Willard isn’t the only NCAA Tournament coach Wade could have been referring to with reported links to the Villanova opening. There are New Mexico’s Richard Pitino, UCLA’s Mick Cronin, ...

"Villanova's trying to buy a coach out who's in the NCAA Tournament right now," Wade said. MORE: Will Wade proves he's a heck of a coach The Wildcats missed the dance for the third consecutive ...

Unprompted, Wade told reporters after McNeese State's 69–67 win against the Tigers that Villanova is currently looking to poach a head coach who is currently with a team in the NCAA tournament ...

But Wade name-dropped Villanova in a humorous way postgame. The Big East power is searching for its own new head coach after firing Kyle Neptune. ‘Nova clearly joined the rest of the nation in w ...

He deflected the topic to another coaching search. "Villanova is trying to buy a coach out who's in the NCAA Tournament right now," Wade said. It's unclear who Wade was referring to.