2015 – 16 Nevada Wolf Pack men 's basketball team represented the University of Nevada , Reno during the 2015 – 16 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Wolf Pack , led by first year head coach Eric Musselman , played their home games at the Lawlor Events Center and were members of the Mountain West Conference . They finished the season 24 – 14 , 10 – 8 in Mountain West play to finish in a tie for fourth place . They defeated New Mexico in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to San Diego State . They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Montana , Eastern Washington , and Vermont to advance to the best-of-three finals series against Morehead State . They defeated Morehead State 2 games to 1 to become the CBI champions
Mountain West Tournament
2016 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2015–16 Nevada Wolf Pack men's basketball team