In her first year as LSU women's basketball's head coach, Kim Mulkey worked alongside Will Wade.
The pair led the Tigers on the hardwood for one year together before Wade left Baton Rouge. With Wade accepting the NC State men's basketball head coaching role last week, Mulkey reflected on her time working with him.
"He treated me with the utmost respect," Mulkey said. "He and [former LSU baseball coach] Paul Mainieri were the first two people to hug me when I got off that plane."
Mulkey, a native of Louisiana, came back to her home state school to revive the Tigers' program after a successful run at Baylor. The men's program was in its fifth and final year under Wade.
During his time in Baton Rouge, Wade led LSU to three consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances and a 105-51 record. Under his watch, the Tigers won the 2019 SEC regular season championship and advanced to the SEC Tournament championship game for the first time since 1993.
"He won at LSU, he won at McNeese and I would imagine he's getting ready to wake the Wolfpack up and win at NC State," Mulkey said.
Kim Mulkey and Will Wade overlapped for one year at LSU. I asked Mulkey about what NC State is getting in Wade.
— Noah Fleischman (@fleischman_noah) March 27, 2025
"I would imagine he's getting ready to wake the Wolfpack up and win at NC State." pic.twitter.com/fT30MbWtzZ
This article originally appeared on LSU Wire: Kim Mulkey shares Will Wade story after Wade gets NC State job
