2016–17 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team

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 win the Big West Tournament. 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 before losing in the First Round to Kansas.

2016–17 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceBig West Conference
2016–17 record23–13 (11–5 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Vogt
  • Chris Davis
  • Jonathan Metzger-Jones
Home arenaThe Pavilion
2016–17 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UC Irvine124 .750  2115  .583
UC Davis115 .688  2313  .639
Cal State Fullerton106 .625  1715  .531
Long Beach State97 .563  1519  .441
Hawaii88 .500  1416  .467
Cal State Northridge79 .438  1119  .367
Cal Poly610 .375  1120  .355
UC Riverside511 .313  721  .250
UC Santa Barbara412 .250  622  .214
2017 Big West Tournament winner

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2015–16 season 11–19, 6–10 in Big West play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the first round of the Big West Tournament to UC Santa Barbara.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Luca Ferrari14G6'1"180RS FreshmanStudio City, CAWalk-on; didn't return
Josh Fox21F6'6"210SeniorDaly City, CAGraduated
Neal Monson22C6'10"230JuniorSandy, UTGraduated
Nolan Berry24F/C6'10"235RS JuniorSt. Louis, MOGraduate transferred to Maryville

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Arell Hennings4G5'9"JuniorSeattle, WAJunior college transferred from Cochise College
A. J. John25F6'8"225JuniorSanta Rosa, CATransferred 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 recruiting class

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 
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 
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 recruiting class

    Roster

    2016–17 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Brynton Lemar 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrSt. Augustine HS San Diego, CA
    G 1 Lawrence White 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)203 lb (92 kg) SrBurroughs HS
    Antelope Valley College
    Burbank, CA
    G 2 Darius Graham 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SrSacramento HS Sacramento, CA
    G 4 Arell Hennings 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)150 lb (68 kg) JrFranklin HS
    Cochise College
    Seattle, WA
    G 5 Siler Schneider 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)183 lb (83 kg) SoLansing HS Lansing, KS
    G 11 Chima Moneke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)223 lb (101 kg) RS JrUCSSCLG
    Northeast CC
    Canberra, Australia
    F 12 Georgi Funtarov 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)214 lb (97 kg) SrVermont Academy Sofia, Bulgaria
    F 13 J. T. Adenrele 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS SrOakmont HS Roseville, CA
    G 22 Joe Mooney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)187 lb (85 kg) RS FrNotre Dame College Prep Wauconda, Ill
    G 23 Rogers Printup 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) SoOrange Lutheran HS Orange, CA
    F 24 Mikey Henn 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrBellevue HS Bellevue, WA
    F 25 A. J. John (W, I)  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrMaria Carrillo HS
    Pepperdine
    Santa Rosa, CA
    G 31 Michael Onyebalu (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoWarren HS Inglewood, CA
    F 40 Peter Hewitt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrSaint Francis HS Mountain View, CA
    F 44 Garrison Goode 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoDominican HS River Hills, WI
    Head coach
    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

    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  13-9
    (5-2)
    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

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