Nevada is a program on the rise in the Mountain West, as second year head coach Eric Musselman transformed the 9-22 program he inherited, into a 24 win outfit a season ago. Talk about some impressive turnaround time for a coach getting back into the college head coaching game.
A key to the success of the Wolfpack’s quick turnaround has been a renewed approach on both ends of the floor under Musselman, including taking on a much more defensive-oriented type of culture, that was prevalent in flashes during last year’s thrilling CBI Championship series win over Morehead State.