2023–24 Nevada Wolf Pack Men's Basketball Team
The 2023–24 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.
The Wolf Pack, led by fifth-year head coach Steve Alford, played their home games for the 40th season at the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada. They participated as members of the Mountain West Conference for the 12th season. They finished the season 26–6, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. They were defeated by Colorado Statein the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 10 seed, where they lost in the first round to Dayton.
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Diamond Head Classic champions | |
NCAA tournament, First Round | |
| Conference | Mountain West Conference |
| Record | 26–8 (13–5 MW) |
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| Associate head coach | Craig Neal |
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| Home arena | Lawlor Events Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Utah State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 28 | – | 7 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 8 | .765 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 San Diego State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 26 | – | 11 | .703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico † | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 26 | – | 10 | .722 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 25 | – | 11 | .694 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 12 | – | 21 | .364 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Wolf Pack finished the 2022–23 season 22–9, 12–6 in Mountain West play to finish in fourth place. They were defeated by San Jose State in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 11 seed, where they lost in the first four play-in round to Arizona State.
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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| Trey Pettigrew | 3 | G | 6'3" | 175 | Freshman | Chicago, IL | Transferred to Bradley |
| Darrion Williams | 5 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Freshman | Las Vegas, NV | Transferred to Texas Tech |
| Michael Folarin | 23 | C | 6'11" | 210 | Sophomore | London, England | Transferred to Eastern Washington |
| Will Baker | 50 | C | 7'0" | 245 | RS Junior | Austin, TX | Transferred to LSU |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Jeriah Coleman | 23 | C | 7'0" | 220 | Junior | Anchorage, AK | Clarendon College |
| Tylan Pope | 33 | F | 6'6" | 220 | RS Junior | Franklinton, LA | Tulane |
2023 recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Jazz Gardner #26 C | Hacienda Heights, CA | West Ranch High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Jun 20, 2023 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 82 | ||||||
| Tyler Rolison #43 PG | Los Angeles, CA | St. Bernard High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | May 3, 2023 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 | ||||||
| Amire Robinson SG | Akron, OH | John R. Buchtel | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | N/A | Jul 17, 2021 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: – | ||||||
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2024 recruiting class
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| Caelum Harris SF | Smyrna, TN | PHHoenix Prep | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | Oct 17, 2023 | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: – | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m., − | Stanislaus State | W 84–80 | − | 21 – Lucas | 5 – Rolison | 4 – Blackshear | Lawlor Events Center (6,178) Reno, NV | ||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., NSN/MWN | Sacramento State | W 77–63 | 1–0 | 18 – Lucas | 8 – Gardner | 4 – Lucas | Lawlor Events Center (6,875) Reno, NV | ||||
| November 12, 2023* 7:00 p.m., P12N | at Washington | W 83–76 | 2–0 | 31 – Blackshear | 9 – Tied | 5 – Blackshear | Alaska Airlines Arena (6,154) Seattle, WA | ||||
| November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., NSN/MWN | Pacific | W 88–41 | 3–0 | 12 – Tied | 9 – Davidson | 4 – Blackshear | Lawlor Events Center (7,131) Reno, NV | ||||
| November 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m., NSN/MWN | Portland | W 108–84 | 4–0 | 30 – Lucas | 9 – Foster | 11 – Blackshear | Lawlor Events Center (7,254) Reno, NV | ||||
| November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., NSN/MWN | Montana | W 77–66 | 5–0 | 22 – Blackshear | 10 – Blackshear | 5 – T. Coleman | Lawlor Events Center (6,918) Reno, NV | ||||
| December 2, 2023* 7:00 p.m., NSN/MWN | Loyola Marymount | W 73–53 | 6–0 | 20 – Lucas | 7 – Foster | 5 – Blackshear | Lawlor Events Center (7,851) Reno, NV | ||||
| December 6, 2023* 6:00 p.m., NSN/MWN | UC Davis | W 80–68 | 7–0 | 25 – Blackshear | 8 – Davidson | 3 – Blackshear | Lawlor Events Center (7,312) Reno, NV | ||||
| December 9, 2023* 4:30 p.m., BallerTV | vs. Drake Jack Jones Classic | L 53–72 | 7–1 | 10 – Rolison | 7 – Blackshear | 3 – Blackshear | Dollar Loan Center (−) Henderson, NV | ||||
| December 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., MWN | Weber State | W 72–55 − | 8–1 | 15 – Blackshear | 5 – Tied | 5 – Tied | Lawlor Events Center (7,062) Reno, NV | ||||
| December 17, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Hawai'i | W 72–66 | 9–1 | 16 – Lucas | 7 – Davidson | 4 – Tied | Stan Sheriff Center (4,794) Honolulu, HI | ||||
| December 21, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPNU | vs. Temple Diamond Head Classic Quarterfinals | W 80–56 | 10–1 | 22 – Lucas | 16 – Davidson | 5 – Blackshear | Stan Sheriff Center (−) Honolulu, HI | ||||
| December 22, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN2 | vs. TCU Diamond Head Classic Semifinals | W 88–75 | 11–1 | 25 – Lucas | 7 – Foster | 6 – Blackshear | Stan Sheriff Center (−) Honolulu, HI | ||||
| December 24, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN | vs. Georgia Tech Diamond Head Classic Championship Game | W 72–64 | 12–1 | 30 – Blackshear | 8 – Davidson | 4 – Blackshear | Stan Sheriff Center (5,005) Honolulu, HI | ||||
| December 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., NSN/MWN | Fresno Pacific | W 92–59 | 13–1 | 22 – Lucas | 5 – Blackshear | 7 – Blackshear | Lawlor Events Center (8,913) Reno, NV | ||||
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| January 6, 2024 4:00 p.m., MWN | at Fresno State | W 72–57 | 14–1 (1–0) | 18 – Blackshear | 7 – Blackshear | 4 – Blackshear | Save Mart Center (5,083) Fresno, CA | ||||
| January 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., MWN | Air Force | W 67–54 | 15–1 (2–0) | 22 – Blackshear | 10 – Davidson | 4 – T. Coleman | Lawlor Events Center (7,645) Reno, NV | ||||
| January 12, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1 | Boise State | L 56–64 | 15–2 (2–1) | 15 – Blackshear | 6 – T. Coleman | 4 – Lucas | Lawlor Events Center (10,191) Reno, NV | ||||
| January 17, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | at San Diego State | L 59–71 | 15–3 (2–2) | 16 – T. Coleman | 5 – Blackshear | 7 – Blackshear | Viejas Arena (12,414) San Diego, CA | ||||
| January 20, 2024 4:30 p.m., MWN | at Wyoming | L 93–98 | 15–4 (2–3) | 23 – T. Coleman | 6 – Hymes | 8 – Blackshear | Arena-Auditorium (4,136) Laramie, WY | ||||
| January 24, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1 | No. 24 Colorado State | W 77–64 | 16–4 (3–3) | 28 – Lucas | 7 – Davidson | 7 – T. Coleman | Lawlor Events Center (9,029) Reno, NV | ||||
| January 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1 | at No. 25 New Mexico | L 55–89 | 16–5 (3–4) | 9 – Tied | 7 – Tied | 2 – Tied | The Pit (15,021) Albuquerque, NM | ||||
| February 2, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1 | San Jose State | W 90–60 | 17–5 (4–4) | 22 – Davidson | 11 – Davidson | 6 – Blackshear | Lawlor Events Center (8,512) Reno, NV | ||||
| February 6, 2024 6:00 p.m., MWN | at No. 22 Utah State | W 77–63 | 18–5 (5–4) | 25 – Davidson | 10 – Davidson | 4 – Tied | Smith Spectrum (8,860) Logan, UT | ||||
| February 9, 2024 5:00 p.m., CBSSN | No. 24 San Diego State | W 70–66 OT | 19–5 (6–4) | 22 – Blackshear | 6 – Foster | 4 – Tied | Lawlor Events Center (11,394) Reno, NV | ||||
| February 13, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | New Mexico | L 82–83 | 19–6 (6–5) | 19 – Davidson | 8 – Foster | 7 – Blackshear | Lawlor Events Center (8,293) Reno, NV | ||||
| February 17, 2024 8:30 p.m., FS1 | at UNLV Rivalry | W 69–66 | 20–6 (7–5) | 19 – Davidson | 11 – Davidson | 3 – Tied | Thomas & Mack Center (9,517) Paradise, NV | ||||
| February 20, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | Wyoming | W 76–58 | 21–6 (8–5) | 20 – Coleman | 6 – Blackshear | 8 – Blackshear | Lawlor Events Center (8,604) Reno, NV | ||||
| February 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., FS1 | at San Jose State | W 84–63 | 22–6 (9–5) | 23 – Davidson | 15 – Davidson | 9 – Blackshear | Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,177) San Jose, CA | ||||
| February 27, 2024 7:30 p.m., FS1 | at Colorado State | W 77–74 | 23–6 (10–5) | 23 – Lucas | 12 – Davidson | 3 – Lucas | Moby Arena (7,070) Fort Collins, CO | ||||
| March 1, 2024 7:30 p.m., CBSSN | Fresno State | W 74–66 | 24–6 (11–5) | 21 – Lucas | 7 – Foster | 6 – Coleman | Lawlor Events Center (9,753) Reno, NV | ||||
| March 5, 2024 8:00 p.m., FS1 | at Boise State | W 76–66 | 25–6 (12–5) | 26 – McIntosh | 3 – Tied | 3 – Tied | ExtraMile Arena (11,242) Boise, ID | ||||
| March 9, 2024 7:30 p.m., CBSSN | UNLV Rivalry | W 75–65 | 26–6 (13–5) | 26 – Lucas | 10 – Davidson | 9 – Blackshear | Lawlor Events Center (11,874) Reno, NV | ||||
| Mountain West tournament | |||||||||||
| March 14, 2024 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | (2) No. 23 | vs. (7) Colorado State Quarterfinals | L 78–85 | 26–7 | 18 – Lucas | 6 – Tied | 6 – Blackshear | Thomas & Mack Center (−) Paradise, NV | |||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| March 21, 2024 1:30 p.m, TBS | (10 W) | vs. (7 W) Dayton First Round | L 60–63 | 26–8 | 17 – Lucas | 7 – Davidson | 8 – Blackshear | Delta Center Salt Lake City, UT | |||
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Source
Rankings
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References
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