Editor’s notice: Each episode of Wolf Pack All Access will embody a “This Week in Wolf Pack History” characteristic. This week’s historic second examines Nevada basketball qualifying for its first NCAA Tournament after successful the 1984 Big Sky championship. This characteristic is introduced in partnership with Bradley, Drendel & Jeanney.
The 1984 Nevada males’s basketball crew entered its convention event with a 14-13 total report and 7-7 league mark. As the No. 4 seed, Nevada was a large underdog on the Big Sky Tournament. Three wins later, it had certified for its first NCAA Tournament. Nevada beat No. 5 seed Idaho State within the quarterfinal earlier than upsetting top-seeded and host Weber State by 17 factors within the semifinals. And on March 10, 1984, the Wolf Pack edged No. 2 seed Montana, 71-69, within the Big Sky championship recreation after Dannie Jones’ steal and layup within the last seconds gave the Wolf Pack the win. Said head coach Sonny Allen after the win: “We weren’t good in November and December. In January, we were fair. We were good in February and in March we have been great.” In its first NCAA Tournament recreation, Nevada would lose to Washington by 10 factors within the first spherical, however historical past was nonetheless made that season.
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This Week in Wolf Pack History
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