Table of Contents PLAYERS RECORD BOOK STATISTICS COACHES & STAFF TEAM INFO INTRO Table of Contents QUICK FACTS & SCHEDULE 3 MEDIA INFORMATION 4-5 LAWLOR EVENTS CENTER 6 NUMERical/Alphabetical roster Team photo & roster breakdown 9 SEASON PREVIEW 12-13 head COACH ERIC musselman 16-1 assistant coaches 20-22 support staff 23-33 player profiles 36-53 2015-16 SEASON REVIEW 56-69 record book 72-79 nevada in the nba 0 team history 2-10 Postseason History 110-115 all-time letter winners 11-119 ramon sessions basketball performance center 120 CREDITS The 2016-17 Nevada men s basketball media guide was prepared by the Athletics Media Services Office with editorial contributions by Jack Kuestermeyer and Chad Hartley in addition to all previous SIDs and interns of the Nevada Media Services Office. The media guide was designed by Sheneé Sanchez using Adobe InDesign CS6 on Mac hardware. Photography contributions by John Byrne; Mark Rauh, Silver and Blue Sports; and Claudia Ortega-Lukas, Jean Dixon, Eric Asistin, David Calvert, Crista Hecht, Jeff Ross, Matt Theilen and Beth Cohen, University of Nevada Marketing All text and photo content is property of or licensed to the University of Nevada and Nevada Athletics. These materials can not be reproduced without permission from the Nevada Media Services Office. SPECIAL THANKS HISTORY Claudia Ortega-Lukas, and Brandon Stewart, University of Nevada Electronics; Javan Hedlund, Mountain West Conference; The Reno/Sparks Convention Visitors Authority for photos of the Reno/Lake Tahoe area. 1
Quick Facts GENERAL INFORMATION Location Reno, Nev. 9557 Reno/Sparks Population 246,46 Enrollment 21,000 Nickname; School Colors Wolf Pack; Navy Blue and Silver Home Arena (Capacity) Lawlor Events Center (11,536) Conference Mountain West President Dr. Marc Johnson Athletics Director Doug Knuth Athletic Dept. Phone (775) 74-6900 Ticket Office Phone (775) 34-PACK Press Row Phone (775) 74-4404 Athletics Website www.nevadawolfpack.com basketball INFORMATION 2015-16 Record 24-14 Home: 16-3 Away: 5-10 Neutral: 3-1 2015-16 MW Record (Finish) 10- (TFourth) Home: 6-3 Away: 4-5 2015-16 Postseason 5-1 (Won CBI) Starters Returning/Lost 4/2 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 4/4 Newcomers 9 (includes four transfers that sat out last season) 2016-17 Schedule DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME TELEVISION Nov. 4 San Francisco State^ Reno, Nev. 7 p.m. Nov. 11 at Saint Mary s Moraga, Calif. p.m. Nov. 14 Loyola Marymount Reno, Nev. 7 p.m. MWN/WolfPack.tv Nov. 1 Oregon State Reno, Nev. 7 p.m. ESPN3 Nov. 20-26 - Great Alaska Shootout Anchorage, Alaska Nov. 20 Iona Reno, Nev. 5 p.m. MWN/WolfPack.tv Nov. 23 Oakland Anchorage, Alaska 10:30 p.m. CBSSN Nov. 25 Buffalo or Alaska Anchorage Anchorage, Alaska TBA CBSSN or GCI Nov. 26 UC Davis/Weber State/Drake/Iona Anchorage, Alaska TBA CBSSN or GCI Nov. 29 Pacific Reno, Nev. 7 p.m. MWN/WolfPack.tv Dec. 3 at Bradley# Peoria, Ill. 5 p.m. Dec. 11 at Washington Seattle, Wash. 5 p.m. Pac-12 Networks Dec. 14 UC Irvine Reno, Nev. 7 p.m. MWN/WolfPack.tv Dec. 21-22 South Point Holiday Hoops Classic Las Vegas, Nev. Dec. 21 Towson Las Vegas, Nev. 2:30 p.m. Dec. 22 UC Santa Barbara Las Vegas, Nev. 2:30 p.m. INTRO TEAM INFO BAsketball coaching staff Head Coach Eric Musselman (San Diego, 197) Record at School 24-14 (One year) Basketball Office Phone 775-62-6950 Assistant Coach Dave Rice (UNLV, 1993) - First year Assistant Coach Yanni Hufnagel (Cornell, 2006) - First year Assistant Coach Ronald Dupree (LSU, 2015) - First year Director of Operations Anthony Ruta (Arizona State, 2014) - Second season Video Coordinator Brandon Chambers (VCU, 2014) First season Director of Player Development Sam Krosnick (Maryland, 2014) - First season Graduate Assistant Hays Myers (LSU, 2016) First season Graduate Assistant Peter Herman (Winona State, 2016) First season Graduate Assistant Marcus Whitt (Columbia College 2016) First season Graduate Assistant Marcus Whitt (Columbia College 2016) First season Trainer Elbert Denina (Long Beach State, 2010) - First season Strength & Conditioning Coach Rodney Fowler (Kansas, 200)- First season MEDIA SERVICES Assistant Director (Basketball Contact) Jack Kuestermeyer jkuester@unr.edu Office Phone (775) 62-694 Cell Phone (775) 240-6251 Assistant Director (Basketball Contact) Nick Beaton nbeaton@nevada.unr.edu Office Phone (775) 62-695 Cell Phone (775) 64-943 Mailing Address Legacy Hall/Mail Stop 232, Reno, NV 9557 Non-Conference San Francisco State (ex) Joe Danahey joed@sfsu.edu (415) 33-1579 Saint Mary s Mark Rivera mtr6@stmarys-ca.edu (925) 631-4950 Loyola Marymount John Shaffer jshaffer@lmu.edu (310) 33-7643 Oregon State Shawn Schoeffler Shawn.Schoeffler@oregonstate.edu (541) 737-3720 Iona B brian Beyrer bbeyrer@iona.edu (914) 637-2627 Oakland Scott MacDonald macdona2@oakland.edu (24) 370-400 Buffalo B brian Wolff bcwolff@buffalo.edu (716) 645-6993 Alaska-Anchorage Nate Sagan nssagan@alaska.edu (907) 76-1295 UC Davis Eric Bankston elbankston@ucdavis.edu (530) 752-3505 Weber State paul Grua pgrua@weber.edu (01) 626-7414 Dec. 2 San José State* Reno, Nev. 7 p.m. MWN/WolfPack.tv Dec. 31 at Fresno State* Fresno, Calif. 4 p.m. ESPN3 Jan. 4 San Diego State* Reno, Nev. p.m. ESPN2/ESPNU Jan. 7 at New Mexico* Albuquerque, N.M. :15 p.m. ESPN2/ESPNU Jan. 14 at Wyoming* Laramie, Wyo. 3 p.m. ESPN3 Jan. 1 Air Force* Reno, Nev. 7 p.m. ROOT Sports Jan. 21 Fresno State* Reno, Nev. 3 p.m. CBSSN Jan. 25 at Boise State* Boise, Idaho 7 p.m. CBSSN Jan. 2 New Mexico* Reno, Nev. 1:00 p.m. CBSSN Feb. 1 at Utah State* Logan, Utah 6 p.m. ESPN3 Feb. UNLV* Reno, Nev. p.m. CBSSN Feb. 12 at San Diego State* San Diego, Calif. 1 p.m. CBSSN Feb. 15 at Air Force* Colorado Springs, Colo. 6 p.m. ESPN3 Feb. 1 Utah State* Reno, Nev. 5 p.m. ESPN3 Feb. 22 Boise State* Reno, Nev. 7 p.m. ESPN3 Feb. 25 at UNLV* Las Vegas, Nev. 3 p.m. CBSSN Mar. 1 at San José State* San Jose, Calif. 7 p.m. MWN/Campus Insiders Mar. 4 Colorado State* Reno, Nev. 5 p.m. ESPN3 Mar. -11 Mountain West Championship Las Vegas, Nev. TBA ^Exhibition game *Mountain West Game #Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge Home games in bold All times Pacific opponent sid directory Drake Ty Patton ty.patton@drake.edu (515) 271-3014 Pacific TBA Bradley Jason Veniskey jveniskey@fsmail.bradley.edu (55) 615-5316 Washington Ashley Walker awalker1@uw.edu (206) 240-399 UC Irvine B bob Olson rkolson@uci.edu (949) 24-514 Towson Rob Knox rknox@towson.edu (410) 704-4571 UC Santa Barbara bill Mahoney Bill.Mahoney@athletics.ucsb.edu (05) 93-342 Mountain West Air Force Troy Garnhart troy.garnhart@usafa.edu (719) 359-7432 Boise State Mike Walsh jmichaelwalsh1@boisestate.edu (20) 921-7396 Colorado State John Martin john.a.martin@colostate.edu (540) 476-1259 Fresno State Stephen Trembley strembley@csufresno.edu (559) 270-4291 New Mexico Chelsey Chamberlain chamberlainc@unm.edu (541) 761-035 San Diego State Mike May mmay@mail.sdsu.edu (619) 957-372 Darin Wong dwong@mail.sdsu.edu (310) 49-237 San Josè State Dominic Urrutia dominic.urrutia@sjsu.edu (40) 334-043 UNLV Andy Grossman andy.grossman@unlv.edu (702) 630-3949 Sage Sammons sage.sammons@unlv.edu (702) 47-0166 Utah State Kyle Cottam kyle.cottam@usu.edu (435) 17-7702 Wyoming Nick Seeman nseeman@uwyo.edu (612) 741-0550 Kyle Charles kcharle2@uwyo.edu (316) 993-95 PLAYERS RECORD BOOK STATISTICS COACHES & STAFF HISTORY 3
Media Information INTRO TEAM INFO PLAYERS STATISTICS RECORD BOOK COACHES & STAFF HISTORY 4 Credentials All requests for credentials for Nevada men s basketball games should be emailed or called in to Jack Kuestermeyer at jkuester@unr.edu no later than 4 hours before the game. Assigned courtside seating for credentialed media is limited and will be available on the following basis: (1) local, national and visiting team outlets covering Nevada women s basketball on a deadline basis; (2) live television and radio outlets covering the game; (3) others, granted on a priority basis. Nevada s complete credential policy is available at www.nevadawolfpack.com. The media entrance at Lawlor Events Center is located at the main entrance and will open one hour before each game. Media arriving earlier than two hours prior to the game can enter at the bottom of the truck ramp on the southeast side of the arena. Media parking (by pass) is in the West Stadium Parking Complex, located just north of Lawlor Events Center. MEDIA workroom The media workroom is located in Meeting Room 4 in the main hallway immediately to the left of the Lawlor floor-level entrance. Wireless internet and a limited number of telephone lines are available for filing on a first-come, first-served basis. Game notes, rosters and other information will be available in the workroom before each game. PHOTOGRAPHY Only properly credentialed photographers will be allowed in the designated photo areas of Lawlor Events Center as specified by the NCAA. Any backboard cameras or other remote cameras must be approved by media services. POSTGAME INTERVIEWS Wolf Pack head coach Eric Musselman and selected Nevada student-athletes will be available approximately 10 minutes after the conclusion of the game. If requested and available, the visiting coach and players will be available outside the opponent locker room. Please contact the visiting SID for details. nevada MEDIA SERVICES Chad Hartley Associate AD (775) 62-692 hartleyc@unr.edu Jack Kuestermeyer Assistant Director (775) 62-694 jkuester@unr.edu Katie Rihn Assistant Director (775) 62-6963 krihn@unr.edu Nick Beaton Assistant Director (775) 62-695 bradyjohnson@unr.edu weekly interviews To arrange interviews with head coach Eric Musselman and Wolf Pack student-athletes, please contact Jack Kuestermeyer. All interviews with members of the program must be arranged through the Nevada Media Services office. Generally, only Coach Musselman and student-athletes are available to the media and only during designated times. Any other interview request will be considered on a case-by-case basis. mountain west contact Stuart Buchanan, Assistant Director of Communications, handles all information requests related to men s basketball for the MW office. The address is 9250 E.15455 Gleneagle Drive, Suite 200, Colorado Springs, Colorado 0921. Buchanan s phone number: (719) 4-4042, fax: (719) 47-7241, email: sbuchanan@themw.com. on the internet Updated information on the Nevada men s basketball team and Wolf Pack Athletics is available on the official University of Nevada athletic department s website: www.nevadawolfpack.com. Information includes current schedules and results, rosters, latest press releases, statistics, coach and athlete profiles, and more. CBS Interactive is the website provider of NevadaWolfPack.com. getting to the arena Lawlor Events Center is located on the campus of the University of Nevada. Lawlor is on Virginia Street on the northwestern end of the campus. From Interstate 0, take the Virginia Street exit and proceed north. Take a right on 15th Street and the main parking lot will be on your right. From the Reno/Tahoe International Airport, take the 395 freeway north to the Interstate 0 west interchange and exit on Virginia Street (Follow above directions from this point). Ryan Levine Graduate Assistant (775) 62-6953 rlevine@unr.edu Sheneé Sanchez JD Jerome Multimedia Specialist Digital Media Coordinator (775) 62-6914 (775) 62-6953 shenees@unr.edu leew@unr.edu
Media Information wolf pack sports network The Wolf Pack Radio Network will carry every minute of Nevada men s basketball action again this season, from the opening tipoff until the final seconds tick off the scoreboard in another postseason game. The Wolf Pack Radio Network is overseen by Wolf Pack Sports Properties, Learfield s local team and multimedia rights holder for University of Nevada Athletics. An industry leader for more than four decades, Learfield has a deep presence in the college athletics landscape nationwide. In addition to Nevada, it manages the multimedia and sponsorship rights for 120 collegiate institutions, conferences and arenas, and supports athletic departments at all competitive levels as title sponsor of the prestigious Learfield Directors Cup. Learfield also provides its collegiate partners access to professional concessions and ticket sales; licensing and trademark consulting; digital platform expertise; and venue and technology systems through its affiliated companies. Ryan Radtke provides the play-by-play for the Wolf Pack men s basketball team with Len Stevens adding the color commentary for home contests. Longtime Wolf Pack play-by-play voice Don Marchand will fill in for Radtke early in the season. Radtke is in his ninth season as the play-by-play man for the Wolf Pack. He came to Nevada after a decade at the University of Arizona Radio Network, where he handled pregame, halftime and post-game shows for football and basketball and was also the secondary play-by-play voice for the Wildcats. For the past 11 seasons, Radtke has been calling Triple-A baseball. The first three for the Tucson Sidewinders and last seven years for the same franchise in Reno, the Reno Aces. Radtke will handle the play-by-play duties for Wolf Pack football and men s basketball. He will also host the weekly coaches radio shows for those sports. Marchand is a familiar voice in Northern Nevada as he s called Wolf Pack games for more than 20 years during his career. He will engineer the football broadcasts in addition to his role as the voice of women s basketball and Wolf Pack baseball. Marchand hosts a sports talk show in Reno. We are delighted to be able to put together such a talented and experienced broadcast team. Wolf Pack fans will really enjoy the enthusiasm, professionalism and excitement that this team will bring to our radio and television broadcasts, Nevada Deputy Athletics Director Rory Hickok said. The Wolf Pack Coaches Show airs each Tuesday at 6 p.m. on 94.5 FM once the football season has concluded. Second-year head coach Eric Musselman will join Radtke for the hour-long show each week. Coach Musselman will recap the Wolf Pack s previous games and look ahead to the next opponents. The show, will also feature interviews with Wolf Pack assistant coaches and student-athletes. The show is broadcast live at 6 p.m. on ESPN Radio 94.5 FM in Northern Nevada alongside KPLY 630 AM. The show can also be heard live on KUUB 94.3 FM in Carson City. Ryan Radtke: The Voice of Wolf Pack Athletics NEVADAWOLFPACK.TV NevadaWolfPack.TV is the Wolf Pack s in-house streaming network and the premier destination for fans looking for Nevada Wolf Pack athletics video content. In the 2015-2016 athletic year, NevadaWolfPack.TV produced more than 100 on-demand video features and streamed 15 live events. Fans can see all the Wolf Pack action by visiting www.nevadawolfpack.tv. By working with all 11 institutions, The Mountain West Network powered by Campus Insiders streamed over 1,900 live events during the 2015-16 academic year. Fans can see the action from all the schools in the conference by downloading the Mountain West app on your phone or tablet or by visiting CampusInsiders.com. For the latest news, streaming links, postgame highlights, press conferences, photos, GIFs and more follow @WolfPack_TV on Twitter. INTRO TEAM INFO PLAYERS RECORD BOOK STATISTICS COACHES & STAFF HISTORY 5
Lawlor Events Center INTRO TEAM INFO PLAYERS COACHES & STAFF Completed in 193, Lawlor Events Center, located on the University of Nevada campus, has been home to Wolf Pack basketball, men s since its inception and women s since 1994-95. The arena seats 11,536 in an oval configuration with every spectator enjoying a center-court line of sight. The seating capacity includes 60 seats mounted on the main floor, bringing fans nearly courtside on all four sides. Since the 2015-16 season several upgrades were made to the arena. A new floor and scoreboard were installed. A major renovation to the locker room was completed. Named after Nevada s legendary coach and athletic director Glenn Jake Lawlor, Lawlor Events Center was made possible by a grant approved by the Nevada State Legislature in 1979. Ground was originally broken in October 191, and the construction project was completed on schedule for the grand opening on Nov. 4, 193. Originally built at a cost of $26 million, Lawlor Events Center has undergone periodic modifications and improvements. During the 199-99 season, Lawlor Events Center unveiled a state-of-the-art electronic imaging scoreboard that allows fans to see highlights before each game, player pictures and stats, and includes two statistics boards at each end of the floor. At the start of the 19992000 season, in a never-ending effort to consistently modify the facility, the teams played on a new floor. The arena s capacity and the efforts taken to improve the facility made Lawlor the home of the Big West Conference men s and women s basketball tournaments from 1996-2000. It didn t take the WAC long to tab Nevada for yet another championship tournament coming to Reno in 2005 and 2006. The WAC Tournaments returned to Lawlor Events Center in 2009 and 2010. The NBA has also chosen Lawlor to host exhibition games. So far, the Sacramento Kings, Utah Jazz, Golden State Warriors, Seattle SuperSonics and the New Orleans Hornets have all played at Lawlor. In addition to the NBA, the Harlem Globetrotters have also played in the Pack s den. Lawlor Events Center, however, is far from just a basketball arena. The facility has served as host to concerts and events throughout its history. Lawlor has been host to such sporting events as the Professional Bull Riding Association s Bull-Nanza and concerts such as Fleetwood Mac, Cher, Bette Midler, Metallica, Prince, Yellowcard and Hilary Duff. As a concert facility, Lawlor is capable of seating 12,000 spectators, and the arena can be changed in configuration or reduced in size to accommodate smaller acts or to provide a more intimate theater setting. Also utilized extensively for conventions and meetings, Lawlor s main floor provides accommodations for large convention exhibits and can be used for large group gatherings. The arena s meeting and convention complex, which was upgraded in July of 2002, includes a large foyer for receptions and registration for meetings and conventions. Eight meeting/ banquet rooms provide nearly 10,000 square feet of space, which can be easily divided into smaller rooms with fully-movable partitions and service access to all areas. Each of Nevada s basketball teams have locker rooms Men s Basketball Record at in the facility with Lawlor Events Center two more opponent Home Record Overall Record locker rooms and Year W L Pct. W L Pct. two smaller dressing 193-4 11 6.647 17 14.54 rooms. Additional 194-5 13 1.929 21 10.677 rooms are utilized for 195-6 10 6.625 13 15.500 press conferences, 196-7 11 4.733 15 15.500 educational/social 197-9 6.600 15 13.536 functions, performer 19-9 12 3.00 16 12.571 199-90 10 4.714 15 13.536 rehearsals, personnel 1990-91 11 3.76 17 14.56 briefings, storage 1991-92 13 1.929 19 10.655 for performers, and 1992-93 6.429 9 17.346 auxiliary dining, as 1993-94 10 4.714 11 17.393 well as housing for 1994-95 11 2.46 1 11.621 the facility s executive 1995-96 9 5.643 16 13.552 offices. 1996-97 14 3.24 21 10.677 STATISTICS 1997-9 11 199-99 6 1999-00 7 2000-01 9 2001-02 10 2002-03 11 2003-04 15 2004-05 13 2005-06 17 2006-07 15 2007-0 13 200-09 13 2009-10 15 2010-11 9 2011-12 16 2012-13 10 2013-14 7 2014-15 7 2015-16 16 Totals 370 4.733.429.467 5.643 4.714 3.76 0 1.000 4.765 1.944 1.93 3.13.619 2.2 5.643 2.9 7.5.467.467 3.42 140.725 16 12.571 1.30 9 20.310 10 1.357 17 13.567 1 14.563 25 9.735 25 7.71 27 6.1 29 5.53 21 12.636 21 13.61 21 13.61 13 19.406 2 7.00 12 19.37 15 17.469 9 22.290 24 14.632 571 442.564 RECORD BOOK Top Crowds HISTORY 6 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.. 9. 10. Fresno State (1/29/05) Hawai i (1/2/06) New Mexico State (3/3/07) UNLV (12/9/06) UNLV (1/23/16) Nebraska (2/17/97) North Carolina (12/30/6) Tulsa (3//03) UNLV (11/23/4) UNLV (12//90) 11,74 11,45 11,462 11,36 11,341 11,275 11,200 11,166 11,125 11,090 Location: 15th and North Virginia Streets, Reno, Nev. Seating: 11,536-person theater seating area in an oval configuration. Dimensions: Facility covers 201,400 square feet. Main floor area: Measures 74 x14 with a 62-foot-high ceiling. Concourse: Provides 24,300 square feet of space for crowd movement and exhibits. Completed: October 193 Cost: $26 million.
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Alphabetical & Numerical Rosters INTRO TEAM INFO PLAYERS STATISTICS RECORD BOOK COACHES & STAFF HISTORY Alphabetical No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 34 John Carlson# F 6-225 So.-TR Reno, Nev. (San Diego Christian) 24 Jordan Caroline G/F 6-7 235 So.-TR Champaign, Ill. (Southern Illinois) 20 David Cunningham G 6-4 195 So.-SQ Sacramento, Calif. (Bella Vista HS) 14 Lindsey Drew G 6-4 10 So.-1L Encino, Calif. (Fairfax HS) 15 D.J. Fenner G 6-6 205 Sr.-3L Seattle, Wash. (Seattle Prep) 12 Elijah Foster F 6-7 235 Jr.-2L Seattle, Wash. (Rainier Beach HS) 33 Josh Hall G 6-6 190 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas (Genesis Academy) 2 Leland King II F 6-7 225 Jr.-TR Inglewood, Calif. (Brown) 22 David Kyle F 6-6 220 Fr.-HS Reno, Nev. (Reno HS) 1 Marcus Marshall G 6-3 200 Sr.-TR St. Paul, Minn. (Missouri State) 10 Caleb Martin^ F 6-7 215 Jr.-TR Mocksville, N.C. (North Carolina State) 5 Cody Martin^ F 6-7 210 Jr.-TR Mocksville, N.C. (North Carolina State) 0 Cameron Oliver F 6-235 So.-1L Oakland, Calif. (Grant HS) 4 Devearl Ramsey G 5-11 10 Fr.-HS Los Angeles, Calif. (Sierra Canyon HS) 21 Kendall Stephens^ G 6-7 205 Sr.-TR St. Charles, Ill. (Purdue) 23 Charlie Tooley G 6-0 195 Fr.-HS Granite Bay, Calif. (Granite Bay HS) 31 Collin Weaver G 6-3 195 Jr.-TR Glendale, Ariz. (Iowa Western) Numerical No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl.-Exp. Hometown (Previous School) 0 Cameron Oliver F 6-235 So.-1L Oakland, Calif. (Grant HS) 1 Marcus Marshall G 6-3 200 Sr.-TR St. Paul, Minn. (Missouri State) 2 Leland King II F 6-7 225 Jr.-TR Inglewood, Calif. (Brown) 4 Devearl Ramsey G 5-11 10 Fr.-HS Los Angeles, Calif. (Sierra Canyon HS) 5 Cody Martin^ F 6-7 210 Jr.-TR Mocksville, N.C. (North Carolina State) 10 Caleb Martin^ F 6-7 215 Jr.-TR Mocksville, N.C. (North Carolina State) 12 Elijah Foster F 6-7 235 Jr.-2L Seattle, Wash. (Rainier Beach HS) 14 Lindsey Drew G 6-4 10 So.-1L Encino, Calif. (Fairfax HS) 15 D.J. Fenner G 6-6 205 Sr.-3L Seattle, Wash. (Seattle Prep) 20 David Cunningham G 6-4 195 So.-SQ Sacramento, Calif. (Bella Vista HS) 21 Kendall Stephens^ G 6-7 205 Sr.-TR St. Charles, Ill. (Purdue) 22 David Kyle F 6-6 220 Fr.-HS Reno, Nev. (Reno HS) 23 Charlie Tooley G 6-0 195 Fr.-HS Granite Bay, Calif. (Granite Bay HS) 24 Jordan Caroline G/F 6-7 235 So.-TR Champaign, Ill. (Southern Illinois) 31 Collin Weaver G 6-3 195 Jr.-TR Glendale, Ariz. (Iowa Western) 33 Josh Hall G 6-6 190 Fr.-HS Houston, Texas (Genesis Academy) 34 John Carlson# F 6-225 So.-TR Reno, Nev. (San Diego Christian) ^ will sit out the 2016-17 season under NCAA transfer rules # eligible second semester of 2016-17 Head Coach: Eric Musselman (San Diego, 197) Assistant Coach: Dave Rice (UNLV, 1993) - First year Assistant Coach: Yanni Hufnagel (Cornell, 2006) - First year Assistant Coach: Ronald Dupree (LSU, 2015) - First year Director of Operations: Anthony Ruta (Arizona State, 2014) - Second season Video Coordinator: Brandon Chambers (VCU, 2014) First season Director of Player Development: Sam Krosnick (Maryland, 2014) - First season Graduate Assistant: Hays Myers (LSU, 2016) First season Graduate Assistant: Cade Knutson (Southern Oregon, 2016) First season Graduate Assistant: Peter Herman (Winona State, 2016) First season Graduate Assistant: Marcus Whitt (Columbia College 2016) First season Trainer: Elbert Denina (Long Beach State, 2010) - First season Strength & Conditioning Coach: Rodney Fowler (Kansas, 200)- First season Academic Advisor: James Hall (Tiffin, 2013) - Third season Pronunciation Guide Devearl Ramsey Duh-verl
Roster Breakdown HISTORY RECORD BOOK STATISTICS COACHES & STAFF PLAYERS TEAM INFO INTRO Returning Starters (4): Cameron Oliver, D.J. Fenner, Elijah Foster, Lindsey Drew. Returning Letter winners (4): Cameron Oliver, D.J. Fenner, Elijah Foster, Lindsey Drew. By Class: Seniors (3): D.J Fenner, Marcus Marshall, Kendall Stephens; Juniors (5): Leland King II, Elijah Foster, Collin Weaver, Cody Martin, Caleb Martin; Sophomores (5): Cameron Oliver, Lindsey Drew, David Cunningham, Jordan Caroline, John Carlson; Freshman (4): Devearl Ramsey, Charlie Tooley, David Kyle, Josh Hall. By Geography: California (6): Lindsey Drew (Encino), Leland King II (Inglewood), Cameron Oliver (Oakland), David Cunningham (Sacramento), Devearl Ramsey (Los Angeles), Charlie Tooley (Granite Bay); Illinois (2): Jordan Caroline (Champaign), Kendall Stephens (St. Charles); Nevada (2): John Carlson (Reno), David Kyle (Reno); North Carolina (2): Caleb Martin (Mocksville), Cody Martin (Mocksville), Washington (2): D.J. Fenner (Seattle), Elijah Foster (Seattle); Arizona (1): Collin Weaver (Glendale); Minnesota (1): Marcus Marshall, Texas (1): Josh Hall (Houston). By Height: 5-11(1): Devearl Ramsey; 6-0 (1): Charlie Tooley; 6-3(2): Marcus Marshall, Collin Weaver; 6-4 (2): Lindsey Drew, David Cunningham; 6-6 (3): D.J. Fenner, David Kyle, Josh Hall; 6-7 (6): Elijah Foster, Jordan Caroline, Leland King II, Caleb Martin, Cody Martin, Kendall Stephens; 6- (2): Cameron Oliver, John Carlson. By Position: Guard(9): Devearl Ramsey, Charlie Tooley;, Marcus Marshall, Collin Weaver, Lindsey Drew, David Cunningham, D.J. Fenner, Josh Hall, Kendall Stephens; Forward (): Elijah Foster, Jordan Caroline, Leland King II, Caleb Martin, Cody Martin, Cameron Oliver, John Carlson, David Kyle. By Experience: Three Letters (1): D.J. Fenner; Two Letters (1): Elijah Foster; One Letter (2): Lindsey Drew, Cameron Oliver; Transfers (): Marcus Marshall, Jordan Caroline, Leland King II, Caleb Martin, Cody Martin, Kendall Stephens, Collin Weaver, John Carlson; High School (4): Devearl Ramsey, Charlie Tooley, Josh Hall, David Kyle; Squad (1): David Cunningham. 9
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Season Preview INTRO TEAM INFO PLAYERS STATISTICS RECORD BOOK COACHES & STAFF HISTORY 12 review After an incredible first season for head coach Eric Musselman, the prospects for year two are even brighter. Musselman inherited a team that went 9-22 and with primarily the same roster went 24-14 and 10- in Mountain West play to finish tied for fourth. The Pack put together a most impressive postseason run, becoming the first Nevada basketball team and MW team to win a postseason tournament with 2-1 finals series win over Morehead State. A win over New Mexico in the MW Championship was also a first in four seasons in the league. Nevada then won three consecutive home CBI contests to advance to the finals. After a loss at MSU the Pack won the next two games, including game three 5-2 in overtime to capture the title. Senior Tyron Criswell was named the MVP. Nevada played a school record 3 games and played in the month of April for the first time. A successful season leads to honors and the Pack had their share. Musselman was named the MW Coach of the Year by Bleacher Report. Senior Marqueze Coleman was named the MW second team by the coaches and media along with earning second team alldistrict 17 honors. Coleman also became the 25th player in school history to score 1,000 points. The MW Media selected Criswell as their Sixth Man of the Year. Freshman Cameron Oliver earned multiple honors in his first season; MW coaches third team and all-defensive team, MW media second team and Freshman of the Year and All-MW Tournament team honors. Preview In coach Musselman s positionless basketball, the majority of the players have the ability to produce at numerous positions on the court. That will be even more evident this season as just five players who saw action a year ago are back, four of which are starters. The 2016-17 team has more versatility and depth than last season. The Mountain West media picked the Pack to finish second in the preseason poll. A year ago Nevada was predicted to finish ninth and ended the year tied for fourth with a 10- record. backcourt Two veterans return in the backcourt but several talented newcomers will join senior D.J. Fenner and sophomore Lindsey Drew. The newcomers include Marcus Marshall, Devearl Ramsey, Josh Hall, Charlie Tooley and Collin Weaver. David Cunningham, a walk-on from last season, returns for his sophomore season. Fenner enters his fourth season at Nevada and should become the 26th player in school history to score 1,000 points as he needs just 126 to reach the milestone. He had his most productive season last year finishing second on the team averaging 13.7 points per game and grabbing 4.6 rebounds per game. His numbers were career bests in almost every category appearing in all 3 games and starting 36. In his freshman season Drew earned a starting spot, seeing time in 37 games and starting 36. The Pack s top defender usually drew the opponents top perimeter scorer. He set the Pack freshman mark with 56 steals to go along with his 5.4 points and 4.5 rebounds per game. A senior, Marshall sat out last season after transferring from Missouri State where he averaged 19.5 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 32.6 minutes his junior season. He was a preseason Missouri Valley Conference selection prior to his junior campaign. In 2013 he was named the MVC Freshman of the Year along with being selected to the MVC All-Newcomer and All-Freshman teams. Freshman Devearl Ramsey, from Sierra Canyon High School, was ranked as four-star recruit. Ramsey played on Team USA s 2013 U16 and 2014 U17 gold medal winning teams. In his senior year, he averaged 14 points, 3. rebounds, 4.5 assists and 2.3 steals per game. With his speed, look for the Pack to play even faster offensively when he is on the court and he will hound you with his defensive tenacity. Another one of the members of the highly ranked Nevada recruiting class is 6-6 Josh Hall, a four-star recruit according to some college recruiting websites. Hall played his senior year at Geneses Academy in Lynchburg, Va. A versatile athlete, he could see time at either guard or forward spots. Cunningham saw action in 14 games last season after earning a roster spot at an open tryout. He totaled five points and three rebounds in 25 minutes on the court. Tooley and Weaver are both walk-ons that will be seeking time in their first season at Nevada. Tooley, a freshman, averaged 16.4 points, 5.5 assists, 3.6 rebounds and 2.1 steals per game his senior year at Granite Bay High School (Calif.). A good outside shooter, he will battle for time at point guard. Another shooter Weaver transfers from Iowa Western. The junior from Glendale, Ariz. scored 9.5 points per game last season. He started his collegiate career at Oakland University in Michigan before transferring to Iowa Western. frontcourt The Pack returns two starters in the frontcourt and welcomes a pair of talented transfers that redshirted last season. Sophomore Cameron Oliver returns along with junior Elijah Foster. The duo combined to start 65 games last season. Transfers Leland King II and Jordan Caroline practiced with the team last season. Reno native John Carlson joined the team late last season and will be eligible to play when conference play gets underway. Reno High School walk-on David Kyle gives the Pack two local players on the roster. The 6- Oliver had one of the best freshman seasons in Wolf Pack history nearly averaging a double-double with 13.4 points and 9.1 rebounds per game. The Sacramento native was named to the 2016-17 preseason team. He joined Deonte Burton, who was selected to the 2013-14 team as the only players in school history named to the preseason team in five seasons in the conference. Oliver set the school record with 99 blocks which is also a MW freshman record. His 24 rebounds in the home win over Fresno State set the conference record. He was named to the All-MW 3rd team & All-MW Defensive team by the conference coaches. The MW media selected him as Freshman of the Year and to their second team. He was the only player named to the All-MW Tournament team that did not play in the finals. Foster started 32 games and averaged 2. points and 3.7 rebounds in 16.2 minutes per game. Key to earning a starting spot was shedding nearly 30 pounds between his freshman and sophomore seasons to improve his conditioning. In the MW quarterfinal win over New Mexico he grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds. The 6-7 King transferred to Nevada from Brown where he averaged 14.6 points, 7. rebounds, 25.5 minutes and shot 47.1 percent from the field in 17 games with 14 being starts. He will challenge for a starting spot and could also see time at guard with the ability to shoot the 3-pointer. A 6-7 sophomore, Caroline is another of the talented transfers that will see time at multiple positions including guard. He was named to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman team after averaging 9.2 points and 6.2 rebounds in at Southern Illinois. Kyle averaged points, 3.9 rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block per game as a senior. At 6-6 he provides depth along the frontline.
Season Preview tranfers Nevada will again have three four-year transfers that will sit out as redshirts under NCAA transfer rules. Kendall Stephens from Purdue will practice with the team along with 6-7 twins Caleb and Cody Martin who played the last two seasons at North Carolina State. An All-Big 10 freshman team selection at Purdue, Stephens averaged 6.1 points and 1.3 rebounds in 14.2 minutes per game his junior year. The 6-7 guard will have one season remaining in 2017-1. Caleb Martin averaged 11.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 30.5 minutes per game his sophomore season. Cody averaged six points, 4.4 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 25. minutes per game in his second season playing for the Wolfpack. Both will have two years to play at Nevada after sitting out this season. nonconference schedule The 2016-17 nonconference schedule is one of the most difficult in school history as it features eight teams that competed in postseason play, five that won 20 or more games, two finished with a top 50 RPI and four others were in the top 100. The schedule is comprised of entirely Division I schools, a change from past seasons when Division II schools were often used to fill the schedule. Highlighting the nonconference schedule are November matchups with St. Mary s and Oregon State along with a trip to Washington in mid-december. The Pack plays in Moraga, Calif. on Nov. 11 and hosts the Beavers on Nov. 1. The trip to UW is set for Dec. 11. The Gaels finished with an RPI of 29 last season after posting a 29-6 record and reached the quarterfinals of the NIT. OSU plays at Lawlor Events Center in a return game from last season won by the Beavers 66-62 in Corvallis. An at-large selection to the NCAA tournament, the Beavers posted a 19-13 record and finished with an RPI of 4. In between the two early marquee matchup, the Pack will host Loyola Marymount on Nov. 14. The Pack will play four games against a GCI Great Alaska Shootout field that includes three teams that earned spots in the 2016 NCAA Championships and two others that played in postseason tournaments. The Wolf Pack last played in the tournament in 1990 and went 0-3. The eight-team field includes Buffalo, Oakland, UC Davis, Weber State, Drake, Iona, the hosts Alaska Anchorage along with the Wolf Pack. Buffalo, Weber State and Iona competed in the NCAA Championships while Oakland played in the inaugural Las Vegas 16. Nevada hosts Iona on Nov. 20 as part of the Shootout then opens play in Anchorage against Oakland on Nov. 23. The Pack plays either Buffalo or Alaska Anchorage on Nov. 24. The finals are set for Nov. 26. Nevada closes out November hosting Pacific on Nov. 29. The Pack won 5-2 in Stockton last season in double overtime. The Pack is at Bradley on Dec. 3 as part of the Mountain West-Missouri Valley Conference shootout. The final nonconference home game is with CIT runner-up UC Irvine on Dec. 14. The Anteaters went 2-10 last season and finished with an RPI of 65. At the South Point Holiday Hoops Classic in Las Vegas, Dec. 21-22 Nevada squares off against UC Santa Barbara and Towson. Both teams played in the inaugural Vegas 16 last season. the mountain west schedule The 2016-17 season is the fifth for the University of Nevada in the Mountain West. Last season the Wolf Pack tied for fourth and won a conference tournament game for the first time downing New Mexico 64-62 in the quarterfinals. The Wolf Pack will play eight home-and-home series and two one-time games again this season. Nevada will play just one game against Wyoming in Laramie on Jan. 14 and Colorado State in Reno on March 4 to conclude the regular season. The Pack opens play on Wednesday, Dec. 2, when it welcomes San Jose State to Lawlor Events Center for the conference opener. Nevada then travels to Fresno, Calif. For a New Year s Eve showdown against Fresno State, which won the Mountain West Championship a year ago and went on to the NCAA Tournament. Regular-season champ San Diego State comes to Lawlor on Jan. 4 as the Pack seeks revenge for a pair of tough losses to the Aztecs a year ago, including one in the MW Championships semifinals. Two road games follow, at New Mexico on Jan. 7 and at Wyoming on the 14th. Nevada will then be home for a pair of games on Jan. 1 against Air Force and again on the 21st against Fresno State. A trip to Boise, Idaho follows as the Pack takes on Boise State on Jan. 25. The Pack returns home for a single game against New Mexico on Jan. 2 before hitting the road again, this time at Utah State on Feb. 1 to take on the Aggies. The Governor s Series matchup with UNLV begins on Wednesday, Feb. as the Rebels come to Lawlor for the first of two matchups. The return game in Las Vegas is set for Feb. 25. Nevada travels to San Diego State to face the Aztecs on Feb. 11 and then goes to Colorado Springs to take on Air Force on Feb. 15. The Pack returns home for a pair of games against Utah State on Feb. 1 and versus Boise State on the 22nd. After the second UNLV matchup on Feb. 25, the Wolf Pack travels to face San Jose State on March 1 before wrapping up the regular season at home against Colorado State on March 4. The MW Championship is Mar. -11 in Las Vegas at the Thomas & Mack Center on the UNLV campus. All 11 Mountain West teams will participate in the tournament. 2016-2017 Mountain west preseason honors PRESEASON ALL-MOUNTAIN WEST TEAM Name Class Position Institution Cameron Oliver F So. Nevada Elijah Brown G Jr. New Mexico Trey Kell G Jr. San Diego State Jalen Moore W Sr. Utah State Tim Williams F Sr. New Mexico Preseason Player of the Year Elijah Brown, Jr., G, New Mexico Preseason Newcomer of the Year Montaque Gill-Caesar, So., G, SDSU Preseason Freshman of the Year Jalen McDaniels, F, San Diego State Koby McEwen, G, Utah State PRESEASON MEDIA POLL Rk. Team (1st-place votes) Points 1. San Diego State (23) 293 2. Nevada 253 3. New Mexico (3) 249 4. Fresno State (1) 200 5. Boise State 164 6. Utah State 153 7. Colorado State 146. UNLV 120 9. Air Force 90 10. Wyoming 73 11. San José State 41 INTRO TEAM INFO PLAYERS RECORD BOOK STATISTICS COACHES & STAFF HISTORY 13