2018-19 NEVADA WOLF PACK MEN’S BASKETBALL Quick Facts GENERAL INFORMATION Location: Reno, Nev. 89557 Reno/Sparks Population: 246,846 Enrollment: 21,657 Nickname; School Colors: Wolf Pack (two words); Navy Blue and Silver Arena (Capacity): Lawlor Events Center (11,536) Conference: Mountain West President (Alma Mater, Year): Marc Johnson (Emporia State, 1970; Ph.D. - Michigan State, 1975) Athletics Director (Alma Mater, Year): Doug Knuth (Connecticut, 1994) Athletic Dept. Phone: (775) 784-6900 Ticket Office Phone: (775) 348-PACK University Web Site: www.unr.edu Athletics Website: www.NevadaWolfPack.com COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Eric Musselman (San Diego, 1987) - Fourth season Record at Nevada: 81-29 (Three seasons) Overall Record: same Professional Coaching Record: Overall: 566-340 NBA: 108-138 (.439) 3 years - Golden State (2002-04), Sacramento (2006-07) CBA: 270-122 (.689) 7 years - Rapid City (1989-1995), Florida/West Palm (1995-97) USBL: 53-3 (.946) 2 years - Florida/Bradenton (1995-1996) NBA-DL: 77-30 (.720) - Reno (2010-11), Los Angeles (2011-12) Assistant Coach: Anthony Ruta (Arizona State, 2011) – Fourth season Assistant Coach: Gus Argenal (UC Davis, 2004) – Second season Assistant Coach: Brandon Dunson (Arizona State, 2012) – First season Director of Operations: Brandon Chambers (VCU, 2014) – Third season Director of Player Development: Hays Myers (LSU, 2016) – Third season Multi Media Specialist: Mike Ekanem (Texas Lutheran University, 2005) - First season Graduate Assistant: Patrick Ackerman (Detroit Mercy, 2016) – Second season Graduate Assistant: Christian Murphy (Butler, 2016) – Second season Graduate Assistant: Robert Edwards (Nebraska, 2016) – Second season Graduate Assistant: Michael Musselman (San Diego, 2018) – First season Graduate Assistant: Clinton Tremelling (Stanislaus State, 2015) – First season Graduate Assistant: Rob Zewe (Pittsburgh, 2015) – First season Athletic Trainer: Ron Cooper (Daemen College, 2014) – Second season Strength & Conditioning Coach: Matt Eck (Kansas, 2008) – 18th season at Nevada Academic Advisor: Kaleigh Mitchell (Virginia Tech, 2011) – Fourth season TEAM INFORMATION 2017-18 Overall Record: 29-8 Home: 14-1 Away: 12-3 Neutral: 3-4 2017-18 MW Record (Finish): 15-3 (First) Home: 8-1 Away: 7-2 2017-18 Postseason: NCAA 1st round W 87-83 (OT) vs. Texas, 2nd round W 75-73 vs. Cincinnati, Sweet 15 L 69-68 vs. Loyola Chicago Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 4/5 Newcomers: 12 (includes five transfers that sat out the 2017-18 season and one that will sit out the 2018-19 season) COMMUNICATIONS Director of Communications (MBB contact): Jack Kuestermeyer Office: (775) 682-6984 Mailing Address: Cell: (775) 240-6251 Legacy Hall/MS 232 E-mail: [email protected] Reno, NV 89557-0110 1 2018-19 University of Nevada Men’s Basketball NOTES u The 2017-18 Nevada team was the second in Nevada history to reach the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. u The Wolf Pack railed from 14 down vs. Texas and 22 down vs. Cincinnati to reach the Sweet 16. The 22 point rally was the second largest comeback in NCAA Tournament history. u The Pack went 29-8 last season. The 29 wins is tied for the most school history. u Nevada became just the second Mountain West school to capture back-to-back outright regular season conference titles. No school has won three consecu- tive outright titles. u Nevada returns four starters in seniors Caleb Martin, Cody Martin, Jordan Caroline and Lindsey Drew. Drew is recovering from an achilles tear that forced him to miss the final 10 games last season. u The Pack returns its top three scorers in Caleb Martin (18.9 ppg), Caroline (17.7 ppg) and Cody Martin (14 ppg). The trio scored 60 (1840-of-3055) percent of the team’s points last season. If you include Lindsey Drew who was fifth on the team at 8.1 points per the squad returns 67 percent of the offense from last year. u Caleb Martin was the MW Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year while twin brother Cody Martin was the MW Defensive Player of the Year. u Caleb Martin and Caroline were first-team All-MW selections while Cody Martin earned second team honors. Drew and Cody Martin were named to the MW Defensive team. u Additional honors for Cody Martin include USBWA District VIII Player of the Year, AP honorable mention All-American, Lute Olson All-American, USBWA Dis- trict VIII team, and NABC District 17 first team. u Caroline was named to the MW All-Tournament team, USBWA District VIII team, and NABC District 17 first team. u Freshman Jordan Brown is the first five star recruit in Nevada history. u The Pack have appeared in numerous preseson top 10 polls for the 2018-2019. Some polls have the Pack ranked as high as five. u Fourth-year coach Eric Musselman has won 24, 28 and 29 games in his first three years. He joins Mark Fox as the only Wolf Pack coaches to win 20 or more games three consecutive seasons. u Musselman earned Mountain West, USBWA District VIII and NABC District 17 Coach of the Year honors after leading the Pack to 29 wins last season. u Jordan Caroline (1,483 points) and Caleb Martin (1,231 points) have both scored over 1,000 career points in their collegiate careers. u The 2017-18 squad set the school record with 12 road wins and 15 wins in Mountain West play. u Four scholarship transfers who sat out last season will join the team in Tre’Shawn Thurman (13.8 ppg, 7.8 rpg), Corey Henson (14.6 ppg), Nisré Zouzoua (20.3 ppg), and Jazz Johnson (15.8 ppg). The quartet all averaged 13 or more points at their previous schools. Joining them is graduate transfer Trey Porter who aver- aged 13.2 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.3 blocks at Old Dominion and is immediately eligible to play. u Vincent Lee (6-7) and K.J. Hymes (6-11) are two scholarship freshmen that add size and depth to the frontcourt. u Nevada has won 20 or more games in 11 of the last 15 seasons. u In eight weeks the Pack appeared in the top 25 last season including the last six weeks of the season and ended the year at No. 20 in the USA Today Coaches Poll. u The Wolf Pack is 43-5 at Lawlor Events Center under head coach Eric Musselman, 32-2 in its last 34 home games and 36-3 in its last 39. Overall Musselman is 37-14 in MW play, 22-5 at home and 15-9 on the road. u Nevada is 42-13 under Musselman in non-conference play and 21-0 at home in non-conference games. He is 21-13 away from Reno in non-conference games, 13-6 in neutral games. u The Pack must find a replacement for third-team All-MW selection Kendall Stephens who set the MW and school record with 126 made 3-pointers. His 73 made 3-pointers in conference play also established new MW and school marks. u Nevada will play neutral site games vs. Arizona State on Dec. 7 in the Basketball Hall of Fame Classic at the STAPLES Center in Los Angeles. Nevada will face Grand Canyon in the first-ever Jerry Colangelo Classic at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix on Dec. 9. u The Wolf Pack will play three Pac-12 opponents this season Arizona State in a neutral site games, at USC and at Utah. u Eight of Nevada’s non-conference opponents had an RPI in the top 100 last season with Loyola Chicago (14), USC (37), Utah (40) and South Dakota State (48) in the top 50. Six teams earned postseaon bids with Loyola Chicago, ASU, and South Dakota State competing in the NCAA Tournament. Utah, BYU, and USC were in the NIT with the Utes falling in the title game. Eight schools won 20 or more games; Loyola Chicago (32), South Dakota State (28), BYU (24), USC (24), Utah (23), GCU (22), SIU (20) and ASU (20). The Rambers won 32 games on the way to the Final Four. u The Pack travels to Loyola Chicago on Nov. 27 for a rematch of the Sweet 16 game won by the Ramblers 69-68 in Atlanta last season. The rematch is part of the 2018 Challenge Series that matches teams from the Mountain West and Missouri Valley Conference. 2 2018-19 University of Nevada Men’s Basketball 2018-19 NEVADA MEN’S BASKETBALL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 0 Tre’Shawn Thurman# F 6-7 230 Sr. TR Omaha, Neb. (Omaha) 1 Jalen Harris^ G 6-4 195 Jr. TR Dallas, Texas (Louisiana Tech) 2 Corey Henson# G 6-3 175 Sr. TR Upper Marlboro, Md. (Wagner College) 4 Josiah Wood^ G 6-5 200 Sr. TR Reno, Nev. (Alaska-Anchorage) 5 Nisré Zouzoua# G 6-2 200 Jr. TR Brockton, Mass. (Bryant) 10 Caleb Martin F 6-7 205 Sr. 1L Mocksville, N.C. (North Carolina State) 11 Cody Martin F 6-7 205 Sr. 1L Mocksville, N.C. (North Carolina State) 14 Lindsey Drew G 6-4 180 Sr. 3L Encino, Calif. (Fairfax HS) 15 Trey Porter F 6-10 230 Sr. TR Woodbridge, Va. (Old Dominion) 20 David Cunningham G 6-4 195 Sr. SQ Sacramento, Calif. (Bella Vista HS) 21 Jordan Brown F 6-11 210 Fr. HS Roseville, Calif. (Prolific HS) 22 Jazz Johnson# G 5-10 195 Jr. TR Lake Oswego, Ore. (Portland) 23 Jalen Townsell G/F 6-7 198 Fr. HS Sparks, Nev. (Spanish Springs HS) 24 Jordan Caroline F 6-7 235 Sr.