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Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball
Sports team of the University of Nevada at Reno
Sports team of the University of Nevada at Reno
| Field | Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| current | 2025–26 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team | |||
| name | Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball | |||
| logo | Nevada athletics wordmark 2023.png | |||
| logo_size | 250 | |||
| university | University of Nevada, Reno | |||
| conference | Mountain West | |||
| location | Reno, Nevada | |||
| coach | Steve Alford | |||
| tenure | 7th | |||
| arena | Lawlor Events Center | |||
| capacity | 13,678 | |||
| nickname | Wolf Pack | |||
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| NCAAsweetsixteen | 2004, 2018 | |||
| NCAAroundof32 | 2004, 2005, 2007, 2018 | |||
| NCAAtourneys | 1957*, 1961*, 1964*, 1966*, 1984, 1985, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024 | |||
| conference_tournament | 1984, 1985, 2004, 2006, 2017 | |||
| conference_season | 1920, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1938, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1984, 1985, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019 | |||
| below | '** *at Division II level''''' |
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, two games to one.
Background information
- Year founded: 1913
- Location: Reno, Nevada
- School Colors: Navy and Silver
- School Founded: October 12, 1874
- Nickname: Wolf Pack
- Conference: Mountain West Conference
- Arena: Lawlor Events Center (11,536)
- Head Coach: Steve Alford
Conference affiliations
- No affiliation (1913, 1921–1924, 1940–1953)
- Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) (1914–1920)
- Far Western Conference (FWC) (1925–1939, 1954–1969)
- West Coast Athletic Conference (WCAC) (1970–1979)
- Big Sky Conference (BSC) (1980–1992)
- Big West Conference (BWC) (1993–2000)
- Western Athletic Conference (WAC) (2001–2011)
- Mountain West Conference (MW) (2012–present)
Team history
- All-Time D-1 Record: 1,028–793 (.564%) as of November 26, 2023
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: (1) – 1946
- NAIA Tournament Record: 2–1
- NCAA tournament Record: 6–11
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: (11) – 1984, 1985, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024
- NIT Record: 4–4
- NIT Appearances: (5) – 1979, 1997, 2003, 2010, 2012
- CBI Record: 5–3
- CBI Appearances: (3) – 2008, 2009, 2016
- Highest National Ranking
- No. 5 (Coaches Poll), December 31, 2018
- No. 5 (Associated Press Poll), November 26, 2018
Regular Season Conference Championships (23)
- PCAA: (1) – 1920
- FWC: (10) – 1927, 1928, 1932, 1938, 1956, 1957, 1958,1959, 1961, 1964, 1966
- BSC: (2) – 1984, 1985
- WAC: (6) – 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012
- MW: (3) – 2017, 2018, 2019
Conference tournament championships (5)
- BSC: (2) – 1984, 1985
- WAC: (2) – 2004, 2006
- MW: (1) – 2017
Venue history
- University Gymnasium – built 1896, capacity unknown; located northwest of the Mackay School of Mines between the current Ansari Building and the Pennington Student Achievement Center
- Virginia Street Gymnasium – built 1945, capacity 3,500; located on Virginia Street opposite College Drive; currently used as a study and training center for Nevada athletes.
- Lawlor Events Center – built 1983, capacity 11,536; located at the corner of North Virginia Street and East 15th Street; current home of Wolf Pack basketball.
- Grand Sierra Resort Arena – Announced on September 27, 2023 as the centerpiece of a 10-year, $1 billion expansion of the casino resort. The new facility, planned with a capacity of at least 10,000 and originally scheduled for completion in 2026, will be exclusive to men's basketball; Lawlor Events Center will remain home to Wolf Pack women's basketball. Initial plans were for the Wolf Pack to start play in the new arena in 2026 or 2027; the tentative opening date has now been set for 2027.
Head coaches
| Name | Seasons | Record | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Postseason results
NCAA Division I tournament results
The Wolf Pack have appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament eleven times, with a combined record of 6–11.
| [2024](2024-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament) | 10 W | First round | (7) [Dayton](2023-24-dayton-flyers-men-s-basketball-team) | 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.
| [1966](1966-ncaa-college-division-basketball-tournament) | 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.
| [1946](1946-naia-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament) | 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.
| [2012](2012-national-invitation-tournament) | 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.
| [2016](2016-college-basketball-invitational) | 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
Main article: List of NCAA men's basketball retired numbers
The Wolf Pack have two number officially retired, Edgar Jones' number 32, and Nick Fazekas's number 22.
| Nevada Wolf Pack | border=0}}" | No. | Nevada Wolf Pack | border=0}}" | Player | Nevada Wolf Pack | border=0}}" | Tenure | Nevada Wolf Pack | border=0}}" | No. ret. | Nevada Wolf Pack | border=0}}" | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **22** | Nick Fazekas | 2003–2007 | 2019 | |||||||||||
| **32** | Edgar Jones | 1975–1979 | 1979 |
Conference player of the year
- Kevin Soares, 1992 (Big Sky)
- Kirk Snyder, 2004 (WAC)
- Nick Fazekas, 2005, 2006, 2007 (WAC)
- Luke Babbitt, 2010 (WAC)
- Deonte Burton, 2012 (WAC)
- Caleb Martin, 2018 (Mountain West)
NBA players
- Luke Babbitt
- Nick Fazekas
- Jalen Harris
- Johnny High
- Edgar Jones
- Armon Johnson
- Caleb Martin
- Cody Martin
- JaVale McGee
- Cameron Oliver
- Kevinn Pinkney
- Kobe Sanders
- Ramon Sessions
- Kirk Snyder
- David Wood
International players
- Dario Hunt (born 1989), basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Grant Sherfield (born 1999), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
References
References
- (2021). "2021–22 Nevada Basketball Record Book". [[University of Nevada]].
- "Mountain West Announces 2017 MW Men's Basketball Championship".
- "Campus Images: Cadet Battalion". University of Nevada, Reno.
- Buell, Amanda. "Virginia Street Gymnasium". Reno Historical.
- Sonner, Scott. (September 27, 2023s). "University of Nevada basketball could have a new home in 3 years under a major casino expansion plan".
- (September 27, 2023). "Historic $1 Billion Private Capital Investment Announced for the Grand Sierra Resort". Nevada Wolf Pack.
- Krqjewski, Jim. (July 25, 2024). "Grand Sierra Resort arena, future home of Nevada men's basketball, now set to open in 2027". Reno Gazette-Journal.
- Murray, Chris. (February 13, 2019). "Nevada basketball to retire number of former star Nick Fazekas". nevadasportsnet.com.
- [https://nevadawolfpack.com/honors/hall-of-fame/edgar-jones/84 Jones bio] at Wolfpack site
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