NC State hasn’t had a player selected in the NBA Draft since 2017, when Wolfpack guard Dennis Smith Jr. was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks in the first round with the ninth overall pick. In total, the Wolfpack has only produced six NBA draft picks since the turn of the century.
With the hiring of Will Wade as the Wolfpack’s men’s basketball coach, will NC State become a program that regularly produces NBA players?
What is Wade’s track record when it comes to producing NBA Draft picks?
Wade’s first two head coaching stints were at Chattanooga and VCU, and in those four seasons, none of his players heard their names called in the NBA Draft.