Now that he's over in Raleigh, new North Carolina State head coach Will Wade is wasting no time in spicing up the rivalry with UNC basketball. However, now he's taking aim at Hubert Davis over how he handled minutes for his players last season?
Apparently that's the case. Over the weekend, a video of Wade went viral after he discussed how North Carolina mishandled Ven-Allen Lubin and his workload each game. Wade didn't hold back in throwing some shade at Davis and his program, which has understandably raised plenty of eyebrows across the country:
"The other school was too dumb to play him."
— Aaron Torres (@Aaron_Torres) June 15, 2025
- Will Wade apparently taking shots at UNC, after NC State landed UNC transfer Ven Allen Lubin 😲😲
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Will Wade has North Carolina fans upset over his Ven-Allen Lubin comments
"You know, the other school was too dumb to play him," Wade said. "When he plays 28 plus minutes, he's done that in 23 games, he averages 15 and eight. I don't know why the hell they didn't play him, but we're going to play him."
Tell us how you really feel, man. What makes this all even worse is the fact that Lubin assured everyone that he was planning on returning to UNC despite entering the transfer portal. The Wolfpack flipped him, though, which was infuriating. Now, even more Tar Heel fans are upset over Wade's latest comments.
VAL went from Elliot’s playmaking to “Tre Holloman” and Will Wade thinks he’s gonna average 15 and 8 pic.twitter.com/7d4VbVkhDB
— Armandoavenue (@Armandoavenu3) June 15, 2025
What has will wade accomplished? I mean Hubert’s been bad but he’s taken a team to a final 4 and a national Championship. Wade hasn’t made it out of the sweet 16.
— Zachrey Turner (@TurnerZachrey) June 16, 2025
Will Wade is a disgrace to all those that do thier best to coach the right way IMO. I have zero time for him. He encompasses so much that is wrong with college athletics. He counldnt care less of my opinion and I’m perfectly fine with that
— Phil Parlin (@philparlin) June 16, 2025
Doing a lot of talking for someone that has yet to do anything against UNC…it just give those losers hope😂
— CarolinaRaider (@polo81920) June 16, 2025
Ven Allen Lubin better be a all-American for how much hype Will Wade is giving him. https://t.co/BbOrej0qZ5
— CoachFlurry 🐏 (@chef_flurry) June 15, 2025
I have never been more ready to watch a Will Wade P5 season crash and burn https://t.co/WV0qb5Oguf
— Ryan Molnar (@Ryan_Molnar) June 15, 2025
There are plenty more posts where people are letting Wade have it. At the same time, does he have a point? A lot of folks are convinced that Wade said the quiet part out loud here, as Lubin really impressed whenever he saw extensive action for UNC.
However, Davis didn't give him the PT that a lot of people were hoping for. The same could be said for 5-star Ian Jackson, who has left Chapel Hill to sign with St. John's. Moving forward, Lubin is going to have a lot of pressure on him with Wade hyping him up so much. If he doesn't live up to the hype, the UNC faithful are going to let the NC State head man have it for what he just said about the Heels.