Nov. 2, 2016
RENO, Nev. - The first chance to see the 2016-17 University of Nevada men's basketball team is Friday at 7 p.m. when San Francisco State comes to Lawlor Events Center for an exhibition contest. The CBI Championship banner will be unveiled prior to the game. All seats are general admission and cost is just $5.
Nevada is coming an outstanding season in head coach Eric Musselman's first season leading the Wolf Pack. The Pack became the first team in Nevada and Mountain West history to win a postseason tournament, capturing the College Basketball Invitational with a thrilling overtime victory over Morehead State in front of more than 9,000 fans at Lawlor Events Center. The team posted a 24-14 record, went 16-3 at Lawlor and won a MW Tournament game for the first time.
Leading the team this season will be sophomore Cam Oliver, a Mountain West preseason team selection. Oliver averaged nearly a double-double last season, scoring 13.4 points and grabbing 9.1 rebounds per game. He set a Wolf Pack record and MW freshman mark with 99 blocks. He earned All-MW second team and Freshman of the Year honors from the media while the coaches put him on their third team and defensive team.
Guard D.J Fenner returns for his senior season after averaging 13.7 and 4.6 rebounds per game last season. Fenner appeared in all 38 games and started 36. Junior forward Elijah Foster started 32 games as a sophomore and averaged 2.8 points and 3.7 rebounds per game. Guard Lindsey Drew is back after starting 36 games as a freshman when he averaged 5.4 points and set a school freshman record with 56 steals.
Three transfers in Marcus Marshall, Leland King II and Jordan Caroline who sat out last season, will make and impact this year. A pair of highly recruited freshman that are expected contribute in their first year in the program are Devearl Ramsey and Josh Hall. Six walk-ons complete the active roster for this season.
To purchase tickets visit NevadaWolfPack.com/tickets or call 775-348-PACK (7225) to speak with a Wolf Pack representative.
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