# 2024–25 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represents the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by sixth-year head coach Steve Alford, play their home games for the 40th season at the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada. They participate as members of the Mountain West Conference for the 13th season.

## Previous season

The Wolf Pack finished the 2023–24 season 26–6, 13–5 in Mountain West play to finish in second place. They were defeated by Colorado State in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 10 seed, where they lost in the first round to Dayton.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Hunter McIntosh | 0 | G | 6'2" | 185 | GS Senior | Snellville, GA | Graduated |
| Tyler Powell | 1 | G/F | 6'5" | 220 | Junior | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred to Eastern Washington |
| Jarod Lucas | 2 | G | 6'4" | 195 | GS Senior | Hacienda Heights, CA | Graduated |
| Snookey Wigington | 10 | G | 5'8" | 140 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred to Rider |
| Kenan Blackshear | 13 | G | 6'6" | 215 | GS Senior | Orlando, FL | Graduated |
| Jazz Gardner | 23 | C | 7'0" | 225 | Freshman | Pasadena, CA | Transferred to Pacific |
| Isaac Hymes | 24 | G/F | 6'8" | 188 | Freshman | Phoenix, AZ | Walk-on; not on team roster |
| Tylan Pope | 33 | F | 6'6" | 240 | Junior | Franklinton, LA | Transferred to Texas State |
| John Flannigan | 34 | F | 6'8" | 210 | Sophomore | Concord, CA | Walk-on; not on team roster |

### Incoming transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Chuck Bailey III | 0 | G | 6'5" | | Sophomore | Detroit, MI | Evansville |
| Brandon Love | 7 | F | 6'9" | 208 | Senior | Houston, TX | Texas State |
| Kobe Sanders | 8 | G | 6'8" | 205 | GS Senior | San Diego, CA | Cal Poly |
| Yuto Yamanouchi-Williams | 10 | C | 6'10" | 225 | Junior | Aizuwakamatsu, Japan | Portland |
| Justin McBride | 21 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Sophomore | Plano, TX | Oklahoma State |
| Xavier DuSell | 53 | G | 6'4" | 200 | GS Senior | Scottsdale, AZ | Fresno State |

### 2024 recruiting class

There were no incoming recruits for the class of 2024.

### 2025 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025) :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Peyton White SF | Encino, CA | Crespi High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Sep 3, 2024 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: – Rivals: – |||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., KNSN/MW Network | | Sam Houston | W 91−75 | 1−0 | 27 – Sanders | 10 – Davidson | 8 – T. Coleman | Lawlor Events Center (8,023) Reno, NV |
| November 9, 2024* 7:00 p.m., KNSN/MW Network | | Washington | W 63–53 | 2–0 | 20 – Sanders | 9 – Davidson | 5 – Sanders | Lawlor Events Center (8,806) Reno, NV |
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m., KNSN/MW Network | | Weber State | W 88–58 | 3–0 | 17 – DuSell | 6 – Hymes | 6 – Tied | Lawlor Events Center (7,312) Reno, NV |
| November 16, 2024* 7:00 p.m., KNSN/MW Network | | Santa Clara | W 85–59 | 4–0 | 21 – T. Coleman | 8 – Tied | 4 – Tied | Lawlor Events Center (8,772) Reno, NV |
| November 21, 2024* 4:30 p.m., ESPNU | | vs. Vanderbilt Charleston Classic quarterfinals | L 71–73 | 4–1 | 13 – Tied | 9 – Davidson | 6 – T. Coleman | TD Arena (2,291) Charleston, SC |
| November 22, 2024* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. VCU Charleston Classic consolation round | W 64–61 | 5–1 | 15 – Davidson | 5 – Tied | 4 – Tied | TD Arena (2,823) Charleston, SC |
| November 24, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN | | vs. Oklahoma State Charleston Classic 5th Place Game | W 90–78 | 6–1 | 27 – Sanders | 6 – Tied | 8 – T. Coleman | TD Arena (2,063) Charleston, SC |
| December 2, 2024* 7:00 p.m., KNSN/MW Network | | Washington State | L 57–68 | 6–2 | 14 – Sanders | 8 – Davidson | 4 – Sanders | Lawlor Events Center (7,748) Reno, NV |
| December 7, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Loyola Marymount | L 64–68 | 6–3 | 13 – Tied | 8 – T. Coleman | 4 – Sanders | Gersten Pavilion (1,370) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., KNSN/MW Network | | South Dakota State | W 77–63 | 7–3 | 16 – Davidson | 8 – Love | 7 – Sanders | Lawlor Events Center (7,440) Reno, NV |
| December 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., KNSN/MW Network | | Texas Southern | W 105–73 | 8–3 | 25 – DuSell | 5 – Tied | 7 – Tied | Lawlor Events Center (7,512) Reno, NV |
| Mountain West regular season |||||||||
| December 21, 2024 2:00 p.m., KNSN/MW Network | | Colorado State | L 64–66 | 8–4 (0–1) | 13 – Tied | 8 – McBride | 6 – Sanders | Lawlor Events Center Reno, NV |
| December 28, 2024 1:00 p.m. | | at Wyoming | L 63–66 | 8–5 (0–2) | 15 – Tied | 6 – Davidson | 5 – T. Coleman | Arena-Auditorium (4,352) Laramie, WY |
| December 31, 2024 7:00 p.m., KNSN/MW Network | | Utah State | L 64–69 | 8–6 (0–3) | 16 – Davidson | 12 – Davidson | 6 – T. Coleman | Lawlor Events Center (7,528) Reno, NV |
| January 3, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | at New Mexico | L 81–82 $^{OT}$ | 8–7 (0–4) | 21 – Sanders | 7 – Foster | 4 – Tied | The Pit (14,622) Albuquerque, NM |
| January 11, 2025 4:00 p.m., MW Network | | at Fresno State | W 77–66 $^{OT}$ | 9–7 (1–4) | 20 – Davidson | 14 – Davidson | 5 – T. Coleman | Save Mart Center (5,231) Fresno, CA |
| January 14, 2025 7:00 p.m., KNSN/MW Network | | Air Force | W 68–62 | 10–7 (2–4) | 18 – T. Coleman | 9 – Tied | 5 – Sanders | Lawlor Events Center (7,430) Reno, NV |
| January 18, 2025 3:00 p.m., KNSN/MW Network | | San José State | W 75–64 | 11–7 (3–4) | 23 – Davidson | 7 – Davidson | 8 – Sanders | Lawlor Events Center (7,798) Reno, NV |
| January 22, 2025 6:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Utah State | L 69–90 | 11–8 (3–5) | 19 – Davidson | 6 – Foster | 5 – Tied | Smith Spectrum (9,797) Logan, UT |
| January 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | San Diego State | L 50–69 | 11–9 (3–6) | 13 – McBride | 8 – Sanders | 3 – T. Coleman | Lawlor Events Center (9,058) Reno, NV |
| January 29, 2025 7:00 p.m., CBSSN | | at Boise State | L 56–66 | 11–10 (3–7) | 18 – Davidson | 4 – Tied | 4 – Foster | ExtraMile Arena (9,788) Boise, ID |
| February 1, 2025 8:00 p.m., CBSSN | | UNLV | W 71–65 | 12–10 (4–7) | 14 – Davidson | 6 – Davidson | 4 – Foster | Lawlor Events Center (11,008) Reno, NV |
| February 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., KNSN/MW Network | | at Air Force | W 74–60 | 13–10 (5–7) | 25 – Davidson | 6 – Love | 4 – Foster | Clune Arena (2,134) Colorado Springs, CO |
| February 10, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | Fresno State | W 94–69 | 14–10 (6–7) | 25 – Davidson | 8 – McBride | 10 – Sanders | Lawlor Events Center (7,146) Reno, NV |
| February 14, 2025 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | at San José State | W 73–58 | 15–10 (7–7) | 18 – Sanders | 7 – Davidson | 9 – Sanders | Provident Credit Union Event Center (2,882) San Jose, CA |
| February 18, 2025 6:00 p.m. | | at Colorado State | L 71–79 | 15–11 (7–8) | 22 – Davidson | 7 – Davidson | 3 – Sanders | Moby Arena (4,720) Fort Collins, CO |
| February 22, 2025 3:00 p.m., FS1 | | Boise State | L 69–70 | 15–12 (7–9) | 30 – Sanders | 7 – Rolison | 7 – Rolison | Lawlor Events Center (10,521) Reno, NV |
| February 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., KNSN/MW Network | | Wyoming | W 84–61 | 16–12 (8–9) | 27 – Sanders | 9 – McBride | 5 – Rolison | Lawlor Events Center (7,563) Reno, NV |
| February 28, 2025 8:00 p.m., FS1 | | at UNLV | L 55–68 | 16–13 (8–10) | 30 – Sanders | 8 – Davidson | 4 – Davidson | Thomas & Mack Center (7,466) Paradise, NV |
| March 4, 2025 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | | New Mexico | L 67–71 | 16–14 (8–11) | 15 – Tied | 7 – Davidson | 6 – Tied | Lawlor Events Center (7,881) Reno, NV |
| March 8, 2025 7:30 p.m., FS1 | | at San Diego State | L 61–80 | 16–15 (8–12) | 19 – Rolison | 8 – Rolison | 4 – Davidson | Viejas Arena San Diego, CA |
| Mountain West tournament |||||||||
| March 12, 2025 1:30 p.m., MW Network | (7) | vs. (10) Fresno State First round | W 86–71 | 17–15 | 17 – Sanders | 11 – Davidson | 10 – Sanders | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| March 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., CBSSN | (7) | vs. (2) Colorado State Quarterfinal | L 59–67 | 17–16 | 23 – Sanders | 7 – Sanders | 3 – Tied | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||||||
Source

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
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