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Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball
Sports team of the University of Nevada at Reno
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 2–1 in the series.
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| Nevada Wolf Pack | ||||
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| University | University of Nevada, Reno | |||
| Head coach | Steve Alford (5th season) | |||
| Conference | Mountain West | |||
| Location | Reno, Nevada | |||
| Arena | Lawlor Events Center (Capacity: 11,784) | |||
| Nickname | Wolf Pack | |||
| Colors | Navy blue and silver[1] | |||
| Uniforms | ||||
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| NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | ||||
| 2004, 2018 | ||||
| NCAA tournament round of 32 | ||||
| 2004, 2005, 2007, 2018 | ||||
| NCAA tournament appearances | ||||
| 1957*, 1961*, 1964*, 1966*, 1984, 1985, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023, 2024 *at Division II level | ||||
| Conference tournament champions | ||||
| 1984, 1985, 2004, 2006, 2017 | ||||
| Conference regular season champions | ||||
| 1920, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1938, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1984, 1985, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012, 2017, 2018, 2019 | ||||
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- 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
- 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 (MWC) (2012–present)
- 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: 6–10
- 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[2]
- 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,[3] 2018, 2019
Conference tournament championships (5)
- BSC: (2) – 1984, 1985
- WAC: (2) – 2004, 2006
- MWC: (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[4]
- 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.[5]
- 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 tentatively scheduled for completion in 2026, will be exclusive to men's basketball; Lawlor Events Center will remain home to Wolf Pack women's basketball. The Wolf Pack will start play in the new arena in 2026 or 2027.[6][7]
Head coaches
More information Name, Seasons ...
| 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– | 96-58 | .623 |
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NCAA Division I tournament results
The Wolf Pack have appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament ten times, with a combined record of 6–11.
More information Year, Seed ...
| Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1984 | 11 W | First round | (6) #15 Washington | L 54–64 |
| 1985 | 14 W | First round | (3) #16 NC State | L 56–65 |
| 2004 | 10 M | First round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | (7) Michigan State (2) #3 Gonzaga (3) #14 Georgia Tech | W 72–66 W 91–72 L 67–72 |
| 2005 | 9 M | First round Second Round | (8) Texas (1) #1 Illinois | W 61–57 L 59–71 |
| 2006 | 5 M | First round | (12) Montana | L 79–87 |
| 2007 | 7 S | First round Second Round | (10) Creighton (2) #5 Memphis | W 77–71OT L 62–78 |
| 2017 | 12 M | First round | (5) #16 Iowa State | L 73–84 |
| 2018 | 7 S | First round Second Round Sweet Sixteen | (10) Texas (2) #6 Cincinnati (11) Loyola–Chicago | W 87–83OT W 75–73 L 68–69 |
| 2019 | 7 W | First round | (10) Florida | L 61–70 |
| 2023 | 11 W | First Four | (11) Arizona State | L 73–98 |
| 2024 | 10 W | First round | (7) Dayton | L 60–63 |
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NCAA Division II Tournament results
The Wolf Pack have appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament four times. Their combined record is 1–6.
More information Year, Round ...
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1957 | Regional semifinals | Cal State Los Angeles | L 69–75 |
| 1961 | Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | UC Santa Barbara Chapman | L 57–78 L 63–68 |
| 1964 | Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | Cal Poly Pomona Seattle Pacific | L 71–99 L 74–76 |
| 1966 | Regional semifinals Regional 3rd-place game | Fresno State San Diego | L 78–127 W 74–71 |
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NAIA Division I Tournament results
The Wolf Pack have appeared in the NAIA Division I Tournament one time. Their combined record is 2–1.
More information Year, Round ...
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946 | First round Second Round Quarterfinals | Morningside West Texas State Southern Illinois | W 56–40 W 60–46 L 58–66 |
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NIT results
The Wolf Pack have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) five times. Their combined record is 5–5.
More information Year, Round ...
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | First round Second Round | Oregon State Texas A&M | W 62–61 L 64–67 |
| 1997 | First round Second Round | Fresno State Nebraska | W 97–86 L 68–78 |
| 2003 | First round | Texas Tech | L 54–66 |
| 2010 | First round Second Round | Wichita State Rhode Island | W 74–70 L 83–85 |
| 2012 | First round Second Round Quarterfinals | Oral Roberts Bucknell Stanford | W 68–59 W 75–67 L 56–84 |
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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.
More information Year, Round ...
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | First round | Houston | L 79–80 |
| 2009 | First round | UTEP | L 77–79 |
| 2016 | First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals–Game 1 Finals–Game 2 Finals–Game 3 | Montana Eastern Washington Vermont Morehead State Morehead State Morehead State | W 79–75 W 85–70 W 86–72 L 83–86 W 77–68 W 85–82OT |
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Retired numbers
Main article: List of NCAA men's basketball retired numbers
The Wolf Pack have two number officially retired, Edgar Jones' number 32, and Nick Fazekas's number 22.
More information No., Player ...
| Nevada Wolf Pack retired numbers | ||||
| No. | Player | Tenure | No. ret. | Ref. |
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| 22 | Nick Fazekas | 2003–2007 | 2019 | [8] |
| 32 | Edgar Jones | 1975–1979 | 1979 | [9] |
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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
International players
- Dario Hunt (born 1989), basketball player for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- Grant Sherfield (born 1999), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
- "Visual Identity – The Block N Logo". Retrieved September 11, 2022.
- "2021–22 Nevada Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Nevada. 2021. p. 18. Retrieved May 11, 2022.
- "Mountain West Announces 2017 MW Men's Basketball Championship". Archived from the original on 2017-03-06. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- "Campus Images: Cadet Battalion". University of Nevada, Reno. Archived from the original on February 25, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- Buell, Amanda. "Virginia Street Gymnasium". Reno Historical. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
- Sonner, Scott (September 27, 2023s). "University of Nevada basketball could have a new home in 3 years under a major casino expansion plan". Associated Press. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- "Historic $1 Billion Private Capital Investment Announced for the Grand Sierra Resort" (Press release). Nevada Wolf Pack. September 27, 2023. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- Murray, Chris (February 13, 2019). "Nevada basketball to retire number of former star Nick Fazekas". nevadasportsnet.com. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
