Wade Returns, LSU Basketball Rebuild Begins

0:00On March 26, LSU basketball just brought back coach Will Wade from North Carolina State to lead the Tigers once again. He's set to rebuild the roster this off season. An already three players from next year's squad have announced they're entering the transfer portal. Wade first took over LSU in 2017, turning around a team that went 10 wins and 21 losses into SEC regular season champs by his. Second year, they even reached the sweet 16 before he left. The departures include point guard dead Dan Thomas Jr., who averaged 15.3 points in 16 games despite a foot injury, Ford Jalen. Reed, limited by an Achilles tear early in the season and shooting guard Ron Zipper, who came from Israel and put up modest numbers off the bench. With plenty of name, image and likeness money on the way over, $12 million allocated, Wade has the resources to attract top transfers and reload fast. This sets the stage for an exciting rebuild in Ban Rouge, as LSU eyes a quick return to

1:03contention under familiar leadership.