RENO, Nev. – University of Nevada men's basketball season tickets will go on sale starting Wednesday. The Wolf Pack are coming off a great season capturing the Mountain West regular season and tournament titles. The Pack made Nevada's first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in a decade and finished the season 28-7.
Season tickets for adults start as low as $199 and youth tickets, eighth grade and under are $89. To purchase online go to NevadaWolfPack.com or call 775-348-PACK (7225) to speak with an account representative.
The MW portion of 2017-18 season is complete while the nonconference schedule is still being finalized. The Pack will welcome conference opponents New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah State, Boise State, Fresno State, UNLV, San Diego State, San José State and Colorado State to Lawlor Events Center this season.
One nonconference home opponent that has been set is Illinois State on Nov. 29 as part of the Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge. The Redbirds won the MVC regular season title last season going 28-7 overall and 17-1 in conference play.
The team returns two junior starters in
Jordan Caroline and
Lindsey Drew. Caroline was the MW Tournament MVP and also earned second-team All-MW honors. He averaged 15 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. Drew was among the assist leaders in the MW averaging 4.7 per game. He contributed 5.9 points and 4.7 rebounds per outing.
Senior
Elijah Foster along with sophomores
Josh Hall and
Charlie Tooley are back this season. Foster averaged 12 points and 7.4 rebounds starting seven games. Hall made nine starts and averaged 3.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists per contest. Tooley appeared in 16 games off the bench as a walk-on his freshman season.
Six newcomers will join the squad for the 2017-18 season. North Carolina State transfers Caleb and
Cody Martin are expected to make an immediate impact after sitting out last season. The versatile 6-7 twins will see time at multiple positions.
A pair of senior guards that sat out last season are
Hallice Cooke and
Kendall Stephens. Cooke last played at Iowa State and Stephens at Purdue. Senior
Darien Williams, a 6-8 big man from St. Johns joins the Pack and is immediately eligible to play this season as a graduate transfer.
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