Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball


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. 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, two games to one.
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Background information

Conference affiliations

Team history

Regular Season Conference Championships (23)

  • PCAA: – 1920
  • FWC: – 1927, 1928, 1932, 1938, 1956, 1957, 1958,1959, 1961, 1964, 1966
  • BSC: – 1984, 1985
  • WAC: – 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012
  • MW: – 2017, 2018, 2019

Conference tournament championships (5)

  • BSC: – 1984, 1985
  • WAC: – 2004, 2006
  • MW: – 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
  • 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.
  • 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 originally scheduled for completion in 2026, will be exclusive to men's basketball; Lawlor Events Center will remain home to Wolf Pack women's basketball. Initial plans were for the Wolf Pack to start play in the new arena in 2026 or 2027; the tentative opening date has now been set for 2027.

Head coaches

NameSeasonsRecordPercentage
C.E. Holway1913–19133–1.750
Silas Ross1914–191933–21.611
Ray Courtright1920–192117–5.773
Jake Lawlor1943–194870–38.648
Jim Aiken19458–9.471
Jackson Spencer1970–197210–64.135
Jim Padgett1973–197643–61.413
Jim Carey1977–198065–46.586
Sonny Allen1981–1987114–89.562
Len Stevens1988–199391–79.535
Pat Foster1994–199990–81.526
Trent Johnson2000–200479–74.516
Mark Fox2005–2009123–43.741
David Carter2010–201598–97.503
Eric Musselman2016–2019100–30.769
Steve Alford2019–96-58.623

Postseason results

NCAA Division I tournament results

The Wolf Pack have appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament eleven times, with a combined record of 6–11.
198411 WFirst round #15 [1983–84 1983–84 Washington Huskies men's basketball team|Washington Huskies men's basketball team|Washington]L 54–64
198514 WFirst round #16 NC StateL 56–65
200410 MFirst round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		 Michigan State
#3 Gonzaga
#14 Georgia Tech		W 72–66
W 91–72
L 67–72
20059 MFirst round
Second Round		 [2004–05 2004–05 Texas Longhorns men's basketball team|Texas Longhorns men's basketball team|Texas]
#1 [2004–05 2004–05 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team|Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team|Illinois]		W 61–57
L 59–71
20065 MFirst round MontanaL 79–87
20077 SFirst round
Second Round		 Creighton
#5 Memphis		W 77–71OT
L 62–78
201712 MFirst round #16 Iowa StateL 73–84
20187 SFirst round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen		 Texas
#6 Cincinnati
Loyola–Chicago		W 87–83OT
W 75–73
L 68–69
20197 WFirst round FloridaL 61–70
202311 WFirst Four Arizona StateL 73–98
202410 WFirst round DaytonL 60–63

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Wolf Pack have appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament four times. Their combined record is 1–6.
1957Regional semifinalsCal State Los AngelesL 69–75
1961Regional semifinals
Regional 3rd-place game		UC Santa Barbara
Chapman		L 57–78
L 63–68
1964Regional semifinals
Regional 3rd-place game		Cal Poly Pomona
Seattle Pacific		L 71–99
L 74–76
1966Regional semifinals
Regional 3rd-place game		Fresno State
San Diego		L 78–127
W 74–71

NAIA Division I Tournament results

The Wolf Pack have appeared in the NAIA Division I Tournament one time. Their combined record is 2–1.
1946First round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		Morningside
West Texas State
Southern Illinois		W 56–40
W 60–46
L 58–66

NIT results

The Wolf Pack have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament five times. Their combined record is 5–5.
1979First round
Second Round		Oregon State
Texas A&M		W 62–61
L 64–67
1997First round
Second Round		Fresno State
Nebraska		W 97–86
L 68–78
2003First roundTexas TechL 54–66
2010First round
Second Round		Wichita State
Rhode Island		W 74–70
L 83–85
2012First round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		Oral Roberts
Bucknell
Stanford		W 68–59
W 75–67
L 56–84

CBI results

The Wolf Pack have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational three times. Their combined record is 5–3. They were CBI champions in 2016.
2008First roundHoustonL 79–80
2009First roundUTEPL 77–79
2016First 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

Player honors

Retired numbers

The Wolf Pack have two number officially retired, Edgar Jones' number 32, and Nick Fazekas's number 22.

Conference player of the year

NBA players

International players