The Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball program is a
college basketball
In United States colleges, top-tier basketball is governed by collegiate athletic bodies including National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the United States Collegiate Athleti ...
team that represents the
University of Nevada, Reno
The University of Nevada, Reno (Nevada, the University of Nevada, or UNR) is a public land-grant research university in Reno, Nevada. It is the state's flagship public university and primary land grant institution. It was founded on October 12, ...
. The team is currently a member of the
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference (MW) is one of the collegiate athletic conferences affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) (formerly I-A). The MW officially began operations o ...
, which is a
Division I conference in the
National Collegiate Athletic Association
The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...
(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.
Background information
*Year founded: 1913
*Location:
Reno, Nevada
Reno ( ) is a city in the northwest section of the U.S. state of Nevada, along the Nevada-California border, about north from Lake Tahoe, known as "The Biggest Little City in the World". Known for its casino and tourism industry, Reno is the ...
*School Colors: Navy and Silver
*School Founded: October 12, 1874
*Nickname: Wolf Pack
*Conference:
Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference (MW) is one of the collegiate athletic conferences affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) (formerly I-A). The MW officially began operations o ...
*Arena:
Lawlor Events Center
Lawlor Events Center is northern Nevada's largest multi-purpose arena. It is located in Reno, Nevada at the intersection of North Virginia Street and 15th Street on the University of Nevada, Reno campus. It is named after former athletic director, ...
(11,536)
*Head Coach: Steve Alford
Conference affiliations
*No affiliation (1913, 1921–1924, 1940–1953)
*
Pacific Coast Athletic Association
The Big West Conference (BWC) is an American collegiate athletic conference whose member institutions participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The conference was originally formed on July 1, 1969, as the Pacific ...
(PCAA) (1914–1920)
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Far Western Conference
The Northern California Athletic Conference (NCAC) was an NCAA Division II college athletic association that sponsored American football that was founded in 1925. It disbanded in 1998 after the majority of its member schools were forced to drop fo ...
(FWC) (1925–1939, 1954–1969)
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West Coast Athletic Conference
The West Coast Conference (WCC) — known as the California Basketball Association from 1952 to 1956 and then as the West Coast Athletic Conference until 1989 — is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with NCAA Division I consisting of ...
(WCAC) (1970–1979)
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Big Sky Conference
The Big Sky Conference (BSC) is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I with football competing in the Football Championship Subdivision. Member institutions are located in the western United States in the eigh ...
(BSC) (1980–1992)
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Big West Conference
The Big West Conference (BWC) is an American collegiate athletic conference whose member institutions participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I. The conference was originally formed on July 1, 1969, as the Pacific ...
(BWC) (1993–2000)
*
Western Athletic Conference
The Western Athletic Conference (WAC) is an NCAA Division I conference. The WAC covers a broad expanse of the western United States with member institutions located in Arizona, California, New Mexico, Utah, Washington (state), Washington, and Texa ...
(WAC) (2001–2011)
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Mountain West Conference
The Mountain West Conference (MW) is one of the collegiate athletic conferences affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) (formerly I-A). The MW officially began operations o ...
(MWC) (2012–present)
Team history
*All-Time D-1 Record: 954–742 (.562%) as of June 13, 2019
*
NAIA Tournament Appearances: (1) –
1946
Events January
* January 6 - The 1946 North Vietnamese parliamentary election, first general election ever in Vietnam is held.
* January 7 – The Allies recognize the Austrian republic with its 1937 borders, and divide the country into f ...
*NAIA Tournament Record: 2–1
*
NCAA tournament Record: 6–9
*NCAA Tournament Appearances: (9) – 1984, 1985, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2017, 2018, 2019
*
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
**No. 5 (
Coaches Poll
The Coaches Poll is a weekly ranking of the top 25 NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football, Division I college basketball, and Division I college baseball teams. The football version of the poll has been known officially ...
), December 31, 2018
**No. 5 (
Associated Press Poll
The Associated Press poll (AP poll) provides weekly rankings of the top 25 NCAA teams in one of three Division I college sports: football, men's basketball and women's basketball. The rankings are compiled by polling 62 sportswriters and broadca ...
), November 26, 2018
Regular Season Conference Championships (23)
*PCAA: (1) – 1920
*FWC: (10) – 1927, 1928, 1932, 1938, 1956, 1957, 1958,1959, 1961, 1964, 1966
*BSC: (2) – 1984, 1985
*WAC: (6) – 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2012
*MW: (3) – 2017, 2018, 2019
Conference tournament championships (5)
*BSC: (2) – 1984, 1985
*WAC: (2) – 2004, 2006
*MWC: (1) – 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
Lawlor Events Center is northern Nevada's largest multi-purpose arena. It is located in Reno, Nevada at the intersection of North Virginia Street and 15th Street on the University of Nevada, Reno campus. It is named after former athletic director, ...
– built 1983, capacity 11,536; located at the corner of North Virginia Street and East 15th Street; current home of Wolf Pack basketball.
Head coaches
Postseason results
NCAA Division I tournament results
The Wolf Pack have appeared in the
NCAA Division I tournament nine times, with a combined record of 6–9.
NCAA Division II Tournament results
The Wolf Pack have appeared in the
NCAA Division II tournament four times. Their combined record is 1–6.
NAIA Division I Tournament results
The Wolf Pack have appeared in the
NAIA Division I Tournament one time. Their combined record is 2–1.
NIT results
The Wolf Pack have appeared in the
National Invitation Tournament
The National Invitational Tournament (NIT) is a men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Played at regional sites and traditionally at Madison Square Garden (Final Four) in New York City ...
(NIT) five times. Their combined record is 5–5.
CBI results
The Wolf Pack have appeared in the
College Basketball Invitational
The College Basketball Invitational (CBI) is a men's college basketball tournament created in 2007 by The Gazelle Group. The inaugural tournament occurred after the conclusion of the 2007–08 men's college basketball regular season. The CBI s ...
(CBI) three times. Their combined record is 5–3. They were CBI champions in 2016.
Player honors
Retired numbers
The Wolf Pack have two number officially retired,
Edgar Jones' number 32, and
Nick Fazekas
Nicholas Ryan Fazekas (born June 17, 1985) is an American-born Japanese professional basketball player for the Kawasaki Brave Thunders of the B.League in Japan.
Early career
Fazekas attended Ralston Valley High School in Arvada, Colorado where h ...
's number 22.
Conference player of the year
*
Kevin Soares, 1992 (
Big Sky)
*
Kirk Snyder
Kirk Patrick Snyder (born June 5, 1983) is a former American professional basketball player.
College
Snyder grew up in Upland, California, and spent his college career at University of Nevada. In 2004, he led the Wolf Pack to its first Sweet 1 ...
, 2004 (
WAC)
*
Nick Fazekas
Nicholas Ryan Fazekas (born June 17, 1985) is an American-born Japanese professional basketball player for the Kawasaki Brave Thunders of the B.League in Japan.
Early career
Fazekas attended Ralston Valley High School in Arvada, Colorado where h ...
, 2005, 2006, 2007 (WAC)
*
Luke Babbitt
Luke Robert Babbitt (born June 20, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Nevada Wolf Pack before declaring for the 2010 NBA draft following his sophomore year. He was selected by the Minne ...
, 2010 (WAC)
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Deonte Burton, 2012 (WAC)
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Caleb Martin, 2018 (
Mountain West
The Mountain West Conference (MW) is one of the collegiate athletic conferences affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) (formerly I-A). The MW officially began operations o ...
)
NBA players
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Luke Babbitt
Luke Robert Babbitt (born June 20, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Nevada Wolf Pack before declaring for the 2010 NBA draft following his sophomore year. He was selected by the Minne ...
*
Nick Fazekas
Nicholas Ryan Fazekas (born June 17, 1985) is an American-born Japanese professional basketball player for the Kawasaki Brave Thunders of the B.League in Japan.
Early career
Fazekas attended Ralston Valley High School in Arvada, Colorado where h ...
*
Jalen Harris
Jalen Harris (born August 14, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Westchester Knicks of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs and the Nevada Wolf Pack. Harris was suspended from the ...
*
Johnny High
Johnny Harold "Sky" High (April 25, 1957 – June 13, 1987) was an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the NBA. He spent four seasons with Phoenix and missed only one game in his first three years.
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Edgar Jones
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Armon Johnson
Armon Deshawn Johnson (born February 23, 1989) is an American former professional basketball player who played two seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for Nevada.
College career
In his three-year car ...
*
Caleb Martin
*
Cody Martin
*
JaVale McGee
*
Cameron Oliver
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Kevinn Pinkney
Kevinn Lamar Pinkney (born October 10, 1983) is an American professional basketball player.
Professional career
Despite a highly successful career as a power forward at the University of Nevada, Reno where he also played with 2007 draft prospect ...
*
Ramon Sessions
Ramon Sessions (born April 11, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player and a licensed Sports Agent for an independently owned firm, On Time Agency (OTA). He played three years of college basketball for Nevada, earning WAC All-N ...
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Kirk Snyder
Kirk Patrick Snyder (born June 5, 1983) is a former American professional basketball player.
College
Snyder grew up in Upland, California, and spent his college career at University of Nevada. In 2004, he led the Wolf Pack to its first Sweet 1 ...
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David Wood
References
External links
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Basketball teams established in 1913