2019–20 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team

2019–20 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record19–12 (12–6 MW)
Head coach
Associate head coachCraig Neal (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Kory Barnett (1st season)
  • Bill Duany (1st season)
Home arenaLawlor Events Center
Seasons
2019–20 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 6 San Diego State 17 – 1   .944 30 – 2   .938
Utah State † 12 – 6   .667 26 – 8   .765
Nevada 12 – 6   .667 19 – 12   .613
UNLV 12 – 6   .667 17 – 15   .531
Boise State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
Colorado State 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
New Mexico 7 – 11   .389 19 – 14   .576
Fresno State 7 – 11   .389 11 – 19   .367
Air Force 5 – 13   .278 12 – 20   .375
San Jose State 3 – 15   .167 7 – 24   .226
Wyoming 2 – 16   .111 9 – 24   .273
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2019–20 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by first-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). They 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.

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the season 29–5, 15–3 in Mountain West play to share the regular season Mountain West championship with Utah State. They defeated Boise State 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 lost in the first round to Florida.[1]

On April 7, head coach Eric Musselman resigned to become the head coach at Arkansas.[2] He finished at Nevada with a four-year record of 110–34, three trips to the NCAA Tournament, and were champions of the 2016 College Basketball Invitational.

On April 11, Nevada hired Steve Alford as their next head coach.[3]

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Tre'Shawn Thurman 0 F 6'7" 230 RS Senior Omaha, NE Graduated
Corey Henson 2 G 6'3" 175 RS Senior Upper Marlboro, MD Graduated
Josiah Wood 4 G 6'5" 200 Senior Reno, NV Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Caleb Martin 10 F 6'7" 205 RS Senior Mocksville, NC Graduated/undrafted in 2019 NBA draft
Cody Martin 11 F 6'7" 205 RS Senior Mocksville, NC Graduated/2019 NBA draft
Isaiah Rhymes 12 G 6'3" 190 Freshman Phoenix, AZ Walk-on; not on team roster
Trey Porter 15 F 6'11" 230 GS Senior Woodbridge, MA Graduated
David Cunningham 20 G 6'4" 195 Senior Sacramento, CA Graduated
Jordan Brown 21 F 6'11" 210 Freshman Roseville, CA Transferred to Arizona
Jalen Townsell 23 G/F 6'7" 198 Freshman Sparks, NV Walk-on; transferred to Arizona Western College
Jordan Caroline 24 F 6'7" 230 RS Senior Champaign, IL Graduated
Vincent Lee 40 F 6'9" 215 Freshman Midlothian, TX Transferred to Cal State Fullerton
Zach Wurm 54 G/F 6'4" 216 Senior Reno, NV Walk-on; graduated

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Robby Robinson 0 F 6'8" 225 Sophomore San Diego, CA Junior college transferred to San Diego City College
Desmond Cambridge 4 G 6'4" 180 Junior Nashville, TN Transferred from Brown. Under NCAA transfer rules, Cambridge will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
John Carlos Reyes 12 F/C 6'10" 214 RS Senior Lawrenceville, GA Transferred from Boston College. Will be eligible to play immediately since Carlos Reyes graduated from Boston College.
Warren Washington 23 F 6'11" 210 Sophomore San Marcos, CA Transferred from Oregon State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Washington will have to sit out for the 2019–20 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2019 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Kane Milling
SG 		Poway, CA Limoges Cercle Saint-Pierre 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) N/A 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Zane Meeks
PF 		Wolfeboro, NH Brewster Academy 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) May 16, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

2020 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2020)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
DeAndre Henry
PF 		Phoenix, AZ PHH Prep 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 3, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Alem Huseinovic
PF 		Scottsdale, AZ Chaparral High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 3, 2019 
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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:

Roster

2019–20 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 So Kearny High HS
San Diego City College 		San Diego, CA
G 2 Jalen Harris 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Duncanville HS
Louisiana Tech 		Dallas, TX
G 4 Desmond Cambridge Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr The Hun School
Brown 		Nashville, TN
G 5 Nisre Zouzoua 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Boston Trinity Academy
Bryant 		Brockton, MA
G 10 Gabe Bansuelo (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Bishop Manogue HS Reno, NV
G 11 Kane Milling (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr CSP Limoges Nantes, France
F 12 John Carlos Reyes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Sound Doctrine Christian Academy
Boston College 		Lawrenceville, GA
G 13 Khristion Courseault (W) Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Loyola HS
Pasadena City College 		Los Angeles, CA
G 14 Lindsey Drew 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Fairfax HS Encino, CA
F 15 Zane Meeks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Prairie Village, KS
G 22 Jazz Johnson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Lake Oswego HS
Portland 		Lake Oswego, OR
F 23 Warren Washington Current redshirt 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Mission Hills HS
Oregon State 		San Marcos, CA
F 42 K .J. Hymes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Hillcrest Prep Phoenix, AZ
F 44 Zachary Williams (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Galena HS
South Mountain CC 		Reno, NV
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
October 19, 2019*
5:00 pm 		Cal State East Bay W 81–52  –
 Lawlor Events Center (2,700)
Reno, NV
October 30, 2019*
7:30 pm 		Colorado Christian W 86–55  –
 Lawlor Events Center (2,032)
Reno, NV
Regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:30 pm, CBSSN 		Utah L 74–79  0–1
 Lawlor Events Center (8,324)
Reno, NV
November 9, 2019*
7:00 pm, ATTSNRM 		Loyola Marymount W 72–67  1–1
 Lawlor Events Center (8,136)
Reno, NV
November 12, 2019*
7:00 pm, NSN 		UT Arlington W 80–73  2–1
 Lawlor Events Center (7,504)
Reno, NV
November 16, 2019*
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		USC L 66–76  2–2
 Lawlor Events Center (9,833)
Reno, NV
November 19, 2019*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Davidson L 71–91  2–3
 John M. Belk Arena (3,106)
Davidson, NC
November 22, 2019*
1:15 pm, FloSports 		vs. Fordham
Paradise Jam tournament quarterfinals 		W 74–60  3–3
 Sports and Fitness Center (1,524)
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 24, 2019*
2:30 pm, FloSports 		vs. Valparaiso
Paradise Jam Tournament semifinals 		W 84–59  4–3
 Sports and Fitness Center 
Saint Thomas, USVI
November 25, 2019*
5:00 pm, FloSports 		vs. Bowling Green
Paradise Jam tournament championship 		W 77–62  5–3
 Sports and Fitness Center (1,924)
Saint Thomas, USVI
December 4, 2019*
7:00 pm, NSN 		Santa Clara W 98–67  6–3
 Lawlor Events Center (7,577)
Reno, NV
December 7, 2019
11:00 am, ATTSNRM 		at Air Force W 100–85  7–3
(1–0) 		Clune Arena (1,715)
Colorado Springs, CO
December 10, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		at BYU L 42–75  7–4
 Marriott Center (10,570)
Provo, UT
December 18, 2019*
7:00 pm, NSN 		Texas Southern W 91–73  8–4
 Lawlor Events Center (8,131)
Reno, NV
December 21, 2019*
9:30 pm, ESPNU 		vs. Saint Mary's
Al Attles Classic 		L 63–68  8–5
 Chase Center (6,728)
San Francisco, CA
January 1, 2020
7:00 pm, ATTSNRM 		Colorado State W 67–61  9–5
(2–0) 		Lawlor Events Center (8,659)
Reno, NV
January 4, 2020
3:00 pm, CBSSN 		Boise State W 83–66  10–5
(3–0) 		Lawlor Events Center (8,681)
Reno, NV
January 8, 2020
7:00 pm, MWN 		at San Jose State L 68–70  10–6
(3–1) 		Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,459)
San Jose, CA
January 11, 2020
5:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Utah State L 70–80  10–7
(3–2) 		Smith Spectrum (8,725)
Logan, UT
January 14, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		Wyoming W 68–67  11–7
(4–2) 		Lawlor Events Center (8,047)
Reno, NV
January 18, 2020
5:00 pm, CBSSN 		at No. 7 San Diego State L 55–68  11–8
(4–3) 		Viejas Arena (12,414)
San Diego, CA
January 22, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		UNLV W 86–72  12–8
(5–3) 		Lawlor Events Center (10,325)
Reno, NV
January 25, 2020
5:00 pm, CBSSN 		New Mexico W 96–74  13–8
(6–3) 		Lawlor Events Center (8,979)
Reno, NV
January 29, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Colorado State L 91–92  13–9
(6–4) 		Moby Arena (3,137)
Fort Collins, CO
February 1, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Boise State L 64–73  13–10
(6–5) 		ExtraMile Arena (6,538)
Boise, ID
February 4, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		Air Force W 88–54  14–10
(7–5) 		Lawlor Events Center (8,299)
Reno, NV
February 8, 2020
4:00pm, ATTSNRM 		San Jose State W 95–77  15–10
(8–5) 		Lawlor Events Center (8,310)
Reno, NV
February 12, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at UNLV W 82–79 OT 16–10
(9–5) 		Thomas & Mack Center (11,607)
Paradise, NV
February 18, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPNU 		at New Mexico W 88–74  17–10
(10–5) 		Dreamstyle Arena (12,032)
Albuquerque, NM
February 22, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		Fresno State W 78–76  18–10
(11–5) 		Lawlor Events Center (9,155)
Reno, NV
February 25, 2020
7:00 pm, ATTSNRM 		at Wyoming W 73–68  19–10
(12–5) 		Arena-Auditorium (3,007)
Laramie, WY
February 29, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN2 		No. 5 San Diego State L 76–83  19–11
(12–6) 		Lawlor Events Center (10,855)
Reno, NV
Mountain West tournament
March 5, 2020
8:30 pm, CBSSN 		(3) vs. (11) Wyoming
Quarterfinals 		L 71–74  19–12
 Thomas & Mack Center (7,723)
Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[4]

References

  1. ^ "Nevada Basketball: 2019-20 season preview for Wolf Pack". Busting Brackets. September 14, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "Arkansas hires Nevada's Musselman as coach". April 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "Ex-UCLA coach Alford hired to lead Nevada". April 12, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". nevadawolfpack.com.