The author of one of the most improbable, unlikely and indescribable shots in recent Nevada Wolf Pack basketball history had no idea what he had just accomplished.
“I didn’t see it go in, to be honest,” smiled Wolf Pack guard Deonte Burton. “I was ready to go back on defense. But then I heard the crowd [...]

t was the spring of 2010 and David Carter was getting a bit nervous.
“We kind of put all our eggs in one basket at point guard,” the Nevada Wolf Pack men’s basketball head coach said of his narrow recruiting focus two years ago. “We wanted Deonte (Burton). And if he had gone to UCLA I [...]

On some of those cold December nights, when the upper reaches of Lawlor Events Center is desolate, barren and lifeless, you swear to yourself you can almost see them sitting up near the rafters all by themselves and smiling.
“I tell my guys, ‘You are going to be haunted by the ghosts,’” said Nevada coach David [...]

A smarter, leaner, more focused Malik Story is paying huge dividends for the Nevada Wolf Pack men‘s basketball team this season.
“My shot selection has been much better and I’m making sure I’m getting in a good rhythm this year,” Story said.

There are times when Brice Crook feels like the latest top prize winner on a television reality show.
“I’m this team’s biggest fan,” said Crook of his Nevada Wolf Pack men’s basketball teammates. “I grew up watching all those great teams go to the NCAA tournament (2004-07).”
As far as Crook is concerned right now he’s the [...]

How confident is the Nevada Wolf Pack men’s basketball team right now?
Well, Malik Story started doing jumping jacks in the middle of the court Saturday night with just under five minutes to play.
“I just wanted to get the crowd into it a little,” smiled the junior Wolf Pack guard.

The Nevada Wolf Pack men’s basketball team promises not to overlook the Fresno State Bulldogs literally and figuratively.
“They are still a very dangerous team,” senior forward Olek Czyz said of the Bulldogs. “It’s a WAC game and we want to win the WAC.”

Jerry Evans Jr. thinks back on his days at Leuzinger High School in Southern California and smiles.
“I was Mr. Get It Done,” the Nevada Wolf Pack sophomore guard said recently. “I was a scorer in high school. I shot all the shots.”
Defense was, well, something his teammates took care of while he waited for them [...]

There was a definite Nevada energy shortage Tuesday night at Lawlor Events Center.
“We came out a little lackadaisical,” junior guard Malik Story said.
“We didn’t come out too ready to play,” senior center Dario Hunt added.

The Nevada men’s basketball team stretched their win streak to 11 with an incredibly physical battle with an improving Hawai’i Warriors squad. Deonte Burton took over the game in the final 3 minutes and the Wolf Pack overcame a 7 point in the final 5 minutes to take a 3 point win at Lawlor Events [...]