Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball

Nevada Wolf Pack

2016–17 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team

University

University of Nevada, Reno

Conference

Location

Reno, NV

Head coach

Eric Musselman (2nd year)

Arena

Lawlor Events Center
(Capacity: 11,784)

Nickname

Wolf Pack

Colors

Navy Blue and Silver^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

Alternate

NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen

2004

NCAA Tournament Round of 32

2004, 2005, 2007

NCAA Tournament appearances

1984, 1985, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

Conference tournament champions

1984, 1985, 2004, 2006

Conference regular season champions

1920, 1927, 1928, 1932, 1938, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1984, 1985, 1997, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012

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 20 regular season conference championships and 4 conference tournament championships.

Background information

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 (11,784)
Head Coach: Eric Musselman

Conference affiliations

No affiliation (1913, 1921–1924, 1940–1953)
Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) (1914–1920)
Far Western Conference (FWC) (1925–1939, 1954–1969)
West Coast Conference (WCC) (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)

Team history

All-Time Record: 1222–1106 (.525%) as of March 3, 2013
NAIA Tournament Appearances: (1) – 1946
NAIA Tournament Record: 2–1
NCAA Tournament Record: 4–6
NCAA Tournament Appearances: (6) – 1984, 1985, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
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 (February 26, 2007)^[2]
- No. 9 (Coaches Poll)
- No. 10 (Associated Press Poll)

Regular Season Conference Championships (19)

PCAA: (1) – 1920
FWC: (10) – 1927, 1928, 1932, 1938, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1966
BSC: (2) – 1984, 1985
WAC: (6) – 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012

Conference Tournament Championships (4)

BSC: (2) – 1984, 1985
WAC: (2) – 2004, 2006

Venue history

University Gymnasium – built 1896, capacity unknown; located northwest of the Mackay School of Mines between the current Ansari Building and the future Pennington Student Achievement Center^[3]
Virginia Street Gymnasium – built 1945, capacity 3,500; located on Virginia Street opposite College Drive; currently used as a study and training center for UNR athletes.^[4]
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.

Postseason results

NCAA Division I tournament results

The Wolf Pack have appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament six times. Their combined record is 4–6.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1984	#11	Round of 64	#6 Washington	L 54–64
1985	#14	Round of 64	#3 NC State	L 56–65
2004	#10	Round of 64 Round of 32 Sweet Sixteen	#7 Michigan State #2 Gonzaga #3 Georgia Tech	W 72–66 W 91–72 L 67–72
2005	#9	Round of 64 Round of 32	#8 Texas #1 Illinois	W 61–57 L 59–71
2006	#5	Round of 64	#12 Montana	L 79–87
2007	#7	Round of 64 Round of 32	#10 Creighton #2 Memphis	W 77–71^OT L 62–78

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Wolf Pack have appeared in the NCAA Division II tournament four times. Their combined record is 1–6.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
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

NAIA Division I Tournament results

The Wolf Pack have appeared in the NAIA Division I Tournament one time. Their combined record is 2–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
1946	First 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 (NIT) five times. Their combined record is 5–5.

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

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.

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 85–82^OT

Notable alumni

References

↑ "Approved Colors". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
↑ "NCB - 2006-2007 Men's College Basketball Rankings". Archived from the original on March 25, 2007. Retrieved May 14, 2007.
↑ "Campus Images: Cadet Batallion". University of Nevada, Reno. Retrieved February 24, 2015.
↑ Buell, Amanda. "Virginia Street Gymnasium". Reno Historical. Retrieved February 24, 2015.

Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball

Venues	University Gymnasium (1912–1945) Virginia Street Gymnasium (1945–1983) Lawlor Events Center (1983–present)

Culture & lore	History Alphie and Wolfie Jr.

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

University of Nevada, Reno

Academics	College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources College of Business Administration College of Education College of Engineering College of Liberal Arts College of Science Graduate School National Judicial College School of Community Health Sciences School of Earth Sciences and Engineering School of Journalism School of Medicine School of Nursing

Athletics	Mackay Stadium Football Battle for Nevada Boise State–Nevada football rivalry Lawlor Events Center Men's basketball William Peccole Park Baseball Mountain West Conference

Campus	Arboretum Fleischmann Planetarium Historic district Morrill Hall

Student life	People The Nevada Sagebrush Insight Magazine

Traditions	Hail to our Sturdy Team History

Mountain West Conference men's basketball

Teams	Air Force Falcons Boise State Broncos Colorado State Rams Fresno State Bulldogs Nevada Wolf Pack New Mexico Lobos San Diego State Aztecs San Jose State Spartans UNLV Runnin' Rebels Utah State Aggies Wyoming Cowboys

Championships & awards	Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year

Seasons	1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

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