Overview
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 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
School Colors: Navy and Silver
School Founded: October 12, 1874
Nickname: Wolf Pack
Conference: Mountain West Conference
Arena: Lawlor Events Center (11,536)
Head Coach: Steve Alford
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 Athletic Conference (WCAC) (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 D-1 Record: 954–742 (.562%) as of June 13, 2019
NAIA Tournament Appearances: (1) – 1946
NAIA Tournament Record: 2–1
NCAA tournament Record: 6–10
NCAA Tournament Appearances: (10) – 1984, 1985, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2023
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), December 31, 2018
No. 5 (Associated Press Poll), November 26, 2018
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