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.
Previous season The Wolf Pack finished the 2015–16 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 two games to one to become the CBI champions.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Marqueze Coleman 1 G 6'4" 190 Senior Mission Hills, CA Graduated Tyron Criswell 2 G 6'3" 205 Senior Omaha, NE Graduated A. J. West 3 C 6'9" 235 Senior Brooklyn, NY Graduated Kaileb Rodriguez 5 F 6'9" 235 Junior Highlands Ranch, CO Graduate transferred to Northwest Nazarene Robyn Missa 20 F 6'9" 245 Sophomore Berlin, Germany Transferred Eric Cooper, Jr. 21 G 6'3" 180 Sophomore Long Beach, CA Transferred to Pepperdine Lucas Stivrins 34 F 6'11" 235 Senior Scottsdale, AZ Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Hallice Cooke 3 G 6'3" 190 RS Junior Union City, NJ Transferred from Iowa State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cooke will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Cody Martin 5 G/F 6'7" 215 Junior Mocksville, NC Transferred from NC State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cody Martin will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Caleb Martin 10 G/F 6'7" 210 Junior Mocksville, NC Transferred from NC State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Caleb Martin will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Kendall Stephens 21 G 6'6" 197 Senior St. Charles, IL Transferred from Purdue. Under NCAA transfer rules, Stephens will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Recruiting
Recruiting class of 2017
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Mountain West regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Mountain West tournament
!colspan=9 style=| NCAA tournament
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