2024–25 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team

2024–25 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball
2024–25 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	8–7 (0–4 MW)
Head coach	Steve Alford (6th season);
Associate head coach	Craig Neal
Assistant coaches	Bill Duany; Nate Dixon;
Home arena	Lawlor Events Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 25 Utah State	5	–	0	1.000	15	–	1	.938
New Mexico	5	–	0	1.000	13	–	3	.813
Boise State	4	–	1	.800	12	–	4	.750
Colorado State	3	–	1	.750	9	–	6	.600
UNLV	3	–	1	.750	9	–	6	.600
San Diego State	2	–	1	.667	9	–	3	.750
Wyoming	2	–	3	.400	9	–	7	.563
Air Force	0	–	3	.000	3	–	11	.214
Nevada	0	–	4	.000	8	–	7	.533
San Jose State	0	–	5	.000	7	–	10	.412
Fresno State	0	–	5	.000	4	–	12	.250

† 2025 Mountain West tournament winner As of January 7, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

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	Snellville, GA	Graduated
Tyler Powell	1	G/F	6'5"	220	Junior	Los Angeles, CA	Transferred to Eastern Washington^[1]
Jarod Lucas	2	G	6'4"	195	GS Senior	Hacienda Heights, CA	Graduated
Snookey Wigington	10	G	5'8"	140	Sophomore	Los Angeles, CA	Transferred to Rider
Kenan Blackshear	13	G	6'6"	215	GS Senior	Orlando, FL	Graduated
Jazz Gardner	23	C	7'0"	225	Freshman	Pasadena, CA	Transferred to Pacific^[2]
Isaac Hymes	24	G/F	6'8"	188	Freshman	Phoenix, AZ	Walk-on; not on team roster
Tylan Pope	33	F	6'6"	240	Junior	Franklinton, LA	Transferred to Texas State^[3]
John Flannigan	34	F	6'8"	210	Sophomore	Concord, CA	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	Detroit, MI	Evansville^[4]
Brandon Love	7	F	6'9"	208	Senior	Houston, TX	Texas State^[5]
Kobe Sanders	8	G	6'8"	205	GS Senior	San Diego, CA	Cal Poly^[6]
Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams	10	C	6'10"	225	Junior	Aizuwakamatsu, Japan	Portland^[7]
Justin McBride	21	F	6'8"	230	Sophomore	Plano, TX	Oklahoma State^[8]
Xavier DuSell	53	G	6'4"	200	GS Senior	Scottsdale, AZ	Fresno State^[9]

2024 recruiting class

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2024.

2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Peyton White SF	Encino, CA	Crespi High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sep 3, 2024
Peyton White SF	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: –
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Chuck Bailey III	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Evansville	Detroit, MI
G	3	Tyler Rolison	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	So	St. Bernard HS	Los Angeles, CA
F	4	Tré Coleman	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	GS	Jeffersonville HS	Jeffersonville, IN
G	5	Amire Robinson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	So	John R. Buchtel Community Learning Center	Akron, OH
F	7	Brandon Love	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Texas State	Houston, TX
G	8	Kobe Sanders	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	GS	Cal Poly	San Diego, CA
C	10	Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Portland	Aizuwakamatsu, Japan
F	11	Nick Davidson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	RS Jr	Mater Dei HS	Santa Ana, CA
F	12	Jeriah Coleman	7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	Sr	Clarendon College	Anchorage, AK
G	15	Jordan Malmlov (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	146 lb (66 kg)	So	Prescott HS	Prescott, WI
G	20	Daniel Foster	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Golden State Prep	Melbourne, Australia
F	21	Justin McBride	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	So	Oklahoma State	Plano, TX
F	42	K. J. Hymes Jr.	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	GS	Hillcrest Prep	Phoenix, AZ
G	53	Xavier DuSell	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	GS	Fresno State	Scottsdale, AZ

Head coach

Steve Alford (Indiana)

Assistant coach(es)

Craig Neal (Georgia Tech)
Bill Duany (Indiana)
Nate Dixon (UNC Wilmington)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., KNSN/MW Network	Sam Houston	W 91−75	1−0	27 – Sanders	10 – Davidson	8 – T. Coleman	Lawlor Events Center (8,023) Reno, NV
November 9, 2024* 7:00 p.m., KNSN/MW Network	Washington	W 63–53	2–0	20 – Sanders	9 – Davidson	5 – Sanders	Lawlor Events Center (8,806) Reno, NV
November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., KNSN/MW Network	Weber State	W 88–58	3–0	17 – DuSell	6 – Hymes	6 – Tied	Lawlor Events Center (7,312) Reno, NV
November 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., KNSN/MW Network	Santa Clara	W 85–59	4–0	21 – T. Coleman	8 – Tied	4 – Tied	Lawlor Events Center (8,772) Reno, NV
November 21, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPNU	vs. Vanderbilt Charleston Classic quarterfinals	L 71–73	4–1	13 – Tied	9 – Davidson	6 – T. Coleman	TD Arena (2,291) Charleston, SC
November 22, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+	vs. VCU Charleston Classic consolation round	W 64–61	5–1	15 – Davidson	5 – Tied	4 – Tied	TD Arena (2,823) Charleston, SC
November 24, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN	vs. Oklahoma State Charleston Classic 5th Place Game	W 90–78	6–1	27 – Sanders	6 – Tied	8 – T. Coleman	TD Arena (2,063) Charleston, SC
December 2, 2024* 7:00 p.m., KNSN/MW Network	Washington State	L 57–68	6–2	14 – Sanders	8 – Davidson	4 – Sanders	Lawlor Events Center (7,748) Reno, NV
December 7, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Loyola Marymount	L 64–68	6–3	13 – Tied	8 – T. Coleman	4 – Sanders	Gersten Pavilion (1,370) Los Angeles, CA
December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., KNSN/MW Network	South Dakota State	W 77–63	7–3	16 – Davidson	8 – Love	7 – Sanders	Lawlor Events Center (7,440) Reno, NV
December 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., KNSN/MW Network	Texas Southern	W 105–73	8–3	25 – DuSell	5 – Tied	7 – Tied	Lawlor Events Center (7,512) Reno, NV
Mountain West regular season
December 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., KNSN/MW Network	Colorado State	L 64–66	8–4 (0–1)	13 – Tied	8 – McBride	6 – Sanders	Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
December 28, 2024 1:00 p.m.	at Wyoming	L 63–66	8–5 (0–2)	15 – Tied	6 – Davidson	5 – T. Coleman	Arena-Auditorium (4,352) Laramie, WY
December 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., KNSN/MW Network	Utah State	L 64–69	8–6 (0–3)	16 – Davidson	12 – Davidson	6 – T. Coleman	Lawlor Events Center (7,528) Reno, NV
January 3, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1	at New Mexico	L 81–82 ^OT	8–7 (0–4)	21 – Sanders	7 – Foster	4 – Tied	The Pit (14,622) Albuquerque, NM
January 11, 2025 4:00 p.m.	at Fresno State						Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
January 14, 2025 7:00 p.m., KNSN/MW Network	Air Force						Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., KNSN/MW Network	San José State						Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
January 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., FS1	at Utah State						Smith Spectrum Logan, UT
January 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	San Diego State						Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	at Boise State						ExtraMile Arena Boise, ID
February 1, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN	UNLV						Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
February 4, 2025 6:00 p.m.	at Air Force						Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO
February 10, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1	Fresno State						Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
February 14, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1	at San José State						Provident Credit Union Event Center San Jose, CA
February 18, 2025 6:00 p.m.	at Colorado State						Moby Arena Fort Collins, CO
February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., FS1	Boise State						Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
February 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., KNSN/MW Network	Wyoming						Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
February 28, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1	at UNLV						Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
March 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., CBSSN	New Mexico						Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV
March 8, 2025 7:30 p.m., FS1	at San Diego State						Viejas Arena San Diego, CA
Mountain West tournament
March 12–15, 2025 TBA	vs.						Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[10]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	Final
AP	—	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—

References

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

[1] Murray, Chris (May 6, 2024). "Former Nevada basketball guard Tyler Powell commits to Eastern Washington". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved September 23, 2024.

[2] Murray, Chris (May 9, 2024). "Ex-Nevada basketball player Jazz Gardner commits to Pacific". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved September 23, 2024.

[3] Murray, Chris (May 9, 2024). "Nevada basketball transfer Tylan Pope commits to Texas State for last college season". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved September 23, 2024.

[4] Murray, Chris (May 16, 2024). "Nevada basketball officially adds Evansville transfer Chuck Bailey III". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved September 23, 2024.

[5] Murray, Chris (May 14, 2024). "Nevada basketball officially adds Texas State transfer Brandon Love". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved September 23, 2024.

[6] Krajewski, Jim (April 11, 2024). "Nevada men's basketball team adds Kobe Sanders from transfer portal". Reno Gazette-Journal. Retrieved September 23, 2024.

[7] Murray, Chris (May 20, 2024). "Portland transfer Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams commits to Nevada by way of Wyoming". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved September 23, 2024.

[8] Murray, Chris (May 17, 2024). "Nevada basketball officially adds Oklahoma State transfer Justin McBride". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved September 23, 2024.

[9] Murray, Chris (May 16, 2024). "Nevada basketball officially adds Fresno State transfer Xavier DuSell". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved September 23, 2024.

[10] "2024–25 Men's Basketball Schedule". nevadawolfpack.com. Retrieved September 23, 2024.

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