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2017–18 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team

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2017–18 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball
Big West regular season champions
NIT, first round
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record22–11 (12–4 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Vogt
  • Chris Davis
  • Jonathan Metzger-Jones
Home arenaThe Pavilion
Seasons
2017–18 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Davis 12 4   .750 22 11   .667
UC Santa Barbara 11 5   .688 23 9   .719
UC Irvine 11 5   .688 18 17   .514
Cal State Fullerton 10 6   .625 20 12   .625
Long Beach State 9 7   .563 15 18   .455
Hawai'i 8 8   .500 17 13   .567
Cal Poly 4 12   .250 9 22   .290
UC Riverside 4 12   .250 9 22   .290
Cal State Northridge 3 13   .188 6 24   .200
2018 Big West tournament winner

The 2017–18 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team represented the University of California, Davis during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by seventh-year head coach Jim Les, played their home games at The Pavilion as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 12–4 in Big West play to win the regular season championship. In the Big West tournament, they defeated UC Riverside before losing to Cal State Fullerton in the semifinals. As a regular season conference champion who did not win their conference tournament, the Aggies received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Utah.

Previous season

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The Aggies finished the 2016–17 season 23–13, 11–5 in Big West play to finish in second place. They defeated Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, and UC Irvine to win the Big West tournament.[1] As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 16 seed. They defeated North Carolina Central in the First Four[2][3] before losing in the first round to Kansas.[4]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Brynton Lemar 0 G 6'4" 195 Senior San Diego, CA Graduated
Lawrence White 1 G 6'4" 203 Senior Burbank, CA Graduated
Darius Graham 2 G 5'10" 180 RS Senior Sacramento, CA Graduated
Georgi Funtarov 12 F 6'8" 214 Senior Sofia, Bulgaria Graduated
J. T. Adenrele 13 F 6'7" 235 RS Senior Roseville, CA Graduated
Mikey Henn 24 F 6'8" 230 Freshman Bellevue, WA Transferred
Peter Hewitt 40 F 6'9" 215 Freshman Mountain View, CA Transferred

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
T. J. Shorts 0 G 5'10" 160 Junior Tustin, CA Junior college transferred from Saddleback College.
Stefan Gonzalez 2 G 6'2" 195 Junior Pocatello, ID Transferred from Saint Mary's. Under NCAA transfer rules, Gonzalez will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Matt Neufeld 13 C 6'11" 220 Junior Victoria, BC Transferred from Saint Louis. Under NCAA transfer rules, Neufeld will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

2017 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Logan Strom
PF
Norfolk, NE Norfolk High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Sep 22, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Gio Nelson
SG
Corona, CA Centennial High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 24, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Delveion Jackson
SG
Boise, ID Centennial High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) May 5, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 75
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 10, 2016.

Roster

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2017–18 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 T. J. Shorts 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Tustin HS
Saddleback College
Tustin, CA
G 2 Stefan Gonzalez Current redshirt 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Highland HS
Saint Mary's
Pocatello, ID
G 3 Gio Nelson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Fr Centennial HS Corona, CA
G 4 Arell Hennings 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Sr Franklin HS
Cochise College
Seattle, WA
G 5 Siler Schneider 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Jr Lansing HS Lansing, KS
F 11 Chima Moneke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 223 lb (101 kg) RS Sr UCSSCLG
Northeast CC
Canberra, Australia
C 13 Matt Neufeld Current redshirt 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Sunrise Christian Academy
Saint Louis
Victoria, BC
F 21 Colin Rusell 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 221 lb (100 kg) Jr Folsom HS
Casper College
Folsom, CA
G 22 Joe Mooney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) RS So Notre Dame College Prep Wauconda, Ill
G 23 Rogers Printup 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS So Orange Lutheran HS Orange, CA
G 24 Deleveion Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Centennial HS Boise, ID
F 25 A. J. John (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Jr Maria Carrillo HS
Pepperdine
Santa Rosa, CA
G 31 Michael Onyebalu (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Norfolk HS Inglewood, CA
F 32 Logan Strom 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Warren HS Norfolk, NE
F 42 Jonah Underwood (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Willow Glen HS
San Jose City College
San Jose, CA
F 44 Garrison Goode 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Dominican HS River Hills, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 7, 2017*
7:00 pm
Bethesda W 111–56 
The Pavilion 
Davis, CA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13, 2017*
6:00 pm
at Northern Colorado W 74–59  1–0
Bank of Colorado Arena (895)
Greeley, CO
Nov 15, 2017*
7:30 pm
at Pacific W 62–58  2–0
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,506)
Stockton, CA
Nov 18, 2017*
6:00 pm
at Utah Valley L 71–80  2–1
UCCU Center (2,726)
Orem, UT
Nov 21, 2017*
7:00 pm
vs. Sacramento State
Sacramento Showcase
W 64–47  3–1
Golden 1 Center (2,200)
Sacramento, CA
Nov 26, 2017*
5:00 pm, P12N
at Washington L 70–77  3–2
Alaska Airlines Arena (5,328)
Seattle, WA
Nov 29, 2017*
7:00 pm
Northern Colorado W 56–51  4–2
The Pavilion (1,779)
Davis, CA
Dec 2, 2017*
12:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State W 81–67  5–2
Beasley Coliseum (3,183)
Pullman, WA
Dec 6, 2017*
7:30 pm
Pacific W 71–67  6–2
The Pavilion (2,177)
Davis, CA
Dec 9, 2017*
2:00 pm
William Jessup W 86–52  7–2
The Pavilion (1,279)
Davis, CA
Dec 15, 2017*
6:00 pm
at San Francisco
Las Vegas Classic
L 61–74  7–3
War Memorial Gymnasium (2,231)
San Francisco, CA
Dec 19, 2017*
7:00 pm, Stadium
at Nevada
Las Vegas Classic
L 73–88  7–4
Lawlor Events Center (7,475)
Reno, NV
Dec 22, 2017*
1:30 pm
vs. Lamar
Las Vegas Classic
W 77–68  8–4
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
Dec 23, 2017*
2:30 pm
vs. Radford
Las Vegas Classic
L 62–72  8–5
Orleans Arena 
Paradise, NV
Dec 30, 2017*
2:00 pm
Holy Names W 89–62  9–5
The Pavilion (996)
Davis, CA
Big West regular season
Jan 4, 2018
7:00 pm
UC Irvine W 64–53  10–5
(1–0)
The Pavilion (1,203)
Davis, CA
Jan 11, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UC Riverside W 75–54  11–5
(2–0)
SRC Center (870)
Riverside, CA
Jan 13, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Fullerton L 70–85  11–6
(2–1)
Titan Gym (1,267)
Fullerton, CA
Jan 17, 2018
7:00 pm
Long Beach State W 84–75  11–6
(3–1)
The Pavilion (2,169)
Davis, CA
Jan 20, 2018
9:00 pm
at Hawaii L 72–77  12–7
(3–2)
Stan Sheriff Center (6,581)
Honolulu, HI
Jan 25, 2018
7:00 pm
Cal State Northridge W 63–56  13–7
(4–2)
The Pavilion (1,075)
Davis, CA
Jan 27, 2018
5:00 pm
Cal Poly W 80–56  14–7
(5–2)
The Pavilion (3,111)
Davis, CA
Feb 1, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Northridge W 63–56  15–7
(6–2)
Matadome (1,006)
Northridge, CA
Feb 3, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Long Beach State W 105–104 2OT 16–7
(7–2)
Walter Pyramid (2,660)
Long Beach, CA
Feb 8, 2018
7:00 pm
UC Santa Barbara L 81–90  16–8
(7–3)
The Pavilion (3,392)
Davis, CA
Feb 10, 2018
5:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton L 66–68  16–9
(7–4)
The Pavilion (3,031)
Davis, CA
Feb 15, 2018
7:00 pm
at Cal Poly W 92–84 3OT 17–9
(8–4)
Robert A. Mott Athletics Center (1,264)
San Luis Obispo, CA
Feb 17, 2018
2:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara W 71–54  18–9
(9–4)
The Thunderdome (2,883)
Santa Barbara, CA
Feb 24, 2018
5:00 pm
UC Riverside W 64–63  19–9
(10–4)
The Pavilion (2,704)
Davis, CA
Mar 1, 2018
7:00 pm
Hawaii W 70–59  20–9
(11–4)
The Pavilion (2,491)
Davis, CA
Mar 3, 2018
7:30 pm
at UC Irvine W 90–84 2OT 21–9
(12–4)
Bren Events Center (5,000)
Irvine, CA
Big West tournament
Mar 8, 2018
12:00 pm
(1) vs. (8) UC Riverside
Quarterfinals
W 70–66  22–9
Honda Center 
Anaheim, CA
Mar 9, 2018
6:30 pm
(1) vs. (4) Cal State Fullerton
Semifinals
L 52–55  22–10
Honda Center (3,984)
Anaheim, CA
NIT
Mar 14, 2018
6:00 pm, ESPN3
(7) at (2) Utah
First round – Saint Mary's Bracket
L 59–69  22–11
Jon M. Huntsman Center (3,452)
Salt Lake City, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

References

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