The 2019–20 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by first-year head coach Steve Alford, played their home games at the Lawlor Events Center on their campus in Reno, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference (MW). They finished the season 19–12, 12–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to Wyoming.
Previous season The Wolf Pack finished the season 29–5, 15–3 in Mountain West play to share the regular season Mountain West championship with Utah State. They defeated Boise State 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 lost in the first round to Florida.
On April 7, head coach Eric Musselman resigned to become the head coach at Arkansas. He finished at Nevada with a four-year record of 110–34, three trips to the NCAA Tournament, and were champions of the 2016 College Basketball Invitational.
On April 11, Nevada hired Steve Alford as their next head coach.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Tre'Shawn Thurman 0 F 6'7" 230 RS Senior Omaha, NE Graduated Corey Henson 2 G 6'3" 175 RS Senior Upper Marlboro, MD Graduated Josiah Wood 4 G 6'5" 200 Senior Reno, NV Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons Caleb Martin 10 F 6'7" 205 RS Senior Mocksville, NC Graduated/undrafted in 2019 NBA draft Cody Martin 11 F 6'7" 205 RS Senior Mocksville, NC Graduated/2019 NBA draft Isaiah Rhymes 12 G 6'3" 190 Freshman Phoenix, AZ Walk-on; not on team roster Trey Porter 15 F 6'11" 230 GS Senior Woodbridge, MA Graduated David Cunningham 20 G 6'4" 195 Senior Sacramento, CA Graduated Jordan Brown 21 F 6'11" 210 Freshman Roseville, CA Transferred to Arizona Jalen Townsell 23 G/F 6'7" 198 Freshman Sparks, NV Walk-on; transferred to Arizona Western College Jordan Caroline 24 F 6'7" 230 RS Senior Champaign, IL Graduated Vincent Lee 40 F 6'9" 215 Freshman Midlothian, TX Transferred to Cal State Fullerton Zach Wurm 54 G/F 6'4" 216 Senior Reno, NV Walk-on; graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Robby Robinson 0 F 6'8" 225 Sophomore San Diego, CA Junior college transferred to San Diego City College Desmond Cambridge 4 G 6'4" 180 Junior Nashville, TN Transferred from Brown. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cambridge will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. John Carlos Reyes 12 F/C 6'10" 214 RS Senior Lawrenceville, GA Transferred from Boston College. Will be eligible to play immediately since Carlos Reyes graduated from Boston College. Warren Washington 23 F 6'11" 210 Sophomore San Marcos, CA Transferred from Oregon State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Washington will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
2019 recruiting class
2020 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Mountain West tournament
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