The North Carolina State Wolfpack appears to be closing in on its next head coach after Will Wade unexpectedly went back to the LSU Tigers. According to On3’s Pete Nakos, NC State athletic director Boo Corrigan made his rounds on Saturday to talk to a few of his top candidates.
Corrigan reportedly met with St. Louis head coach Josh Schertz, Tennessee assistant coach Justin Gainey, and Furman head coach Bob Richey yesterday. Schertz has been the center of several coaching searches but is opting to remain with the Billikens, per CBS Sports Jon Rothstein.
“Source: Saint Louis’ Josh Schertz is no longer a candidate for the head coaching vacancy at NC State,” Rothstein tweeted.
St. Louis Head Coach Josh Schertz Rejects NC State, Who Is Now The Leader For Wolfpack Job?
Schertz has been highly successful in his five years as head coach, including the last two seasons at St. Louis. He signed a six-year, $22 million contract extension with the Billikens after their season ended.
Schertz led the Billikens to the 2026 Atlantic-10 regular season crown and their first NCAA Tournament since 2019. St. Louis defeated Georgia in the first round before falling to Michigan in the second. He has won 48 of 69 games with the Bilikens and is 114-61 overall with two regular-season conference titles.
“While most of these conversations occur as they should in private, on rare occasions, it unfortunately plays out in the public sphere. Just know that I, along with everyone else inside of the program, realize what a special place this is and appreciate deeply all of you who make it so,” Schertz said in a statement read in part on X/Twitter. “Just to be clear on the post in question, I never said I was waiting on anyone to come back with a significantly better offer than SLU. I don’t think like that, and I have never chased money in my career. I have always chased success. The fact is, I have turned down significantly more money this Spring to remain at SLU. So,o while that may have looked like a paraphrased statement from me. I can assure you it was not.”
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