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Location
  
Reno, NV

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Head coach
  
Eric Musselman

Conference
  
Mountain West Conference

Colors
  
Navy Blue, Silver

Nickname
  
Wolf Pack

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Arena/Stadium
  
Lawlor Events Center

Division
  
Division I (NCAA)

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University of Nevada, Reno

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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 21 regular season conference championships and five conference tournament championships.

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Background information

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • All-Time Record: 1222–1106 (.525%) as of March 3, 2013
  • NAIA Tournament Appearances: (1) – 1946
  • NAIA Tournament Record: 2–1
  • NCAA Tournament Record: 4–7
  • NCAA Tournament Appearances: (6) – 1984, 1985, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2017
  • 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)
  • No. 9 (Coaches Poll)
  • No. 10 (Associated Press Poll)

    • Regular Season Conference Championships (20)

  • 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
  • MW: (1) - 2017

    • 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 future 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 UNR 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.

    • NCAA Division I tournament results

    The Wolf Pack have appeared in the NCAA Division I tournament seven times. Their combined record is 4–7.

    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 (NIT) five times. Their combined record is 5–5.

    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.

    Notable alumni

  • Luke Babbitt
  • Johnny High
  • JaVale McGee
  • Garry Hill-Thomas
  • Nick Fazekas
  • Edgar Jones
  • Armon Johnson
  • Kevinn Pinkney
  • Ramon Sessions
  • Kirk Snyder
  • David Wood (basketball)
  • Mo Charlo
  • Demarshay Joahnson

    • References

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