Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball | ||||
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University | University of Nevada, Reno | |||
Head coach | Steve Alford (6th season) | |||
Conference | Mountain West | |||
Location | Reno, Nevada | |||
Arena | Lawlor Events Center (capacity: 11,784) | |||
Nickname | Wolf Pack | |||
Colors | Navy blue and silver [1] | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
2004, 2018 | ||||
NCAA tournament round of 32 | ||||
2004, 2005, 2007, 2018 | ||||
NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
1957*, 1961*, 1964*, 1966*, 1984, 1985, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024 *at Division II level | ||||
Conference tournament champions | ||||
1984, 1985, 2004, 2006, 2017 | ||||
Conference regular season champions | ||||
1920, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1938, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1984, 1985, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
The Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball program is a college basketball team that represents the University of Nevada, Reno. The team is currently a member of the Mountain West Conference, which is a Division I conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The program began in 1913 and has won 23 regular season conference championships and five conference tournament championships. Nevada won a CBI Title in 2016 vs. Morehead State 2–1 in the series.
Name | Seasons | Record | Percentage |
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C.E. Holway | 1913–1913 | 3–1 | .750 |
Silas Ross | 1914–1919 | 33–21 | .611 |
Ray Courtright | 1920–1921 | 17–5 | .773 |
Jake Lawlor | 1943–1948 | 70–38 | .648 |
Jim Aiken | 1945 | 8–9 | .471 |
Jackson Spencer | 1970–1972 | 10–64 | .135 |
Jim Padgett | 1973–1976 | 43–61 | .413 |
Jim Carey | 1977–1980 | 65–46 | .586 |
Sonny Allen | 1981–1987 | 114–89 | .562 |
Len Stevens | 1988–1993 | 91–79 | .535 |
Pat Foster | 1994–1999 | 90–81 | .526 |
Trent Johnson | 2000–2004 | 79–74 | .516 |
Mark Fox | 2005–2009 | 123–43 | .741 |
David Carter | 2010–2015 | 98–97 | .503 |
Eric Musselman | 2016–2019 | 100–30 | .769 |
Steve Alford | 2019– | 96-58 | .623 |
The Wolf Pack have appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament eleven times, with a combined record of 6–11.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1984 | 11 W | First round | (6) #15 Washington | L 54–64 |
1985 | 14 W | First round | (3) #16 NC State | L 56–65 |
2004 | 10 M | First round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | (7) Michigan State (2) #3 Gonzaga (3) #14 Georgia Tech | W 72–66 W 91–72 L 67–72 |
2005 | 9 M | First round Second Round | (8) Texas (1) #1 Illinois | W 61–57 L 59–71 |
2006 | 5 M | First round | (12) Montana | L 79–87 |
2007 | 7 S | First round Second Round | (10) Creighton (2) #5 Memphis | W 77–71OT L 62–78 |
2017 | 12 M | First round | (5) #16 Iowa State | L 73–84 |
2018 | 7 S | First round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | (10) Texas (2) #6 Cincinnati (11) Loyola–Chicago | W 87–83OT W 75–73 L 68–69 |
2019 | 7 W | First round | (10) Florida | L 61–70 |
2023 | 11 W | First Four | (11) Arizona State | L 73–98 |
2024 | 10 W | First round | (7) Dayton | L 60–63 |
The Wolf Pack have appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament four times. Their combined record is 1–6.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1957 | Regional semifinals | Cal State Los Angeles | L 69–75 |
1961 | Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | UC Santa Barbara Chapman | L 57–78 L 63–68 |
1964 | Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | Cal Poly Pomona Seattle Pacific | L 71–99 L 74–76 |
1966 | Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | Fresno State San Diego | L 78–127 W 74–71 |
The Wolf Pack have appeared in the NAIA Division I Tournament one time. Their combined record is 2–1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1946 | First round Second Round Quarterfinals | Morningside West Texas State Southern Illinois | W 56–40 W 60–46 L 58–66 |
The Wolf Pack have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) five times. Their combined record is 5–5.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1979 | First round Second Round | Oregon State Texas A&M | W 62–61 L 64–67 |
1997 | First round Second Round | Fresno State Nebraska | W 97–86 L 68–78 |
2003 | First round | Texas Tech | L 54–66 |
2010 | First round Second Round | Wichita State Rhode Island | W 74–70 L 83–85 |
2012 | First round Second Round Quarterfinals | Oral Roberts Bucknell Stanford | W 68–59 W 75–67 L 56–84 |
The Wolf Pack have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) three times. Their combined record is 5–3. They were CBI champions in 2016.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2008 | First round | Houston | L 79–80 |
2009 | First round | UTEP | L 77–79 |
2016 | First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals–Game 1 Finals–Game 2 Finals–Game 3 | Montana Eastern Washington Vermont Morehead State Morehead State Morehead State | W 79–75 W 85–70 W 86–72 L 83–86 W 77–68 W 85–82OT |
The Wolf Pack have two number officially retired, Edgar Jones' number 32, and Nick Fazekas's number 22.
Nevada Wolf Pack retired numbers | ||||
No. | Player | Tenure | No. ret. | Ref. |
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22 | Nick Fazekas | 2003–2007 | 2019 | [8] |
32 | Edgar Jones | 1975–1979 | 1979 | [9] |
Lawlor Events Center is northern Nevada's largest multi-purpose arena. It is located in Reno, Nevada at the intersection of North Virginia Street and 15th Street on the University of Nevada, Reno campus. It is named after former athletic director, baseball, basketball and football coach Jake Lawlor.
Eric Musselman is an American college basketball coach who is currently the head coach at the University of Southern California. He is the former head coach at the University of Arkansas, University of Nevada, Reno, the Sacramento Kings and the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Between head coaching stints at Golden State and Sacramento, Musselman served as an assistant for the Memphis Grizzlies under Mike Fratello. He moved to the college coaching ranks in 2012 as an assistant at Arizona State. From 2014 to 2019, he was the head coach for the Nevada Wolf Pack. The son of former NBA head coach Bill Musselman, Eric Musselman was a head coach in the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) before becoming an assistant coach with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Orlando Magic, and Atlanta Hawks.
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The 2013–14 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by fifth year head coach David Carter, played their home games at the Lawlor Events Center and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 15–17, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for third place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to Boise State.
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The 2014–15 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by sixth year head coach David Carter, played their home games at the Lawlor Events Center and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished season 9–22, 5–13 in Mountain West play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to UNLV.
The 2015–16 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by first year head coach Eric Musselman, played their home games at the Lawlor Events Center and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 24–14, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated New Mexico in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to San Diego State. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Montana, Eastern Washington, and Vermont to advance to the best-of-three finals series against Morehead State. They defeated Morehead State 2 games to 1 to become the CBI champions.
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The 2005–06 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by head coach Mark Fox, played their home games at the Lawlor Events Center on their campus in Reno, Nevada as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
The 2006–07 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2006–07 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by head coach Mark Fox, played their home games at the Lawlor Events Center on their campus in Reno, Nevada as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).
The 2004–05 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by former assistant and first-year head coach Mark Fox, played their home games at the Lawlor Events Center on their campus in Reno, Nevada as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).