2017–18 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team

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.

2017–18 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball
Big West regular season champions
NIT, First Round
ConferenceBig West Conference
2017–18 record22–11 (12–4 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Vogt
  • Chris Davis
  • Jonathan Metzger-Jones
Home arenaThe Pavilion
2017–18 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
UC Davis124 .750  2211  .667
UC Santa Barbara115 .688  239  .719
UC Irvine115 .688  1817  .514
Cal State Fullerton106 .625  2012  .625
Long Beach State97 .563  1518  .455
Hawaii88 .500  1713  .567
Cal Poly412 .250  922  .290
UC Riverside412 .250  922  .290
Cal State Northridge313 .188  624  .200
2018 Big West Tournament winner

Previous season

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

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Brynton Lemar0G6'4"195SeniorSan Diego, CAGraduated
Lawrence White1G6'4"203SeniorBurbank, CAGraduated
Darius Graham2G5'10"180RS SeniorSacramento, CAGraduated
Georgi Funtarov12F6'8"214SeniorSofia, BulgariaGraduated
J. T. Adenrele13F6'7"235RS SeniorRoseville, CAGraduated
Mikey Henn24F6'8"230FreshmanBellevue, WATransferred
Peter Hewitt40F6'9"215FreshmanMountain View, CATransferred

Incoming transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school
T. J. Shorts0G5'10"160JuniorTustin, CAJunior college transferred from Saddleback College.
Stefan Gonzalez2G6'2"195JuniorPocatello, IDTransferred 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 Neufeld13C6'11"220JuniorVictoria, BCTransferred 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

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: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   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 
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

    2017–18 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 T. J. Shorts 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrTustin HS
    Saddleback College
    Tustin, CA
    G 2 Stefan Gonzalez  6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrHighland HS
    Saint Mary's
    Pocatello, ID
    G 3 Gio Nelson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)186 lb (84 kg) FrCentennial HS Corona, CA
    G 4 Arell Hennings 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)150 lb (68 kg) SrFranklin HS
    Cochise College
    Seattle, WA
    G 5 Siler Schneider 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)183 lb (83 kg) JrLansing HS Lansing, KS
    G 11 Chima Moneke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)223 lb (101 kg) RS SrUCSSCLG
    Northeast CC
    Canberra, Australia
    C 13 Matt Neufeld  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrSunrise Christian Academy
    Saint Louis
    Victoria, BC
    F 21 Colin Rusell 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)221 lb (100 kg) JrFolsom HS
    Casper College
    Folsom, CA
    G 22 Joe Mooney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)187 lb (85 kg) RS SoNotre Dame College Prep Wauconda, Ill
    G 23 Rogers Printup 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS SoOrange Lutheran HS Orange, CA
    G 24 Deleveion Jackson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrCentennial HS Boise, ID
    F 25 A. J. John (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS JrMaria Carrillo HS
    Pepperdine
    Santa Rosa, CA
    G 31 Michael Onyebalu (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrNorfolk HS Inglewood, CA
    F 32 Logan Strom 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)240 lb (109 kg) FrWarren HS Norfolk, NE
    F 42 Jonah Underwood (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrWillow Glen HS
    San Jose City College
    San Jose, CA
    F 44 Garrison Goode 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrDominican 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
    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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