The Bulldog Basketball Band is a college pep band consisting of members from the Bulldog Marching Band. The band performs at all home basketball games, the Mountain West Conference Basketball Tournament in Las Vegas, and subsequent post-season basketball games. Basketball band is only offered to students who participated in the BMB the preceding fall semester. This is a non-auditioned group that prides itself in its membership of nearly 80 musicians in the spring 2016 semester. Continuing the spirit of the BMB into the spring, the Basketball Band moves its energy from venue to venue making itself an group synonymous with Bulldog Spirit. Basketball Band is under the direction of Steve McKeithen.