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– 137-88 .609

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. 198411 WFirst round(6) #15 WashingtonL 54–64198514 WFirst round(3) #16 NC StateL 56–65200410 MFirst roundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen(7) Michigan State(2) #3 Gonzaga(3) #14 Georgia TechW 72–66W 91–72L 67–7220059 MFirst roundSecond Round(8) Texas(1) #1 IllinoisW 61–57L 59–7120065 MFirst round(12) MontanaL 79–8720077 SFirst roundSecond Round(10) Creighton(2) #5 MemphisW 77–71OTL 62–78201712 MFirst round(5) #16 Iowa State L 73–8420187 SFirst roundSecond RoundSweet Sixteen (10) Texas(2) #6 Cincinnati(11) Loyola–ChicagoW 87–83OTW 75–73L 68–6920197 WFirst round (10) FloridaL 61–70202311 WFirst Four (11) Arizona StateL 73–98202410 WFirst round (7) DaytonL 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.

1957Regional semifinalsCal State Los AngelesL 69–751961Regional semifinalsRegional 3rd-place gameUC Santa BarbaraChapmanL 57–78L 63–681964Regional semifinalsRegional 3rd-place gameCal Poly PomonaSeattle PacificL 71–99L 74–761966Regional semifinalsRegional 3rd-place gameFresno StateSan DiegoL 78–127W 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. 1946First roundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsMorningsideWest Texas StateSouthern IllinoisW 56–40W 60–46L 58–66

NIT results The Wolf Pack have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) six times. Their combined record is 7-6.

1979First roundSecond RoundOregon StateTexas A&MW 62–61L 64–671997First roundSecond RoundFresno StateNebraskaW 97–86L 68–782003First roundTexas TechL 54–662010First roundSecond RoundWichita StateRhode IslandW 74–70L 83–852012First roundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsOral RobertsBucknellStanfordW 68–59W 75–67L 56–842026First roundSecond RoundQuarterfinalsMurray StateLibertyAuburnW 89–75W 73–63L 69–75

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.

2008First roundHoustonL 79–802009First roundUTEPL 77–792016First roundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals–Game 1Finals–Game 2Finals–Game 3MontanaEastern WashingtonVermontMorehead StateMorehead StateMorehead StateW 79–75W 85–70W 86–72L 83–86W 77–68W 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 2003–2007 2019 32 Edgar Jones 1975–1979 1979 Jones bio at Wolfpack site

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 Cameron Oliver, basketball power forward/center in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Grant Sherfield (born 1999), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League

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