West shows signs of promise for Pack

The Nevada Wolf Pack men’s basketball team did receive an early Christmas present under its tree last Sunday in the form of A.J. West. West made his Pack debut in the 80-72 victory over Iona and showed flashes of why the Mountain West season might not be such a disaster after all for the Pack this year. Make no mistake, West isn’t Luke Babbitt, Olek Czyz or even Dario Hunt. Most of his numbers against Iona — four points, five rebounds, one block in 17 minutes — came in the final minutes with the game already decided. But it was a solid debut for the power forward just the same. And, head coach David Carter promises, he will get better.