Pack opens year at Fresno State, ends it at San Diego State Nevada and the Mountain West announced the men’s basketball conference schedule last Tuesday. The Pack will look to defend both its regular season and conference tournament titles in the third year under head coach Eric Musselman, who signed a five-year contract with $1 million annually after the season. It is the … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Nevada bolsters schedule, Mountain West presidents tired of low NCAA payouts
Nevada was not going to make the NCAA Tournament last year without beating Colorado State in the Mountain West Tournament title game at the Thomas and Mack Center in Las Vegas. While the RPI was good enough, the strength of schedule was not. Eric Musselman’s bunch played one team in the KenPom top-100 in non-conference play. And that was on the road at St. Mary’s in the … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: King transferring, Tailgating plans coming to focus, Opportunity awaits Reno 1868 FC
Nevada was at the maximum number of allotted scholarships (13) last month when Muss completed the 2017 recruiting class that featured four additional transfers. So, heads were scratched when CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein tweeted last Wednesday that St. John’s grad transfer Darien Williams intends to visit Reno on Friday. St. John's grad transfer Darien Williams tells me he … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Was this Nevada baseball season a success? Two minutes cost Reno 1868 FC six spots in standings
The e-brake was pulled on Nevada’s season on Friday afternoon as Fresno routed the Wolf Pack 15-5 in a Mountain West Tournament elimination game. So, was the season a success? In short, no. Nevada lost far more games than it won, finishing 19-36 and, ultimately, the success of any season will be determined by wins, losses and trophies. However, not all seasons are … [Read more...]
Pack goes two and a barbecue at Mountain West Tourney
Fresno run rules Nevada in elimination game Fresno ended Nevada’s season abruptly on Friday afternoon in the Mountain West Tournament hosted by regular season champ, New Mexico. The Bulldogs routed the Wolf Pack 15-5 in a game that was called after seven innings due to tournament mercy rule regulations. It was the second-straight game Fresno knocked around Nevada, cruising … [Read more...]
Nevada takes series from New Mexico, is postseason bound
Needing two wins to clinch fourth and final playoff spot, Nevada does just that at New Mexico and will play Lobos again Thursday in first round of Mountain West Tournament The Wolf Pack was unable to hang onto an early 5-2 lead at New Mexico on Saturday and missed out on a sweep of the Lobos with a 13-6 loss. New Mexico (29-25-1, 19-9-1) scored seven times in the seventh to … [Read more...]
Nevada takes two of three from UNLV, moves into playoff position
Reed product continues dominance, Pack clinches first Governor's Series With the series already won, Nevada was unable to complete a sweep of UNLV on Sunday afternoon with a 9-1 loss at Peccole Park. The Wolf Pack (17-32, 11-15) slid ahead of Air Force (12-16 in Mountain West) over the weekend for the fourth and final spot in the MW tournament with one week left in the … [Read more...]
Muss officially agrees to new five-year deal at Nevada, addresses state of program
Nevada hoops coach Eric Musselman and Athletic Director Doug Knuth announced new deal at press conference Tuesday afternoon Forty-eight days after withdrawing his name from consideration at Cal and agreeing in principle to a new deal at Nevada, Eric Musselman smiled. Nevada’s third-year hoops coach and the University officially signed a new five-year contract that was … [Read more...]