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.
Previous season The Wolf Pack 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.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Cameron Oliver 0 F 6'8" 225 Sophomore Sacramento, CA Declare for 2017 NBA draft Marcus Marshall 1 G 6'3" 190 RS Senior Saint Paul, MN Graduated Leland King II 2 F 6'7" 215 RS Junior Inglewood, CA Walk-on; graduate transferred to UC Santa Barbara Devearl Ramsey 4 G 5'10" 170 Freshman Chatsworth, CA Transferred to UC Santa Barbara D. J. Fenner 15 G 6'6" 205 Senior Seattle, WA Graduated David Cunningham 20 G 6'4" 195 Sophomore Sacramento, CA Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons John Carlson 34 F 6'8" 225 Sophomore Reno, NV Walk-on; didn't return
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Tre'Shawn Thurman 0 F 6'7" 230 Senior Omaha, NE Transferred from Omaha. Under NCAA transfer rules, Thurman will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility. Nisre Zouzoua 5 G 6'2" 190 Junior Brockton, MA Transferred from Bryant. Under NCAA transfer rules, Zouzoua will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Corey Henson 20 G 6'3" 175 Senior Upper Marlboro, MD Transferred from Wagner. Under NCAA transfer rules, Henson will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility. Jazz Johnson 22 G 5'10" 200 Junior Lake Oswego, OR Transferred from Portland. Under NCAA transfer rules, Johnson will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
2017 recruiting class Nevada did not have any incoming players in the 2017 recruiting class.
2018 recruiting class
Preseason In a vote by conference media at the Mountain West media day, the Wolf Pack were picked to win the Mountain West, receiving 19 of 24 first place votes. Junior forward Jordan Caroline was named to the preseason All-Mountain West team. Junior forward Caleb Martin, a transfer from NC State, was named the preseason Newcomer of the Year.
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
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Ranking movement
^Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll at the same time AP did. *AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings. Number in parentheses indicates number of first place votes.
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