Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball

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Nevada Wolf Pack
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University University of Nevada, Reno
Head coach Steve Alford (5th season)
Conference Mountain West
Location Reno, Nevada
Arena Lawlor Events Center
(Capacity: 11,784)
Nickname Wolf Pack
ColorsNavy blue and silver [1]
   
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Alternate
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.

Contents

Background information

Conference affiliations

Team history

Regular Season Conference Championships (23)

Conference tournament championships (5)

Venue history

Head coaches

NameSeasonsRecordPercentage
C.E. Holway1913–19133–1.750
Silas Ross1914–191933–21.611
Ray Courtright 1920–192117–5.773
Jake Lawlor 1943–194870–38.648
Jim Aiken 19458–9.471
Jackson Spencer 1970–197210–64.135
Jim Padgett 1973–197643–61.413
Jim Carey 1977–198065–46.586
Sonny Allen 1981–1987114–89.562
Len Stevens 1988–199391–79.535
Pat Foster 1994–199990–81.526
Trent Johnson 2000–200479–74.516
Mark Fox 2005–2009123–43.741
David Carter 2010–201598–97.503
Eric Musselman 2016–2019100–30.769
Steve Alford 2019–96-58.623

Postseason results

NCAA Division I tournament results

The Wolf Pack have appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament ten times, with a combined record of 6–11.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1984 11 WFirst round(6) #15 Washington L 54–64
1985 14 WFirst round(3) #16 NC State L 56–65
2004 10 MFirst 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 MFirst round
Second Round		(8) Texas
(1) #1 Illinois 		W 61–57
L 59–71
2006 5 MFirst round(12) Montana L 79–87
2007 7 SFirst round
Second Round		(10) Creighton
(2) #5 Memphis 		W 77–71OT
L 62–78
2017 12 MFirst round(5) #16 Iowa State L 73–84
2018 7 SFirst round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		(10) Texas
(2) #6 Cincinnati
(11) Loyola–Chicago 		W 87–83OT
W 75–73
L 68–69
2019 7 WFirst round(10) Florida L 61–70
2023 11 WFirst Four(11) Arizona State L 73–98
2024 10 WFirst round(10) Dayton L 60–63

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Wolf Pack have appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament four times. Their combined record is 1–6.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1957 Regional semifinalsCal State Los AngelesL 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

NAIA Division I Tournament results

The Wolf Pack have appeared in the NAIA Division I Tournament one time. Their combined record is 2–1.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1946 First round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		Morningside
West Texas State
Southern Illinois		W 56–40
W 60–46
L 58–66

NIT results

The Wolf Pack have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) five times. Their combined record is 5–5.

YearRoundOpponentResult
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 roundTexas TechL 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

CBI results

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.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2008 First roundHoustonL 79–80
2009 First roundUTEPL 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

Player honors

Retired numbers

The Wolf Pack have two number officially retired, Edgar Jones' number 32, and Nick Fazekas's number 22.

Nevada Wolf Pack retired numbers
No.PlayerTenureNo. ret.Ref.
22 Nick Fazekas 2003–20072019 [8]
32 Edgar Jones 1975–19791979 [9]

Conference player of the year

NBA players

International players

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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.

The 2015–16 Nevada Wolf Pack women's basketball team represents the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by ninth year head coach Jane Albright, play their home games at the Lawlor Events Center and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 5–25, 4–14 in Mountain West play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West women's tournament to Utah State.

The 2016–17 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by second-year head coach Eric Musselman, played their home games at the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 28–7, 14–4 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season championship. They defeated Utah State, Fresno State, and Colorado State to win the Mountain West tournament championship. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Iowa State.

The 2016–17 Nevada Wolf Pack women's basketball team represents the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by tenth year head coach Jane Albright, play their home games at the Lawlor Events Center and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 5–13 in Mountain West play to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West women's tournament to Utah State.

The 2017–18 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by third-year head coach Eric Musselman, played their home games at the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 29–8, 15–3 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season championship. They defeated UNLV in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament before losing in the semifinals to San Diego State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Texas in the first round, then made a stunning 22-point comeback in the final 11 minutes of the game to beat Cincinnati. This tied the second largest comeback in terms of deficit in NCAA Tournament history. They then lost to eventual Final Four team Loyola Chicago in the Sweet Sixteen.

The 2018–19 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by fourth-year head coach Eric Musselman, played their home games at the Lawlor Events Center on their campus in Reno, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference (MW). They finished the season 29–5, 15–3 in Mountain West play to share the regular season Mountain West championship with Utah State. They defeated Boise State in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament before losing in the semifinals to San Diego State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Florida.

The 2019–20 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by first-year head coach Steve Alford, played their home games at the Lawlor Events Center on their campus in Reno, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference (MW). They finished the season 19–12, 12–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to Wyoming.

The 2003–04 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 fifth-year head coach Trent Johnson, played their home games at the Lawlor Events Center on their campus in Reno, Nevada as members of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).

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).

The 2022–23 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack were led by fourth-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games for the 40th season at the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada. They participated as members of the Mountain West Conference for the 11th season. They finished the season 22–9, 12–6 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place. They were defeated by San Jose State in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 11 seed, where they lost in the first four play-in round to Arizona State.

References

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  7. ↑ "Historic $1 Billion Private Capital Investment Announced for the Grand Sierra Resort" (Press release). Nevada Wolf Pack. September 27, 2023. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  8. ↑ Murray, Chris (February 13, 2019). "Nevada basketball to retire number of former star Nick Fazekas". nevadasportsnet.com. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  9. ↑ Jones bio at Wolfpack site
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