2015–16 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team
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College Basketball Invitational champions | |
Conference | Mountain West Conference |
Record | 24–14 (10–8 MW) |
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Home arena | Lawlor Events Center |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Diego State | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 28 | – | 10 | .737 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fresno State † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boise State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nevada | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 24 | – | 14 | .632 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 16 | .529 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UNLV | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wyoming | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air Force | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
San Jose State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner |
The 2015–16 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by first year head coach Eric Musselman, played their home games at the Lawlor Events Center and were members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 24–14, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated New Mexico in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to San Diego State. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Montana, Eastern Washington, and Vermont to advance to the best-of-three finals series against Morehead State. They defeated Morehead State 2 games to 1 to become the CBI champions.
Previous season
The Wolf Pack finished season 9–22, 5–13 in Mountain West play to finish in tenth place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West tournament to UNLV. At the end of the season, head coach David Carter was fired. He compiled a record of 98–97 in six seasons.
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Stelios Papafloratos | 10 | G | 6'4" | 170 | Sophomore | Athens, Greece | Transferred to Southeastern Oklahoma State |
Patrick Conroy | 11 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Sophomore | Novato, CA | Walk-on, left the team |
Michael Perez | 23 | G | 6'3" | 190 | RS Senior | Tucson, AZ | Graduated |
Ronnie Stevens, Jr. | 33 | F/C | 6'8" | 230 | Senior | Los Angeles, CA | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Marcus Marshall | 10 | G | 6'3" | 190 | Senior | Saint Paul, MN | Transferred from Missouri State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Marshall will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility. |
Jordan Caroline | 14 | F | 6'6" | 235 | Sophomore | Champaign, IL | Transferred from Southern Illinois. Under NCAA transfer rules, Caroline will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility. |
Recruiting
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Lindsey Drew PG | Los Angeles, CA | Fairfax HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 29, 2015 | |
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Roster
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Schedule
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Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
10/30/2015* 7:00 pm | Dominican (CA) | W 82–52 | Lawlor Events Center (2,139) Reno, NV | ||||||||
11/06/2015* 7:00 pm | Alaska–Fairbanks | W 84–53 | Lawlor Events Center (3,543) Reno, NV | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/13/2015* 6:00 pm | vs. Coastal Carolina Rainbow Classic | W 73–56 | 1–0 | Stan Sheriff Center (6,259) Honolulu, HI | |||||||
11/15/2015* 4:00 pm | vs. Montana State Rainbow Classic | W 83–62 | 2–0 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,271) Honolulu, HI | |||||||
11/17/2015* 1:00 am, ESPN2 | at Hawaii Rainbow Classic/College Hoops Tip-Off Marathon | L 75–76 | 2–1 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,471) Honolulu, HI | |||||||
11/21/2015* 7:00 pm | at Pacific | W 85–82 2OT | 3–1 | Alex G. Spanos Center (2,169) Stockton, CA | |||||||
11/25/2015* 7:00 pm | Portland State | W 76–73 | 4–1 | Lawlor Events Center (5,890) Reno, NV | |||||||
11/28/2015* 6:00 pm | at Cal State Fullerton | L 66–75 | 4–2 | Titan Gym (905) Fullerton, CA | |||||||
11/30/2015* 7:00 pm | Holy Names | W 108–57 | 5–2 | Lawlor Events Center (4,896) Reno, NV | |||||||
12/05/2015* 1:00 pm, P12N | at Oregon State | L 62–66 | 5–3 | Gill Coliseum (4,891) Corvallis, OR | |||||||
12/09/2015* 7:00 pm | Fresno Pacific | W 119–70 | 6–3 | Lawlor Events Center (5,014) Reno, NV | |||||||
12/12/2015* 4:00 pm | Drake MW–MVC Challenge | W 79–71 | 7–3 | Lawlor Events Center (5,541) Reno, NV | |||||||
12/18/2015* 7:00 pm | Santa Clara | W 72–69 | 8–3 | Lawlor Events Center (5,813) Reno, NV | |||||||
12/22/2015* 5:00 pm | at Wichita State | L 69–98 | 8–4 | Charles Koch Arena (10,506) Wichita, KS | |||||||
Mountain West regular season | |||||||||||
12/30/2015 6:00 pm, RTRM | at New Mexico | L 76–88 | 8–5 (0–1) | The Pit (13,247) Albuquerque, NM | |||||||
01/02/2016 3:00 pm, RTRM | Wyoming | W 71–68 | 9–5 (1–1) | Lawlor Events Center (6,317) Reno, NV | |||||||
01/06/2016 7:00 pm | at Fresno State | L 63–85 | 9–6 (1–2) | Save Mart Center (5,315) Fresno, CA | |||||||
01/09/2016 11:00 am | at Air Force | W 86–63 | 10–6 (2–2) | Clune Arena (1,352) Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||
01/13/2016 7:00 pm, MWN | Boise State | L 67–74 | 10–7 (2–3) | Lawlor Events Center (7,564) Reno, NV | |||||||
01/20/2016 6:00 pm | at Wyoming | W 75–69 | 11–7 (3–3) | Arena-Auditorium (4,959) Laramie, WY | |||||||
01/23/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU | UNLV | W 65–63 | 12–7 (4–3) | Lawlor Events Center (11,341) Reno, NV | |||||||
01/27/2016 8:00 pm, ESPNU | San Diego State | L 54–57 | 12–8 (4–4) | Lawlor Events Center (6,250) Reno, NV | |||||||
01/30/2016 6:00 pm, RTRM | at Utah State | W 89–84 | 13–8 (5–4) | Smith Spectrum (9,659) Logan, UT | |||||||
02/06/2016 1:00 pm, MWN | at Colorado State | L 67–76 | 13–9 (5–5) | Moby Arena (4,018) Fort Collins, CO | |||||||
02/10/2016 7:00 pm, RTRM | Air Force | W 72–52 | 14–9 (6–5) | Lawlor Events Center (5,624) Reno, NV | |||||||
02/13/2016 4:00 pm | Fresno State | W 77–72 | 15–9 (7–5) | Lawlor Events Center (6,750) Reno, NV | |||||||
02/17/2016 7:00 pm | at San Jose State | W 61–55 | 16–9 (8–5) | Event Center Arena (1,560) San Jose, CA | |||||||
02/20/2016 7:00 pm, CBSSN | at UNLV | L 91–102 OT | 16–10 (8–6) | Thomas & Mack Center (14,640) Paradise, NV | |||||||
02/24/2016 7:00 pm, RTRM | Utah State | W 73–68 | 17–10 (9–6) | Lawlor Events Center (6,527) Reno, NV | |||||||
02/28/2016 2:00 pm, RTRM | Colorado State | W 87–80 OT | 18–10 (10–6) | Lawlor Events Center (4,018) Reno, NV | |||||||
03/02/2016 6:00 pm, MWN | at Boise State | L 57–76 | 18–11 (10–7) | Taco Bell Arena (8,495) Boise, ID | |||||||
03/05/2016 7:00 pm, RTRM | New Mexico | L 66–71 | 18–12 (10–8) | Lawlor Events Center (7,191) Reno, NV | |||||||
Mountain West tournament | |||||||||||
03/10/2016 2:30 pm, CBSSN | vs. New Mexico Quarterfinals | W 64–62 | 19–12 | Thomas & Mack Center (8,279) Paradise, NV | |||||||
03/11/2016 6:00 pm, CBSSN | vs. San Diego State Semifinals | L 55–67 | 19–13 | Thomas & Mack Center (8,036) Paradise, NV | |||||||
CBI | |||||||||||
03/16/2016* 7:00 pm | Montana First round | W 79–75 | 20–13 | Lawlor Center (4,524) Reno, NV | |||||||
03/21/2016* 10:00 pm | Eastern Washington Quarterfinals | W 85–70 | 21–13 | Lawlor Center (6,053) Reno, NV | |||||||
03/23/2016* 7:00 pm | Vermont Semifinals | W 86–72 | 22–13 | Lawlor Center (6,133) Reno, NV | |||||||
03/28/2016* 5:30 pm, ESPNU | at Morehead State Finals – Game 1 | L 83–86 | 22–14 | Ellis Johnson Arena (4,187) Morehead, KY | |||||||
03/30/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | Morehead State Finals – Game 2 | W 77–68 | 23–14 | Lawlor Center (7,431) Reno, NV | |||||||
04/01/2016* 6:00 pm, ESPNU | Morehead State Finals – Game 3 | W 85–82 OT | 24–14 | Lawlor Center (9,043) Reno, NV | |||||||
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |
References
- ^ "NEVADAWOLFPACK.COM - Official Athletic Site Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
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