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Occasionally, a Monday Mailbag question requires too much research for me to include in the weekly feature, so I end up writing it separately as “Remainder of Mailbag.” “I got such a question this week from Greg Wood who wants an update on” Where are they now “on the 2018-19 Nevada basketball team who got 29-5 and peaked in the No program. 5 in the country before losing to Florida in the first round of the NCAA tournament. (What really happened with this team?) Let’s give Greg the update.
* JoJo Anderson: Anderson was a fellow in northern Arizona who transferred to Nevada to be walk-on and redshirt this season. At the end of the year, he transferred to Albany, where he played six games, averaging 2.0 ppg and 1.2 RPG, last season before being arrested for knee surgery. He is senior at Albany, who has yet to play this year.
* Jordan Brown: The McDonald’s All-American was lightly used in his debut season in Nevada in 2018-19 and transferred to Arizona, where he had to be absent due to NCAA transfer rules in 2019-20. This year, he is on average 11 years old. 3 points, 7. 3 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game on 75% shooting. He played a 19-point, 15-rebound game against Grambling.
* Jordan Caroline: Caroline graduated after the 2018-19 season and signed an unwritten free agent contract with the Lakers. He had to have foot surgery in the last offseason, which is why he struggled in February and March 2019 (although some Wolf Pack fans still believe the reason is much more interesting than that) . This foot surgery ended any chance he would have to make the Lakers roster. Caroline spent last season in the G League (South Bay Lakers) and averaged 11. 7 ppg, 8. 1 RPG and 2. 6 apg on 39. 5 percent shooting. He also played in Israel this summer and recently worked at Huntington Beach, although the 2020-21 G League season is very questionable. If there is a season, he will be on a roster.
* David Cunningham: Cunningham was a fan favorite who earned a spot on the 2015-16 squad through an open trial, which he learned about through a text message from his mother, who saw a notice for the ‘event. Cunningham ended up playing four seasons in Nevada, including 2018-19 (he had seven points in 51 minutes of his career). While I searched the internet I am not sure what he is doing now.
* Lindsey Drew: Drew wore a red shirt in 2018-19 while recovering from Achilles and hip surgeries. Nevada could have used Drew this season, but his red shirt meant he was due back in 2019-20 when he was on average 11 years old .. 4 ppg, 6. 6 rpg and 4.0 apg. Drew hasn’t signed with a team so far, although I could see him play in the G League this year if he wants to and if there’s a season.
* Jalen Harris: Harris in a red shirt in 2018-19 following a transfer from Louisiana Tech (imagine if he would have been eligible to play) before having a breakout season last year, one of the best campaigns individual pieces of Wolf Pack history. Harris turned pro after his junior season and was the 59th pick in the NBA Draft and has since signed a two-year contract with the Raptors.
* Corey Henson: Henson was a sit-one, play-one in Nevada who was a rotation player in 2018-19. As far as I know, he didn’t have the chance to play professional basketball after college.
* KJ Hymes: The only player left on Nevada’s 2018-19 roster, Hymes almost certainly wouldn’t be in Nevada if Eric Musselman had continued with the Wolf Pack instead of taking the Arkansas job. But the change of coach gave him a second chance in silver and blue and Hymes is averaging 6.8 ppg and 4. 4 RPG in sophomore in Nevada.
* Jazz Johnson: The fan favorite was in his first year of eligibility in Nevada in 2018-19 and ended his career with the Wolf Pack last season averaging 15. 8 ppg with 3.3 RPG and 2 . 0 apg. He signed with an Italian club in July and is on average 13 years old .. 4 ppg, 2. 6 apg and 2. 2 RPG when shooting 46. 8 percent out of three for Cantu, who is a member of the Serie A.
* Caleb Martin: Martin graduated after the 2018-19 season and was not selected in the NBA Draft. He signed an unwritten free agent contract with Charlotte. While he was initially reluctant to sign with his hometown team, Martin had a quality rookie season, which was split between the G League and the NBA .. His $ 1. 5 million contracts for this season were recently picked up.
* Cody Martin: Like his twin brother, Cody Martin graduated after the 2018-19 season. Unlike Caleb, Cody was drafted with the 36th selection by Charlotte. He played 58 games last season and averaged 5.0 ppg, 3.3 RPG and 2. 0 apg. Martin is entering his second season in the NBA and is a replacement for high-priced new free agent Gordon Hayward.
* Trey Porter: A 2018-19 transfer graduate, Porter spent a season with the Wolf Pack as the team’s starting center. Last season he played for two teams in Turkey and one team in Hungary (all of a sudden it feels like Thanksgiving). This season, Porter plays for BC Rilski Sportist, which plays in the National Basketball League (NBL), the highest level in Bulgaria.
* Tre’Shawn Thurman: Thurman was a sit-one, play-one for Nevada whose only year of eligibility was 2018-19 when he started for the Wolf Pack and was one of the team’s top defenders . Thurman played for the G League’s Grand Rapids Drive and averaged 7.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg, and 1.1 apg on 45. 2 percent shooting. He should be on a G League roster if there is a 2020-21 season.
* Jalen Townsell: A walk-on from Spanish Springs High in 2018-19, Townsell transferred to Arizona Western last season, averaging 12 years. 4 ppg, when he couldn’t get a Nevada scholarship. He transferred to Sac State this season and is a scholar. Townsell is yet to make his debut for the Hornets, who are 3-0 this season.
* Nisré Zouzoua: A transfer from Bryant, Zouzoua didn’t play much in 2018-19, but he kept his senior season’s schedule and won MW’s sixth man of the year last year. In October, Zouzoua signed a deal with Dax Gamarde, a team from Nationale Masculine 1, a 28-team semi-professional league that plays in the country’s third level of basketball.
* Eric Musselman: Shortly after the 2018-19 season, Musselman accepted the head coach position in Arkansas and his Razorbacks were 20-12 overall and 7-11 in the SEC last season. After Arkansas got the no. 8th in recruiting class in the country, Arkansas started this season 5-0 and garnered votes in the Top 25 coaches. He remains a social media maven.
* Anthony Ruta: Musselman’s right-hand man Ruta was the only person other than Caroline and Drew to be a part of each of Musselman’s four seasons in Nevada. After two years as the Wolf Pack’s director of basketball operations, he spent two years as an assistant coach, including the 2018-19 season. He is now the director of basketball operations for the Wolf Pack. ‘Arkansas.
* Gus Argenal: Argenal joined Nevada ahead of his Sweet 16 2018 season and was the team’s associate head coach in 2018-19. He interviewed for the Nevada position which went to Steve Alford and was a finalist for the Idaho position which went to Ryan Looney (the Bengals were 8-22 last season ). Argenal then accepted an assistant job at Cal State Fullerton last year and remains there this season.
* Brandon Dunson: Dunson was a first-year assistant coach at Nevada in 2018-19 and was offered a job by Alford to stay with the Wolf Pack in 2019-20. He opted for an assistant job at Cal State Fullerton last year and will stay there this season. Other notable Nevada ties to the Titans are Argenal, head coach Dedrique Taylor (a 2004-06 Wolf Pack assistant) and former Wolf Pack players Josh Hall and Vincent Lee, who was on the Nevada roster. for the first half of 2018-19 before transferring to Fullerton. The Titans are still awaiting their season opener.
Columnist Chris Murray provides an overview of sports in northern Nevada. Contact him at crmurray @ sbgtv. com or follow him on Twitter at @ByChrisMurray.
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