Wolf Pack improves to 9-2 with 79-69 home non-conference win over Anteaters RENO – Perimeter shooting was a blaring weakness for the Wolf Pack a season ago. This is a different year. This is a different team. Nevada hit a season-high 13 shots from deep on Wednesday night (needing 25 shots) and hung on to beat UC Irvine 76-69 in the final non-conference game of the … [Read more...]
Second half run pushes Pack past Pacific
Nevada used a 22-2 run in the second half on Tuesday night to surge past Pacific to a 77-67 non-conference victory in front of 6,920 at Lawlor Events Center. When the run started, the Pack (6-2) found itself in a 50-46 hole with 10:34 left. When it ended five minutes later, on a D.J. Fenner triple, the home team held an insurmountable 68-52 lead. The Wolf Pack improved to … [Read more...]
Pack, Foster handle Loyola in home opener
RENO – Four different players scored in double figures as Nevada led wire-to-wire on Monday night, taking its home opener over Loyola Marymount, 79-64, in front of 6,176 at Lawlor Events Center. The Lions fell to 1-1 after beating NAIA program, Vanguard, by a score of 99-51 on Friday. Four different players reached double figures for the Pack (1-1), including Elijah … [Read more...]
Pack falls in opener at No. 17 St. Mary’s, 81-63
Nevada’s heavily anticipated season started on Friday night with an 81-63 loss at No. 17 St. Mary’s. The Gaels dominated in the paint, where they outscored the Pack, 56-20. As a result, the hosts shot 60 percent from the field (33-of-55), compared to Nevada’s 46.8 percent (22-of-47). St. Mary’s big man Jock Landale had a career night, going for 33 points and … [Read more...]
Sessions’ $1 million donation to fund upgraded practice facility for Pack hoops
Former Wolf Pack star and current Charlotte Hornets point guard Ramon Sessions has donated $1 million towards the development of a basketball practice facility on the University of Nevada campus, the Wolf Pack athletics department announced Tuesday afternoon. The Ramon Sessions Basketball Performance Center will be housed at what is currently Lombardi Recreation Center, just … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Strong week for Nevada hoops, Pack baseball’s run falls short, And then it was summer
The good news continues to roll in for the Nevada basketball program. Last Monday, freshman stud Cam Oliver withdrew his name for the NBA draft and announced he will be returning for his sophomore season. I'm more than excited to be back in a Pack uniform for another year ! Time to get ready for 2016-17 ! #GoPack pic.twitter.com/iDy5475eNh — Cam Oliver (@SpaceCamm) … [Read more...]
Shoup Shots: Down goes Reed softball, big week for Spanish Springs baseball, Oliver (maybe) going to NBA
The Reed softball team wasn’t going to go undefeated this year. It just wasn’t going to happen. Yes, the Raiders are loaded. Yes, the Raiders are experienced. And yes, any team that claims they’re not at least a little intimidated by the Raiders is lying. It’s just too difficult a task to accomplish. Reed’s perfect start to the season ended after 14 games when it … [Read more...]
CBI title start of something special for Pack
The jump Nevada made this year was incredible. There’s no denying that. Eric Musselman took over a roster that won nine games last year and turned it into a champion. Yes, there are “so what?” connotations on a national scale when it comes to a CBI title, but locally, this is a big deal. And starting next winter, it may be a big deal nationally. When the CBI started, … [Read more...]