Saint Patrick’s Day weekend did not bring Nevada any luck. Quite the opposite, actually. Looking to shake a slow start to the season, Nevada went to San Jose State, a team entering with an identical 2-4 conference record, for a three-game set. The Wolf Pack (5-15, 2-7) got swept, losing all three games by a single run and now holds just a one game lead over last-place Air … [Read more...]
Slow start sends Pack packing
Fifteen-point first-half deficit against Big 12 Tournament champs too much for Wolf Pack in NCAA Tournament first round MILWUAKEE – It was obvious early. Nevada, a team that rode superior athleticism to its first NCAA Tournament berth in a decade, was outmatched early in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday night against a long, bouncy and sharp-shooting … [Read more...]
How can Nevada upset Iowa State?
Wolf Pack looking for program's fifth NCAA Tournament victory For the coaches, the game planning is over. For the players, no more watching film. For the fans, time for the Tums. No. 12 Nevada (28-6) and No. 5 Iowa State (23-10) tip in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Thursday night in Milwaukee at approximately 6:57 p.m. PT – the final tip of the tournament’s … [Read more...]
Strapped to a stretcher in December, Hall quietly propelling winning streak
Emergence of Nevada's 6-6 freshman follows scary scene in Mountain West opener There was legitimate concern Nevada’s now most important reserve would never play basketball again, at least momentarily. Josh Hall, 6-6 four-star recruit from Houston, landed awkwardly on a fast-break finish at the rim in Nevada’s Mountain West opener against San Jose State in late … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: What a Nevada run could mean for Musselman’s future
Speculation about Wolf Pack’s second-year coach to escalate this weekend My Twitter audience is resilient. It puts up with bad jokes. It tolerates far too many Seattle sports references. And every Thursday, it is witness to the same Tweet. In one way or another, I’ll ask for questions for the following afternoon’s radio show. Sometimes an unrelated gif is … [Read more...]
Nevada, Iowa State more alike than most would believe
Cyclones are big boys from Big 12, but parallel Pack in style, coaching, and even emotions Nevada. Iowa State. At first glance, it’s easy to believe the two programs have as much in common as Reno and Las Vegas. They both play the same game, just in entirely contrasting styles. One city gets snow up to four months a year and is famed by a former television show … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Reno’s raucous weekend, Ozoude chooses Colorado State
Reno needs to catch its breath, maybe let the resting heart beat come back down. It endured a marathon this weekend. I’m not convinced you can make argument it wasn’t one of the busiest in Northern Nevada sports history. For the second straight year, the Big Sky played its men’s and women’s conference tournaments at the Reno Events Center. Regular-season champion … [Read more...]
Baseball: Nevada salvages final game against SDSU, falls to 4-11
Nevada managed to take one game off San Diego State, winning on Sunday, 7-3, after dropping the first two of the weekend. The Wolf Pack (4-11, 2-4) has now won just two of its last nine and dropped all four series this season. The Aztecs improved to 10-6, 2-1 in the Mountain West. Sacramento State comes to Peccole on this afternoon (2 p.m.) then Utah visits on Wednesday … [Read more...]