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No. 6 Nevada seeks first undefeated non-conference season at Utah Saturday

Pack one of five unbeaten teams

No. 6 Nevada seeks first undefeated non-conference season at Utah Saturday
• The sixth ranked Nevada (12-0) men's basketball team will seek its first undefeated non-conference season in school history on Saturday at Utah (6-5).
• The 12-0 start is the best in the Division I era that started in 1969-70.
• The Pack is currently sixth in the AP and USA Today Coaches polls.
• The last time Nevada faced a team coach by Utes head coach Larry Krystkowiak was in the first round of the 2006 NCAA Tournament at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City.  Krystkowiak, then the head coach at Montana, led the Grizzlies to an 87-79 upset of the fifth seed and No. 21/24 Wolf Pack.
Jordan Caroline is averaging near a double-double scoring 18.8 points and grabbing 9.6 rebounds per game.  Caroline has seven double-doubles in 12 games this season and 34 in his career that is fourth in school history.  The Pack is 32-2 when he posts a double-double.  Caroline scored his 1700th collegiate point and 1400th at Nevada in the win over Akron.  His 1,406 points in the Silver & Blue is 12th in Wolf Pack history and he is 36 points from passing Armon Johnson (2007-10) for 11th.
Caleb Martin and Caroline top the team averaging 18.8 points per game.
Caleb Martin scores 65 percent of his points in the second half, 146-of-226.
• A veteran group, Nevada starts five redshirt seniors in Caroline, Caleb Martin, Cody Martin, Tre'Shawn Thurman and Trey Porter.  A sixth Corey Henson comes off the bench.  Jazz Johnson and Nisre Zouzoua are both fourth year juniors.
Cody Martin leads the MW in assists per game (6.0 apg) and assist/turnover ratio (3.4 a/to).  He is 26th and 19th  respectively in the two categories in Division I.
Jazz Johnson leads the MW and ranks sixth in Division I making 93.9 percent of his free throw attempts.

Pac-12 network
• Roxy Bernstein (Play-By-Play)
• Matt Muehlebach (Analyst) • Lewis Johnson (sideline)  

ON RADIO
Wolf Pack Radio Network - 630 AM
Pregame starts 30 minutes prior to tipoff
• Alex Margulies (Play-By-Play)
Westwood One
• Ryan Radtke (Play-By-Play) • Robbie Hummel (Analyst)

ONLINE AUDIO/LIVESTATS
• NevadaWolfPack.com/Audio
• Sirius: 111 • XM 207 • Internet: 965 • TuneIn
• Live statistics - www.NevadaWolfPack.com/mbballls

TWITTER
• Official Twitter: @NevadaWolfPack
• Men's Basketball Twitter: @NevadaHoops
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Players Mentioned

Jordan Caroline

#24 Jordan Caroline

Forward
6' 7"
Senior
Corey Henson

#2 Corey Henson

Guard
6' 3"
Senior
Jazz Johnson

#22 Jazz Johnson

Guard
5' 10"
Junior
Caleb Martin

#10 Caleb Martin

Guard
6' 7"
Senior
Cody Martin

#11 Cody Martin

Guard
6' 7"
Senior
Tre

#0 Tre'Shawn Thurman

Forward
6' 8"
Senior
Trey Porter

#15 Trey Porter

Forward
6' 11"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Jordan Caroline

#24 Jordan Caroline

6' 7"
Senior
Forward
Corey Henson

#2 Corey Henson

6' 3"
Senior
Guard
Jazz Johnson

#22 Jazz Johnson

5' 10"
Junior
Guard
Caleb Martin

#10 Caleb Martin

6' 7"
Senior
Guard
Cody Martin

#11 Cody Martin

6' 7"
Senior
Guard
Tre

#0 Tre'Shawn Thurman

6' 8"
Senior
Forward
Trey Porter

#15 Trey Porter

6' 11"
Senior
Forward