2018–19 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Reno during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Wolf Pack, led by fourth-year head coach Eric Musselman, played their home games at the Lawlor Events Center on their campus in Reno, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference (MW). They finished the season 29–5, 15–3 in Mountain West play to share the regular season Mountain West championship with Utah State. They defeated Boise State in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament before losing in the semifinals to San Diego State. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Florida.

2018–19 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball
Mountain West regular season co-champions
Las Vegas Holiday Invitational champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 23
APNo. 20
Record29–5 (15–3 MW)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Anthony Ruta
  • Gus Argenal
  • Brandon Dunson
Home arenaLawlor Events Center
2018–19 Mountain West Conference
men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 20 Nevada153 .833295  .853
No. 25 Utah State153 .833287  .800
Fresno State135 .722239  .719
San Diego State117 .6112113  .618
UNLV117 .6111714  .548
Air Force810 .4441418  .438
New Mexico711 .3891418  .438
Boise State711 .3891320  .394
Colorado State711 .3891220  .375
Wyoming414 .222824  .250
San Jose State117 .056427  .129
Mountain West Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

On April 7, head coach Eric Musselman resigned to become the head coach at Arkansas. He finished at Nevada with a four-year record of 110–34, three trips to the NCAA Tournament, and were champions of the 2016 College Basketball Invitational.

On April 11, Nevada hired Steve Alford as their next head coach.

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