June 28, 2006
RENO, Nev. -
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The 2006-07 University of Nevada men's basketball schedule will feature at least 15 home games and contests with four teams that earned NCAA Tournament bids one season ago, third-year head coach Mark Fox announced Wednesday.
"We are pleased with the schedule that we have been able to put together for the upcoming season," Fox said. "It will test us against postseason-caliber teams, which is important in the eyes of the selection committee. It has once again proved to be a difficult process, and we still hope to add one more game, but we are confident that our non-conference opponents will prepare us for WAC play and provide our fans with some exciting match-ups."
Coming off one of the best seasons in school history, the three-time defending WAC champions will travel to Oregon State on Wednesday, Nov. 15 before returning home for a pair of home games against Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Nov. 18) and UC Irvine (Nov. 21). The Wolf Pack then hits the road for games at Santa Clara on Nov. 25 and Louisiana-Lafayette on Nov. 29. The team looks to add an exhibition game and a regular-season opener in November later this summer.
One of the highlights of the 2005-06 schedule will be an appearance in the 10th annual Pete Newell Challenge on Sunday, Dec. 3 in San Jose, Calif. Nevada will take on 2005 NCAA Tournament qualifier California in the game at HP Pavilion. The Wolf Pack will play four of its next five games at Lawlor Events Center, hosting intrastate rival UNLV on Dec. 9, Saint Mary's on Dec. 12 and 2006 NCAA Tournament qualifier and Big West champion Pacific on Dec. 16. Nevada will travel to 2006 NIT participant Akron on Friday, Dec. 22 in a return of last year's BracketBuster game and plays host to Maine on Thursday, Dec. 28.
The Wolf Pack will then wrap up its non-conference schedule with a trip to the Pacific Northwest for the Battle in Seattle on Saturday, Dec. 30. Nevada will take on nationally ranked Gonzaga in the event. Last year, the Zags ended up 10th in the final national polls, winning their sixth straight West Coast Conference regular-season title and advancing to the NCAA Sweet 16.
Nevada opens Western Athletic Conference action at home, playing host to Idaho and Boise State on Jan. 6 and 8, respectively, before hitting the road for games at San Jose State and Hawai'i. The team also travels to New Mexico State, while Fresno State, Louisiana Tech and 2006 NCAA Tournament qualifier Utah State travel to Reno in January.
The month of February will see the Wolf Pack travel to Louisiana Tech, Fresno State, Idaho and Boise State, while Hawai'i and San Jose State will visit Reno. The Wolf Pack will step out of conference action on Saturday, Feb. 17 to play in ESPN's BracketBuster event. Nevada will travel to Utah State on March 1 before wrapping up the regular season on Saturday, March 3 against New Mexico State at Lawlor Events Center.
Nevada will head to Las Cruces, N.M., on March 7-10 looking to defend its 2006 WAC Tournament championship. New Mexico State's Pan American Center will play host to the 2007 WAC Tournament with the winner earning the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
Season tickets for the 2006-07 edition of Wolf Pack basketball go on sale later this summer. For information, please call the Wolf Pack Ticket Office at (775) 348-PACK (7225).
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