{"id":27297,"date":"2025-07-21T23:58:11","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T23:58:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/27297\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T23:58:11","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T23:58:11","slug":"nevada-mens-basketball-set-to-face-washington-in-acrisure-holiday-classic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/27297\/","title":{"rendered":"Nevada Men\u2019s Basketball Set to Face Washington in Acrisure Holiday Classic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n                    &#13;<br \/>\n                        Story Links&#13;<br \/>\n                        &#13;<\/p>\n<p data-end=\"630\" data-start=\"248\">RENO, Nev. \u2013 The Nevada\u00a0Men&#8217;s\u00a0Basketball team is set to return to the national spotlight this Thanksgiving as they\u00a0compete\u00a0in the\u00a0Acrisure\u00a0Holiday Classic, hosted at the\u00a0Acrisure\u00a0Arena in Palm Desert, California. The Wolf Pack will open tournament play on\u00a0Thursday, November 27, against\u00a0Washington at\u00a01:30 p.m. PT, with the game airing live on\u00a0CBS Sports Network.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0matchup\u00a0marks a key early-season opportunity for the Pack to test itself against power conference\u00a0competition. Nevada, which finished the\u00a02024-25 season with a 17-16 record, looks to bounce back and re-establish itself among the\u00a0nation&#8217;s\u00a0top mid-major programs under head coach\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nevadawolfpack.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/coaches\/steve-alford\/3462\" rel=\"smarttag nofollow noopener\" rev=\"3462\" target=\"_blank\">Steve Alford<\/a>. The\u00a0Acrisure\u00a0Holiday Classic features a competitive four-team field including\u00a0Nevada, Washington, Colorado, and\u00a0San Francisco, and is\u00a0part of the larger\u00a0Acrisure\u00a0Series\u2014one of the\u00a0largest\u00a0multi-team events in college basketball.<\/p>\n<p>Nevada will play a second game on\u00a0Friday, November 28, against either\u00a0Colorado or San Francisco, depending on the result of\u00a0Thursday&#8217;s\u00a0games. That\u00a0matchup\u00a0will be televised on\u00a0truTV, giving fans back-to-back chances to watch the Wolf Pack on national television over the holiday weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0Acrisure\u00a0Series continues to grow in prestige, attracting top-tier programs and providing national exposure in a showcase setting. With a blend of returning talent and new additions to the roster, Nevada is poised to make a statement in Palm Desert as it builds toward Mountain West Conference play.<\/p>\n<p>Fans making the trip to Southern California can enjoy four days of college hoops in the heart of the Coachella Valley. Those tuning in from home can follow all the action on CBS Sports Network and\u00a0truTV. For tickets, travel packages, and additional event details, visit\u00a0AcrisureArena.com\u00a0and follow @AcrisureSeries\u00a0on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Follow The Pack<\/p>\n<p>Follow Nevada Men&#8217;s Basketball on social media at @NevadaHoops\u00a0(X), @NevadaHoops\u00a0(Instagram), and on Facebook at @NevadaHoops<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#13; Story Links&#13; &#13; RENO, Nev. \u2013 The Nevada\u00a0Men&#8217;s\u00a0Basketball team is set to return to the national spotlight&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27298,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[402,398,400,401,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-27297","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ncaa-basketball","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-ncaa","10":"tag-ncaa-basketball","11":"tag-ncaabasketball","12":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27297\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}