Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball

Nevada Wolf Pack
Nevada Wolf Pack
	2015–16 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team
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University	University of Nevada, Reno
Conference	MWC
Location	Reno, NV
Head coach	Eric Musselman (1st year)
Arena	Lawlor Events Center; (Capacity: 11,784)
Nickname	Wolf Pack
Colors	Blue and Silver;
Uniforms
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
	2004
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 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: 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, 1940-53)
Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) (1914-20)
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: 0–2
CBI Appearances: (2) – 2008, 2009

Highest National Ranking(February 26, 2007) [1]
- 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^[1]
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.^[2]
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) two times. Their combined record is 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2008	First Round	Houston	L 79–80
2009	First Round	UTEP	L 77–79

Notable alumni

References

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v t e University of Nevada, Reno
Academics	College of Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Natural Resources College of Business Administration School of Community Health Sciences Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering College of Education College of Engineering Graduate School School of Journalism College of Liberal Arts School of Medicine School of Nursing College of Science School of Social Work National Judicial College University of Nevada Cooperative Extension
Athletics	Mackay Stadium Lawlor Events Center William Peccole Park Football Men's basketball Battle for Nevada Boise State–Nevada football rivalry Mountain West Conference
Campus	Arboretum Fleischmann Planetarium Historic district
Student life	People Wolf Pack Radio The Nevada Sagebrush Insight Magazine Black Rock Press
Traditions	Hail to our Sturdy Team History

v t e 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

v t e 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

Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball

Contents

Background information

Conference Affiliations

Team history

Regular Season Conference Championships (19)

Conference Tournament Championships (4)

Venue History

Postseason results

NCAA Division I tournament results

NCAA Division II Tournament results

NAIA Division I Tournament results

NIT results

CBI results

Notable alumni

References

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