RENO – University of Nevada men’s basketball season tickets will go on sale Wednesday. The Wolf Pack is coming off a season when it won the Mountain West regular season and tournament titles. The Pack made Nevada’s first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in a decade and finished 28-7.
Season tickets for adults start as low as $199 and youth tickets, eighth grade and under are $89. To purchase online go to NevadaWolfPack.com or call 775-348-PACK (7225).
The MW portion of 2017-18 season is complete while the nonconference schedule is still being finalized. The Pack will welcome conference opponents New Mexico, Wyoming, Utah State, Boise State, Fresno State, UNLV, San Diego State, San José State and Colorado State to Lawlor Events Center this season.
One nonconference home opponent that has been set is Illinois State on Nov. 29 as part of the Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge. The Redbirds won the MVC regular season title last season going 28-7 overall and 17-1 in conference play.
The team returns two junior starters in Jordan Caroline and Lindsey Drew. Caroline was the MW Tournament MVP and also earned second-team All-MW honors. He averaged 15 points and 9.2 rebounds per game. Drew was among the assist leaders in the MW averaging 4.7 per game. He contributed 5.9 points and 4.7 rebounds per outing.