RENO, Nev. – Fans are invited to celebrate the University of Nevada men's basketball team's incredible season on April 11 at the Silver Legacy Exposition Ballroom. The cost is $65 and please RSPV by calling 775-682-6901. Doors open at 6 p.m. with dinner being served at 6:30 p.m.
The Wolf Pack used two amazing comebacks to defeated Texas and Cincinnati to reach the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament. The Pack went 15-3 in Mountain West play and won back-to-back outright MW titles, just the second team in conference history to accomplish the feat. Overall the team went 29-8 and tied the school record with 29 victories. The Pack spent seven weeks in the top 25.
Nevada captured four of the top MW honors as junior
Caleb Martin was named Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year. Twin brother
Cody Martin was named the Defensive Player of the Year. Head coach
Eric Musselman was named MW Coach of the Year.
Caleb Martin and junior
Jordan Caroline were first-team All-MW selections, first-team NABC District 17 selections and USBWA District VIII team selections. Additional honors for
Caleb Martin included Associated Press honorable mention All-America, Lute Olson All-America team selection and the USBWA District VIII Player of the Year.
Cody Martin was named to the MW second team and senior
Kendall Stephens to the third team. Junior
Lindsey Drew and
Cody Martin were selected to the MW Defensive Team.
Musselman earned his first MW Coach of the Year honor after leading the Pack to a second regular season title. The USBWA selected him as their District VIII Coach of the Year and the NABC honored him as their District 17 Coach of the Year. It was the second year in a row Musselman earned the USBWA honor.
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