Wade comes to Grambling State after leading James Hubert Blake High School to a 91-35 record. During the 5 year tenure they won 4 Division Championships, a County Championship, with 5 Regional Championship appearances.
Wade led the Bengals to a 19-1 regular season record in 2024-2025 (tied for the best record in the state of Maryland). The Bengals finished top 25 in the Washington Post All Met Sports ranking. The Bengals regular season success led to Wade being named James Hubert Blake Coach of the Year. Blake saw the nation’s top ranked player in the sophomore class according to ESPN, Baba Oladotun, become the first basketball student athlete to be selected First Team All-Met in school history.
Prior to his tenure at Blake, Wade served as the head coach at High Point High School, where he led the team to its first regional final in over 15 years during the 2018–19 season.
Before High Point, Wade spent three seasons at Washington Adventist University (WAU) in Takoma Park, Maryland. One year as a graduate assistant earning his master’s degree and two years as Defensive Coordinator/ Director of Basketball Operations. In 2014, the Shock was able to capture a National Championship.
Wade is a native of Forestville, Maryland, and played guard at WAU for two seasons. Before that, he played at Montgomery College Germantown, ranked 4th in the junior college rankings in 2008.
