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55-503: Nevada's athletic teams were originally known as the Sagebrushers , named after Nevada's state flower . In the 1921–1922 school year, a local writer described the school's athletic teams as a "pack of wolves" which turned into "Desert Wolves." That name stuck until 1923, the student body designated "Wolves" as the school's mascot. The Wolf Pack is always written as two words in the context of Nevada's sports teams. All media outlets refer to

110-468: A -terpinene , d -camphor, and sesqiterpenoids . Much discussion and disagreement revolves around the question of how to divide the species into varieties and subgenera. The following subspecies are accepted by some authors, though others advocate different systems. Artemisia tridentata grows in arid and semi-arid conditions, throughout the Intermountain West of North America . Sagebrush

165-658: A Laker, scoring 23 points to go with nine assists in a 120–112 win over the Golden State Warriors . He played in 12 playoff games for the Lakers, averaging 9.7 points, 3.6 assists and 3.0 rebounds in 31.7 minutes. On July 13, 2012, Sessions signed with the Charlotte Bobcats . He appeared in 61 games for the Bobcats in 2012–13, averaging a career-high 14.4 points, 3.8 assists and 2.8 rebounds in 27.1 minutes. He ranked 11th in

220-476: A career-high 1,075 total points and set career highs in field goal percentage (.466) and free-throw percentage (.823). He recorded four games of 20 points or more and 10 assists or more, all of which came during the month of February, including a season-high 32 points off the bench on February 16 against the Los Angeles Lakers . On February 8, 2012, Sessions recorded a season-high 24 points and 13 assists in

275-611: A career-high and Bucks franchise record 24 assists on April 14 against the Chicago Bulls , becoming the first player in team history to record 20 points and 20 assists in the same game. His 24 assists was the third-highest single-game total by a rookie in NBA history. He went on to score a season-high 25 points with 14 assists on April 16 against the Minnesota Timberwolves . He handed out double-figure assists in five straight games to end

330-720: A field goal to put Nevada on top for a final of 34–31. The Wolf Pack's win ended Boise State's 24-game winning streak, then the longest winning streak in the nation. It was also the Wolf Pack's first victory against Boise State after losing 10 straight games to the Broncos. On December 15, 2018, it was announced that the Men's cross country athletic team will be added. Nevada has played women's basketball since 1899, though records only go back to 1981. They have made Women's National Invitation Tournament appearances in 2007 and 2011. In 2018 they made it to

385-538: A freshman and second-team All-WAC as a junior. He was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 56th overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft and went on to become an NBA journeyman, spending time with eight franchises over 11 years. In 2018, he moved to Israel to play overseas for the first time. Sessions was named South Carolina 3A State Player of the Year three times while attending Myrtle Beach High School . He led his team to

440-485: A left hand fracture. He made his NBA debut on March 9, 2008, recording two points, two assists and one steal in just over four minutes off the bench in a 119–97 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers . Sessions scored in double figures five times to finish the 2007–08 season, including two games of 20 points or more, and handed out double-figure assists six times, tallying three double-doubles. He scored 20 points and handed out

495-629: A range of cold desert , steppe , and mountain habitats in the Intermountain West of North America . Big sagebrush and other Artemisia shrubs are the dominant plant species across large portions of the Great Basin . Sagebrush provides food and habitat for a variety of species, such as sage grouse , pronghorn antelope , grey vireo , pygmy rabbit , and mule deer . Several major threats exist to sagebrush ecosystems, including human settlements, conversion to agricultural land, invasive plant species , and wildfires . Native Americans have used

550-601: A record of 5–8 in NCAA games, losing to Stanford in the finals of the Palo Alto Regional in 1999. Nevada finished the 1994 season ranked 19th in the country. The Nevada Men's Basketball program first began in 1913. The program has won 19 conference championships and made ten appearances in the NCAA tournament . The team's current coach is Steve Alford . The men's basketball program has experience some success in recent years. In 2004 ,

605-593: A season-high 23 points on November 27 against the Phoenix Suns . On July 26, 2010, Sessions was traded, along with Ryan Hollins and a future second-round draft pick, to the Cleveland Cavaliers in exchange for Delonte West and Sebastian Telfair . In 2010–11, Sessions appeared in 81 games (38 starts) for the Cavaliers, averaging a career-high 13.3 points, 5.2 assists and 3.1 rebounds in 26.3 minutes. he scored

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660-544: A second 10-day contract on March 5, and a rest-of-season contract on March 16. On November 3, 2018, Sessions joined the Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv of the EuroLeague , signing a three-month contract with an option to extend it for the rest of the season. However, on November 20, 2018, Sessions parted ways with Maccabi for personal reasons. On October 6, 2019, The New Orleans Pelicans brought Sessions on to serve as part of

715-473: Is cheatgrass ( Bromus tectorum ). Since its accidental introduction in the 1890s, cheatgrass has radically altered the native shrub ecosystem by replacing indigenous vegetation, and by creating a fire cycle that is too frequent to allow sagebrush to re-establish itself. Sagebrush lacks fire tolerance and relies on wind-blown seeds from outside the burned area for re-establishment. Some tree species have also encroached on big sagebrush habitat. For example, in

770-439: Is bitter and, together with the odor, serves to discourage browsing by many herbivores. It is an evergreen shrub, keeping some of its leaves year-round (although it loses many of them in the late summer). The leaves —attached to the branches at the axillary nodes —are wedge-shaped, 1–3 centimetres ( 1 ⁄ 2 – 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 inches) long and 0.3–1 cm broad, with the wider outer tips divided into three lobes (hence

825-511: Is not a desert plant, but rather a resident of the steppe , in areas that receive 18–40 cm (7– 15 + 1 ⁄ 2  in) of annual precipitation. Big sagebrush and other Artemisia species are the dominant plants across large portions of the Great Basin , covering some 422,000 square miles (1,090,000 square kilometres) in 11 western U.S. states and Canadian provinces. The range extends northward through British Columbia 's southern interior, south into Baja California , and east into

880-465: Is used as a herbal medicine by Native Americans throughout the Intermountain West of North America, most notably as a smudging herb. It is also used for preventing infection in wounds, stopping internal bleeding, and treating headaches and colds. The Navajo use the vapors of sagebrush as a treatment for headache. The Okanagan and Colville people used sagebrush to smoke hides. Among

935-401: The 2006–07 season ranked #24. The Pack's major star during this recent period of success was Nick Fazekas . In 2007, Nevada was ranked #9 in men's basketball, which is the highest ranking that Nevada has ever held. Guards Ramon Sessions and Marcellus Kemp both flirted with leaving as juniors for the NBA draft, however Kemp decided to remain at Nevada while Sessions was drafted 56th overall in

990-555: The 2007 NBA draft . Ken Wilson is currently the head coach. Chris Ault , who in 2012 was one of two active coaches who were enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame as coaches (the other was John Gagliardi , who also retired after the 2012 season), spent a total of 28 seasons as head coach in three separate stints. Ault is credited with the creation of the Pistol Offense which he implemented at Nevada in 2004. Ault

1045-566: The Brooklyn Nets , Sessions went a perfect 11-for-11 from the free throw line, marking the seventh time in his career he'd been perfect with 10+ free throw attempts. He made his first start for the Bucks on March 24 against the Los Angeles Clippers and scored a season-high 28 points (13 FGM tied career high) and grabbed a season-high six rebounds. On September 22, 2014, Sessions signed with

1100-548: The Detroit Pistons , setting career highs of 13 field goals, 18 free throws and 21 free-throw attempts. Four days later, he had 15 points and a season-high 17 assists against the Indiana Pacers . He recorded his lone career triple-double with 16 points, 16 assists and a career-high 10 rebounds on April 1 against the Los Angeles Lakers . He led the Bucks in scoring nine times, in assists 43 times and in steals 20 times. After

1155-606: The Sacramento Kings . On February 19, 2015, Sessions was traded to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Andre Miller . In one and a half seasons, Sessions played behind John Wall , including starting in place for him in five games during the 2015–16 season. That year, Sessions played all 82 games and averaged 9.9 points and 2.9 assists. On July 7, 2016, Sessions signed with the Charlotte Hornets , returning to

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1210-552: The Zuni people , an infusion of the leaves is used externally for body aches. The infusion is also taken as a cold medicine. It is also placed in shoes to treat athlete's foot , fissures between toes, and as a foot deodorant. Artemisia tridentata is the state flower of Nevada . Ramon Sessions Ramon Sessions (born April 11, 1986) is an American former professional basketball player. He played three years of college basketball for Nevada , earning WAC All-Newcomer Team as

1265-557: The 2008–09 season, Sessions became a restricted free agent . On September 4, 2009, he received a four-year, $ 16 million offer sheet from the Minnesota Timberwolves . The Bucks declined to match the offer and Sessions signed with the Timberwolves on September 14. In 2009–10, he appeared in all 82 games (one start) for the Timberwolves, averaging 8.2 points, 3.1 assists and 2.6 rebounds in 21.1 minutes. He scored in double figures 31 times, including two games with 20 points or more. He scored

1320-479: The 3A State Championship as a sophomore. Sessions played three seasons at Nevada between 2004 and 2007, earning career averages of 8.8 points, 4.9 assists and 4.2 rebounds. He ranks second in school history in assists (478) and ninth in steals (113). He set a school freshman record with 166 assists and was named to the WAC All-Newcomer Team. As a junior in 2006–07, he earned Second Team All-WAC honors and

1375-589: The AP and No. 13 in the BCS. The Pack celebrated their 500th win in school history with a 52–6 win over New Mexico State on November 20, 2010 , at Mackay Stadium. On November 26, 2010, the Nevada Wolf Pack upset Boise State in a historic win at Mackay Stadium. In one round of overtime and 2 missed field goals by the Broncos, one at the end of regulation and one in overtime, Nevada Wolf Pack freshman kicker Anthony Martinez kicked

1430-414: The Cavaliers' 99–92 win over the Los Angeles Clippers . Two days later, he had a season-high 16 assists in a 113–112 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks . On March 15, 2012, Sessions was traded, along with Christian Eyenga , to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Luke Walton , Jason Kapono , a protected 2012 first-round draft pick, and other considerations. On April 1, 2012, he had a season-best game as

1485-491: The NBA in fast break points, and scored in double figures in the first 12 games of the season, recording the second-longest double-figure scoring streak by a player to start his Bobcats career. He scored a season-high 27 points on January 23 against the Atlanta Hawks . On February 20, 2014, Sessions was traded, along with Jeff Adrien , to the Milwaukee Bucks in exchange for Gary Neal and Luke Ridnour . On March 1 against

1540-646: The Pacific Collegiate Swim Conference in 1992 followed by the Big West championship five years in a row from 1996 to 2000 and the WAC title in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Nevada won the Mountain West Conference championship in 2016. Nevada has produced 13 All-Americans and reached its highest national ranking in 2000 at #13. Nine Olympians have been associated with the program. Jian Li You has been with

1595-858: The Semi Finals of the WBI. Originally, the Nevada women's soccer team played home games for their inaugural 2000 season at Mendive Middle School in Sparks, Nevada. The following 2001 season, The Pack did not host any soccer home games. Mackay Stadium has played home to the women's soccer team since 2002 with occasional home matches being played offsite at the Moana Sports Complex (the previous site of Moana Stadium ) in Reno, Nevada . Nevada won its first WAC tournament title in 2006 and qualified for its first NCAA tournament since

1650-678: The WAC tournament, without giving up a single earned run, while striking out 34 on the way to being named tournament MVP. The 2008 team finished the season ranked in both national Top 25 polls. The Wolf Pack was ranked No. 21 in the USA Today/NFCA Division I Top 25 Poll and was No. 20 in the ESPN.com/USA Softball Collegiate Top 25. Nevada went 44–18 and won the Western Athletic Conference regular season title. That season, Noelle Micka became

1705-625: The WCC where it remains to this day, while Nevada moved to the Big Sky. Both new affiliations were the best institutional fits at the time. By the early 1990s, Nevada had become one of the better football teams in what is now the Football Championship Subdivision of NCAA Division I, advancing to the title game in 1990. Nevada decided to upgrade to FBS in 1992, which required them to leave the Big Sky, which did not accept non-football members at

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1760-500: The Wolf Pack men's basketball team qualified for the NCAA tournament and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the first time in school history, where they fell to Georgia Tech . The team earned a repeat trip in 2005 and beat Texas in the first round before falling to eventual national runner-up Illinois . The team returned for 2006 as a #5 seed but was upset in the first round by former Big Sky Conference rival Montana . They began

1815-498: The athletic name as Nevada (except for Clark County and Las Vegas as UNR due to their bitter interstate rivalry) for history purposes. From 1925 to 1939 and again from 1954 to 1968, Nevada was a member of a now defunct Northern California Athletic Conference . In 1969, Nevada joined the West Coast Conference , but remained independent in football. Eventually, this arrangement proved unsatisfactory for Nevada, who by 1975

1870-469: The duties of cheering from his uncle, Wolfie, in 1999. In 2007, Alphie was joined by his younger brother, Wolfie Jr. A girl mascot named Luna joined the team in 2013. Artemisia tridentata Artemisia tridentata , commonly called big sagebrush , Great Basin sagebrush or simply sagebrush (one of several related species of this name), is an aromatic shrub from the family Asteraceae . It grows in arid and semi-arid conditions, throughout

1925-467: The first Nevada softball player to earn second team All American and Vanessa Briones was named WAC Player of the Year. She was the first Wolf Pack player to earn the honor. Briones led the way for a program-record six Nevada players on the All-WAC first team. The senior led the WAC with a .429 batting average, including four home runs and 16 RBI in WAC play. She was joined by fellow outfielder Brittany Puzey, who

1980-506: The first move being made by Boise State , who moved to the Mountain West Conference in 2011. This influenced Nevada to move there as well, in 2012. As a result of that move, Nevada was once again with the conference rivals along with UNLV (who formed the MWC with 7 other former WAC schools in 1999). The baseball team plays at William Peccole Park and has made four appearances in the NCAA regionals, in 1994, 1997, 1999 and 2000. They have compiled

2035-522: The franchise for a second stint. He appeared in the team's first 50 games of the season before missing the final 32 games with a left knee injury. On August 8, 2017, Sessions signed with the New York Knicks . On January 13, 2018, he was waived by the Knicks. On February 23, 2018, Sessions signed a 10-day contract with the Washington Wizards , returning to the franchise for a second stint. He signed

2090-608: The late 20th century, Abies concolor (white fir) was out-competing big sagebrush in Warner Mountains in California. This species is host to the following insect induced galls: external link to gallformers The Cahuilla used to gather large quantities of sagebrush seed and grind it to make flour. The main modern use is as firewood, with the wood's oils being particularly flammable. The plant's active medicinal constituents include camphor, terpenoids, and tannins . It

2145-429: The parental plant while seedlings are completely individualistic to any other plant. Among these two strategies, the seedlings need more moisture for germination and early survival. This is due to the sprouts being connected to already healthy and associated plants while the new seedlings will start anew. Sagebrush essential oil contains approximately 40% l -camphor; 20% pinene ; 7% cineole ; 5% methacrolein ; and 12%

2200-434: The plant medicinally. It is also useful as firewood. Big sagebrush is a coarse, many-branched, pale-grey shrub with yellow flowers and silvery-grey foliage , which is generally 0.5–3 metres ( 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 –10 feet) tall. A deep taproot 1–4 m ( 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 –13 ft) in length, coupled with laterally spreading roots near the surface, allows sagebrush to gather water from both surface precipitation and

2255-467: The program's inception in 2000. Nevada faced Fresno State in the championship match and after 110 minutes of scoreless play, the two teams went into a shootout where Nevada prevailed 4–2 in penalty kicks. The 2023 Nevada soccer team tore apart previous home attendance records, averaging 829 fans per game. This was the first time in Nevada's history that two home soccer matches surpassed 1,000 in attendance in

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2310-508: The release of volatile chemicals, which are used to signal a warning to nearby plants, so that they can increase the production of repellent chemical compounds. This plant-to-plant communication can take place at distances of up to 60 cm ( 23 + 1 ⁄ 2  in). Several major threats exist to sage brush ecosystems, including human settlements, conversion to agricultural land, invasive plant species , wildfires , and climate change . Due to large periods of time where sagebrush

2365-482: The same season. The 2023 Nevada soccer team qualified for the Mountain West Tournament for the first time in a decade. Since the program was reinstated in 2003, the softball team has qualified for the NCAA tournament three times (2006, 2008, 2009) and has compiled a record of 3–6 in tournament play. In 2006, Nevada won its first WAC tournament title as Jordan McPherson pitched all 41 innings for Nevada in

2420-421: The scientific name tridentata ). The leaves are covered with fine silvery hairs. The plant flowers in the late summer or early fall. The small yellow flowers are in long, loosely arranged tubular clusters. The fruits are seed-like and have a small amount of hairs on the surface. Big sagebrush can also reproduce through sprouts , which shoot up from the underground rhizome. The sprouts are an extension of

2475-495: The season and was subsequently named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for April. In 2008–09, Sessions scored in double figures 53 times, including 12 games with 20 points or more and one game with 40 points or more. He handed out double-figure assists 10 times, grabbed double-figure rebounds once, tallied nine double-doubles, and had one triple-double. He scored a career-high 44 points and handed out 12 assists on February 7 against

2530-547: The time (this changed in 2014). Nevada found a home in the Big West Conference , where in-state rival UNLV had been playing since 1982 (they would leave in 1996). By the late 1990s, the football side of Big West had been unstable due to membership changes, so in 2000, Nevada joined the Western Athletic Conference , where they would remain for 12 years. The WAC itself became unstable in the early 2010s, with

2585-551: The university since 1996 and is one of the top diving coaches in the U.S., having been a member of the 1980 Chinese Olympic team and a coach for the U.S. Olympic Diving Team. The volleyball team has qualified for the NCAA tournament five times in its history, all coming from at-large selections. (1998, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005). Nevada produced the beach volleyball team known as Team Gorgeous ( Michelle More and Suzanne Stonebarger ). The Wolf Pack's mascots are anthropomorphized wolves named Alphie, Wolfie Jr and Luna. Alphie took over

2640-417: The water table several meters beneath. Big sagebrush that is over a meter tall is an indicator of arable land, because it prefers deep, basic soils. Sagebrush is generally long-lived once it makes it past the seedling stage, and can reach ages of over 100 years. The species has a strong pungent fragrance (especially when wet) due to the presence of camphor , terpenoids and other volatile oils . The taste

2695-473: The western Great Plains of New Mexico , Colorado , Nebraska , and the Dakotas . Sagebrush provides food and habitat for a variety of animal species, such as sage grouse , pronghorn , gray vireo , pygmy rabbit , and mule deer . It is especially important to game animals during the winter. Sagebrush also creates habitat for many species of grasses and herbs . Besides providing shade and shelter from

2750-512: The wind, the long taproot of sagebrush draws water up from deep in the soil, some of which becomes available to these surrounding shallow-rooted plants. The terpenoid compounds in big sagebrush are thought to ward off herbivores. These oils, at high concentrations, are toxic to the symbiotic bacteria in the rumen of some ruminants like deer and cattle. Pronghorn are the only large herbivore to browse sagebrush extensively. Damage to sagebrush plants caused by grazing herbivores results in

2805-626: Was a finalist for the Bob Cousy Award . On June 28, 2007, Sessions was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 56th overall pick in the 2007 NBA draft . On November 8, 2007, he was assigned to the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League . He earned two D-League Performer of the Week recognitions before being recalled by the Bucks on February 1, 2008. He missed games from February 2–23 due to

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2860-421: Was also one of four Football Bowl Subdivision coaches active in 2012 with 200 career wins. The football team plays home games at Mackay Stadium . The modern Mackay Stadium replaced its predecessor and was completed in 1966 with a seating capacity of 7,500. The facility has been expanded several times in its history and now seats 30,000. The 2010 season saw Nevada at its best finishing the season ranked No. 11 in

2915-585: Was named to the first team for the second straight season. Puzey batted .339 with seven extra-base hits in WAC games. The Wolf Pack received an at-large bid to the NCAA Regionals and advanced to the championship game of the Los Angeles Regional, where they lost 6–4 to UCLA. The swimming and diving team won the AIAW – Division II national title in 1979 and has won 10 conference championships since 1992. They won

2970-512: Was the only public school left in the WCC. At the same time, Gonzaga , a charter but non-football member of the Big Sky Conference , was facing pressure from the conference to either leave or add football (which they had dropped in 1941), as they were the only non-football member of the conference (and only private school as well). A deal was then worked out in which Gonzaga and Nevada would swap conference affiliations in 1979. Gonzaga joined

3025-412: Was the primary shrub, many species have become adapted to this habitat. The burning of the shrubs leads to habitat loss of many species and can be very detrimental to the ecosystem as a whole. Furthermore, the destruction of native grasses and forbs by grazing and fire creates conditions where invasive plants colonize the area. The invasive species which has destroyed the largest amount of sagebrush habitat

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