2016–17 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team

2016–17 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball
Mountain West regular season champions
Mountain West tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record28–7 (14–4 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLawlor Events Center
Seasons
2016–17 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nevada † 14 – 4   .778 28 – 7   .800
Colorado State 13 – 5   .722 24 – 12   .667
Boise State 12 – 6   .667 20 – 12   .625
Fresno State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
New Mexico 10 – 8   .556 17 – 14   .548
San Diego State 9 – 9   .500 19 – 14   .576
Wyoming 8 – 10   .444 23 – 15   .605
San Jose State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 16   .467
Utah State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452
Air Force 4 – 14   .222 12 – 21   .364
UNLV 4 – 14   .222 11 – 21   .344
† Conference tournament winner

The 2016–17 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by second-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 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.

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the 2015–16 season 24–14, 10–8 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They defeated New Mexico in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to San Diego State. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Montana, Eastern Washington, and Vermont to advance to the best-of-three finals series against Morehead State. They defeated Morehead State two games to one to become the CBI champions.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Marqueze Coleman 1 G 6'4" 190 Senior Mission Hills, CA Graduated
Tyron Criswell 2 G 6'3" 205 Senior Omaha, NE Graduated
A. J. West 3 C 6'9" 235 Senior Brooklyn, NY Graduated
Kaileb Rodriguez 5 F 6'9" 235 Junior Highlands Ranch, CO Graduate transferred to Northwest Nazarene
Robyn Missa 20 F 6'9" 245 Sophomore Berlin, Germany Transferred
Eric Cooper, Jr. 21 G 6'3" 180 Sophomore Long Beach, CA Transferred to Pepperdine
Lucas Stivrins 34 F 6'11" 235 Senior Scottsdale, AZ Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Hallice Cooke 3 G 6'3" 190 RS Junior Union City, NJ Transferred from Iowa State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cooke will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Cody Martin 5 G/F 6'7" 215 Junior Mocksville, NC Transferred from NC State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cody Martin will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Caleb Martin 10 G/F 6'7" 210 Junior Mocksville, NC Transferred from NC State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Caleb Martin will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Kendall Stephens 21 G 6'6" 197 Senior St. Charles, IL Transferred from Purdue. Under NCAA transfer rules, Stephens will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have one year of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kenneth Wooten
#33 PF 		Manteca, CA Manteca High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 14, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Devearl Ramsey
#49 PG 		Chatsworth, CA Sierra Canyon High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 5, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
Joshua Hall
#59 SF 		Detroit, MI Genesis Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Oct 15, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 72
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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Recruiting class of 2017

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Trevon Abdullah
#69 SF 		Las Vegas, NV Desert Pines High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sep 3, 2015 
Star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 63
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:

Roster

2016–17 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Cameron Oliver 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Grant Union HS Sacramento, CA
G 1 Marcus Marshall 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Johnson Sr. HS
Missouri State 		Saint Paul, MN
F 2 Leland King II (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Brentwood HS
Brown 		Inglewood, CA
G 3 Hallice Cooke (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr St. Anthony
Iowa State 		Union City, NJ
G 4 Devearl Ramsey 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Sierra Canyon HS Chatsworth, CA
G/F 5 Cody Martin (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Oak Hill Academy
NC State 		Mocksville, NC
G/F 10 Caleb Martin (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Oak Hill Academy
NC State 		Mocksville, NC
F 12 Elijah Foster 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Rainier Beach HS Seattle, WA
G 14 Lindsey Drew 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Fairfax HS Los Angeles, CA
G 15 DJ Fenner 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Seattle Prep Seattle, WA
G 20 David Cunningham (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Bella Vista HS Sacramento, CA
G 21 Kendall Stephens (I) Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr St. Charles East HS
Purdue 		St. Charles, IL
G 23 Charlie Tooley (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Granite Bay HS Granite Bay, CA
F 24 Jordan Caroline 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Montverde Academy
Southern Illinois 		Champaign, IL
F 33 Josh Hall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Montverde Academy Detroit, MI
F 34 John Carlson (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Damonte Ranch
San Diego Christian 		Reno, NV
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/04/2016*
7:00 pm 		San Francisco State W 88–58 
Lawlor Events Center (4,120)
Reno, NV
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
8:00 pm 		at No. 17 Saint Mary's L 63–81  0–1
 McKeon Pavilion (3,500)
Moraga, CA
11/14/2016*
7:00 pm 		Loyola Marymount W 79–64  1–1
 Lawlor Events Center (6,176)
Reno, NV
11/18/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Oregon State W 83–58  2–1
 Lawlor Events Center (8,090)
Reno, NV
11/20/2016*
5:00 pm 		Iona
Great Alaska Shootout opening round 		W 91–76  3–1
 Lawlor Events Center (6,375)
Reno, NV
11/23/2016*
10:30 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Oakland
Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals 		W 82–78  4–1
 Alaska Airlines Center (2,606)
Anchorage, AK
11/25/2016*
6:30 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Buffalo
Great Alaska Shootout semifinals 		W 67–62  5–1
 Alaska Airlines Center (2,723)
Anchorage, AK
11/26/2016*
9:30 pm, CBSSN 		vs. Iona
Great Alaska Shootout championship 		L 73–75  5–2
 Alaska Airlines Center (3,233)
Anchorage, AK
11/29/2016*
7:00 pm 		Pacific W 77–67  6–2
 Lawlor Events Center (6,920)
Reno, NV
12/03/2016*
5:00 pm 		at Bradley
MW–MVC Challenge 		W 91–69  7–2
 Carver Arena (5,384)
Peoria, IL
12/11/2016*
5:00 pm, P12N 		at Washington W 87–85  8–2
 Alaska Airlines Arena (8,171)
Seattle, WA
12/14/2016*
7:00 pm 		UC Irvine W 76–69  9–2
 Lawlor Events Center (6,911)
Reno, NV
12/21/2016*
2:20 pm 		vs. Towson
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic 		W 81–72  10–2
 South Point Arena (218)
Enterprise, NV
12/22/2016*
2:30 pm 		vs. UC Santa Barbara
Las Vegas Holiday Hoops Classic 		W 67–66  11–2
 South Point Arena (264)
Enterprise, NV
Mountain West regular season
12/28/2016
7:00 pm, MWN 		San Jose State W 80–55  12–2
(1–0) 		Lawlor Events Center (10,098)
Reno, NV
12/31/2016
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Fresno State L 76–77  12–3
(1–1) 		Save Mart Center (6,043)
Fresno, CA
01/04/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		San Diego State W 72–69  13–3
(2–1) 		Lawlor Events Center (8,461)
Reno, NV
01/07/2017
8:15 pm, ESPN2 		at New Mexico W 105–104 OT 14–3
(3–1) 		The Pit (11,235)
Albuquerque, NM
01/14/2017
3:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Wyoming W 89–74  15–3
(4–1) 		Arena-Auditorium (4,794)
Laramie, WY
01/18/2017
7:00 pm, RTRM 		Air Force W 83–76  16–3
(5–1) 		Lawlor Events Center (8,462)
Reno, NV
01/21/2017
3:00 pm, CBSSN 		Fresno State L 76–81  16–4
(5–2) 		Lawlor Events Center (10,236)
Reno, NV
01/25/2017
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Boise State W 76–57  17–4
(6–2) 		Taco Bell Arena (7,059)
Boise, ID
01/28/2017
1:00 pm, CBSSN 		New Mexico W 82–65  18–4
(7–2) 		Lawlor Events Center (10,727)
Reno, NV
02/01/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Utah State L 57–74  18–5
(7–3) 		Smith Spectrum (6,122)
Logan, UT
02/08/2017
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		UNLV W 104–77  19–5
(8–3) 		Lawlor Events Center (11,841)
Reno, NV
02/12/2017
1:00 pm, CBSSN 		at San Diego State L 56–70  19–6
(8–4) 		Viejas Arena (11,697)
San Diego, CA
02/15/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Air Force W 78–59  20–6
(9–4) 		Clune Arena (1,623)
Colorado Springs, CO
02/18/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Utah State W 77–66  21–6
(10–4) 		Lawlor Events Center (10,336)
Reno, NV
02/22/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Boise State W 85–77  22–6
(11–4) 		Lawlor Events Center (8,625)
Reno, NV
02/25/2017
3:00 pm, CBSSN 		at UNLV W 94–58  23–6
(12–4) 		Thomas & Mack Center (14,808)
Paradise, NV
03/01/2017
7:00 pm, MWN 		at San Jose State W 82–67  24–6
(13–4) 		Event Center Arena (2,522)
San Jose, CA
03/04/2017
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		Colorado State W 85–72  25–6
(14–4) 		Lawlor Events Center (11,662)
Reno, NV
Mountain West tournament
03/09/2017
12:00 pm, CBSSN 		(1) vs. (8) Utah State
Quarterfinals 		W 83–69  26–6
 Thomas & Mack Center (5,866)
Paradise, NV
03/10/2017
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		(1) vs. (4) Fresno State
Semifinals 		W 83–72  27–6
 Thomas & Mack Center (6,211)
Paradise, NV
03/11/2017
3:00 pm, CBS 		(1) vs. (2) Colorado State
Championship 		W 79–71  28–6
 Thomas & Mack Center (5,602)
Paradise, NV
NCAA tournament
03/16/2017*
6:57 pm, truTV 		(12 MW) vs. (5 MW) No. 17 Iowa State
First Round 		L 73–84  28–7
 BMO Harris Bradley Center (18,025)
Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest Region Source[1][2].
All times are in Pacific Time.

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