Nevada is an efficient offensive team, 12th best in the nation. They have an effective fg% of 54.8, 35th best. This is built largely by shooting 39.6% from 3 and get 35% of their scoring from 3. They’re a high volume shooting team from 3. They’ve basically adopted an NBA style. They get to the line a lot as well and make their free throws. On top of that, they’re very stingy protecting the ball. The Wolfpack has a TO% of 14.6%, 5th best in the nation. They’re a weak rebounding team on the offensive glass but they make up for that with how efficient they are.
They’re a middling defensive team, checking in at 100 in defensive efficiency. Teams don’t shoot well from 3 against them, part luck and opponents, but worth noting as they enter March. The rest of their numbers scream average.
Brian has them on the 8/9 line. They’d be a tempting second round upset choice should they draw someone like Cincinnati or Xavier or Texas Tech in those scenarios. As we know, the Mountain West is a shell of itself but it has gotten better. Nevada also owns a win over Rhode Island who has been hovering near the top 4 seed-line.
There is a large concern for Nevada and that’s the health of their best player, Caleb Martin. Martin was thought lost for an indefinite amount of time with a lisfranc injury but was back against San Diego State this past Saturday. Without him, Nevada probably isn’t a real threat. That said, 6’7” F Jordan Caroline is a dude. The forward averages 17 and 9 a game. They also get significant contributions from junior Cody Martin (Caleb’s twin brother) and Purdue transfer, SR. Kendall Stephens.
They travel to Boise tonight and since I wrote about them, they’ll probably lose but this is a legit team. This is a team no one will want to potentially see in the round of 32. If Caleb Martin is healthy, Nevada will be capable of breaking some hearts and brackets next month.
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