McNeese State, the No. 12 seed in the Midwest Region, upended No. 5 Clemson in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, extending head coach Will Wade’s tenure with the Cowboys.

McNeese's two-year spin on the Will Wade thrill ride came to an end Saturday as the No. 12 seed Cowboys fell 76-62 to No. 4 seed Purdue in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Wade is set to replace Kevin Keatts as NC State's head coach after leading the Cowboys through their greatest chapter in program history.

Will Wade's two-year run at McNeese came to an end on Saturday when his Cowboys lost to Purdue 76-62 in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Here is the transcript from his postgame press conference,

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Kim Mulkey overlapped with Will Wade one year at LSU. Earlier this week, Wade was announced as NC State's next men's basketball coach.

Kim Mulkey and Will Wade had one year of crossover at LSU. Now, Mulkey has given her prediction on how Wade will do in his new job in charge of North Carolina State's men's basketball team. Mulkey shared her thoughts as part of a pre-Sweet 16 press conference on Thursday.