The Wolf Pack, led by third-year head coach Eric Musselman, played their home games at the Lawlor Events Center in Reno, Nevada as members of the Mountain West Conference.

They defeated UNLV in the quarterfinals of the Mountain West tournament before losing in the semifinals to San Diego State.

They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament where they defeated Texas in the first round, then made a stunning 22-point comeback in the final 11 minutes of the game to beat Cincinnati.

They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Iowa State.

[2] Junior forward Caleb Martin, a transfer from NC State, was named the preseason Newcomer of the Year.