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Amir Khan, McNeese State basketball’s student manager, has new NIL deals after his star turn in this year’s NCAA Tournament. Might he follow head coach Will Wade to Raleigh?

McNeese State is in the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year. This time, student manager Amir Khan is in the spotlight as the 12th-seeded Cowboys prepare to take on fifth-seeded Clemson in the first round of the Midwest Region on Thursday.

Wade’s second NCAA Tournament run in as many seasons with the Cowboys ended Saturday with a second-round loss to Purdue.

McNeese's two-year spin on the Will Wade thrill ride came to an end Saturday as the No. 12 seed Cowboys fell 76-62 to No. 4 seed Purdue in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Wade is set to replace Kevin Keatts as NC State's head coach after leading the Cowboys through their greatest chapter in program history.

A person with knowledge of the situation says McNeese coach Will Wade has a signed six-year deal to take over as N

McNeese State needed a timeout with the way the Boilermakers came out playing. Fortunately for the Cowboys, they got one, but it was brief because of a wardrobe malfunction.

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Trey Kaufman-Renn had 22 points and 15 rebounds, and the Purdue Boilermakers used a fast start to roll to a 76-62 win over McNeese in the second round of the NCAA Tournament