Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball

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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.