2017–18 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by third-year head coach Eric Musselman, played their home games at the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 29–8, 15–3 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season championship. They defeated UNLV in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament before losing in the semifinals to San Diego State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Texas in the first round, then made a stunning 22-point comeback in the final 11 minutes of the game to beat Cincinnati. This tied the second largest comeback in terms of deficit in NCAA Tournament history. They then lost to eventual Final Four team Loyola Chicago in the Sweet Sixteen.

2017–18 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball
Mountain West regular season champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 24
Record29–8 (15–3 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLawlor Events Center
Seasons
2017–18 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 24 Nevada 15 3   .833 29 8   .784
Boise State 13 5   .722 23 9   .719
New Mexico 12 6   .667 19 15   .559
Fresno State 11 7   .611 21 11   .656
San Diego State 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Wyoming 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
UNLV 8 10   .444 20 13   .606
Utah State 8 10   .444 17 17   .500
Air Force 6 12   .333 12 19   .387
Colorado State 4 14   .222 11 21   .344
San Jose State 1 17   .056 4 26   .133
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

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The Wolf Pack finished the season 28–7, 14–4 in Mountain West play to win the Mountain West regular season championship. They defeated Utah State, Fresno State, and Colorado State to win the Mountain West tournament championship. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Iowa State.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Cameron Oliver 0 F 6'8" 225 Sophomore Sacramento, CA Declare for 2017 NBA draft
Marcus Marshall 1 G 6'3" 190 RS Senior Saint Paul, MN Graduated
Leland King II 2 F 6'7" 215 RS Junior Inglewood, CA Walk-on; graduate transferred to UC Santa Barbara
Devearl Ramsey 4 G 5'10" 170 Freshman Chatsworth, CA Transferred to UC Santa Barbara
D. J. Fenner 15 G 6'6" 205 Senior Seattle, WA Graduated
David Cunningham 20 G 6'4" 195 Sophomore Sacramento, CA Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
John Carlson 34 F 6'8" 225 Sophomore Reno, NV Walk-on; didn't return

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Tre'Shawn Thurman 0 F 6'7" 230 Senior Omaha, NE Transferred from Omaha. Under NCAA transfer rules, Thurman will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Nisre Zouzoua 5 G 6'2" 190 Junior Brockton, MA Transferred from Bryant. Under NCAA transfer rules, Zouzoua will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Corey Henson 20 G 6'3" 175 Senior Upper Marlboro, MD Transferred from Wagner. Under NCAA transfer rules, Henson will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.
Jazz Johnson 22 G 5'10" 200 Junior Lake Oswego, OR Transferred from Portland. Under NCAA transfer rules, Johnson will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2017 recruiting class

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Nevada did not have any incoming players in the 2017 recruiting class.

2018 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordan Brown
C
Roseville, CA Prolific Prep 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 205 lb (93 kg) May 11, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 89
K.J. Hymes
PF
Phoenix, AZ Saint Mary's High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Sep 13, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 78
Vincent Lee
PF
Midlothian, TX Midlothian High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Oct 22, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   Rivals:    247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout:   Rivals:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

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In a vote by conference media at the Mountain West media day, the Wolf Pack were picked to win the Mountain West, receiving 19 of 24 first place votes.[1] Junior forward Jordan Caroline was named to the preseason All-Mountain West team.[2] Junior forward Caleb Martin, a transfer from NC State, was named the preseason Newcomer of the Year.[2]

Roster

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2017–18 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Tre'Shawn Thurman (I)   6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Omaha Central HS
Omaha
Omaha, NE
G 1 Charlie Tooley (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Granite Bay HS Granite Bay, CA
G 3 John Jones (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr University Labaoratory Baton Rouge, LA
C 4 Darien Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr St. John Bosco HS
St. John's
San Francisco, CA
G/F 5 Nisre Zouzoua (I)   6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Boston Trinity Academy
Bryant
Brockton, MA
F 10 Caleb Martin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Oak Hill Academy
NC State
Mocksville, NC
G/F 11 Cody Martin 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Oak Hill Academy
NC State
Mocksville, NC
F 12 Elijah Foster 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Rainier Beach HS Seattle, WA
G 13 Hallice Cooke 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr St. Anthony
Iowa State
Union City, NJ
G 14 Lindsey Drew 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Fairfax HS Los Angeles, CA
G 20 Corey Henson (I)   6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr DeMatha Catholic HS
Wagner
Upper Marlboro, MD
G 21 Kendall Stephens 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr St. Charles East HS
Purdue
St. Charles, IL
G 22 Jazz Johnson (I)   5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Lake Oswego HS
Portland
Lake Oswego, OR
F 24 Jordan Caroline 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Montverde Academy
Southern Illinois
Champaign, IL
F 33 Josh Hall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Montverde Academy Detroit, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 10/4/2017

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 22, 2017*
4:00 pm
Grand Canyon
Charity exhibition benefiting
North Bay Fire Relief
W 81–72 
 22  Caroline   8  Caroline   8  Cody Martin  Lawlor Events Center (3,072)
Reno, NV
Oct 29, 2017*
3:00 pm
Stanislaus State W 100–83 
 35  Stephens   10  Hall   5  Caleb Martin  Lawlor Events Center (7,032)
Reno, NV
Nov 3, 2017*
7:00 pm
Dominican W 101–55 
 27  Hall   10  Foster   10  Drew  Virginia Street Gym (1,581)
Reno, NV
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:00 pm
Idaho W 88–64  1–0
 26  Caleb Martin   8  Caroline   7  Cody Martin  Lawlor Events Center (8,457)
Reno, NV
Nov 13, 2017*
8:30 pm, ESPNU
Rhode Island W 88–81  2–0
 28  Caroline   12  Caroline   3  2 tied  Lawlor Events Center (7,737)
Reno, NV
Nov 15, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Santa Clara W 93–63  3–0
 22  Cody Martin   12  Cody Martin   8  Drew  Leavey Center (1,892)
Santa Clara, CA
Nov 18, 2017*
7:00 pm
at Pacific W 79–66  4–0
 25  Hall   12  Caroline   4  Cody Martin  Alex G. Spanos Center (2,123)
Stockton, CA
Nov 21, 2017*
7:00 pm, ATTSNRM
Davidson W 81–68  5–0
 26  Caleb Martin   9  Caroline   9  Drew  Lawlor Events Center (8,225)
Reno, NV
Nov 24, 2017*
10:00 pm
at Hawaii W 67–54  6–0
 22  Caleb Martin   7  Cody Martin   3  Cody Martin  Stan Sheriff Center (6,309)
Honolulu, HI
Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm, Stadium
Illinois State
MW–MWC Challenge
W 98–68  7–0
 21  Caleb Martin   7  3 tied   7  Cody Martin  Lawlor Events Center (8,293)
Reno, NV
Dec 2, 2017*
7:00 pm
at UC Irvine W 76–65  8–0
 24  Caroline   13  Caroline   4  2 tied  Bren Events Center (1,869)
Irvine, CA
Dec 5, 2017*
5:00 pm, FCS
No. 22 at Texas Tech L 76–82 OT 8–1
 28  Caleb Martin   12  Caroline   4  Drew  United Supermarkets Arena (9,872)
Lubbock, TX
Dec 8, 2017*
10:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 22 vs. No. 20 TCU
Basketball Hall of Fame Classic
L 80–84  8–2
 27  Cody Martin   11  Cody Martin   6  Cody Martin  Staples Center (6,456)
Los Angeles, CA
Dec 17, 2017*
2:30 pm, ATTSNRM
Radford
Las Vegas Classic
W 77–62  9–2
 25  Caroline   15  Caroline   5  Hall  Lawlor Events Center (7,272)
Reno, NV
Dec 19, 2017*
7:00 pm, Stadium
UC Davis
Las Vegas Classic
W 88–73  10–2
 22  Caleb Martin   7  Caroline   6  Cody Martin  Lawlor Events Center (7,574)
Reno, NV
Dec 22, 2017*
8:00 pm, FS1
vs. Southern Illinois
Las Vegas Classic
W 86–64  11–2
 19  Caleb Martin   9  Cody Martin   7  Cody Martin  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
Dec 23, 2017*
8:00 pm, FS1
vs. San Francisco
Las Vegas Classic
L 64–66  11–3
 21  Caleb Martin   8  Drew   2  2 tied  Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
Mountain West regular season
Dec 27, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Fresno State W 80–65  12–3
(1–0)
 19  Stephens   10  Caleb Martin   5  Drew  Save Mart Center (6,008)
Fresno, CA
Dec 30, 2017
2:00 pm, ATTSNRM
New Mexico W 77–74  13–3
(2–0)
 24  Caleb Martin   10  Caroline   5  Cody Martin  Lawlor Events Center (9,530)
Reno, NV
Jan 3, 2018
7:30 pm, CBSSN
Wyoming W 92–83  14–3
(3–0)
 22  Cody Martin   16  Caroline   5  Drew  Lawlor Events Center (9,188)
Reno, NV
Jan 6, 2018
11:00 am, ATTSNRM
at Air Force W 86–75  15–3
(4–0)
 23  Caleb Martin   8  2 tied   5  Drew  Clune Arena (2,254)
Colorado Springs, CO
Jan 13, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Utah State W 83–57  16–3
(5–0)
 19  Stephens   9  Caleb Martin   7  Drew  Lawlor Events Center (9,976)
Reno, NV
Jan 17, 2018
7:30 pm, CBSSN
at San Jose State W 71–54  17–3
(6–0)
 24  Caleb Martin   7  Hall   4  Caleb Martin  Event Center Arena (1,738)
San Jose, CA
Jan 20, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN2
Boise State W 74–68  18–3
(7–0)
 28  Caleb Martin   13  Caroline   9  Drew  Lawlor Events Center (11,164)
Reno, NV
Jan 24, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 23 at Wyoming L 103–104 2OT 18–4
(7–1)
 29  Caroline   9  Caroline   6  Cody Martin  Arena-Auditorium (5,016)
Laramie, WY
Jan 31, 2018
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Fresno State W 102–92  19–4
(8–1)
 22  Cody Martin   7  2 tied   6  2 tied  Lawlor Events Center (8,521)
Reno, NV
Feb 3, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at Colorado State W 76–67  20–4
(9–1)
 26  Caleb Martin   8  2 tied   3  Caroline  Moby Arena (3,978)
Fort Collins, CO
Feb 7, 2018
8:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 23 UNLV L 78–86  20–5
(9–2)
 18  Caroline   8  Drew   5  Cody Martin  Lawlor Events Center (11,285)
Reno, NV
Feb 10, 2018
5:00 pm, ESPN2
No. 23 San Diego State W 83–58  21–5
(10–2)
 26  Caroline   11  2 tied   9  Drew  Lawlor Events Center (10,134)
Reno, NV
Feb 14, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPNU
No. 24 at Boise State W 77–72  22–5
(11–2)
 21  2 tied   10  Caroline   3  2 tied  Taco Bell Arena (8,611)
Boise, ID
Feb 17, 2018
3:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 24 at Utah State W 93–87  23–5
(12–2)
 30  Cody Martin   9  Cody Martin   5  Cooke  Smith Spectrum (5,796)
Logan, UT
Feb 21, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
No. 20 San Jose State W 80–67  24–5
(13–2)
 30  Stephens   10  Cody Martin   7  2 tied  Lawlor Events Center (8,096)
Reno, NV
Feb 25, 2018
1:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 20 Colorado State W 92–83  25–5
(14–2)
 25  Caleb Martin   14  Caroline   11  Cody Martin  Lawlor Events Center (10,273)
Reno, NV
Feb 28, 2018
8:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 21 at UNLV W 101–75  26–5
(15–2)
 24  Cody Martin   9  Cody Martin   7  Cody Martin  Thomas & Mack Center (13,998)
Paradise, NV
Mar 3, 2018
7:00 pm, CBSSN
No. 21 at San Diego State L 74–79  26–6
(15–3)
 29  Caroline   9  Caleb Martin   6  Cody Martin  Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
Mountain West tournament
Mar 8, 2018
12:00 pm, CBSSN
(1) No. 22 at (8) UNLV
Quarterfinals
W 79–74  27–6
 21  Caroline   10  Caroline   6  Cody Martin  Thomas & Mack Center (6,753)
Paradise, NV
Mar 9, 2018
6:00 pm, CBSSN
(1) No. 22 vs. (5) San Diego State
Semifinals
L 73–90  27–7
 25  Caroline   10  Caroline   8  Cody Martin  Thomas & Mack Center (8,456)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2018*
1:30 pm, TBS
(7 S) No. 24 vs. (10 S) Texas
First Round
W 87–83 OT 28–7
 22  Stephens   10  Caleb Martin   6  Cody Martin  Bridgestone Arena (17,552)
Nashville, TN
Mar 17, 2018*
6:10 pm, TNT
(7 S) No. 24 vs. (2 S) No. 6 Cincinnati
Second Round
W 75–73  29–7
 25  Cody Martin   7  Caroline   7  Cody Martin  Bridgestone Arena (17,552)
Nashville, TN
Mar 22, 2018*
4:00 pm, CBS
(7 S) No. 24 vs. (11 S) Loyola–Chicago
Sweet Sixteen
L 68–69  29–8
 21  Caleb Martin   6  Caroline   5  Cody Martin  Philips Arena (15,616)
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South Region Source[3].
All times are in Pacific Time.

Ranking movement

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
APRVRVRVRVRV22RVRVRVRVRV23RV232420212224Not released
CoachesRVRV^RVRVRV24RVRVRVRVRVRV23242221222520

^Coaches Poll did not release a Week 2 poll at the same time AP did.
*AP does not release post-NCAA tournament rankings. Number in parentheses indicates number of first place votes.

References

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