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.
Previous season The Wolf Pack 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. At the end of the season, head coach David Carter was fired. He compiled a record of 98–97 in six seasons.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Stelios Papafloratos 10 G 6'4" 170 Sophomore Athens, Greece Transferred to Southeastern Oklahoma State Patrick Conroy 11 G 6'2" 180 Sophomore Novato, CA Walk-on, left the team Michael Perez 23 G 6'3" 190 RS Senior Tucson, AZ Graduated Ronnie Stevens, Jr. 33 F/C 6'8" 230 Senior Los Angeles, CA Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Marcus Marshall 10 G 6'3" 190 Senior Saint Paul, MN Transferred from Missouri State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Marshall will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility. Jordan Caroline 14 F 6'6" 235 Sophomore Champaign, IL Transferred from Southern Illinois. Under NCAA transfer rules, Caroline will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
Recruiting
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#002E62; color:#C8C9CB;"| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style="background:#002E62; color:#C8C9CB;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#002E62; color:#C8C9CB;"| Mountain West regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#002E62; color:#C8C9CB;"| Mountain West tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#002E62; color:#C8C9CB;"| CBI
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