Nov. 12, 2015

Outrigger Resots game notes

NEVADA OPENS SEASON AT OUTRIGGER RESORTS RAINBOW CLASSIC
? After a pair of 30-point exhibition victories 82-52 over Dominican and 84-53 over Alaska the Wolf Pack gets the regular season started with three games at the Outrigger Resorts Rainbow Classic, Nov. 13-17 at the Stan Sheriff Center (10,300) in Honolulu, Hawaii.
? Nevada will be led by first-year head coach Eric Musselman who was hired on March 26, 2015.
? Musselman has coached over 900 games of professional basketball but Friday's season opener versus Coastal Carolina will be his first as a collegiate head coach. His career record is 566-340.
? Nevada plays its first four games away from Reno and Lawlor Events Center.

TELEVISION
ESPN2, Nov. 17 at Hawai'i
? Kenoa Leahey (Play-By-Play)
? Adrian Branch (Color Analyst)

ON RADIO
Wolf Pack Radio Network - 94.5 FM, 630 AM
Pregame starts 30 minutes prior to tipoff
Sunday - 630 AM only
? Don Marchand (Play-By-Play)

ONLINE AUDIO
NevadaWolfPack.com/Audio
? Live statistics - nevada.statbroadcast.com

TWITTER
? Official Twitter: @NevadaWolfPack
? Men's Basketball Twitter: @NevadaHoops

WOLF PACK LAYUPS
? In each exhibition game Nevada had four players score in double figures.
? Cameron Oliver (15 ppg), D.J. Fenner (14.5 ppg), Lindsey Drew (10.5 ppg) and Tyron Criswell (10 ppg) averaged double figures in the two exhibition games.
? In the exhibition games Senior AJ West had 12 rebounds against Dominican and 13 in the win over Alaska. In the Alaska game he added 10 points to post a double-double.
? West, Fenner, Drew and Marqueze Coleman started both exhibition games.
? All 13 active players on the roster saw action during exhibition play.
? Nevada averaged nine blocks in the two exhibition wins. Oliver totaled seven and West six.
? When the Wolf Pack men play Montana State on Sunday in Hawaii the Pack women will play the Lady Bobcats in Reno. The women tip at 2 p.m. PT and the men at 4 p.m. PT.

THE DREW FAMILY TREE
? Freshman guard Lindsey Drew comes from one of the more talented basketball families in the nation that includes his father, Larry, and two brother, Larry II and Landon
? Larry senior played in the NBA for 10 seasons, was an NBA head coach of the Atlanta Hawks and Milwaukee Bucks and is currently an assistant coach with the Cleveland Cavaliers
? His brother Larry II played at North Carolina and UCLA while Landon is currently entering his senior season at Cal State Northridge

PACK RETURNS TOP-FIVE SCORERS
? Head coach Eric Musselman has brought in three newcomers, four transfers and a new
coaching philosophy but will see the top-five scorers from last year's squad
? Senior center AJ West is the leading scorer of the five with 12.1 points per game in 2014-15
? Classmates Marqueze Coleman and Tyron Criswell posted 9.4 and 9.2 ppg, respectively, and junior D.J. Fenner averaged 8.8 ppg
? Sophomore Eric Cooper Jr. ranked fifth in his freshman campaign last season with 7.3 ppg

MR. WEST IS IN THE BUILDING
? Despite being in Reno for just two seasons, senior center AJ West has solidified himself as one of the best big men in the history of the Mountain West and the Wolf Pack basketball program
? West led the team with 12.1 points per game and 11 rebounds per contest as he was one of 15 players in the nation to average a double-double last season

MW CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES - MOUNTAIN WEST GAMES
Rk. No. Player; School, Years Active
1. 21 Kawhi Leonard; SDSU, 2009-11
2. 17 Marcus Slaughter; SDSU, 2003-06
3. 16 Jamaal Franklin; SDSU, 2010-13
16 Drew Gordon; UNM, 2010-12
5. 15 Ryan Watkins; BSU, 2010-14
15 Andrew Bogut; Utah, 2003-05
7. 13 AJ West; Nevada, 2013-Present

MW SINGLE SEASON REBOUNDS PER GAME - ALL GAMES
Rk. Avg. Player; Cl., School, Season
1. 12.2 Andrew Bogut; So., Utah, 2004-05
2. 11.1 Drew Gordon; Sr., New Mexico, 2011-12
3. 11.0 AJ West, Jr.; Nevada, 2014-15
11.0 Marcus Slaughter, Jr.; San Diego State, 2005-06
11.0 Justin Williams, Sr., Wyoming 2005-06

NEVADA CAREER REBOUNDING AVERAGE
Rk. Name, Years Active Rebounds Avg.
1. Pete Padgett, 1973-76 1,464 14.1
2. Alex Boyd, 1967-70 924 12.6
3. Nap Montgomery, 1964-66 890 11.4
4. Greg Palm, 1981-82 606 11.2
5. Dave Webber, 1973-74 568 10.9
6. Edgar Jones, 1975-79 1,016 10.1
7. Sam Mosley, 1982-83 565 9.9
8. Nick Fazekas, 2004-07 1,254 9.6
9. Dwyane Randall, 1985-86 550 9.5
10. AJ West, 2013-present 473 9.3

FOSTER SHEDS SOME WEIGHT
? Sophomore forward Elijah Foster lost 20 pounds in the offseason as a way to better himself physically and get himself prepare to play Coach Musselman's uptempo style of play
? The Seattle native will look to compete for a starting spot this season after appearing in 21 games last season and shooting 47 percent from the floor (8-for-17)
? Foster is now listed at a strong and leaner 6-7, 240 pounds

FAB FRESHMEN
? In a short period of time, Coach Musselman and his staff pieced together an impressive recruiting class that included guards Lindsey Drew and Juwan Anderson and forward Cameron Oliver
? Drew averaged 10.5 points per game with two starts in the two exhibition contests while Oliver shot 70 percent from the field and averaged 3.5 blocks per game
? The first two exhibition games saw Anderson post averages of 15.5 minutes and 4.5 assists per contest

2016 RECRUITING CLASS
? Coach Musselman's first recruiting class at Nevada is shaping up to one of the best in the
history of the Wolf Pack basketball program
? The class features one four-star recruit and two three-start prospects according to Scout.com and a local junior college commit from Reno

PACK COACHES IN THEIR DEBUT
Head coach Eric Musselman will make his debut against Coastal Carolina on Nov. 13. Head coaches that have made their debuts are 4-4 since the Wolf Pack moved to Division I.

COACH (SEASON) OPPONENT; RESULT
David Carter (2009-10) Montana State (H); W, 75-61
Mark Fox (2004-05) CU-Colorado Springs (H); W, 88-33
Trent Johnson (1999-00) Washington State (H); W, 80-55
Pat Foster (1993-94) Rice (A); L, 84-74
Len Stevens (1987-88) UC Davis (H); W, 84-67
Sonny Allen (1980-81) Kansas (H); L, 91-73
Jim Carey (1976-77) UNLV (H); L, 102-87
Jim Padgett (1972-73) Seattle Pacific (H); L, 70-69