LSU Suspends Will Wade, Issues Statement

LSU President and Chancellor F. King Alexander and athletics director Joe Alleva released a joint statement on Friday stating that Basketball head coach Will Wade has been suspended by the university indefinitely.

Assistant coach Tony Benford will take over as interim head coach.

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“Recent media reports regarding Coach Will Wade are without question concerning to all of us. As such, we and university officials have taken deliberate and purposeful steps to fairly assess and adequately address this situation. As we have done since media reports first surfaced months ago, we are closely coordinating with the NCAA with every step. They have our full cooperation and we will continue to report to them all facts and information on this matter.

"All of us at LSU share the obligation to protect the integrity of this institution, as such we have suspended Head Coach Will Wade indefinitely until such time as we can ensure full compliance with the NCAA, as well as institutional policies and standards. Assistant coach Tony Benford will assume the duties of interim head coach.”

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Benford will be in charge as LSU takes on Vanderbilt in the season finales this Saturday at the PMAC.