Sources: Wade gets 5-year extension at McNeese

• Jeff Borzello, ESPN Personnel WriterFeb 6, 2024, 10:25 AM ET

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Wade has gotten a five-year contract extension, sources told ESPN.Wade, who was employed last spring, has the Cowboys at 20-3 general and 9-1 in the Southland in his first season at the helm.He will make$ 700,000 per year in his new deal, source informed ESPN. His buyout to leave for other schools has increased, but is still ruled out expensive for many power conference schools. It will be$1.25 million after this season and $1 million after next season.Wade’s quick reconstruct at McNeese, whose nonconference season consisted of roadway wins at VCU and Michigan, has made him one of the more interesting names to see entering this spring’s training carousel. He’s currently been related to the vacancy at DePaul.Wade was suspended for the first 10 games of the season as part of the punishment bied far last June from the Independent Responsibility Resolution Process. During his time at LSU, he was found to have actually dedicated 3 Level I NCAA offenses, including making impermissible payments to the former fiancée of a player, while likewise stopping working to cooperate in an investigation and failing to promote an atmosphere of compliance. He was likewise given a two-year show-cause order.LSU had actually been under investigation considering that the federal investigation into college basketball became public in September 2017. Wade was fired by the school on the eve of the 2022 NCAA competition after the school got a notice of claims detailing five Level I offenses and was formerly suspended shortly before the 2019 NCAA competition after reports exposed that a federal wiretap captured him going over a “strong-ass deal” for a recruit.