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The LSU men’s basketball team has fired head coach Will Wade, and Kevin Nickelberry will take over as the interim coach, according to Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports.
The news came after the NCAA served LSU a Notice of Allegations that outlined allegations of violations within the program under Wade, per Pat Forde of Sports Illustrated.
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LSU received its Notice of Allegations from the NCAA earlier this week — and in Will Wade’s contract, it states the school can fire him without penalty if he’s charged with a Level 1 or Level 2 violation. As <a href=”https://twitter.com/JonRothstein?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>@JonRothstein</a> reported, the school has now parted ways with Wade.
According to ESPN’s Pete Thamel, Wade was hit with “multiple Level 1” allegations.
The 39-year-old Wade coached at LSU for five seasons after spending two at Chattanooga and two at VCU. This year’s Tigers team has gone 22-11 overall and is projected to be a No. 6 seed in the NCAA tournament according to Kerry Miller of Bleacher Report’s latest bracketology report.
This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.
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