LSU head coach Will Wade and Kentucky point guard Sahvir Wheeler know each other well. In fact, Wheeler almost chose Wade and LSU over John Calipari and Kentucky when the All-SEC point guard left Georgia after the 2020-21 season.
Remember? Wheeler called Wade “the Elon Musk of college basketball” while breaking down his transfer options with his father, Teddy.
Will Wade knows Teddy Wheeler too. Before Kentucky and LSU tipped off Tuesday night, Wade ran into the older Wheeler, whose away-team tickets were in the 300-level, and joked he should’ve called him for better seats.