University of Nevada - Reno Men's Basketball

Craig Neal enters his eighth season as Nevada’s Associate Head Coach in 2026-27. Over seven seasons in Reno, he has helped the Wolf Pack to a 137-75 overall record, including a mark of 93-68 in Mountain West play. Neal has also helped the Pack earn back-to-back NCAA Tournament berths in 2022-23 and 2023-24, a tie for second place in the Mountain West in both 2019-20 and 2023-24, a Diamond Head Classic Championship (2023), Paradise Jam Championship, and two semifinal appearance at the Mountain West Championship (2021 and 2026). Primarily working to help coordinate the Pack’s offense, Nevada had a record season on the offensive end of the court during the 2023-24 season. The Pack went 26-8 and earned their second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. Nevada ranked within the top-five of the Mountain West in numerous offensive statistical categories at the conclusion of the season, including 3-point field goal percentage (2nd), assist/turnover ratio (2nd), points per game (3rd), assists per game (3rd), and field goal percentage (3rd). Additionally, Nevada ranked within the top-50 in the nation in a variety of statistical categories. The Pack finished the season ranked 39th in the country in fewest turnovers per game (10.1), 42nd in the country in field goal percentage (47.37%) and 49th in 3-point field goal percentage (36.3%). The Pack also completed the season ranked 41st in the country in the KenPom Offensive Efficiency rankings. During his time with Nevada, Neal has coached 19 Wolf Pack players that have earned postseason honors, both nationally and with the Mountain West, with Corey Camper Jr. and Elijah Price garnering All-MW recognition. Camper Jr. earned first team All-MW while Price gathered second and defensive team. Camper Jr. also earned NABC All-District Second Team and CSC Academic All-District Team honors. In the 2023-24 season, Jarod Lucas and Kenan Blackshear gathered All-MW recognition and NABC District 17 honors each of the past two seasons. Lucas and Blackshear each earned Second Team All-MW recognition and NABC District-17 Second Team honors during the 2023-24 season. The year prior, Blackshear was recognized as a member of the NABC District-17 First Team, in addition to earning Second Team All-MW and All-MW Defensive Team honors, while Lucas was named to the NABC District-17 Second Team and earned Second Team All-MW honors.  In total, Neal has helped nine different Pack players achieve All-MW recognition over the past two seasons. In addition to Lucas and Blackshear earning All-Conference honors this past season, Nick Davidson was named Third Team All-MW and Tre Coleman was recognized as a member of the All-Mountain West Defensive Team. Davidson in particular made a significant leap in his offensive game from the 2022-23 season to this past season, increasing his scoring average from 6.9 points per game on 44.2 percent shooting from the field up to 12.2 points per game on 54.5 percent shooting from this field this past year. In the 2022-23 season, outside of Lucas and Blackshear, Will Baker earned All-MW Third Team honors, Tre Coleman was named to the All-MW Defensive Team, and Darrion Williams was named the Mountain West Freshman of the Year.  Neal helped Lucas put together his best collegiate season yet during the 2023-24 season and one of the finest individual offensive seasons in program history. Lucas averaged a team-high 17.8 points per game, while shooting 42.1 percent from the field, 39.4 percent from behind the arc, and 89.9 percent at the free throw line. He scored in double figures in 31 of 34 games throughout the season and buried 80 3-pointers on the year. In addition to earning All-MW Second Team honors, Lucas was named the MVP of the 2023 Diamond Head Classic, and he was a 2x Mountain West Player of the Week honoree. Neal also played an instrumental role in the development of Blackshear, helping him make the transition to point guard ahead of the 2022-23 season after never playing the position previously.  Blackshear thrived in the role within the Pack offense over the past two seasons, earning numerous awards and recognition for his exceptional play.  In the 2020-21 season, Grant Sherfield and Desmond Cambridge, Jr. both earned NABC all-district honors. Sherfield was also named all-district by the USBWA, in addition to being named the Mountain West Newcomer of the Year, while Cambridge was named to the All-Mountain West Third Team. In 2019-20, four Wolf Pack members garnered postseason honors, led by Jalen Harris. Harris was named to the NABC and USBWA all-district teams after leading the Mountain West in scoring at 21.6 points per game. He was also a Mountain West coaches and media first-team selection. Three times he was named the Mountain West Player of the Week and on Feb. 9 was the Oscar Robertson Player of the Week. He scored 30 or more points six times including becoming the first Pack player with four consecutive games of 30 or more points. Jazz Johnson was named to the Mountain West Second Team and media third team. Senior Nizre Zouzoua was the Mountain West Sixth Man of the Year as selected by the coaches and media. Another of the Pack seniors, Lindsey Drew was named the Mountain West coaches defensive team for the second time in his career and was an honorable mention pick by the coaches and media. Neal was a member of Steve Alford’s staff at Iowa for three seasons, and New Mexico for six, as associate head coach. He is known by his nickname of “Noodles” to many in the basketball circles for his wiry frame during his playing days. Neal and Alford have been good friends since grade school, as both were coached by their fathers in high school. Prior to joining the Nevada staff, Neal worked for 10 months in Monaco as the country’s Director of Sport, where he oversaw 23 youth teams for the ASM Basketball Association comprised of players from age 9-21. He was tasked with helping improve youth basketball in Monaco. During his time there, he worked closely with U18 players and the Espoirs Team of the LNB Pro A League. He was instrumental in making basketball history in Monaco by helping secure the NBA Global Camp, which was a huge accomplishment in bringing the NBA to the country and making Monaco relevant on the world basketball stage. In nine seasons coaching alongside Alford, prior to coming to Nevada, Neal helped lead teams to the postseason eight times, and captured three conference tournament titles and four regular-season conference championships. Over those nine seasons, the teams posted a combined record of 218-87 (.715) and averaged 24 wins per season. During their time in the Mountain West from 2007-13, they won six total titles and produced an amazing record of 155-52 (.749). Neal was New Mexico’s head coach from 2013-17, taking over after Alford left Albuquerque for UCLA, and posted a 76-52 record over his four seasons. His first team at New Mexico captured the Mountain West Tournament title and advanced to 2014 NCAA Tournament, becoming the first Lobos rookie coach to lead his team to the NCAA Tournament. The Lobos’ 27 wins was the most by a first-year head coach at New Mexico, and the team ended the season ranked 17th in the Associated Press poll. On the 2013-14 squad, he coached All-American Cameron Bairstow and first-team All-Mountain West selection Kendall Williams. Alex Kirk earned third-team recognition and Hugh Greenwood was voted honorable mention. Williams and Kirk were also members of the Mountain West’s All-Defensive team. Neal himself was a finalist for a pair of national awards in the Joe B. Hall award (top rookie coach) and the Jim Pheland Award (national coach of the year). Two of his players at New Mexico were selected in the NBA draft during his tenure as head coach. Tony Snell was taken 20th overall by the Chicago Bulls in the 2013 draft, Bairstow was a second-round pick of the Bulls in 2014. Kirk was on the Cleveland Cavaliers 2014-15 opening day roster. Neal’s teams also succeeded in the classroom, as New Mexico posted a perfect APR score in the NCAA’s 2014 report. In the fall of 201, the team’s grade point average was 3.02, marking the first semester above 3.0 in program history. Collegiately, Neal played at Georgia Tech and earned All-ACC honors his senior year in 1988 when he set the conference record with 303 assists. He led the ACC with 9.5 assists per game, including 11.6 a game in conference play. His 659 career assists was a school record when he graduated. Neal played on five teams that advanced to postseason play (four NCAA Tournament, one NIT). In 1985, Georgia Tech fell in the NCAA regional final to No. 1 seed Georgetown, and reached the Sweet 16 in 1986. A third-round selection in the 1988 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers, Neal also played for Miami, Chicago and Denver during his NBA career. Overall, he played eight professional seasons in the NBA, CBA and Europe. During his time in the CBA, he played in three championship series. In his final season in the CBA (1994-95), Neal played and coached. He later worked in the Toronto Raptors organization and spent 16 years in professional basketball both as a player and coach. Neal earned his bachelor’s degree in management from Georgia Tech in 1988. The native of Washington, Ind., played prep basketball at Washington High School, for his father, Stan. Craig earned All-America recognition and was a member of the Indiana All-Star team following his senior year in 1983. He and his wife, Janet, have two sons, Cullen and Dalton.

Mike Furlong has completed four seasons as a member of the Nevada Basketball staff after being hired ahead of the 2022-23 season as the Video & Analytics Coordinator. In his current position, Furlong plays a critical role in initial film breakdown, film exchange, and scouting of opponents.  Since Furlong’s arrival in Reno, the Pack has seen tremendous success. In Furlong’s four seasons on staff, Furlong has helped Nevada achieve a combined record of 89-48, including a mark of 45-31 in Mountain West play. Furlong has also helped the Pack reach the NCAA Tournament in each of his seasons on staff. Furlong was an instrumental piece in a historical season for Nevada this past year, as the Pack compiled a record of 26-8, including a mark of 13-5 in conference play, finishing tied for second in the Mountain West. The Pack also won the 2023 Diamond Head Classic Championship, defeated the most AP ranked opponents in a single season in program history (3), was named ESPN’s National Team of the Week after consecutive victories over Utah State and San Diego State, and Nevada earned a 10 seed in the NCAA Tournament.  13 Wolf Pack players have earned All-MW recognition in the four seasons that Furlong has been on staff. This past year, Corey Camper Jr. (First Team) and Elijah Price (Second Team and Defensive Team) earned All-Conference honors. In the 2023-24 season, Jarod Lucas (Second Team), Kenan Blackshear (Second Team), Nick Davidson (Third Team), and Tre Coleman (Defensive Team) each garnered All-Conference recognition. In 2022-23, Lucas (Second Team), Blackshear (Second Team), Will Baker (Third Team), Darrion Williams (Freshman of the Year), and Coleman (Defensive Team) earned the prestigious awards.  Prior to joining the Nevada men’s basketball staff, Furlong spent seven seasons working with the men’s basketball program at Kansas State. He began his time with the Wildcats as a Graduate Assistant in 2015, where his primary responsibilities included assisting with initial breakdown of game video, aiding in scouting opponents, and coordinating film exchanges with the video coordinator at the time. After two seasons as a Graduate Assistant, Furlong was promoted to Director of Men’s Basketball Video Services, a role he held for two years before being promoted again to the Director of Student-Athlete Development ahead of the 2019-20 season.  In his position as Director of Student-Athlete Development, Furlong had a variety of responsibilities, including some basketball-related matters, handling special projects for the staff, and assisting with community service projects. He also played a crucial role in the student-athletes’ academic development, career planning, and goal setting.  Furlong helped six Wildcat players earn Academic All-Big 12 honors, including two First Team selections in 2020-21. He also helped Kansas State earn a combined 34 selections to the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll.  During his seven seasons on the Kansas State staff, Furlong helped the Wildcats earn 122 victories, including back-to-back 25-win campaigns in 2017-18 & 2018-19, in addition to three NCAA Tournament appearances, one Elite Eight appearance, and a 2019 Big-12 regular season Championship.  In October of 2021, Furlong was recognized by Silver Waves Media as one of the top-50 most notable support staff in Division I men’s basketball. Furlong is originally from Livonia, Michigan, and he played four years of college basketball for Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Michigan. Throughout his career playing for the Chargers, he helped Hillsdale to a 72-38 record and a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) regular-season Championship in 2011-12. Furlong served as a team captain in his final season in 2014-15. Furlong holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing Management from Hillsdale College and a Master’s Degree in Academic Advising from Kansas State. Furlong and his wife, Kim, were married in June 2021, and she currently holds the position of Assistant Athletics Director, Student Athlete Services.

Bil Duany enters eighth season as a member of head coach Steve Alford’s staff in 2026-27. Duany joined the Wolf Pack after four seasons (2015-19) as an assistant coach at the University of New Orleans, where he worked with the Privateers’ frontcourt. Duany helped lead the Pack to one of the finest seasons in program history in 2023-24, as Nevada compiled an overall record of 26-8, including a mark of 13-5 in the Mountain West, and the Pack made their second consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. Nevada also won the 2023 Diamond Head Classic Championship, finished tied for second in a loaded Mountain West, defeated the most ranked opponents in a season in program history (3), and defeated three power five opponents, among many other accomplishments throughout the tremendous campaign.  Primarily working with Nevada’s frontcourt, Duany was instrumental to the development of multiple players. Nick Davidson in particular made a massive jump from the previous season in all aspects of his game. Davidson earned Third Team All-MW honors after posting season averages of 12.2 points and a team-high 7.3 rebounds per game, while shooting a tremendous 54.5 percent from the field.  Duany also helped mentor K.J. Hymes as he returned from a season ending injury the previous season and proceeded to start 31 games for the Pack this past season. Hymes averaged 5.7 points, 3.0 rebounds, and a team-high 0.8 blocks per game, while shooting an exceptional 60.8 percent from the field.  In addition to Davidson, Duany helped three other Wolf Pack players garner All-MW recognition, as Jarod Lucas (Second Team), Kenan Blackshear (Second Team), and Tre Coleman (Defensive Team) also earned All-Conference recognition.  In all, Duany has coached 15 Wolf Pack players that have earned postseason honors. The 2022-23 season saw all five Wolf Pack starters earn All-MW recognition, including Jarod Lucas who was named the Mountain West Newcomer of the Year in addition to earning All-MW Second Team honors, as well as Kenan Blackshear who garnered All-MW Second Team recognition and was named to the All-MW Defensive Team. Blackshear was also recognized by the NABC as a member of the District 17 First Team, while Lucas earned District 17 Second Team honors.  In addition to Lucas and Blackshear, Will Baker earned All-MW Third Team honors, Tre Coleman was named to the All-MW Defensive Team, and Darrion Williams was recognized as the Mountain West Freshman of the Year. In 2019-20, four Wolf Pack members garnered postseason honors, led by Jalen Harris. Harris was named to the NABC and USBWA all-district teams after leading the Mountain West in scoring at 21.6 points per game. He was also a Mountain West coaches and media first-team selection. Three times he was named the Mountain West Player of the Week and on Feb. 9 was the Oscar Robertson Player of the Week. He scored 30 or more points six times including becoming the first Pack player with four consecutive games of 30 or more points. In Duany’s first season with the Pack he helped the team to a 19-12 record, a tie for second place in the Mountain West standings and the Paradise Jam Championship.  Jazz Johnson was named to the Mountain West Second Team and media third team. Senior Nizre Zouzoua was the Mountain West Sixth Man of the Year as selected by the coaches and media. Another of the Pack seniors, Lindsey Drew was named the Mountain West coaches defensive team for the second time in his career and was an honorable mention pick by the coaches and media. While at New Orleans, he helped the 2016-17 team to a 20-12 record as the Privateers captured the Southland Conference regular season and tournament titles, and made the program’s first appearance in the NCAA Tournament in 21 years. Forward Erik Thomas was the conference player of the year and Travin Thibodeaux was selected to the all-defensive team. Thomas received the Pete Maravich Award, given to the Louisiana Major College Player of the Year, Associated Press All-American honorable mention and NABC All-District 23 first-team honors. In 2019, freshman forward Gerrale Gates became just the third New Orleans player to receive Southland Conference Freshman of the Year honors. In his last season at New Orleans, the team posted a 19-14 record and participated in the CIT. Over his last three seasons with the Privateers, the team led the Southland in combined conference regular season and tournament wins. Prior to his time at New Orleans, he spent the 2014-15 season at New Mexico State and helped the Aggies to a 24-11 overall record and 13-1 conference mark. The Aggies won the Western Athletic Conference regular season and tournament title to earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament. Duany spent two seasons (2012-14) at Southport High School in Indianapolis where he helped engineer a turnaround from a 1-19 squad to a 15-8 record the next season. The team went on to advance to the state semifinal game in 2013-14. He also worked six years with Indiana Elite. Coaching at the AAU level, working with four different classes, Duany was able to help over 40 student-athletes play NCAA Division I basketball. His teams posted tournament wins at the Adidas May Classic, Bob Gibbons TOC, Spiece Run-n-Slam, Las Vegas Super 64 and Adidas Invitational. Active away from the court as well, Duany co-founded the A-HOPE Foundation and served on its Board of Directors from 2007-11. In that capacity, he worked to evaluate international student-athletes, prepare visas and assist with the U.S. Embassy visa-appointment process, and assist these student-athletes with international travel. Duany also assisted in A-HOPE’s fundraising efforts and organize charity events. As a prep athlete at Bloomington North High School in Indiana, he was a McDonalds All-American nominee and a member of the Indiana All-Star team in 2004. He played two seasons at Eastern Illinois before transferring to Indiana, where injuries limited his career. Duany received his degree in public affairs from Indiana in 2009.