Wolf Pack players going pro
There was a lot going on in Wolf Pack sports over the summer between the NBA Draft, NFL training camp and Major League Baseball.
Nevada had two players chosen in the NBA draft, former Nevada quarterback Jeff Rowe signed with the Cincinnati Bengals, and three baseball players were taken in the MLB draft.
Of the three basketball players that entered the draft, two were chosen. Nick Fazekas was the 34th overall pick by the Dallas Mavericks and Ramon Sessions was the 56th overall by the Milwaukee Bucks. Marcelus Kemp pulled his name out of the draft before the underclassman deadline. He will return to the Wolf Pack for his final year of eligibility.
Fazekas ended a four-year career at Nevada where he set the career scoring record with 2,464 points and was the second-leading rebounder with 1,254 boards. He also left as the winningest player, with Kyle Shiloh, in Nevada basketball history with a record of 106-27.
Sessions had a year of eligibility left but decided to forgo his senior season. The junior led the team in assists for the third consecutive season and had a career total of 478 assists, which ranks second all-time at Nevada.
Former Wolf Pack quarterback Jeff Rowe was taken in the fifth round by the Bengals, signing a four-year deal worth $1.7 million.
He has appeared in two preseason games and has thrown for 103 yards and one touchdown. Rowe could be the third quarterback on the Bengals’ depth chart behind starter Carson Palmer and Doug Johnson.
Rowe was a three-year starter for the Wolf Pack and amassed 7,862 career passing yards, which ranks fifth all-time at Nevada.
The Nevada baseball team had three players chosen in the MLB Draft, all being picked by the Seattle Mariners. Ryan Rodriguez was taken in the 17th round, but after talking to the Mariners decided not to play professionally. Rodriguez said that he didn’t feel the desire to keep playing and wanted to come back to school and finish his degree. Rodriguez played four seasons for the Wolf Pack and holds the school record in wins (32), innings pitched (398.2) and strikeouts (331).
Matt Renfree was taken in the 24th round and signed to play with AZL Mariners, the Mariners rookie league team. He holds a 2.57 ERA with 31 strikeouts in 35 innings.
The third Nevada player taken ws Rod Scurry, in the 31st round. He wasn’t able to agree to a deal with the Mariners by the Aug. 15 deadline and decided to come back to school for his final year.
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