Due to severe snow storms in Reno and the surrounding areas, the Jan. 5 men's basketball game between Utah State and Nevada has been postponed. The conference opener for the Wolf Pack will be rescheduled for a later date to be determined. The Utah State men’s basketball team was unable to travel to Reno on Friday due to the weather conditions.
The Reno area is expected to get periods of moderate to heavy snow which will continue from this evening into Saturday morning with snowfall rates up to three inches per hour possible. Forecasters warned that the winter storm could bring hurricane force winds and several feet of snow across the Sierra and western Nevada.
“The safety of the student-athletes, coaches and staff on both teams as well as the safety of our Wolf Pack fans is our highest priority, and we will work to reschedule this great WAC matchup at a later date,” Nevada Athletics Director Cary Groth said.
The Wolf Pack enters league play carrying a 13-game winning streak in WAC regular-season home games, a stretch that dates back to the 2005-06 season, and looks to win its fifth WAC opener in six years against the Aggies. Utah State won its conference opener on Jan. 3 at home against Hawai?i, 86-80. The Aggies are one of four teams tied with 1-0 WAC records.