Marshall University Athletics
Marshall Athletics Hall of Fame
- Induction:
- 2017
- Class:
- 1984
David Wade was captain of the 1983-84 Southern Conference Tournament Champions, which advanced Marshall to its first NCAA Tournament berth in 12 years. He played in 111 career games, scoring 1,137 points.
Recruited to Marshall after an all-state career at Huntington High School, Wade made an immediate impact as a member of the Thundering Herd. He was on the All-Southern Conference Freshman team in 1980-81, was named honorable mention All-SoCon as a sophomore and, in his senior season, was named both second team all-conference and to the all-tournament team. That season, Wade led the team with 4.6 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game and was the team’s third-leading scorer (10.1 points per game), with his season-high of 26 points coming in the SoCon Championship.
Wade helped the Herd to win three-straight Marshall Memorial Invitationals, being co-MVP in 1981. Wade finished his career with a program-best 186 steals and was 11th in rebounds with 651. His 57 steals in 1981-82 is still sixth best in Marshall history and his eight steals in a 68-67 win over Marquette is tied for second all-time in the single-game records. He also led the team in 1981-82 in rebounding (6.9 per game), free throws made (78) and free throw percentage (.672).
Wade was inducted into the Marshall Athletic Hall of Fame in 2017.
