in 2014 the school hired former golden state warriors head coach eric musselmen. under musselmen the pack has had massive success. in his first year they won the cbi invitational tournament. in musselmen's 2nd season they won the mountain west regular season and tournament title and received a #12 seed in the ncaa tournament where the pack lost to iowa state, 74–63. in his third season (2017–18), the pack won the mountain west regular season and received a #7 seed in the ncaa tournament where they beat #10 texas, 87–83, in the first round. in the second round, they defeated #2 cincinnati, 75–73, after trailing by 22 points. they fell to loyola chicago, 69–68, in the sweet sixteen.