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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.
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 |
Name | Seasons | Record | Percentage |
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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 |
The Wolf Pack have appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament eleven times, with a combined record of 6–11.
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 |
The Wolf Pack have appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament four times. Their combined record is 1–6.
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 |
The Wolf Pack have appeared in the NAIA Division I Tournament one time. Their combined record is 2–1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1946 | First round Second Round Quarterfinals | Morningside West Texas State Southern Illinois | W 56–40 W 60–46 L 58–66 |
The Wolf Pack have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) five times. Their combined record is 5–5.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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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 |
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.
The Wolf Pack have two number officially retired, Edgar Jones' number 32, and Nick Fazekas's number 22.
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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