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List of Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball head coaches

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Steve Alford coaching New Mexico against San Diego in 2009
Steve Alford, the current head coach of the Nevada Wolf Pack.

The following is a list of Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball head coaches. There have been 19 head coaches of the Wolf Pack in their 110-season history.[1]

Nevada's current head coach is Steve Alford. He was hired as the Wolf Pack's head coach in April 2019,[2] replacing Eric Musselman, who left to become the head coach at Arkansas.[3]

No. Tenure Coach Years Record Pct.
1 1912–1913 C. E. Holoway 1 3–1 .750
2 1913–1919 Silas Ross 6 33–21 .611
3 1919–1923 Ray Courtright 4 25–29 .463
4 1923–1929
1930–1939
Doc Martie 15 129–122 .514
5 1929–1930 Chester Scranton 1 6–13 .316
6 1939–1942 Charles Schuhardt 3 12–28 .300
7 1942–1943
1945–1959
Jake Lawlor 15 204–156 .567
8 1944–1945 Jim Aiken 1 8–9 .471
9 1959–1972 Jack Spencer 13 123–99 .554
10 1972–1976 Jim Padgett 4 43–61 .413
11 1976–1980 Jim Carey 4 65–46 .586
12 1980–1987 Sonny Allen 7 114–89 .562
13 1987–1993 Len Stevens 6 91–79 .535
14 1993–1999 Pat Foster 6 90–81 .526
15 1999–2004 Trent Johnson 5 79–74 .516
16 2004–2009 Mark Fox 5 123–43 .741
17 2009–2015 David Carter 6 98–97 .503
18 2015–2019 Eric Musselman 4 110–34 .764
19 2019–present Steve Alford 4 70–51 .579
Totals 19 coaches 110 seasons 1,426–1,233 .536
Records updated through end of 2022–23 season
Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "2022-23 Nevada Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of Nevada Reno Athletics. p. 19. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "Nevada quickly hires former UCLA coach Steve Alford". The Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. April 11, 2019. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  3. ^ Boone, Kyle (April 7, 2019). "Arkansas hires Eric Musselman away from Nevada as new Razorbacks men's basketball coach". CBSSports.com. Retrieved March 25, 2023.