Jan. 24, 2012
Game Notes 
NEVADA at New Mexico State
Winners of 13 in a row, Nevada (16-3, 5-0 WAC) travels to Las Cruces, N.M. to play a Western Athletic Conference game at New Mexico State (14-6, 4-1 WAC) on Thursday at 6:06 p.m. The game will air on the WAC Sports Network, My 21 KAME-TV in Reno, ESPN Full Court and ESPN3.
Thursday, 6:06 p.m. PT
NEVADA WOLF PACK
(16-3, WAC: 5-0)
at
New Mexico State Aggies
(14-6, 4-1 WAC)
Pan American Center (8,994)
RADIO: University of Nevada Sports Network (KUUB 94.5 FM Reno; KPLY 630 AM Reno; KELY 1230 AM Ely; KWNA 1400 AM Winnemucca; and KSVL 92.3 FM Yerington)
Ryan Radtke (play-by-play)
pregame starts at 5:30 p.m.
TELEVISION: WAC Sports Network, My 21 KAME-TV in Reno, ESPN Full Court, ESPN3
Rich Cellini (play-by-play), Bob Donewald (analyst)
Live stats: Live stats link
WEB STREAMING: ESPN3.com
SERIES HISTORY: NMSU leads the series with Nevada 19-15. The Aggies won two of the three meetings last season. The Wolf Pack won 90-71 in Reno and lost 77-68 in Las Cruces. In the third meeting, NMSU ended Nevada's season with a 66-60 victory in the WAC Tournament in Las Vegas. The two teams have split the last 10 games. Nevada's last road win in the series was 77-67 on Jan. 4, 2010. The Pack are 4-11 in Las Cruces.
UP NEXT: Nevada travels to Ruston, La. to play Louisiana Tech on Jan. 28 at 5:00 p.m. PT.
ABOUT ABOUT THE NEW MEXICO STATE AGGIES - The New Mexico State Aggies are 14-6 overall and 4-1 in Western Athletic Conference play under fifth-year head coach Marvin Menzies. The Aggies are one game back of the Wolf Pack in second place in the conference standings. Menzies is 90-64 at NMSU and 45-24 in WAC play.
The Aggies boast three scorers averaging double figures and are led by the top scorer and rebounder in the conference in 6-6 senior forward Wendell McKines. McKines averages a double-double scoring 18.4 points and grabs 10.5 rebounds per game. From the field he is shooting 46.5 percent and 37.5 from behind the arc.
Senior guard Hernst Laroche (6-1) is scoring 14.6 points per game and averages a team-high 3.6 assists per outing. Another of the Aggies seniors is Hamidu Rahman (6-11) who is scoring 10.4 points per game and averages 6.6 rebounds which ranks sixth in the WAC. Daniel Mullins, a 6-1 freshman guard is averaging 9.8 points per game in five WAC games and Tyrone Watson, a 6-5 forward averages 9.4 points per game in conference play.
NMSU is averages a WAC best 78.9 points per game and allow 70.2. On the glass the Aggies outrebound opponents by seven per game, 40.2-33.2. From the field they shoot 46.3 percent and hold opponents to 42.3 percent shooting. From behind the arc NMSU shoots 32.3 percent and opponents 33.9. The Aggies has attempted 670 free throws, 264 more than their opponents, 406 and are making 67.2 percent of their opportunities. Nationally NMSU is first in free throws attempted (33) and makde (22.1).
LAST GAME: WIN STREAK REACHES 13 AS NEVADA DEFEATS FRESNO STATE 74-61
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Deonte Burton had 18 points and Malik Story 17 as Nevada overcame an 11-point first-half deficit to beat Fresno State 74-61 Saturday night.
Dario Hunt added 13 points and 11 rebounds for the Wolf Pack (16-3, 5-0 Western Athletic), who won their 13th consecutive game.
Tyler Johnson had 17 points for the Bulldogs (9-12, 1-4). Jerry Brown added 14 points and Kevin Olekaibe 13.
Nevada trailed 39-38 with 13:37 left in the game before going on a 25-9 run over the next nine minutes. Hunt's put-back of a missed free throw by Story put the Wolf Pack ahead 63-48 with 4:28 left.
Fresno State led 15-4 with 12 minutes remaining in the first half before Nevada responded with a 19-5 run to lead 23-22 with 6:23 left in the half. Nevada led 32-30 at halftime and has not lost a game this season in which it led at the half.
PACK RECEIVING VOTES IN ESPN/USA TODAY POLL - In the latest ESPN/USA Today Coaches' Poll the Wolf Pack received 12 votes, up from three last week. Nevada has received votes each of the last three weeks. The last Pack squad to receive votes was the 2006-07 team, which was also the last Nevada team to qualify for the NCAA Tournament.
NUMBERS DURING THE 13-GAME STREAK - During Nevada's 13-game win streak the Wolf Pack is averaging 74.1 points per game and allowing 62.5, plus 11.6. The Pack has scored 70 or more points 11 times which includes twice scoring 81 points. The two 81 point games versus SJSU and Nebraska Omaha is the high point total on the season.
The Wolf Pack is shooting 47.5 percent and opponents 41.2 during the streak. From behind the arc the Pack is shooting 41.6 percent and opponents 33.5. At the free throw line Nevada is converting 66.1 percent of its attempts and opponents 68.3. Nevada is outrebounding opponents by 3.7 per game, 35.8-32.1.
Four players are averaging double figures during the stretch; Deonte Burton (17.6), Malik Story (14.5), Olek Czyz (12.9) and Dario Hunt (10.9).
13-GAME WIN STREAK SECOND LONGEST ACTIVE IN NCAA I - Nevada's 13-game win streak is the second longest active streak in the country behind Murray State's 20. Kentucky, Middle Tennessee and Oral Roberts are tied for third with 11-game streaks.
Nevada has won 16-of-17 after starting the season 0-2. The only loss in the stretch was 76-55 to BYU in Chicago.
The last time the Wolf Pack won 13 in a row was the 2005-06 team that won 14 consecutive games to end the regular season before falling 87-79 to Montana in the NCAA Tournament. The 16-3 start is the best since the 2006-07 squad began the year 17-2 on the way to a 29-5 record.
16 WINS MORE THAN ALL OF LAST YEAR - Nevada's 16 wins this season is three more than last season when the Wolf Pack posted a 13-19 record. Last season the Wolf Pack was 6-13 after 19 games compared to a 16-3 mark this season. Last year the Wolf Pack's 13th and final victory came on March 9, 2011 when Nevada defeated Fresno State 90-80 in the first round of the WAC tournament.
In addition to improving the overall record the Pack has surpassed its win total away from Reno. This year Nevada is 5-2 away from Lawlor Events Center, 4-1 in true road contests and 1-1 in two neutral site games played in Chicago.
Last season Nevada was 3-10 in away games and 1-4 at neutral sites for a combined 4-14 record outside of Lawlor Events Center. Nevada was 0-10 away from Reno until a 69-67 victory at Boise State on Jan 15, 2011.
BALANCING ACT - Nevada has used a balanced attack this year with three players averaging double figures with a fourth just under double digits. Deonte Burton (15.6), Malik Story (14.5) and Olek Czyz (11.4) are all scoring in double figures with Dario Hunt's 9.8 points per game close behind.
The Fresno State game is the 10th time this season that four Nevada players scored in double figures in the same game. Burton led the way with his game-high 18 points followed by Story (17), Hunt (10) and Czyz (10).
The Pack had a stretch of four games in a row with four players scoring in double figures at Montana, vs. UC Riverside, vs. Portland and vs. Cedarville. Seven times in the last 10 games four Pack players has scored in double figures.
Games with four Pack players scoring in double figures:
Pacific (11/17/11): Story (18), Czyz (17), Evans, Jr. (11) and Panzer (11).
Longwood (11/20/11): Story (28), Burton (14), Hunt (13) and Evans (10).
BYU (11/25/11): Czyz (11), Evans (11), Story (11) and Hunt (10).
Montana (12/10/11): Burton (21), Czyz (17), Story (11) and Hunt (10).
UC Riverside (12/17/11): Czyz (15), Story (15), Hunt (12) and Burton (10).
Portland (12/22/11): Hunt (15), Czyz (15), Evans, Jr. (11) and Story (10).
Cedarville (12/28/11): Story (19), Hunt (13), Burton (13) and Czyz (10).
at Utah State (1/7/12): Burton (25), Czyz (14), Hunt (14) and Story (12).
San Jose State (1/12/12): Evans, Jr. (19), Burton (14), Story (11) and Czyz (10).
Fresno State (1/21/12): Burton (18), Story (17), Hunt (13) and Czyz (10).
PACK TURNAROUND IN CLOSE GAMES - Another of the turnarounds for the 2011-12 squad from last season is success in close games. Nevada is 8-1 in games decided by 10 points or less this season with the only loss being a 71-67 setback at nationally ranked UNLV. The Pack is 4-1 in games decided by five points or less.
Last season the Pack went 6-12 in games decided by 10 points or less. Nevada was 4-10 in games decided by six points or less last season.
SEVEN DOUBLE-DOUBLES IN 11 GAMES FOR HUNT - Senior forward Dario Hunt has double-doubles in the last two games and seven in the last 11 games. Hunt had a stretch of four consecutive double-doubles which is the first time in his career he has more than two in a row.
The four game streak came to an end in the Pack's, 71-61 victory over Cedarville when he finished the night with 13 points and eight rebounds.
His most recent double-double was a 13 point, 11 rebound outing versus Fresno State.
In the last 11 games Hunt is averaging 11.5 points and 9.7 rebounds per game. Over the same 11-game stretch he is shooting 54.8 (51-of-93) percent from the field.
On the season Hunt has nine double figure rebounding games and all nine are game highs. On the season he has grabbed a game high in rebounds 10 times. He has led the team in rebounding 12 times this season which included a stretch of six in a row from the Washington game on Dec. 2 through the Dec. 28 game with Cedarville. In his career Hunt has led the Pack in rebounding 49 times.
Hunt grabbed a season-high 13 rebounds versus Pacific and he followed that with 11 in the Prairie View A&M game. In his career he has 26 career double figure rebound games.
Hunt made his 100th career start versus Washington (12/2) and now has 111 in the Silver & Blue. The 6-8 forward, has started 111-of-119 games played in his career. He has started the last 55 games and 88 of the last 89.
CZYZ SCORING DOUBLE DIGITS - Senior forward Olek Czyz has scored in double figures in the last five games and nine of the last 10 to increase his season average to 11.4 per game. The 6-7 senior forward is third on the team in scoring and second in rebounding at 6.1 per game which is eighth in the WAC. His 14 double figure scoring games is second to Malik Story's 16.
Czyz recently posted back-to-back double-doubles with 24 points and 11 rebounds against Hawai`i then had 16 points and 10 rebounds versus Nebraska Omaha. The 24 points against UH is a season high and 11 rebounds tied his career high.
Against Hawai`i he set career-highs with 11 field goals made, 14 field goals attempted and 37 minutes played.
Three times he has tied teammates for game-high honors in scoring with 11 vs. BYU, 15 vs. UC Riverside and 15 vs. Portland.
The 11 rebounds are the fifth time this season he has posted a game-high. In three consecutive he games he led the team in rebounds with nine vs. Longwood, nine vs. BYU and seven vs. Bradley.
In the last 10 games he is averaging 13.4 points and 6.8 rebounds per game. He leads the team and ranks fourth in the WAC making 55.4 percent of his field goal opportunities. In the last 10 games he his shooting 62.9 (56-of-89) percent which includes 38.1 (8-of-21) percent from behind the arc.
STORY TOPS WAC, RANKS FOURTH NATIONALLY IN THREE-POINT SHOOTING - Junior guard Malik Story leads the WAC and ranks fourth nationally in three-point shooting making 49.1 percent of his opportunities. Story has made 54-of-110 attempts on the season. His 2.84 made per game is third in the conference and 21st in the country. Story has made a three-pointer in 18-of-19 games this season.
He made a career-high seven, three-pointers in Nevada's 80-78 victory over Longwood. Story was good on seven-of-10, three-point attempts versus the Lancers and finished with 28 points on the night. The 28 points is tied with Deonte Burton for the second highest scoring game for the Pack this season. His previous high for three-pointers was six that he accomplished twice last season, with the last being against Fresno State in the WAC Tournament.
Story is second on the team and seventh in the WAC in scoring at 14.5 points per game. The 6-5 guard, is shooting 78.6 percent from the free throw line which is eighth in the conference.
EVANS DEADLY FROM THREE - Sophomore guard Jerry Evans, Jr. had his best offensive night for the Wolf Pack in Nevada's 81-57 victory over San Jose State. Evan's scored a career and game-high 19 points making six-of-seven shots from the field. He made his first six shots of the game which included five in a row from behind the three-point line. His only miss was a three-pointer with 4:08 to play. At the free throw line he made two of his three attempts. The 6-8 guard also grabbed seven rebounds which tied for game-high honors.
On the season he is averaging 6.8 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.0 steals per game. He is 12th in the WAC in rebounding at 5.0 per game and 10th in blocks averaging .74 per game. In WAC play his 54.5 percent shooting from behind the three-point arc ranks second.
BURTON ON POINT(S) - Sophomore point guard Deonte Burton has put up some impressive numbers in his second season in the Silver & Blue averaging a team-high 15.6 points per game which is fifth in the WAC. In WAC play his 21.6 points per game leads the conference. He tops the conference and ranks 20th nationally with his 2.63 assist-to-turnover ratio. In 10 of the last 12 games he has scored in double figures. In the last seven games has 40 assists and 13 turnovers, 25 and nine in five WAC games.
Against Fresno State he scored a game-high 18 points helping Nevada to its 13th consecutive victory. It was the eighth time has led the Pack in scoring and all eight are game highs which tops the team in both categories.
His six 20-point games lead the team and 12 double figure scoring games are third on the squad. The six 20-point games equal his total from last season. Against Washington he recorded his first career 30-point game finishing with 31 which is tied for the third highest total in the WAC this season.
He ranks in seven categories in the WAC and in conference games is ranked in 10. His 2.63 assist-to-turnover-ratio leads the WAC, 4.84 assists per game is third, 1.21 steals per game is tied for 10th and 1.79 three-pointers made per game is eighth. He ranks seventh in free throw percentage making 79.5 percent of his opportunities and 39.1 percent from three-point range is eighth.
In the 77-74 victory over Hawai`i he scored 25 points, 20 in the second half to help the Pack rally from a seven-point deficit. With Nevada trailing 70-66 with 4:09 to play he scored nine consecutive points to put the Pack up 75-71. His only three-pointer of the game broke a 70-70 tie and the Pack did not trail the rest of the game. In total he scored nine of Nevada's final 11 points of the game.
In the Pack's two WAC road wins he scored game highs with 26 points at Idaho and followed that with 25 at Utah State. He also averaged 5.5 assists and 1.5 steals with an assist-to-turnover-ratio of 3.7. From the field he shot 59.4 (19-of-32) percent and from behind the arc 46.7 (7-of-15). For his play he earned WAC Player of the Week honors for the third time this season.
For the first time in his career Burton played the entire game logging 40 minutes at Utah State. He also played 40 minutes versus Washington but that game went to overtime. The 10 field goals and 19 field goal attempts at USU were also career bests.
Burton has been deadly on the road averaging 25.6 points in Nevada's five true away contests. In addition he is averaging 4.4 assists, 1.6 steals, and 3.8 rebounds with an assist-to-turnover-ratio of 4.4 away from Reno. From the field he has shot 52.9 (37-of-70) percent and from three-point range 50 (16-of-32). His high output on the road was 28 at UNLV and Arizona State with the low being 21 at Montana.
He had an impressive three game stretch posting game-highs with 31 points versus Washington (12/2), 28 at Arizona State (12/7) and 21 at Montana (12/10) in three wins. He followed that with 10 in the UC Riverside (12/17) game but after battling foul trouble tied his career low with two points against Portland (12/22). Burton had 13 points versus Cedarville then produced the back-to-back 20-point games in the two WAC road victories.
The majority of Burton's points came after halftime in the four consecutive double figure games when he scored 66 of his 90 points, 73 percent. After the break he shot 67 (18-of-27) percent, 83 (10-of-12) percent from behind the three-point line and 87 (20-of-23) percent at the free throw line.
On the season 172 of Burton's 297 points have come after halftime, 57.9 percent an average of 9.1 per game.
At Montana, Burton made five-of-12 field goals, three-of-six three-pointers and eight-of-nine free throws. He also had five rebounds, five assists, blocked a shot and for the second game in a row did not have a turnover. He scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half.
At ASU he made six-of-11 field goals, three-of-five, three-pointers and 13-of-15 free throws. The 13 free throws made and 15 attempted are career highs. He scored 21 of his 28 points in the second half.
In the Washington game Burton scored 19-of-22 points at one stretch of the game from 5:54 to play in the second half with his final point coming at the free throw line with 1 minute to play in overtime. He scored 19 of Nevada's final 24 points in the game.
With 4.3 seconds to play he nailed a three-pointer to tie the score at 66 and send the game into overtime. In overtime he scored the Pack's first eight points and his assist on a Kevin Panzer basket closed out the scoring for Nevada. With 1:41 to play in overtime his fourth, three-pointer of the game put the Pack on top to stay 72-70. He made both of his free throw attempts with 1 minute to play to close out his scoring. Of his 31 points, 22 came after halftime.
Burton's first 20-point game of the season came at UNLV when he scored a then career-high 28 points versus the Rebels. He scored 20 of Nevada's 29 first half points at UNLV.
THREE-POINT EXPLOSION - Eight different Nevada players contributed to a record breaking night as the Wolf Pack set single game school records with 16 made three-pointers and 32 attempted, a 50 percent shooting clip against San Jose State on Jan. 12, 2012. The old record of 15 came versus Cal State Fullerton on Feb. 11, 1999. The previous record for attempts was 29 that occurred three times with the last being on Dec. 20, 2010 versus Portland State.
Jerry Evans, Jr. led the way with his career-high five, three-pointers on six attempts. Deonte Burton made three in his seven shots from behind the arc with Malik Story connecting on three-of-nine. The five players with one, three-pointer each were; Brice Crook (1-for-1), Keith Feutsch (1-for-2), Jordan Finn (1-for-2), Jordan Burris (1-for-3) and Kevin Panzer (1-for-2).
NEVADA GETTING DEFENSIVE - Nevada is allowing a WAC low 63.5 points per game and the 63.6 in conference play also tops the league. The Pack is third in field goal percentage defense, overall (41.1%) and in conference play (41.5%). Nationally the 63.5 points per game allowed is 90th and 41.1 field goal percentage ranks 95th.
The Pack is also third in three-point field goal percentage defense, overall (33%) and in conference play ranks second (33%). Nevada tops the WAC in blocks averaging 4.84 per game and is fourth in steals swiping 6.37 per game. In WAC play Nevada averages 4.80 blocks to rank second and 6.0 steals are fourth. Nationally the Pack is 43rd in blocks
BYU is the only opponent to shoot over 50 percent versus the Pack as the Cougars connected on 54.4 percent of their opportunities. Utah State and Hawai`i both shot exactly 50 percent in losses to the Pack.
Nevada has held six opponents below 40 percent shooting with a season low 30 percent coming versus UC Riverside.
HUNT RECORDS 200TH CAREER BLOCK AND SIXTH IN CAREER REBOUNDS - Senior forward Dario Hunt reached two milestones this season with his 200th career block and 800th career rebound. Hunt broke the Nevada career blocks record in the season-opener versus Missouri State with the 193rd block in his career. In the Longwood game Hunt recorded his 200th career block and now has 233 in 119 games. He came into the season tied with Nick Fazekas (2004-07) with 192.
Hunt is first in the WAC and 39th in the nation in blocked shots averaging 2.16 per game.
In the Portland game he became the seventh player in school history to reach 800 career rebounds after finishing the night with 11 boards. His 864 career rebounds is sixth in school history, 26 behind Nap Montgomery's (1964-66) 890. With 36 more he would become the fourth player in school history to reach 900. His nine in the MSU game moved him over 700 for his career and the five against Bradley pushed his total to 750. Against Nebraska Omaha he totaled 11 which moved him past 850 in his career. In the WAC his 8.9 rebounds per game is third and nationally he ranks 44th.
PACK GOING TO THE LINE - Nevada continues to get the free throw line with frequency, having made more free throws than opponents have attempted. The Wolf Pack has made 285 free throws and the 19 opponents have combined to attempt 279. Nevada has attempted 448 free throws, 169 more than opponents have attempted, 279. The Pack was three-of-nine in the San Jose State game which are both season lows for made and attempted free throws.
The Pack has attempted more free throws than its opponents in 15-of-19 games this season. Nevada has made more free throws in each game than 14-of-19 opponents. Montana, Portland, Utah State and San Jose State are the only teams to attempt and make more free throws in a game than Nevada. The Wolf Pack and Washington Huskies both made 15 free throws in their contest. The Pack shot a season-high 25 more free throws than Prairie View A&M.
Despite the numerous opportunities at the charity strip, Nevada is shooting just 63.6 percent at the free throw line and opponents 67.7 percent. Nevada shot a season-high 82.4 percent from the line against Portland making 14-of-17 free throws. Point guard Deonte Burton made 13-of-15 free throws versus ASU including making his first 11 and 15 in a row going back to the end of the Washington game.
Burton and Malik Story rank seventh and eighth in free throw percentage in the WAC shooting 79.5 and 78.6 percent respectively.
CARTER NOTCHES 50TH WIN - Third-year head coach David Carter notched his 50th win at Nevada when the Pack defeated Fresno State 74-61. Carter is 50-35 leading the Wolf Pack basketball program. In his first season the Pack went 21-13 and advanced the second round on the NIT. Last year the young squad posted a 13-19 record.
BURTON FIFTH PACK PLAYER TO EARN PRESEASON WAC POY NOD - Point guard Deonte Burton became the fifth Nevada player and sixth overall to be selected as the WAC Coaches' Preseason Player of the Year. Kirk Snyder (2003-04), Nick Fazekas (2005-06 & 2006-07), Armon Johnson (2008-09) and Luke Babbitt (2009-10) were all preseason players of the year with Fazekas earning the honor twice. Snyder, Fazekas (twice) and Babbitt all earned the honor at the end of the season when chosen as the preseason player of the year. Like Burton, Babbitt and Johnson were both sophomores when they earned the preseason honor.
A Nevada player has been named the season ending WAC Player of the Year in five of the last eight seasons with Fazekas grabbing the honor three consecutive seasons from 2003-2007.
Johnson and Babbitt are currently on the roster of the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers. Snyder was first round pick of the Utah Jazz and Fazekas was chosen in the second round by the Dallas Mavericks. Both played for several teams in the NBA.
Burton was the fourth Pack player to earn WAC Freshman of the Year honors last year when he averaged 13.7 points and 3.5 assists per game. Ramon Sessions (2005), Johnson (2008) and Babbitt (2009) were the previous Nevada players named WAC Freshman of the Year. Sessions, a second round pick of the Milwaukee Bucks, is currently on the roster of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
REMEMBERING MILTON - In remembrance of University of Nevada president Milton D. Glick who passed away of a stroke on April 16, 2011, the Wolf Pack men's basketball team will wear an MG patch on their shorts. Glick, 73, was the 15th president of the University of Nevada.
WINNING AT LAWLOR - Nevada has won 83 percent of its games over the past eight plus seasons posting a 121-25 record at Lawlor Events Center. The Wolf Pack has posted a 58-11 WAC mark during that same stretch, a winning percentage of 84. Last year was the first year the Pack did not win 10 or more games at the on-campus facility in the last eight plus seasons.
Basketball Coaches Nationwide Address the Importance of Exercising and Eating Right In the Fight Against Cancer -
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Jan. 23, 2012 - Coming up this Friday through Sunday (Jan. 27-29) is the annual Coaches vs. Cancer® Suits and Sneakers awareness weekend, a collaborative initiative of the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC). Participating NABC member coaches will wear sneakers instead of dress shoes with their suits during weekend games to demonstrate their support for the American Cancer Society and its vision of a world with less cancer and more birthdays.
WOLF PACK BASKETBALL FANS ENCOURAGED TO ALLOW EXTRA TIME DUE TO VIRGINIA STREET CONSTRUCTION - Wolf Pack fans are encouraged to allow extra time and use alternate routes when coming to basketball games this season due to an ongoing construction project on Virginia Street.
For questions and concerns about the project, contact Reno Direct, the City of Reno's non-emergency information center, at 775-334-INFO (4636), 775-333-7701 (TTY) or renodirect@reno.gov. The City of Reno has created a website, http://Reno.gov/NorthVirginia, and fans are encouraged to check the website for updates to avoid delays.
CARTER INKS FOUR DURING EARLY SIGNING PERIOD - University of Nevada head men's basketball coach David Carter signed three players to National Letters of Intent for the 2012-13 season. Guard Marqueze Coleman along with forwards Cole Huff, Raphael Carter and Cheikh (Ali) Fall will join the Pack next season.
Coleman, of Encino, Calif., is a 6-3, 180-pound shooting guard who averaged 13.1 points, 2.1 assists, 5.7 rebounds and 1.1 blocks for Bishop Alemany High School in Mission Hills, Calif. last season. He earned first-team All-CIF and second-team Mission League honors following his junior year. The Warriors posted a 20-11 record last year.
The 6-8, 200-pound Huff from Altadena, Calif. attends Campbell Hall High School in North Hollywood, Calif. As a junior, the small forward averaged 16.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 1.2 blocks, 1.3 steals and 1.2 assists per game. He helped the Vikings to a 17-10 record last season.
Carter is a 6-8, 215-pound forward who is currently in his sophomore season at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, Calif. The Columbus, Ohio native earned first-team All-Big 8 Conference and honorable mention all-state honors as a freshman last season. He helped the Vikings to the conference title with a 13-1 mark and an overall record of 26-5. His freshman year he averaged 9.8 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.2 blocks per game.
Fall is a 6-9, 240-pound center who is in his sophomore year at Barstow Community College in Barstow, Calif. Last season, Fall helped BCC to a first place finish in the Foothill Conference posting, a 10-4 mark and the team went 22-7 overall. Originally from Senegal, he attended Meitoku Gijuku School in Kochi, Japan. He earned All-Japan honors and was the top scorer and rebounder in the Western Conference during the 2007-08 season.
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