Grading college basketball hires for 2025-26

Posted Apr 12, 2025
Will Wade quite obviously decided to enjoy playing the scoundrel, and there may be no better place for that than NC State, which managed attention in the Duke-UNC shadow only when they deliver an improbable Final Four appearance or hire the most loquacious coach in the history of the game. Wade is no Jim Valvano, but his act has engaged some in the media. (Sporting News)

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