2016–17 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team

2016–17 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball

Big West Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Big West Conference
2016–17 record	23–13 (11–5 Big West)
Head coach	Jim Les (6th season)
Assistant coach	Kyle Vogt
Assistant coach	Chris Davis
Assistant coach	Jonathan Metzger-Jones
Home arena	The Pavilion

2016–17 Big West men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UC Irvine	12	–	4	.750	21	–	15	.583
UC Davis †	11	–	5	.688	23	–	13	.639
Cal State Fullerton	10	–	6	.625	17	–	15	.531
Long Beach State	9	–	7	.563	15	–	19	.441
Hawaii	8	–	8	.500	14	–	16	.467
Cal State Northridge	7	–	9	.438	11	–	19	.367
Cal Poly	6	–	10	.375	11	–	20	.355
UC Riverside	5	–	11	.313	7	–	21	.250
UC Santa Barbara	4	–	12	.250	6	–	22	.214

† 2017 Big West Tournament winner

The 2016–17 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team represented the University of California, Davis during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by sixth year head coach Jim Les, played their home games at The Pavilion as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the 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 be champions of the Big West Tournament. They earned the Big West's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated North Carolina Central in the First Four before losing in the First Round to Kansas.

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2015–16 season 11–19, 6–10 in Big West play to finish in fifth place. They participated in the 2016 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament where they lost in the first round to the Gauchos of UC Santa Barbara.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Luca Ferrari	14	G	6'1"	180	RS Freshman	Studio City, CA	Walk-on; didn't return
Josh Fox	21	F	6'6"	210	Senior	Daly City, CA	Graduated
Neal Monson	22	C	6'10"	230	Junior	Sandy, UT	Graduated
Nolan Berry	24	F/C	6'10"	235	RS Junior	St. Louis, MO	Graduate transferred to Maryville

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Arell Hennings	4	G	5'9"		Junior	Seattle, WA	Junior college transferred from Cochise College
A. J. John	25	F	6'8"	225	Junior	Santa Rosa, CA	Transferred from Pepperdine. Under NCAA transfer rules, John will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Will join the team as a preferred walk-on.

2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Peter Hewitt #72 PF	Mountain View, CA	Saint Francis High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Oct 4, 2015
Peter Hewitt #72 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69
Mikey Henn #102 PF	Bellevue, WA	Bellevue High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 16, 2015
Mikey Henn #102 PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 60
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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-11-10.

2017 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
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
Logan Strom PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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
Gio Nelson SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
T.J. Shorts PG	Tustin, CA	Saddleback College	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)
T.J. Shorts PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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
Delveion Jackson SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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 2016-11-10.

Roster

2016–17 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
1.5 !G	0	Lemar, BryntonBrynton Lemar	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	4.0 !Sr	St. Augustine HS	San Diego, CA
1.5 !G	1	White, LawrenceLawrence White	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	203 lb (92 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Burroughs HS Antelope Valley College	Burbank, CA
1.5 !G	2	Graham, DariusDarius Graham	70 !5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Sacramento HS	Sacramento, CA
1.5 !G	4	Hennings, ArellArell Hennings	68 !5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Franklin HS Cochise College	Seattle, WA
1.5 !G	5	Schneider, SilerSiler Schneider	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2.0 !So	Lansing HS	Lansing, KS
1.5 !G	11	Moneke, ChimaChima Moneke	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	223 lb (101 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	UCSSCLG Northeast CC	Canberra, Australia
3.5 !F	12	Funtarov, GeorgiGeorgi Funtarov	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Vermont Academy	Sofia, Bulgaria
3.5 !F	13	Adenrele, J. T.J. T. Adenrele	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Oakmont HS	Roseville, CA
1.5 !G	22	Mooney, JoeJoe Mooney	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Notre Dame College Prep	Wauconda, Ill
1.5 !G	23	Printup, RogersRogers Printup	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2.0 !So	Orange Lutheran HS	Orange, CA
3.5 !F	24	Henn, MikeyMikey Henn	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Bellevue HS	Washington, WA
3.5 !F	25	John, A. J.A. J. John (W, I)	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Maria Carrillo HS Pepperdine	Santa Rosa, CA
1.5 !G	31	Onyebalu, MichaelMichael Onyebalu (W)	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Warren HS	Inglewood, CA
3.5 !F	40	Hewitt, PeterPeter Hewitt	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Saint Francis HS	Mountain View, CA
3.5 !F	44	Goode, GarrisonGarrison Goode	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Dominican HS	River Hills, WI

Head coach

Jim Les (Bradley)

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin Nosek (UC Davis)
Kyle Vogt (Lakeland)
Jonathan Metzger-Jones (Pacific)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 4:30 PM		vs. Tennessee State Cable Car Classic	L 64–78	0–1	Leavey Center (1,821) Santa Clara, CA
11/12/2016* 6:00 PM		at Santa Clara Cable Car Classic	W 63–58	1–1	Leavey Center (1,734) Santa Clara, CA
11/13/2016* 12:00 PM		vs. Northern Arizona Cable Car Classic	W 89–76	2–1	Leavey Center (1,102) Santa Clara, CA
11/17/2016* 7:00 PM		Holy Names Great Alaska Shootout opening round	W 89–75	3–1	The Pavilion (2,113) Davis, CA
11/21/2016* 5:30 PM		vs. Sacramento State Sacramento Showcase	W 81–72	4–1	Golden 1 Center (10,104) Sacramento, CA
11/24/2016* 9:00 PM, CBSSN		vs. Weber State Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals	L 58–86	4–2	Alaska Airlines Center (2,154) Anchorage, AK
11/25/2016* 3:00 PM, CBSSN		vs. Drake Great Alaska Shootout consolation 2nd round	W 64–58	5–2	Alaska Airlines Center (2,308) Anchorage, AK
11/26/2016* 3:00 PM, CBSSN		vs. Oakland Great Alaska Shootout 5th place game	L 66–79	5–3	Alaska Airlines Center (2,150) Anchorage, AK
12/03/2016* 7:00 PM		at Idaho	L 66–68	5–4	Memorial Gym Moscow, ID
12/10/2016* 7:30 PM, P12N		at California	L 61–86	5–5	Haas Pavilion (8,664) Berkeley, CA
12/14/2016* 5:00 PM, ESPN3		at North Dakota State	L 70–74	5–6	Scheels Center (2,921) Fargo, ND
12/17/2016* 2:00 PM		William Jessup	W 87–64	6–6	The Pavilion (823) Davis, CA
12/22/2016* 1:00 PM		at Air Force	L 67–77	6–7	Clune Arena (1,021) Colorado Springs, CO
12/28/2016* 7:00 PM		at Seattle	W 72–65	7–7	KeyArena (1,261) Seattle, WA
12/31/2016* 2:00 PM		Utah Valley	W 83–69	8–7	The Pavilion (787) Davis, CA
Big West Conference regular season
01/04/2017 7:00 PM		UC Santa Barbara	W 73–47	9–7 (1–0)	The Pavilion (1,304) Davis, CA
01/07/2017 7:00 PM		Cal Poly	W 68–64	10–7 (2–0)	The Pavilion (1,733) Davis, CA
01/12/2017 8:00 PM, ESPN3		at UC Riverside	L 55–61	10–8 (2–1)	The SRC (897) Riverside, CA
01/14/2017 7:00 PM, ESPNU		at Cal State Northridge	W 71–68	11–8 (3–1)	Matadome (1,057) Northridge, CA
01/21/2017 9:00 PM		at Hawaii	W 76–70	12–8 (4–1)	Stan Sheriff Center (6,982) Honolulu, HI
01/28/2017 5:00 PM		UC Irvine	W 74–65	13–8 (5–1)	The Pavilion (3,574) Davis, CA
02/02/2017 8:00 PM		at Cal Poly	L 70–74	7–15 (2–6)	Mott Athletic Center (1,850) San Luis Obispo, CA
02/04/2017 7:00 PM, Prime Ticket		at UC Santa Barbara	W 67–64	14–9 (6–2)	UCSB Events Center (1,131) Santa Barbara, CA
02/08/2017 7:00 PM		Cal State Fullerton	W 74–65	15–9 (7–2)	The Pavilion (1,509) Davis, CA
02/11/2017 5:00 PM		UC Riverside	W 77–63	16–9 (8–2)	The Pavilion (2,607) Davis, CA
02/16/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at Long Beach State	L 69–78 ^OT	16–10 (8–3)	Walter Pyramid (2,554) Long Beach, CA
02/18/2017 7:30 PM, Prime Ticket		at Cal State Fullerton	L 72–79	16–11 (8–4)	Titan Gym (1,138) Fullerton, CA
02/23/2017 7:00 PM		Cal State Northridge	W 96–85	17–11 (9–4)	The Pavilion (1,621) Davis, CA
02/25/2017 5:00 PM, ESPNU		Long Beach State	W 75–71 ^OT	18–11 (10–4)	The Pavilion (5,873) Davis, CA
03/02/2017 7:00 PM		Hawaii	W 68–59	19–11 (11–4)	The Pavilion (2,023) Davis, CA
03/04/2017 3:00 PM, Prime Ticket		at UC Irvine	L 49–79	19–12 (11–5)	Bren Events Center (4,384) Irvine, CA
Big West Tournament
03/09/2017 12:00 PM	(2)	vs. (7) Cal Poly Quarterfinals	W 66–55	20–12	Honda Center Anaheim, CA
03/10/2017 9:00 PM, ESPNU	(2)	vs. (3) Cal State Fullerton Semifinals	W 66–64 ^OT	21–12	Honda Center (4,083) Anaheim, CA
03/11/2017 8:30 PM, ESPN2	(2)	vs. (1) UC Irvine Championship game	W 50–47	22–12	Honda Center (5,085) Anaheim, CA
NCAA Tournament
03/15/2017* 3:40 PM, truTV	(16 MW)	vs. (16 MW) North Carolina Central First Four	W 67–63	23–12	UD Arena (11,528) Dayton, OH
3/17/2017* 5:50 PM, TNT	(16 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 3 Kansas First Round	L 62–100	23–13	BOK Center (14,715) Tulsa, OK
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest Region. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

UC Davis Aggies men's basketball
Venues	The Pavilion (1977–present)
Culture & lore	Aggie Pack Gunrock
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
NCAA national championship in bold

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