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 ten 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.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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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 |
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] |