Maybe it was the time 7-foot-1 and 1/4-inch Nevada center JaVale McGee blocked a 3-point shot, dribbled down for the fast break and slammed it home against Fresno State.

Five years ago, when Nevada men’s basketball was about as popular as Nevada baseball, the thought of Pack players leaving school early was preposterous.

When Houston men’s basketball coach Tom Penders saw that his team will play Nevada in the first round of the College Basketball Invitational, he was a little down.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico State Aggies led the Western Athletic Conference in rebounding this season with 42 per game.

Groth said the environment at the tournament was hostile and unsafe. She said that New Mexico State fans were acting in a way that didn’t represent themselves well.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Nevada women’s basketball coach Kim Gervasoni was very honest with the media after her team’s season ended with an early departure in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament.

Nevada men’s basketball coach Mark Fox said he thought his team was good enough to play in the National Invitation Tournament last week.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. - In the last two games against New Mexico State, the Nevada men’s basketball team out-rebounded the Aggies and cruised to double-digit victories.

The Nevada men’s basketball team lost to host New Mexico State in the WAC Tournament on Friday, 83-75.

New Mexico State will play Boise State in the final on Saturday.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Nevada sophomore JaVale McGee scored 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as the Nevada men’s basketball team beat Fresno State, 64-57 and advanced in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament on Thursday.

The Wolf Pack will play New Mexico State on Friday at 7:30 p.m. PST.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – On paper, the Nevada men’s basketball team’s matchup against Fresno State in the Western Athletic Conference Tournament on Thursday is on a neutral court.

But coaches and some fans believe the Pan American Center might be the temporary home for the Fresno State Bulldogs.

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The Nevada women’s basketball team was down seven when guard Dellena Criner picked up her second foul and sat the remaining five minutes of the half on the bench.
When Criner and her teammates trotted off the floor at halftime, Nevada was down 17.
The Wolf Pack couldn’t overcome the first half deficit [...]

Former Nevada soccer coach Terri Patraw appealed the decision Monday that denied her reinstatement from her whistle-blower complaint she filed against the University of Nevada, Reno.

Nevada Director of Athletics Cary Groth said she will release information when it becomes available regarding the investigation into the men’s and women’s golf programs by the National Collegiate Athletics Association.

Sports Editor Scott Oxarart reviews the top WAC women’s teams.