Third time's a charm for Pack?

For the third straight year, Wolf Pack men's basketball earns NCAA bid, this time as a No. 7 seed in the West

Coach Musselman and his players on a stage at the Silver Legacy

Coach Eric Musselman, middle, along with the Wolf Pack's players, rejoiced on Sunday during a gathering at the Silver Legacy to watch the NCAA Selection Show on CBS. The Wolf Pack was chosen as a No. 7 seed in the West Regional.

Third time's a charm for Pack?

For the third straight year, Wolf Pack men's basketball earns NCAA bid, this time as a No. 7 seed in the West

Coach Eric Musselman, middle, along with the Wolf Pack's players, rejoiced on Sunday during a gathering at the Silver Legacy to watch the NCAA Selection Show on CBS. The Wolf Pack was chosen as a No. 7 seed in the West Regional.

Coach Musselman and his players on a stage at the Silver Legacy

Coach Eric Musselman, middle, along with the Wolf Pack's players, rejoiced on Sunday during a gathering at the Silver Legacy to watch the NCAA Selection Show on CBS. The Wolf Pack was chosen as a No. 7 seed in the West Regional.

The Wolf Pack (29-4) men's basketball team has earned an at-large berth into the NCAA Championships and will play Florida (19-15) on Thursday at the 14,039 seat Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. The game will tip at 3:50 p.m. PT on TNT.

The Wolf Pack is the seventh seed in the West Regional and the Gators earned the 10th seed. The winner advances to play either No. 2 Michigan or No. 15 Montana on Saturday.

Nevada is making its ninth trip to the NCAA Tournament and third in a row under head coach Eric Musselman. Last season the Wolf Pack earned an at-large bid and advanced to the Sweet 16 after rallying from double figure deficits to defeat Texas and Cincinnati. The Pack is the seventh seed for the third time, 2007, 2018 and 2019.

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