LSU basketball coach Will Wade will be subpoenaed by the FBI for their upcoming federal college basketball corruption trial, according to reports.
Notifications of the pending subpoena were sent to representatives of LSU basketball, notifying the school and Wade that he will be subpoenaed for the April 22nd corruption trial, sources told Yahoo Sports. A notification of subpoena was also issued to University of Arizona basketball coach Sean Miller.
Sources: Representatives of Arizona's Sean Miller and LSU's Will Wade have been sent notice that they are going to be subpoenaed in upcoming federal basketball trial. With @DanWetzel and @YahooForde for @YahooSports. https://t.co/hohWftXxCA
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel)
February 25, 2019 Rumors about Wade's involvement in the FBI investigation into the college basketball corruption and fraud investigation have been swirling for over a year now, when both Wade and Miller were reportedly on federal wiretaps talking to former agent Christian Dawkins, who was found guilty on multiple felony fraud charges in a college basketball corruption trial last October. The following transcript was read aloud during that trial, with Wade and Dawkins discussing a recruit named Balsa Koprivica:
"Would you want Balsa" Dawkins asked.
"Oh, the big kid?" Wade responded
Dawkins confirmed.
"OK, but there is another [expletive> involved in it," Wade said. "Wait, I've got to shut the door . . . I can get you what you need, but it's got to work."
Wade was asked about the subpoena during his press conference on Monday, saying, "I just saw it. I just learned about it before I walked in here."
#LSU basketball coach Will Wade on YahooSports report of a subpoena, "I just saw it. I just learned about it before I walked in here."
— Mike Scarborough (@ScarboroughMike)
February 25, 2019 *Update: An earlier version of this article said Wade and Miller had been subpoenaed. They had only been sent notification of the pending subpoenas, which are expected to be issued soon.
