Will Wade, new McNeese coach, visits area

  • Newly hired McNeese mens’ basketball coach Will Wade (left) meets with the head coach of the State Champion Oakdale Lady Warriors Renotta Edwards. (LSN photo by Tony Marks)
    Newly hired McNeese mens’ basketball coach Will Wade (left) meets with the head coach of the State Champion Oakdale Lady Warriors Renotta Edwards. (LSN photo by Tony Marks)
By: TONY MARKS LSN Sports Editor OBERLIN - There is a new general in town. He might not be as well known as Dwight Eisenhower, George Patton, or Omar Bradley, but this new general places Southwest Louisiana in the national spotlight as Will Wade was hired as the new head coach of the McNeese mens’ basketball team. Previously, Wade was an assistant coach at Virginia Commonwealth University before…

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