2024–25 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2024–25
Prev Year:2023–24
Next Year:2025–26
Team:Nevada Wolf Pack
Conference:Mountain West Conference
Short Conf:MW
Record:6–2
Conf Record:0–0
Head Coach:Steve Alford
Hc Year:6th
Assoc Coach:Craig Neal
Asst Coach1:Bill Duany
Asst Coach2:Nate Dixon
Stadium:Lawlor Events Center

The 2024–25 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represents the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by sixth-year head coach Steve Alford, play their home games for the 40th season at the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada. They participate as members of the Mountain West Conference for the 13th season.

Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the 2023–24 season 26–6, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. They were defeated by Colorado State in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 10 seed, where they lost in the first round to Dayton.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Hunter McIntosh 0 G 6'2" 185 GS Senior Graduated
Tyler Powell 1 G/F 6'5" 220 Junior Transferred to Eastern Washington[1]
2 G 6'4" 195 GS Senior Graduated
Snookey Wigington 10 G 5'8" 140 Sophomore Transferred to Rider
Kenan Blackshear 13 G 6'6" 215 GS Senior Graduated
Jazz Gardner 23 C 7'0" 225 Freshman Transferred to Pacific[2]
Isaac Hymes 24 G/F 6'8" 188 Freshman Walk-on; not on team roster
Tylan Pope 33 F 6'6" 240 Junior Transferred to Texas State[3]
John Flannigan 34 F 6'8" 210 Sophomore Walk-on; not on team roster

Incoming transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Chuck Bailey III 0 G 6'5" Sophomore Evansville[4]
Brandon Love 7 F 6'9" 208 Senior Texas State[5]
Kobe Sanders 8 G 6'8" 205 GS Senior Cal Poly[6]
Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams 10 C 6'10" 225 Junior Portland[7]
Justin McBride 21 F 6'8" 230 Sophomore Oklahoma State[8]
Xavier DuSell 53 G 6'4" 200 GS Senior Fresno State[9]

2024 recruiting class

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2024.

2025 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Rankings

See also: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings.

Notes and References

  1. News: Former Nevada basketball guard Tyler Powell commits to Eastern Washington. Nevada Sports Net. Chris. Murray. May 6, 2024. September 23, 2024.
  2. News: Ex-Nevada basketball player Jazz Gardner commits to Pacific. Nevada Sports Net. Chris. Murray. May 9, 2024. September 23, 2024.
  3. News: Nevada basketball transfer Tylan Pope commits to Texas State for last college season. Nevada Sports Net. Chris. Murray. May 9, 2024. September 23, 2024.
  4. News: Nevada basketball officially adds Evansville transfer Chuck Bailey III. Nevada Sports Net. Chris. Murray. May 16, 2024. September 23, 2024.
  5. News: Nevada basketball officially adds Texas State transfer Brandon Love. Nevada Sports Net. Chris. Murray. May 14, 2024. September 23, 2024.
  6. News: Nevada men's basketball team adds Kobe Sanders from transfer portal. Reno Gazette-Journal. Jim. Krajewski. April 11, 2024. September 23, 2024.
  7. News: Portland transfer Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams commits to Nevada by way of Wyoming. Nevada Sports Net. Chris. Murray. May 20, 2024. September 23, 2024.
  8. News: Nevada basketball officially adds Oklahoma State transfer Justin McBride. Nevada Sports Net. Chris. Murray. May 17, 2024. September 23, 2024.
  9. News: Nevada basketball officially adds Fresno State transfer Xavier DuSell. Nevada Sports Net. Chris. Murray. May 16, 2024. September 23, 2024.
  10. Web site: 2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule . September 23, 2024 . nevadawolfpack.com.