2020–21 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by second-year head coach Steve Alford, played their home games at the Lawlor Events Center on their campus in Reno, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference (MW).

2020–21 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	16–10 (10–7 MW)
Head coach	Steve Alford (2nd season)
Associate head coach	Craig Neal (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Kory Barnett (2nd season) Bill Duany (2nd season)
Home arena	Lawlor Events Center

2020–21 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 16 San Diego State†	14	–	3		.824			23	–	5		.821
Utah State	15	–	4		.789			20	–	9		.690
Colorado State	14	–	4		.778			20	–	8		.714
Boise State	14	–	6		.700			19	–	9		.679
Nevada	10	–	7		.588			16	–	10		.615
Fresno State	9	–	11		.450			12	–	12		.500
UNLV	8	–	10		.444			12	–	15		.444
Wyoming	7	–	9		.438			14	–	11		.560
San Jose State	3	–	13		.188			5	–	16		.238
Air Force	3	–	17		.150			5	–	20		.200
New Mexico	2	–	15		.118			6	–	16		.273
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the season 19–12, 12–6 in Mountain West play to finish in a three-way tie for second place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to Wyoming.

Roster

2020–21 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Robby Robinson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Kearny High HS San Diego City College San Diego, CA G 2 Addison Patterson  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Bella Vista College Prep Oregon Milton, ON G 3 Alem Huseinovic 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr PHHoenix Prep Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina G 4 Desmond Cambridge Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr The Hun School Brown Nashville, TN F 5 Warren Washington 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Mission Hills HS Oregon State San Marcos, CA G 10 Gabe Bansuelo (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Bishop Manogue HS Reno, NV G 11 Kane Milling (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So CSP Limoges Nantes, France G 13 Khristion Courseault (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Loyola HS Pasadena City College Los Angeles, CA F 14 Tré Coleman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Jeffersonville HS Jeffersonville, IN F 15 Zane Meeks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Brewster Academy Prairie Village, KS G 20 Daniel Foster 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Golden State Prep Melbourne, Australia F 23 DeAndre Henry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr PHHoenix Prep Phoenix, AZ G 25 Grant Sherfield 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So Sunrise Christian Academy Wichita State Fort Worth, TX F 42 K. J. Hymes Jr. 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Hillcrest Prep Phoenix, AZ F 44 Zachary Williams (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Galena HS South Mountain CC Reno, NV C 50 Will Baker  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 245 lb (111 kg) So Westlake HS Texas Austin, TX	Head coach Steve Alford (Indiana) Assistant coach(es) Craig Neal (Georgia Tech) Kory Barnett (Indiana) Bill Duany (Indiana) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 22, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 12:00 pm		vs. North Dakota State Golden Window Classic	W 62–48	1–0	Pinnacle Bank Arena  Lincoln, NE
November 26, 2020* 11:00 am, BTN		at Nebraska Golden Window Classic	W 69–66	2–0	Pinnacle Bank Arena  Lincoln, NE
November 30, 2020* 6:30 pm		Pacific	W 70–58	3–0	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, NV
December 2, 2020* 6:00 pm		San Francisco	L 60–85	3–1	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, NV
December 7, 2020* 4:00 pm		William Jessup	W 86–64	4–1	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, NV
December 11, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at Grand Canyon	L 77–87	4–2	GCU Arena (328) Phoenix, AZ
December 14, 2020* 6:00 pm		at San Diego	W 79–72	5–2	Jenny Craig Pavilion  San Diego, CA
December 18, 2020 7:00 pm		Air Force	W 74–57	6–2 (1–0)	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, NV
December 20, 2020 3:00 pm		Air Force	L 66–68	6–3 (1–1)	Lawlor Events Center  Reno, NV
December 31, 2020 6:00 pm, FS1		vs. New Mexico	W 68–54	7–3 (2–1)	Rip Griffin Center  Lubbock, TX
January 2, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN		vs. New Mexico	W 84–74	8–3 (3–1)	Rip Griffin Center  Lubbock, TX
January 7, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at San Diego State	L 60–65	8–4 (3–2)	Viejas Arena  San Diego, CA
January 9, 2021 5:00 pm, CBSSN		at San Diego State	L 67–69	8–5 (3–3)	Viejas Arena  San Diego, CA
January 15, 2021 8:00 pm, FS1		Fresno State	W 73–57	9–5 (4–3)	Lawlor Events Center (50) Reno, NV
January 17, 2021 1:00 pm, CBSSN		Fresno State	W 79–65	10–5 (5–3)	Lawlor Events Center (50) Reno, NV
January 22, 2021 5:00 pm, Stadium		at Wyoming	L 64–71	10–6 (5–4)	Arena-Auditorium  Laramie, WY
January 24, 2021 1:00 pm, CBSSN		at Wyoming	L 88–93	10–7 (5–5)	Arena-Auditorium  Laramie, WY
January 31, 2021 6:30 pm, FS1		UNLV	W 89–60	11–7 (6–5)	Lawlor Events Center (50) Reno, NV
February 2, 2021 6:00 pm, CBSSN		UNLV	W 72–62	12–7 (7–5)	Lawlor Events Center (50) Reno, NV
February 5, 2021 6:00 pm, FS1		Boise State	W 74–72	13–7 (8–5)	Lawlor Events Center (50) Reno, NV
February 7, 2021 1:00 pm, FS1		Boise State	W 73–62	14–7 (9–5)	Lawlor Events Center (50) Reno, NV
February 13, 2021 1:00 pm		at San Jose State	Canceled		Provident Credit Union Event Center  San Jose, CA
February 15, 2021 5:00 pm, Stadium		at San Jose State	Canceled		Provident Credit Union Event Center  San Jose, CA
February 20, 2021  FS1		Colorado State	Canceled		Lawlor Events Center  Reno, NV
February 21, 2021  CBSSN		Colorado State	Canceled		Lawlor Events Center  Reno, NV
February 25, 2021 7:00 pm, FS1		at Utah State	L 72–75	14–8 (9–6)	Smith Spectrum  Logan, UT
February 27, 2021 5:00 pm, FS1		at Utah State	L 66–87	14–9 (9–7)	Smith Spectrum  Logan, UT
March 5, 2021 7:00 pm, CBSSN		Colorado State	W 85–82	15–9 (10–7)	Lawlor Events Center (100) Reno, NV
Mountain West tournament
March 11, 2021 2:30 pm, CBSSN	(5)	vs. (4) Boise State Quarterfinals	W 89–82	16–9	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
March 12, 2021 6:30 pm, CBSSN	(5)	vs. (1) No. 19 San Diego State Semifinals	L 70–77	16–10	Thomas & Mack Center  Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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