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For the tenth time in program historical past, the College of Nevada males’s basketball group is headed to the NCAA Event.
Nevada (22-10, 12-6) acquired the No. 11 seed within the West Area, as introduced Sunday afternoon on the NCAA Choice Present. The Pack is slated to tackle Arizona State on Wednesday, March 15 within the First 4 in Dayton, Ohio. The sport will probably be broadcast on truTV.
If Nevada defeats Arizona State, the Pack will head to Denver, Colorado to tackle No. 6 seed TCU.
The Pack had an distinctive season, producing an total file of 22-10, together with a mark of 12-6 in Mountain West play. Nevada went 14-1 on their residence court docket, incomes two victories towards AP-Prime 25 opponents.
The choice marks the Pack’s first look within the NCAA Event since 2019 and can signify Head Coach Steve Alford’s twelfth profession look within the event.
Nevada holds an all-time file of 6-9 within the NCAA Event with two Candy Sixteen appearances (2004, 2018).
Alford is 11-11 all-time within the NCAA Event and has superior to the Candy Sixteen 4 completely different instances (1999, 2014, 2015, 2017).