RENO, Nev. – The University of Nevada men's basketball team, the defending Mountain West regular season and tournament champions, begin practice on Friday in preparation for the 2017-18 season.  The Wolf Pack opens the regular season hosting Idaho on Nov. 10 at Lawlor Events Center.
 
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.  The sixth newcomer is freshman walk-on guard John Jones, the son of associate head coach Johnny Jones.
 
 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.