Feb. 7, 2012
Game notes 
NEVADA at Hawai`i
Nevada (19-4, 8-1 WAC) will look to get back on the winning track at Hawai`i (13-9, 5-3 WAC) on Thursday at 9:00 p.m. PT. The Wolf Pack had its 16-game school record tying win streak snapped in a 72-68 loss to Idaho on Saturday. The Pack will seek to win 20 games for the second time in third-year head coach David Carter's tenure.
Thursday, 9:00 p.m. PT
NEVADA WOLF PACK
(19-4, WAC: 8-1)
at
Hawai`i Rainbow Warriors
(13-9, WAC: 5-3)
Stan Sheriff Center (10,300)
RADIO: University of Nevada Sports Network (KUUB 94.5 FM Reno; KPLY 630 AM Reno; KELY 1230 AM Ely; KWNA 1400 AM Winnemucca; and KSVL 92.3 FM Yerington)
Ryan Radtke (play-by-play)
pregame starts at 8:30 p.m.
TELEVISION: KAME-TV, My 21 in Reno, ESPN Full Court, ESPN3
Kanoa Leahey, (play-by-play), Tony Selitto (analyst) Artie Wilson (analyst)
Live stats: Live stats link
WEB STREAMING: https://secure.oceanic.com/Streaming/
SERIES?HISTORY: Nevada leads the series with Hawai`i 19-11. The Wolf Pack won the first meeting earlier this season in Reno 77-74 on Jan. 14. UH won last year's at home in overtime 69-67. Nevada has won 10 of the last 12 games which included a six game win streak from the second game of the 2005-06 season through the first game of 2009-10. The Pack is 4-10 at Hawai`i and 4-7 since joining the WAC?in Honolulu.
UP?NEXT: Nevada travels to San Jose, Calif. to play San Jose St. on Saturday night at 8:00 p.m. PT. The Pack won the first meeting this season in Reno 81-57 on Jan. 12.
ABOUT?THE HAWAI`I RAINBOW WARRIORS - The University of Hawai`i Rainbow Warriors are led by second year head coach Gib Arnold who has a career record of 32-21 at UH. UH is 13-9 overall and 5-3 in Western Athletic Conference play after an 83-81 overtime victory at San Jose State on Saturday.
Three UH players are scoring in double figures led by 6-6 senior guard Zane Johnson's 15.7 points per game which is fourth in the WAC. Johnson averages 16.7 points per game in conference play and from behind the arc is shooting 37.2 percent. Junior center Vander Joaquim (6-10) is averaging 14.3 points and his 9.9 rebounds per game is second in the conference. In WAC action his is averaging 18.3 points and conference best 11 rebounds per game. Overall he is shooting 55.6 percent from the field but in WAC play is making 70.1 percent of his opportunities to lead the conference. The third Rainbow Warrior in double figures is Joston Thomas (6-7) who averages 14 points and 6.1 rebounds per game while shooting 54.4 percent. Thomas scored a career-high 29 points at SJSU and grabbed 12 rebounds to record a double-double. In WAC?play his 19 points per game tops the conference and 7.9 rebounds which ranks fifth. Point guard Jeremiah Ostrowski (5-9) is scoring 2.9 points per game but leads the WAC?in conference play with his 7.43 assists per game.
UH averages 74.5 points per game and opponents are scoring 72 per outing. From the field the Rainbow Warriors are shooting 46 percent and opponents 40.8. Behind the three-point arc UH is making 32.5 percent of its opportunities and opponents 32.2. At the free throw line they shoot 67.8 percent. UH is plus 4.4 in rebounding, 38.9-34.5.
LAST GAME: WIN STREAK ENDS AT 16 AFTER 72-68 LOSS TO IDAHO
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Stephen Madison scored 18 points and Kyle Barone converted a three-point play and pair of free throws in the final 40 seconds to lift Idaho over Nevada 72-68 Saturday night.
Barone and Deremy Geiger finished with 16 points each for the Vandals (12-11, 5-4 WAC), who snapped the Wolf Pack's 16-game winning streak.
Deonte Burton had 18 points for Nevada (19-4, 8-1), including a breakaway dunk that put the Wolf Pack ahead 64-63 with 1:13 left.
But Barone hit a short jumper and was fouled with 39.7 seconds left and grabbed a defensive rebound and was fouled with 23 seconds left, proceeding to hit both free throws to put the Vandals up 69-63.
Burton banked in a deep 3-pointer with 17.6 seconds remaining to make it 69-66, but Mansa Habeeb hit one of two
SCHOOL RECORD TYING 16-GAME WIN STREAK SNAPPED - Nevada's 16-game school record tying win streak was snapped on Saturday as the Wolf Pack fell 72-68 to Idaho. The streak was the second longest in country when it ended to undefeated Murray State. The Wolf Pack's 12-game home court win streak also ended and it was tied for 19th longest in the nation.
The 16-game win streak is tied with the 1965-66 team for the longest in school history.
The 1965-66 squad went on to post a 21-6 record for head coach Jack Spencer.
The 19-4 start is the best since the 2006-07 squad began the year 21-2 on the way to a 29-5 record.
Nevada has won 19-of-21 after starting the season 0-2.
NEVADA LOOKING FOR 20TH WIN - Nevada will be seeking its 20th win of the season at Hawai`i on Thursday night. It would be the 13th time in school history that the Wolf Pack won 20 or more games in season and eighth time in the last nine seasons. It would be the second 20 win season for third-year head coach David Carter. Carter would become just the second head coach at Nevada to have more than one 20 win season. Mark Fox won 20 or more games all five years he coached the Pack.
PACK RECEIVING VOTES - Nevada continues to receive votes in the ESPN/USA?Today Coaches' poll for the fifth week in a row. The Pack received one vote, three votes, 12 votes, 18 votes and nine votes this week. Nevada got six votes for the first time this season in the Jan. 30 AP Top 25 but after a loss did not receive votes this week. The last Pack squad to receive votes was the 2006-07 team, which was also the last Nevada team to qualify for the NCAA?Tournament.
19 WINS SIX MORE THAN ALL OF LAST YEAR - Nevada's 19 wins this season is six more than last season when the Wolf Pack posted a 13-19 record. Last season the Wolf Pack was 9-14 after 23 games compared to a 19-4 mark this season. Last year the Wolf Pack's 13th and final victory came on March 9, 2011 when Nevada defeated Fresno State 90-80 in the first round of the WAC?tournament.
In addition to improving the overall record the Pack has surpassed its win total away from Reno. This year Nevada is 7-2 away from Lawlor Events Center, 6-1 in true road contests and 1-1 in two neutral site games played in Chicago.
Last season Nevada was 3-10 in away games and 1-4 at neutral sites for a combined 4-14 record outside of Lawlor Events Center. Nevada was 0-10 away from Reno until a 69-67 victory at?Boise State on Jan 15, 2011.
NUMBERS DURING THE 16-GAME STREAK - During Nevada's 16-game win streak the Wolf Pack averaged 71.8 points per game and allowed 61.7, plus 10.1. The Pack dcored 70 or more points 11 times which included twice scoring 81 points. ?The two 81 point games versus SJSU and Nebraska Omaha is the high point total on the season.
The Wolf Pack shot 47.4 percent and opponents 40 during the streak. From behind the arc the Pack shot 40.5 percent and opponents 32.1. At the free throw line Nevada converted 65.7 percent of its attempts and opponents 67.8. Nevada outrebounded opponents by 1.8 per game, 34.9-33.1.
Four players averaged double figures during the stretch; Deonte Burton (16.9), Malik Story (14.8), Olek Czyz (13.3) and Dario Hunt (10.5).
NEVADA'S 8-1 RECORD EQUALS BEST WAC START - Nevada's 8-1 start in WAC?play equals the 2006-07 team for best start for a Wolf Pack squad since joining the conference for the 1999-2000 season. The Pack's 8-0 start this season is first time a Nevada team won its first eight games in the WAC. The 2006-07 team went 29-5 overall and won the WAC?title with a 14-2 mark and were 13-1 before suffering its second WAC loss.
NEVADA AT IONA FOR BRACKEBUSTERS GAME - The University of Nevada men's basketball team will travel to New York to play its 2012 Sears BracketBusters game at Iona College on Feb. 18. The 1 p.m. PT game will air on either ESPN or ESPN2 along with ESPN3.
PACK PERFECT IN JANUARY AND DECEMBER - Nevada was 6-0 in December and 8-0 in January. It is the only squad in school history to go undefeated in December and January. The last Wolf Pack men's basketball team to post a perfect December was the 1978-79 squad that went 8-0 on the way to a 21-7 record. The 1965-66 squad was the last team to have a perfect January going 7-0 and finished the year 21-6.
STORY TOPS?WAC, RANKS?SIXTH NATIONALLY IN THREE-POINT SHOOTING - Junior guard Malik Story leads the WAC?and ranks eighth nationally in three-point shooting making 46.1 percent of his opportunities. Story has made 65-of-141 attempts on the season. His 2.83 made three-pointers per game is tied for fourth in the conference and 26th in the country. Story has made a three-pointer in 22-of-23 games this season.
He made a career-high seven, three-pointers in Nevada's 80-78 victory over Longwood. Story was good on seven-of-10, three-point attempts versus the Lancers and finished with 28 points on the night. The 28 points is tied with Deonte Burton for the second highest scoring game for the Pack this season. His previous high for three-pointers was six that he accomplished twice last season, with the last being against Fresno State in the WAC Tournament.
Story is second on the team and seventh in the WAC?in scoring at 14.4 points per game. The 6-5 guard, is shooting 74.6 percent from the free throw line which is 12th in the conference.
PACK TURNAROUND IN CLOSE GAMES - Another of the turnarounds for the 2011-12 squad from last season is success in close games. Nevada is 10-2 in games decided by 10 points or less this season with the two losses being four point setbacks at nationally ranked UNLV (71-67) and at home to Idaho (72-68). The Pack is 5-2 in games decided by five points or less.
Last season the Pack went 6-12 in games decided by 10 points or less. Nevada was 4-10 in games decided by six points or less last season.
BALANCING ACT - Nevada has used a balanced attack this year with three players averaging double figures with a fourth close to double digits. Deonte Burton (15.5), Malik Story (14.4), and Olek Czyz (11.9) are scoring double digits while Dario Hunt is closed behind at 9.4 points per game.
The New Mexico State game is the 11th time this season that four Nevada players scored in double figures in the same game. Burton led the way with 17 points followed by Hunt (15), Story (14) and Czyz (14).
The Pack had a stretch of four games in a row with four players scoring in double figures at Montana, vs. UC?Riverside, vs. Portland and vs. Cedarville. Eight times in the last 14 games four Pack players has scored in double figures.
Games with four Pack players scoring in double figures:
Pacific (11/17/11): Story (18), Czyz (17), Evans, Jr. (11) and Panzer (11).
Longwood (11/20/11): Story (28), Burton (14), Hunt (13) and Evans (10).
vs. BYU (11/25/11): Czyz (11), Evans (11), Story (11) and Hunt (10).
at Montana (12/10/11): Burton?(21), Czyz (17), Story (11) and Hunt (10).
UC?Riverside (12/17/11): Czyz (15), Story (15), Hunt (12) and Burton (10).
Portland?(12/22/11): Hunt (15), Czyz (15), Evans, Jr. (11) and Story (10).
Cedarville (12/28/11): Story (19), Hunt (13), Burton (13) and Czyz (10).
at Utah State (1/7/12): Burton (25), Czyz (14), Hunt (14) and Story (12).
San Jose State (1/12/12): Evans, Jr. (19), Burton (14), Story (11) and Czyz (10).
Fresno State (1/21/12): Burton (18), Story (17), Hunt (13) and Czyz (10).
at New Mexico State (1/26/12):??Burton (17), Hunt (14), Story (14) and Czyz (14).
HUNT LEADS PACK WITH SEVEN DOUBLE-DOUBLES - Senior forward Dario Hunt tops the Pack with seven doubles, all coming in the last 15 games. Hunt had a stretch of four consecutive double-doubles which is the first time in his career he has more than two in a row.
The four game streak came to an end in the Pack's, 71-61 victory over Cedarville when he finished the night with 13 points and eight rebounds.
His most recent double-double was a 13 point, 11 rebound outing versus Fresno State.
In the last 15 games Hunt is averaging 10.3 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. Over the same 15-game stretch he is shooting 53.5 (61-of-114) percent from the field.
On the season Hunt has 11 double figure rebounding games and all 11 are game highs. ?On the season he has grabbed a game high in rebounds 13 times. He has led the team in rebounding 16 times this season which included a stretch of six in a row from the Washington game on Dec. 2 through the Dec. 28 game with Cedarville. In his career Hunt has led the Pack in rebounding 53 times.
Hunt grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds versus Pacific and he followed that with 11 in the Prairie View A&M?game. In his career he has 28 career double figure rebound games.
Hunt made his 100th career start versus Washington (12/2) and now has 115 in the Silver &?Blue. The 6-8 forward, has started 115-of-123 games played in his career. He has started the last 59 games and 92 of the last 93.
CZYZ SCORING DOUBLE DIGITS - Senior forward Olek Czyz has scored in double figures 17 times this season which is second to Malik Story's 19. Czyz has scored in double digits in eight of the last nine games and 15-of-18. His longest stretch of double figure games was seven in a row that ended at home versus Utah State (2/2/12). when he totaled six points.
Czyz has increased his average to 11.9 points per game which is second on the team and his 6.1 rebounds per contest are second. He ranks fifth in the WAC?making 55.3 percent of his shots and the 6.1 rebounds per game is ninth in the conference.
At Louisiana Tech he scored a game-high 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds to record his third double-double of the season. Czyz grabbed an offensive rebound, scored the basket, was fouled and made the free throw with 37 seconds to play against the Bulldogs to put the Pack up 65-62 as they went on to win 65-63. The 24 points tied his season high that he had at home against Hawai`i. In the LA?Tech game he set career marks with 10 made free throws, tied his previous high with 12 attempted free throws and the 16 field goals attempted is a new high.
Czyz posted back-to-back double-doubles with 24 points and 11 rebounds against Hawai`i then had 16 points and 10 rebounds versus Nebraska Omaha. Against Hawai`i he set career-highs with 11 field goals made and 37 minutes played.
Three times he has tied teammates for team-high honors in scoring with 11 vs. BYU, 15 vs. UC?Riverside and 15 vs. Portland. The UCR and Portland games along with 24 points at LA?Tech were game highs.
The 11 rebounds are the fifth time this season he has posted a game-high. In three consecutive he games he led the team in rebounds with nine vs. Longwood, nine vs. BYU and seven vs. Bradley.
In conference play he averages 13 points, 6.8 rebounds and shoots 59.8 percent.
EVANS DEADLY NIGHT FROM THREE - Sophomore guard Jerry Evans, Jr. had his best offensive night for the Wolf Pack in Nevada's 81-57 victory over San Jose State on Jan. 12, 2012. Evan's scored a career and game-high 19 points making six-of-seven shots from the field. He made his first six shots of the game which included five in a row from behind the three-point line. His only miss was a three-pointer with 4:08 to play. At the free throw line he made two of his three attempts. The 6-8 guard also grabbed seven rebounds which tied for game-high honors.
On the season he is averaging 6.7 points and 4.9 rebounds. He is 14th in the WAC?in rebounding at 4.9 per game and is 11th in blocks averaging .65 per game.
BURTON ON POINT(S) - Sophomore point guard Deonte Burton has put up some impressive numbers in his second season in the Silver &?Blue averaging a team-high 15.5 points per game which is fifth in the WAC. In WAC?play his 18.7 points is second in the conference. He is second in the conference and ranks 25th nationally with his 2.46 assist-to-turnover ratio. In 14 of the last 16 games he has scored in double figures. In the last 11 games he has 49 assists and 19 turnovers, 34 and 15 in nine WAC?games.
His latest heroics came with the Pack trailing Utah State 52-50, he made a 3-pointer falling down with 11.8 seconds to play to give Nevada the lead as they held on for the 53-52 victory. He finished with 13 points, all in the second half as Nevada won its 16th consecutive game.
At New Mexico State he scored a team-high 17 points to help the Nevada to its 14th consecutive victory. He made six-of-12 shots from the field including four-of-eight from behind the arc. It was the ninth time he has led the Pack in scoring which tops the squad. The NMSU game is the only time this season he has led the team in scoring and it was not also a game high.
His six 20-point games lead the team and 16 double figure scoring games are third on the squad. The six 20-point games equal his total from last season. Against Washington he recorded his first career 30-point game finishing with 31 which is tied for the third highest total in the WAC this season.
He ranks in seven categories in the WAC?and in conference games is ranked in eight.
Burton has been deadly on the road averaging 22.4 points in Nevada's seven true away contests. In addition he is averaging 3.6 assists, 1.3 steals and 2.9 rebounds with an assist-to-turnover-ratio of 3.1 away from Reno. ?From the field he has shot 51.7 (46-of-89)?percent and from three-point range 50 (22-of-44) percent. His high output on the road was 28 at UNLV and Arizona State with the low being 12 at LA?Tech.
In the 77-74 home victory over Hawai`i he scored 25 points, 20 in the second half to help the Pack rally from a seven-point deficit. With Nevada trailing 70-66 with 4:09 to play he scored nine consecutive points to put the Pack up 75-71. His only three-pointer of the game broke a 70-70 tie and the Pack did not trail the rest of the game. In total he scored nine of Nevada's final 11 points of the game.
In the Pack's first two WAC?road wins he scored game highs with 26 points at Idaho and followed that with 25 at Utah State. He also averaged 5.5 assists and 1.5 steals with an assist-to-turnover-ratio of 3.7. From the field he shot 59.4 (19-of-32) percent and from behind the arc 46.7 (7-of-15). For his play he earned WAC?Player of the Week honors for the third time this season.
For the first time in his career Burton played the entire game logging 40 minutes at Utah State. He also played 40 minutes versus Washington but that game went to overtime. The 10 field goals and 19 field goal attempts at USU were also career bests.
He had an outstanding three game stretch posting game-highs with 31 points versus Washington (12/2), 28 at Arizona State (12/7) and 21 at Montana (12/10) in three wins. He followed that with 10 in the UC?Riverside (12/17) game but after battling foul trouble tied his career low with two points against Portland (12/22). Burton had 13 points versus Cedarville then produced the back-to-back 20-point games in the two WAC?road victories.
The majority of Burton's points came after halftime in the four consecutive double figure games when he scored 66 of his 90 points, 73 percent. After the break he shot 67 (18-of-27) percent, 83 (10-of-12) percent from behind the three-point line and 87 (20-of-23) percent at the free throw line.
On the season 213 of Burton's 357 points have come after halftime, 59.6 percent an average of 9.3 per game.
At Montana, Burton made five-of-12 field goals, three-of-six three-pointers and eight-of-nine free throws. He also had five rebounds, five assists, blocked a shot and for the second game in a row did not have a turnover. He scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half.
At ASU he made six-of-11 field goals, three-of-five, three-pointers and 13-of-15 free throws. The 13 free throws made and 15 attempted are career highs. He scored 21 of his 28 points in the second half.
In the Washington game Burton scored 19-of-22 points at one stretch of the game from 5:54 to play in the second half with his final point coming at the free throw line with 1 minute to play in overtime. He scored 19 of Nevada's final 24 points in the game.
With 4.3 seconds to play he nailed a three-pointer to tie the score at 66 and send the game into overtime. ?In overtime he scored the Pack's first eight points and his assist on a Kevin Panzer basket closed out the scoring for Nevada. With 1:41 to play in overtime his fourth, three-pointer of the game put the Pack on top to stay 72-70. He made both of his free throw attempts with 1 minute to play to close out his scoring. Of his 31 points, 22 came after halftime.
Burton's first 20-point game of the season came at UNLV when he scored a then career-high 28 points versus the Rebels. He scored 20 of Nevada's 29 first half points at UNLV.
THREE-POINT RECORD SETTING EXPLOSION - Eight different Nevada players contributed to a record breaking night as the Wolf Pack set single game school records with 16 made three-pointers and 32 attempted, a 50 percent shooting clip against San Jose State on Jan. 12, 2012. The old record of 15 came versus Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 11, 1999. The previous record for attempts was 29 that occurred three times with the last being on Dec. 20, 2010 versus Portland State.
Jerry Evans, Jr. led the way with his career-high five, three-pointers on six attempts. Deonte Burton made three in his seven shots from behind the arc with Malik Story connecting on three-of-nine. The five players with one, three-pointer each were; Brice Crook (1-for-1), Keith Feutsch (1-for-2), Jordan Finn (1-for-2), Jordan Burris (1-for-3) and?Kevin Panzer (1-for-2).
NEVADA GETTING DEFENSIVE - Nevada is allowing a WAC low 63.2 points per game and the 62.8 in conference play also tops the league. The Pack is first in field goal percentage defense, overall (40.6%) and in conference play (40.2%). Nationally the 63.2 points per game allowed is 79th and 40.6 field goal percentage ranks 68th.
The Pack is fourth in three-point field goal percentage defense, overall (32.8%) and in conference play (32.4%). Nevada tops the WAC in blocks averaging 4.57 per game and is fourth in steals swiping 6.22 per game. In WAC?play Nevada averages 4.11 blocks to rank second and 5.78 steals are fourth. Nationally the Pack is 51st in blocks
BYU in Chicago and the Idaho home game are the only opponents to shoot over 50 percent versus the Pack. In the first meeting with Utah State and Hawai`i at home both shot exactly 50 percent in losses to the Pack.
Nevada has held eight opponents below 40 percent shooting with a season low 30 percent coming versus UC?Riverside.
HUNT REACHES TWO MILESTONES NEARS A THIRD - Senior forward Dario Hunt reached two milestones this season with his 200th career block and 800th career rebound and is seeking a fourth by trying to become the 22nd player in school history to record 1,000 career points. Hunt has 960 career points, leaving him 40 from 1,000 and is one rebound from 900. One more rebound would make him the fifth Nevada player with 900 points and 900 rebounds. If he reaches 1,000 in both categories he would be just the fourth player in school history to have 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds.
Hunt broke the Nevada career blocks record in the season-opener versus Missouri State with the 193rd block in his career. In the Longwood game Hunt recorded his 200th career block and now has 239 in 123 games. He came into the season tied with Nick Fazekas (2004-07) with 192.
Hunt is first in the WAC and 47th in the nation in blocked shots averaging 2.04 per game. He is tied with New Mexico's Kenny Thomas (1996-98) for sixth in career blocks in the WAC.
In the Portland game he became the seventh player in school history to reach 800 career rebounds after finishing the night with 11 boards. His 899 career rebounds is fifth in school history, 25 behind Alex Boyd's (1967-70) 924. With one more he would become the fourth player in school history to reach 900. In the WAC his 8.9 rebounds per game is third and nationally he ranks 49th. His 899 career rebounds is 26th in WAC?history, 20 behind two BYU players Alan Taylor (1976-80) and Kresimir Cosic (1970-73).
CARTER NOTCHES 50TH WIN - Third-year head coach David Carter notched his 50th win at Nevada when the Pack defeated Fresno State 74-61. Carter is 53-36 leading the Wolf Pack basketball program. In his first season the Pack went 21-13 and advanced the second round on the NIT. Last year the young squad posted a 13-19 record.
BURTON FIFTH PACK PLAYER TO EARN PRESEASON WAC POY NOD - Point guard Deonte Burton became the fifth Nevada player and sixth overall to be selected as the WAC?Coaches' Preseason Player of the Year. Kirk Snyder (2003-04), Nick Fazekas (2005-06 & 2006-07), Armon Johnson (2008-09) and Luke Babbitt (2009-10) were all preseason players of the year with Fazekas earning the honor twice. Snyder, Fazekas?(twice) and Babbitt all earned the honor at the end of the season when chosen as the preseason player of the year. Like Burton, Babbitt and Johnson were both sophomores when they earned the preseason honor.
A?Nevada player has been named the season ending WAC?Player of the Year in five of the last eight seasons with Fazekas grabbing the honor three consecutive seasons from 2003-2007.
Johnson and Babbitt are currently on the roster of the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers. Snyder was first round pick of the Utah Jazz and Fazekas was chosen in the second round by the Dallas Mavericks. Both played for several teams in the NBA.
Burton was the fourth Pack player to earn WAC?Freshman of the Year honors last year when he averaged 13.7 points and 3.5 assists per game. ?Ramon Sessions (2005), Johnson (2008) and Babbitt (2009) were the previous Nevada players named WAC?Freshman of the Year. Sessions, a second round pick of the Milwaukee Bucks, is currently on the roster of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
REMEMBERING MILTON - In remembrance of University of Nevada president Milton D. Glick who passed away of a stroke on April 16, 2011, the Wolf Pack men's basketball team will wear an MG patch on their shorts. Glick, 73, was the 15th president of the University of Nevada.
WOLF PACK BASKETBALL FANS ENCOURAGED TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME DUE TO VIRGINIA STREET CONSTRUCTION - Wolf Pack fans are encouraged to allow extra time and use alternate routes when coming to basketball games this season due to an ongoing construction project on Virginia Street.
For questions and concerns about the project, contact Reno Direct, the City of Reno's non-emergency information center, at 775-334-INFO (4636), 775-333-7701 (TTY) or renodirect@reno.gov. The City of Reno has created a website, http://Reno.gov/NorthVirginia, and fans are encouraged to check the website for updates to avoid delays.
CARTER INKS FOUR DURING EARLY SIGNING PERIOD - University of Nevada head men's basketball coach David Carter signed three players to National Letters of Intent for the 2012-13 season. Guard Marqueze Coleman along with forwards Cole Huff, Raphael Carter and Cheikh (Ali) Fall will join the Pack next season.
Coleman, of Encino, Calif., is a 6-3, 180-pound shooting guard who averaged 13.1 points, 2.1 assists, 5.7 rebounds and 1.1 blocks for Bishop Alemany High School in Mission Hills, Calif. last season. He earned first-team All-CIF and second-team Mission League honors following his junior year. The Warriors posted a 20-11 record last year.
The 6-8, 200-pound Huff from Altadena, Calif. attends Campbell Hall High School in North Hollywood, Calif. As a junior, the small forward averaged 16.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.2 blocks, 1.3 steals and 1.2 assists per game. He helped the Vikings to a 17-10 record last season.
Carter is a 6-8, 215-pound forward who is currently in his sophomore season at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, Calif. The Columbus, Ohio native earned first-team All-Big 8 Conference and honorable mention all-state honors as a freshman last season. He helped the Vikings to the conference title with a 13-1 mark and an overall record of 26-5. His freshman year he averaged 9.8 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game.
Fall is a 6-9, 240-pound center who is in his sophomore year at Barstow Community College in Barstow, Calif. Last season, Fall helped BCC to a first place finish in the Foothill Conference posting, a 10-4 mark and the team went 22-7 overall. Originally from Senegal, he attended Meitoku Gijuku School in Kochi, Japan. He earned All-Japan honors and was the top scorer and rebounder in the Western Conference during the 2007-08 season.
