Nevada Wolf Pack

2-2 overall, 0-0 Mountain West, margin +5.8

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+10.1

net rating per 100 · #79 in D-I · model

109.5

adjusted offense · #115

99.3

adjusted defense · #61

70.4

pace, possessions / 40 · #187

+5.3

strength of schedule so far · #39

Rotation

#	Player	Pos	Cl	Ht	GP/GS	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	eFG%	TS%	Rating
3	Elijah Price	F	JR	6' 9"	4/4	27.8	11.0	6.8	2.0	40.8	47.5	+5.5
7	Vaughn Weems	G	SR	6' 5"	4/4	27.8	16.0	2.8	1.5	49.1	53.2	+1.1
1	Styles Phipps	G	JR	6' 2"	4/4	27.5	19.0	4.2	4.8	69.5	75.0	+3.5
17	Peyton White	G	SO	6' 6"	4/0	25.0	8.5	5.0	1.0	52.2	58.3	+1.4
9	Peter Bandelj	G	JR	6' 4"	4/4	23.5	7.5	1.8	3.0	43.8	52.0	-1.4
2	Myles Walker	G	SO	5' 10"	4/0	16.5	1.8	0.8	3.5	38.9	37.1	+0.5
0	Simon Majok	C	SO	7' 1"	4/4	14.0	3.8	3.5	0.2	66.7	56.0	+6.1
8	Keyon Kensie Jr.	G	SR	6' 8"	3/0	13.7	4.3	2.0	0.3	40.0	39.8	+1.0
6	TJ Coulter	G	JR	6' 4"	4/0	12.0	4.5	3.0	1.2	41.2	43.9	+1.1
34	Cedric Lath	C	SR	6' 10"	4/0	8.0	0.8	2.5	0.0	50.0	61.5	+2.3
15	SJ Madison FR	G	FR	6' 5"	4/0	7.8	1.5	1.8	0.2	16.7	21.8	-1.3
13	Kade Snyder FR	F	FR	6' 8"	3/0	5.0	2.0	2.0	0.0	66.7	63.0	+2.6
11	Hudson Lucas FR	F	FR	6' 9"	2/0	3.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	+0.1
	John Mattingly				0/0	–	–	–	–	–	–	+0.9

Box scores from ESPN. eFG% weights threes; TS% includes free throws.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Watch	Result	Line	Rest	Miles
Mon 11/2	vs Robert Morris Colonials	MW+	W 86-49	-13.5 cover	–	–
Sun 11/8	vs Saint Mary's Gaels N	MW+	W 96-95	-1.5 miss	5	40
Wed 11/11	at UC Santa Barbara Gauchos	ESPN+	L 63-76	+7.5 miss	2	314
Sat 11/14	vs Utah Valley Wolverines	MW+	L 71-73	+2.0 push	2	353
Wed 11/18	vs Idaho Vandals	MW+	10 PM ET	–model -15.2 · 90% win	3	–
Mon 11/23	vs San Francisco Dons N	FloSports	4:30 PM ET	–model -9.5 · 79% win	4	433
Tue 11/24	vs Santa Clara Broncos N	CBSSN	7 PM ET	–model +3.6 · 38% win	0	–
Sat 11/28	vs Cal Poly Humboldt Lumberjacks	–	5 PM ET	–	3	433
Wed 12/2	vs Pacific Tigers	–	10 PM ET	–	3	–
Wed 12/9	vs Loyola Marymount Lions	–	10 PM ET	–	6	–
Sat 12/12	vs Sam Houston Bearkats	–	10 PM ET	–	2	–
Fri 12/18	vs Colorado State Rams N	–	4:30 PM ET	–	5	1,349 +2h
Sun 12/20	vs Loyola Chicago Ramblers N	–	8:30 PM ET	–	1	–
Tue 12/29	vs South Dakota State Jackrabbits	–	10 PM ET	–	8	1,349
Sat 1/2	at Wyoming Cowboys Mountain West	–	8:15 PM ET	–	3	757 +1h
Tue 1/5	at New Mexico Lobos Mountain West	–	10 PM ET	–	2	434 +1h
Fri 1/8	vs Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors Mountain West	–	9 PM ET	–	2	785
Tue 1/12	at UTEP Miners Mountain West	–	10 PM ET	–	3	919 +1h
Sat 1/16	vs Grand Canyon Lopes Mountain West	–	10 PM ET	–	3	919
Tue 1/19	vs Air Force Falcons Mountain West	–	10 PM ET	–	2	–
Sat 1/23	at San José State Spartans Mountain West	–	TBA ET	–	2	189
Tue 1/26	vs UTEP Miners Mountain West	–	11 PM ET	–	3	189
Sat 1/30	at UNLV Rebels Mountain West	–	10 PM ET	–	3	345
Wed 2/3	at UC Davis Aggies Mountain West	–	10:30 PM ET	–	3	468
Sat 2/6	vs Wyoming Cowboys Mountain West	–	4:30 PM ET	–	2	124
Sat 2/13	at Grand Canyon Lopes Mountain West	–	4 PM ET	–	6	601 +1h
Tue 2/16	vs UC Davis Aggies Mountain West	–	10 PM ET	–	2	601
Sat 2/20	at Hawai'i Rainbow Warriors Mountain West	–	8:30 PM ET	–	3	2,566 -2h
Tue 2/23	vs San José State Spartans Mountain West	–	10 PM ET	–	2	2,566
Sat 2/27	vs UNLV Rebels Mountain West	–	10:30 PM ET	–	3	–
Tue 3/2	at Air Force Falcons Mountain West	–	TBA ET	–	1	803 +1h
Sat 3/6	vs New Mexico Lobos Mountain West	–	9 PM ET	–	4	803

Line is this team's spread (DraftKings via ESPN for finished games, our snapshots for upcoming). "cover" / "miss" is against that number. Click a result for the box score. Rest is full days off; miles are estimated travel into the game, with any time-zone change. Season total: 17,340 miles. See the route on the travel map · TV schedule.

Around Reno

Home floor: Lawlor Events Center

The town
Reno, home of the Nevada Wolf Pack, hosts the Great Reno Balloon Race each September, billed as the world's largest free balloon race. en.wikipedia.org
The building
Lawlor Events Center, which opened on Nov. 4, 1983, seats 11,536 for Nevada basketball. nevadawolfpack.com
The building
Lawlor Events Center is named for Jake Lawlor, who coached Nevada basketball to a 204-156 record in 1942-43 and from 1945 to 1959 and served as athletic director from 1951 to 1969. en.wikipedia.org
The program
Nevada retired Nick Fazekas' No. 22 on Feb. 27, 2019; the three-time WAC Player of the Year is the school's career scoring leader with 2,464 points. nevadawolfpack.com
The program
Nevada beat Texas 61-57 at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis in the first round of the 2005 NCAA tournament. nevadawolfpack.com
The coach
Steve Alford took Nevada to the NCAA tournament in 2023 and 2024, after earlier head coaching stops at Manchester, Southwest Missouri State, Iowa, New Mexico and UCLA. en.wikipedia.org

From the Hardwood Bricks research desk: 51 checked notes on Nevada, its town and its history. A different set shows each day, and the same notes color our game stories.

Fieldhouse Notes

Latest headlines

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4d Nevada men’s basketball set to play UCSB after OT thriller KOLO | 8 News Now
5d Nevada men's basketball season-ticket base inches up; Pack women down 13.5 percent Nevada Sports Net
5d Murray's Mailbag, leftover edition: Why wasn't Nevada-Saint Mary's basketball game on TV? Nevada Sports Net
5d Murray's Mailbag: Will Nevada basketball promote Craig Neal to replace Steve Alford? Nevada Sports Net
6d Wolf Pack All Access: Basketball season begins, football falls to New Mexico Nevada Sports Net
8d This Week in Wolf Pack History: Lindsey Drew has one-of-a-kind game for Nevada basketball Nevada Sports Net
9d Morning Download: Mountain West loses head of men's basketball to the ACC Nevada Sports Net
11d Photo gallery: Nevada basketball roasts Robert Morris in season-opening win Nevada Sports Net
14d Wolf Pack All Access: Football falls at UCLA, basketball season set to tip off Nevada Sports Net
16d Nine Wolf Pack men's basketball games to air on Nevada Sport Net University of Nevada Athletics

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Players

Elijah Price #3 · F

Player rating+5.5#11 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense-1.3#96

Defense+6.7#1

195 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 25%

11.0 pts6.8 reb2.0 ast27.8 min 15-38 FG1-5 3PT13-19 FT 47.5 TS%18.5 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 9" · 205 lbs · Long Beach, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	vs RMU	W 86-49	20	19	7-10	1-3	4-6	7	1	0	0
11-08	vs SMC	W 96-95	38	11	4-11	0-0	3-5	11	3	3	2
11-12	at UCSB	L 63-76	33	7	2-8	0-1	3-4	6	4	2	0
11-15	vs UVU	L 71-73	20	7	2-9	0-1	3-4	3	0	0	2

Vaughn Weems #7 · G

Player rating+1.1#54 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense+0.2#62

Defense+0.9#54

195 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 32%

16.0 pts2.8 reb1.5 ast27.8 min 24-54 FG5-18 3PT11-14 FT 53.2 TS%23.1 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 5" · Federal Way, WA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs RMU	W 86-49	21	13	5-13	1-2	2-2	4	3	1	2	0
11-08	vs SMC	W 96-95	35	33	12-20	4-8	5-6	5	1	0	3	1
11-12	at UCSB	L 63-76	32	10	5-14	0-4	0-0	2	0	3	1	0
11-15	vs UVU	L 71-73	23	8	2-7	0-4	4-6	0	2	0	2	1

Styles Phipps #1 · G

Player rating+3.5#24 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense+2.8#16

Defense+0.6#63

192 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 30%

19.0 pts4.2 reb4.8 ast27.5 min 27-41 FG3-9 3PT19-22 FT 75.0 TS%21.3 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 2" · 185 lbs · Phoenix, AZ · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	vs RMU	W 86-49	24	13	6-9	1-2	0-0	8	5	0	2
11-08	vs SMC	W 96-95	31	25	10-12	1-2	4-6	3	5	2	1
11-12	at UCSB	L 63-76	29	20	6-9	0-2	8-8	6	3	3	2
11-15	vs UVU	L 71-73	26	18	5-11	1-3	7-8	0	6	3	2

Peyton White #17 · G

Player rating+1.4#48 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense+4.0#3

Defense-2.5#113

175 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 19%

8.5 pts5.0 reb1.0 ast25.0 min 11-23 FG2-10 3PT10-14 FT 58.3 TS%13.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 6' 6" · Thousand Oaks, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs RMU	W 86-49	21	4	2-4	0-2	0-0	1	2	1	0	0
11-08	vs SMC	W 96-95	26	4	0-1	0-0	4-6	3	1	1	1	0
11-12	at UCSB	L 63-76	21	9	3-7	0-3	3-4	6	1	0	0	0
11-15	vs UVU	L 71-73	32	17	6-11	2-5	3-4	10	0	3	0	1

Peter Bandelj #9 · G

Player rating-1.4#88 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense+1.3#33

Defense-2.7#115

165 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 19%

7.5 pts1.8 reb3.0 ast23.5 min 9-24 FG3-13 3PT9-11 FT 52.0 TS%13.5 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 4" · 210 lbs · Ljubljana, Slovenia · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	vs RMU	W 86-49	24	9	3-8	1-5	2-2	1	4	0	0
11-08	vs SMC	W 96-95	31	10	3-6	0-1	4-5	2	6	1	0
11-12	at UCSB	L 63-76	18	3	1-3	1-1	0-0	0	1	1	0
11-15	vs UVU	L 71-73	21	8	2-7	1-6	3-4	4	1	1	1

Myles Walker #2 · G

Player rating+0.5#60 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense+0.5#51

Defense+0.1#69

114 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 12%

1.8 pts0.8 reb3.5 ast16.5 min 3-9 FG1-6 3PT0-1 FT 37.1 TS%8.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 5' 10" · Riverside, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL
11-03	vs RMU	W 86-49	16	2	1-3	0-2	0-0	1	4	0	3
11-08	vs SMC	W 96-95	14	2	1-2	0-0	0-1	2	5	2	0
11-12	at UCSB	L 63-76	19	3	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	2	1	0
11-15	vs UVU	L 71-73	17	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	3	2	1

Simon Majok #0 · C

Player rating+6.1#9 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense+1.4#29

Defense+4.7#8

96 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 17%

3.8 pts3.5 reb0.2 ast14.0 min 6-9 FG0-0 3PT3-10 FT 56.0 TS%11.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Sophomore · 7' 1" · 210 lbs · Akak, South Sudan · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs RMU	W 86-49	19	8	3-4	0-0	2-4	4	1	2	0	1
11-08	vs SMC	W 96-95	12	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	1
11-12	at UCSB	L 63-76	9	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0
11-15	vs UVU	L 71-73	16	4	2-3	0-0	0-4	6	0	1	6	0

Keyon Kensie Jr. #8 · G

Player rating+1.0#57 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense-3.3#128

Defense+4.2#11

75 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 26%

4.3 pts2.0 reb0.3 ast13.7 min 6-15 FG0-3 3PT1-3 FT 39.8 TS%19.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 8" · 200 lbs · Los Angeles, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs RMU	W 86-49	DNP
11-08	vs SMC	W 96-95	18	9	4-6	0-0	1-3	2	0	1	0	0
11-12	at UCSB	L 63-76	11	4	2-6	0-2	0-0	0	1	1	1	0
11-15	vs UVU	L 71-73	12	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	4	0	2	0	0

TJ Coulter #6 · G

Player rating+1.1#55 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense-1.1#92

Defense+2.2#27

80 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 27%

4.5 pts3.0 reb1.2 ast12.0 min 5-17 FG4-12 3PT4-8 FT 43.9 TS%18.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Junior · 6' 4" · Sparks, NV · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs RMU	W 86-49	22	14	4-12	4-8	2-3	7	1	0	0	1
11-08	vs SMC	W 96-95	6	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	2	3	1	0	0
11-12	at UCSB	L 63-76	10	0	0-1	0-1	0-2	1	1	1	1	0
11-15	vs UVU	L 71-73	10	3	1-4	0-3	1-1	2	0	0	0	1

Cedric Lath #34 · C

Player rating+2.3#37 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense+0.6#47

Defense+1.8#33

58 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 9%

0.8 pts2.5 reb0.0 ast8.0 min 1-2 FG0-0 3PT1-1 FT 61.5 TS%6.8 shots+TO/40

Bio: Senior · 6' 10" · 265 lbs · Abidjan, Ivory Coast · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	TO	BLK
11-03	vs RMU	W 86-49	9	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	2	0
11-08	vs SMC	W 96-95	12	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0
11-12	at UCSB	L 63-76	7	3	1-1	0-0	1-1	4	0	0
11-15	vs UVU	L 71-73	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	1

SJ Madison #15 · G

Player rating-1.3#86 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense-2.6#121

Defense+1.3#40

52 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 30%

1.5 pts1.8 reb0.2 ast7.8 min 2-12 FG0-5 3PT2-4 FT 21.8 TS%20.3 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 5" · Los Angeles, CA · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO
11-03	vs RMU	W 86-49	13	2	0-2	0-2	2-4	3	1	1
11-08	vs SMC	W 96-95	2	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1
11-12	at UCSB	L 63-76	5	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	0
11-15	vs UVU	L 71-73	11	4	2-7	0-2	0-0	2	0	0

Kade Snyder #13 · F

Player rating+2.6#32 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense+1.2#34

Defense+1.3#39

25 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 19%

2.0 pts2.0 reb0.0 ast5.0 min 2-3 FG0-0 3PT2-4 FT 63.0 TS%12.7 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 8" · Reno, NV · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs RMU	W 86-49	5	2	1-1	0-0	0-2	2	0	0	1	0
11-08	vs SMC	W 96-95	DNP
11-12	at UCSB	L 63-76	3	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
11-15	vs UVU	L 71-73	7	2	0-1	0-0	2-2	4	0	0	0	0

Hudson Lucas #11 · F

Player rating+0.1#67 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense-1.0#91

Defense+1.1#48

12 possessions · still mostly last season's prior · usage 22%

0.0 pts0.5 reb0.0 ast3.5 min 0-2 FG0-0 3PT0-0 FT 0.0 TS%17.1 shots+TO/40

Bio: Freshman · 6' 9" · Dallas, TX · ESPN

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs RMU	W 86-49	6	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	1	0	0
11-08	vs SMC	W 96-95	DNP
11-12	at UCSB	L 63-76	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
11-15	vs UVU	L 71-73	DNP

John Mattingly #– · ?

Player rating+0.9#58 of 130 in the Mountain West

Offense-0.1#71

Defense+1.0#49

2 possessions · still mostly last season's prior

Has not appeared yet.

Bio:

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK
11-03	vs RMU	W 86-49	DNP
11-08	vs SMC	W 96-95	DNP
11-12	at UCSB	L 63-76	None	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
11-15	vs UVU	L 71-73	DNP