils 93-77 in Durham in December. LSU scored more than 100 points in its two tournament games last weekend in Baton Rouge, but assistant coach Joe Schwartz says how the Tigers play on defense will determine how far they advance….
Cut 16 (16) “…on the defensive end.”
Tip off is at 9 PM.
ULM will introduce its new men’s basketball coach today. Ryan Cross returns to Monroe after serving as an assistant coach at UAB for six seasons. The Blazers competed in the postseason in four of Cross’ six seasons in Birmingham. Before he was at UAB, Cross was an assistant coach at ULM for eight seasons.