Nevada ranked #6 in the country by ESPN. Amazing what this college athletic program accomplished, especially having a coach setting high goals seemingly unreachable to the general fan and doesn't recoil against bigger possibilities. Nevada athletics was worse off on many levels compared to UW. Here they are today, right in the middle of the discussion with elite programs. Multiple Wooden Candidates and most dangerous offensive unit in the country? Now think back to 2015, if somebody would had suggested this possibility on GWG and what the reaction would had been.
ESPN analysis of the Wolf Pack.
6. Nevada
Best case: After adding Jordan Brown, a McDonald's All-American, and some notable transfers, Nevada enters the season with the most dangerous offensive unit in the country, a group that could produce multiple Wooden Award candidates (see: Cody Martin, Caleb Martin, Jordan Caroline) while leading the Wolf Pack to the summit of the Mountain West and the school's first Final Four.
Worst case: Eric Musselman's crew had a double-digit lead on Loyola-Chicago in the Sweet 16 before its sub-100 defense kicked in. That remains the concern for a team that won't surprise anyone in the tournament this season.
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/24607673/best-worst-case-scenario-top-25-team
ESPN analysis of the Wolf Pack.
6. Nevada
Best case: After adding Jordan Brown, a McDonald's All-American, and some notable transfers, Nevada enters the season with the most dangerous offensive unit in the country, a group that could produce multiple Wooden Award candidates (see: Cody Martin, Caleb Martin, Jordan Caroline) while leading the Wolf Pack to the summit of the Mountain West and the school's first Final Four.
Worst case: Eric Musselman's crew had a double-digit lead on Loyola-Chicago in the Sweet 16 before its sub-100 defense kicked in. That remains the concern for a team that won't surprise anyone in the tournament this season.
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/24607673/best-worst-case-scenario-top-25-team
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