Nevada’s to-be third year coach talks offseason, recruiting Nevada men’s basketball coach Eric Musselman’s team hasn’t played a game in nearly five months, but his program has stayed in the headlines. The highest paid coach in school history joined the Nathan Shoup Show on ESPN Radio 94.5 FM last Friday to talk about the busy offseason. Part one can be found here. … [Read more...]
Part I: Q&A with Eric Musselman
Nevada to-be third-year coach talks offseason, recruiting The calendar hanging on the wall is flipped to August. March is seven months away. That doesn’t mean Reno has flipped from the basketball channel and is waiting for November. A run to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in a decade has a way of igniting a fan base. That’s what Eric Musselman has done in just … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Muss likely to stay on transfer train, Norvell addresses questions going into first camp, Reno 1868 FC cruises in KC
The Nevada men’s basketball program could go by many names. You could call it LSU West. Nevada had three coaches with strong LSU ties, but that number shrunk to two this week when Ron Dupree took a job in the NBA. Head coach Eric Musselman was the associate head coach under Johnny Jones in the bayou before coming to Nevada. Now Jones is the associate head coach under … [Read more...]
John Ramey named new voice of Nevada Wolf Pack
Nevada’s new play-by-play man comes to Reno after calling games for UCLA, UC Riverside Nevada fans learned in late May they would be listening to a new voice during Wolf Pack radio broadcasts when it was announced Ryan Radtke was taking a national job with Westwood One. Radtke was at Nevada since the start of the 2008 football season. Nevada fans were introduced to the … [Read more...]
Dupree takes NBA job
Turnover on staff one of constants in Musselman’s brief tenure at Nevada Eric Musselman is going to have an entirely new staff of assistants for the third-straight year. Nevada men’s basketball coach worked alongside three new faces when he came to Reno before the 2015-16 season. He had to replace them all in 2016-17. And once again, he will have a trio of Nevadan … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Reno does something rare in Colorado Springs, Nevada non-conference slate, My OJ take
Reno’s playoff probability took a nose dive in late June. The remnants of a nine-game division lead evaporated on Friday in a rain-shorted 10-5 loss at Colorado Springs. With the defeat, Reno fell into a first-place tie with Fresno. It was the first time since May 26 the Aces didn’t hold the Pacific Northern Division lead outright. Jerry Narron turned Gregg Gross’ squad … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Houston, this is not a problem, Pacquiao-Horn debacle
The argument whether Cam Oliver should have stayed at Nevada for his junior season, or declared for the NBA Draft, is now null and void. Oliver declared. He did not get drafted. He signed with Houston as a free agent. Last week, I pointed out the numerous positives for Oliver in Houston. The roster is flexible. The forward position is relatively weak. The style of play is … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Should Oliver have stayed?
He needs another year to develop. Why doesn’t he wait for a weaker draft? If he stays another year, he’ll get more exposure. He needs to prove that he has an undying love for the game. Those who disapproved of Cam Oliver’s decision to hire an agent and forfeit is NCAA eligibility to pursue a career in the NBA had no shortage of validations for their opinion over … [Read more...]