2011–12 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team


The 2011–12 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by third year head coach David Carter, played their home games at the Lawlor Events Center and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 28–7, 13–1 in WAC play to be crowned regular season. They lost to Louisiana Tech in the semifinals of the WAC Basketball tournament.[1] As regular season conference champions, they received an automatic bid into the 2012 National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Oral Roberts in the first round and Bucknell in the second round before falling in the quarterfinals to Stanford.

2011–12 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball
WAC Regular Season Champions
NIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record28–7 (13–1 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLawlor Events Center
Seasons
2011–12 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Nevada 13 1   .929 28 7   .800
New Mexico State 10 4   .714 26 10   .722
Idaho 9 5   .643 19 14   .576
Utah State 8 6   .571 21 16   .568
Louisiana Tech 6 8   .429 18 16   .529
Hawaii 6 8   .429 16 16   .500
Fresno State 3 11   .214 13 20   .394
San Jose State 1 13   .071 9 22   .290
2012 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

This was Nevada's final year as a member of the WAC as they will join the Mountain West Conference in July 2012.

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Patrick Nyeko Guard 6–6 180 Junior London, England
2 Jerry Evans, Jr. Guard 6–8 188 Sophomore Lawndale, California
4 Devonte Elliott Forward 6–10 220 Sophomore Los Angeles, California
11 Brice Crook Guard 6–4 205 Sophomore Reno, Nevada
12 Keith Fuetsch Guard 6–0 170 Junior Reno, Nevada
15 Jordan Finn Guard 6–4 190 Sophomore Rancho Cucamonga, California
20 Jordan Burris Guard 6–7 205 Sophomore Bakersfield, California
24 Deonte Burton Guard 6–1 185 Sophomore Los Angeles, California
31 Olek Czyz Forward 6–7 240 Senior Gdynia, Poland
33 Kevin Panzer Forward 6–9 205 Sophomore Mission Viejo, California
34 Milik Story Guard 6–5 225 Junior Pasadena, California
44 Dario Hunt Forward 6–8 235 Senior Colorado Springs, Colorado
45 Richard Bell Forward 6–9 215 Freshman West Sussex, England

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/08/2011*
7:00 pm
Chico State W 77–60 
Lawlor Events Center (3,192)
Reno, Nevada
Regular season
11/11/2011*
7:00 pm, KY3
Missouri State W 68–46  0–1
Lawlor Events Center (4,285)
Reno, Nevada
11/14/2011*
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at UNLV L 67–71  0–2
Thomas & Mack Center (14,827)
Paradise, Nevada
11/17/2011*
7:00 pm
Pacific W 78–54  1–2
Lawlor Events Center (4,016)
Reno, Nevada
11/20/2011*
3:00 pm
Prairie View A&M
Chicago Invitational Challenge
W 60–47  2–2
Lawlor Events Center (2,451)
Reno, Nevada
11/22/2011*
7:00 pm
Longwood
Chicago Invitational Challenge
W 80–78  3–2
Lawlor Events Center (2,656)
Reno, Nevada
11/22/2011*
3:00 pm, BYUtv
vs. BYU
Chicago Invitational Challenge
L 55–76  3–3
Sears Centre (NA)
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
11/26/2011*
2:30 pm
vs. Bradley
Chicago Invitational Challenge
W 64–59  4–3
Sears Centre (NA)
Hoffman Estates, Illinois
12/02/2011*
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Washington W 76–73 OT 5–3
Lawlor Events Center (4,722)
Reno, Nevada
12/07/2011*
5:30 pm, FSAZ
at Arizona State W 69–61  6–3
Wells Fargo Arena (4,639)
Tempe, Arizona
12/10/2011*
6:00 pm
at Montana W 70–64  7–3
Dahlberg Arena (2,946)
Missoula, Montana
12/17/2011*
3:00 pm
UC Riverside W 71–47  8–3
Lawlor Events Center (4,063)
Reno, Nevada
12/22/2011*
7:00 pm
Portland W 78–60  9–3
Lawlor Events Center (3,651)
Reno, Nevada
12/28/2011*
7:00 pm
Cedarville W 71–61  10–3
Lawlor Events Center (3,376)
Reno, Nevada
01/05/2012
8:00 pm
at Idaho W 73–55  11–3
(1–0)
Cowan Spectrum (1,081)
Moscow, Idaho
01/07/2012
6:00 pm, WSN
at Utah State W 78–71  12–3
(2–0)
Smith Spectrum (10,270)
Logan, Utah
01/12/2012
7:00 pm
San Jose State W 81–57  13–3
(3–0)
Lawlor Events Center (4,730)
Reno, Nevada
01/14/2012
7:00 pm
Hawaiʻi W 77–74  14–3
(4–0)
Lawlor Events Center (5,452)
Reno, Nevada
01/17/2012*
7:00 pm
Nebraska–Omaha W 81–69  15–3
Lawlor Events Center (3,407)
Reno, Nevada
01/21/2012
7:00 pm, WSN
Fresno State W 74–61  16–3
(5–0)
Lawlor Events Center (7,016)
Reno, Nevada
01/26/2012
6:00 pm, WSN
at New Mexico State W 68–60  17–3
(6–0)
Pan American Center (6,192)
Las Cruces, New Mexico
01/28/2012
5:00 pm
at Louisiana Tech W 65–63  18–3
(7–0)
Thomas Assembly Center (3,050)
Ruston, Louisiana
02/02/2012
7:00 pm
Utah State W 53–52  19–3
(8–0)
Lawlor Events Center (9,988)
Reno, Nevada
02/04/2012
7:00 pm
Idaho L 68–72  19–4
(8–1)
Lawlor Events Center (7,349)
Reno, Nevada
02/09/2012
9:00 pm, KAME-TV
at Hawaiʻi W 88–79  20–4
(9–1)
Stan Sheriff Center (6,893)
Honolulu, Hawaii
02/11/2012
8:00 pm
at San Jose State W 76–70  21–4
(10–1)
Event Center Arena (2,063)
San Jose, California
02/14/2012*
7:00 pm
Cal State Bakersfield W 61–47  22–4
Lawlor Events Center (4,214)
Reno, Nevada
02/18/2012*
1:00 pm, ESPN2
at Iona
ESPN BracketBusters
L 84–90  22–5
Hynes Athletic Center (2,611)
New Rochelle, New York
02/25/2012
7:00 pm, WSN
at Fresno State W 79–76 3OT 23–5
(11–1)
Save Mart Center (6,966)
Fresno, California
03/01/2012
8:00 pm, ESPN2
New Mexico State W 65–61  24–5
(12–1)
Lawlor Events Center (8,074)
Reno, Nevada
03/03/2012
7:00 pm
Louisiana Tech W 79–69  25–5
(13–1)
Lawlor Events Center (7,894)
Reno, Nevada
2012 WAC men's basketball tournament
03/08/2012
6:00 pm
vs. San Jose State
Quarterfinals
W 54–44  26–5
Orleans Arena (1,823)
Las Vegas, Nevada
03/09/2012
8:30 pm, WSN
vs. Louisiana Tech
Semifinals
L 73–78  26–6
Orleans Arena (2,352)
Las Vegas, Nevada
2012 NIT
03/14/2012*
6:15 pm, ESPN3
at Oral Roberts
First Round
W 68–59  27–6
Mabee Center (2,474)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
03/18/2012*
12:00 pm, ESPNU
Bucknell
Second Round
W 75–67  28–6
Lawlor Events Center (6,927)
Reno, Nevada
03/21/2012*
6:00 pm, ESPN2
at Stanford
Quarterfinals
L 56–84  28–7
Maples Pavilion (3,020)
Stanford, California
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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  1. ^ "La. Tech eliminates Nevada in WAC semis". Nevada Appeal. March 10, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2024.