This article was previously published after Wade was hired, but with NC State Basketball media day in the books and the fans getting to see, first hand, what NC State’s new coach is building, we thought it was a good time to repost this for those who may have missed it.
It’s been 35 years since beloved NC State coach Jimmy V was pressured to resign because of an investigation by the NCAA that found that players had sold shoes and game tickets.
Things haven’t been right since.
Prior to the resignation of Valvano, NC State had just had a program-defining half-a-century of success.