Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball

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Nevada Wolf Pack
University	University of Nevada, Reno
Conference	WAC
Location	Reno, NV
Head Coach	Mark Fox (4th year)
Arena	Lawlor Events Center (Capacity: 11,784)
Nickname	Wolf Pack
Colors	Blue and Gray
Uniforms
Home     Away
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
2004
Conference Tournament Champions
1984, 1985 (Big Sky) 2004, 2006
Conference Regular Season Champions
1920 (PCAA) 1927, 1928, 1932, 1938, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1966 (FWC) 1984, 1985 (Big Sky) 1997 (Big West) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

The Nevada Wolf Pack basketball program is a college basketball team that represents the University of Nevada, Reno. The team is currently a member of the Western Athletic Conference, which is a Division I conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The program began in 1913 and has won 18 regular season conference championships and 4 conference tournament championships.

Contents 1 Background Information 2 Conference Affiliations 3 Team history 3.1 Regular Season Conference Championships (18) 3.2 Conference Tournament Championships (4)

[edit] Background Information

• Year founded: 1913
• Location: Reno, Nevada
• School Colors: Navy and Silver
• School Founded: 1874
• Nickname: Wolf Pack
• Conference: Western Athletic Conference
• Arena: Lawlor Events Center (11,784)
• Head Coach: Mark Fox (4th year)

[edit] Conference Affiliations

• No affiliation (1913, 1921-1924, 1940-53)
• Pacific Coast Athletic Association (PCAA) (1914-20)
• Far Western Conference (FWC) (1925-1939, 1954-1969)
• West Coast Conference (WCC) (1970-1979)
• Big Sky Conference (BSC) (1980-1992)
• Big West Conference (BWC) (1993-2000)
• Western Athletic Conference (WAC) (2001-present)

[edit] Team history

• All-Time Record: 1127-1038 (.521%)
• NAIA Tournament Appearances: (1) - 1946
• NAIA Tournament Record: 2-1
• NCAA Tournament Record: 4-6
• NCAA Tournament Appearances: (6) - 1984, 1985, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
• NIT Record: 2-3
• NIT Appearances: (3) - 1979, 1997, 2003
• CBI Record: 0-1
• CBI Appearances: (1) - 2008

• Highest National Ranking(February 26, 2007) [1]
  • No. 9 (Coaches Poll)
  • No. 10 (Associated Press Poll)

[edit] Regular Season Conference Championships (18)

• PCAA: (1) - 1920
• FWC: (10) - 1927, 1928, 1932, 1938, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1964, 1966
• BSC: (2) - 1984, 1985
• WAC: (5) - 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

[edit] Conference Tournament Championships (4)

• BSC: (2) - 1984, 1985
• WAC: (2) - 2004, 2006