2016–17 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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 for the first time in school history as a No. 16 seed. 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 lost in the first round of the Big West tournament to UC Santa Barbara .[ 1]
Offseason
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Notes
Luca Ferrari
14
G
6'1"
180
RS Freshman
Studio City, CA
Walk-on; did not 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 recruiting class
College recruiting information
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
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
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:
2017 recruiting class
College recruiting information (2017)
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
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
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)
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
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:
Roster
2016–17 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Brynton Lemar
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
St. Augustine HS
San Diego, CA
G
1
Lawrence White
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
203 lb (92 kg)
Sr
Burroughs HS Antelope Valley College
Burbank, CA
G
2
Darius Graham
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
RS Sr
Sacramento HS
Sacramento, CA
G
4
Arell Hennings
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
150 lb (68 kg)
Jr
Franklin HS Cochise College
Seattle, WA
G
5
Siler Schneider
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
183 lb (83 kg)
So
Lansing HS
Lansing, KS
F
11
Chima Moneke
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
223 lb (101 kg)
RS Jr
UCSSCLG Northeast CC
Canberra, Australia
F
12
Georgi Funtarov
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
214 lb (97 kg)
Sr
Vermont Academy
Sofia, Bulgaria
F
13
J. T. Adenrele
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
RS Sr
Oakmont HS
Roseville, CA
G
22
Joe Mooney
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
RS Fr
Notre Dame College Prep
Wauconda, IL
G
23
Rogers Printup
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
So
Orange Lutheran HS
Orange, CA
F
24
Mikey Henn
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Fr
Bellevue HS
Bellevue, WA
F
25
A. J. John (W, I)
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
Maria Carrillo HS Pepperdine
Santa Rosa, CA
G
31
Michael Onyebalu (W)
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Warren HS
Inglewood, CA
F
40
Peter Hewitt
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Fr
Saint Francis HS
Mountain View, CA
F
44
Garrison Goode
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
So
Dominican HS
River Hills, WI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: August 8, 2024
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2016 *4:30 p.m.
vs. Tennessee State Cable Car Classic
L 64–78
0–1
Leavey Center (1,821)Santa Clara, CA
November 12, 2016 *6:00 p.m.
at Santa Clara Cable Car Classic
W 63–58
1–1
Leavey Center (1,734)Santa Clara, CA
November 13, 2016 *12:00 p.m.
vs. Northern Arizona Cable Car Classic
W 89–76
2–1
Leavey Center (1,102)Santa Clara, CA
November 17, 2016 *7:00 p.m.
Holy Names Great Alaska Shootout opening round
W 89–75
3–1
The Pavilion (2,113)Davis, CA
November 21, 2016 *5:30 p.m.
vs. Sacramento State Sacramento Showcase
W 81–72
4–1
Golden 1 Center (10,104)Sacramento, CA
November 24, 2016 *9:00 p.m., CBSSN
vs. Weber State Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinals
L 58–86
4–2
Alaska Airlines Center (2,154)Anchorage, AK
November 25, 2016 *3:00 p.m., CBSSN
vs. Drake Great Alaska Shootout consolation 2nd round
W 64–58
5–2
Alaska Airlines Center (2,308)Anchorage, AK
November 26, 2016 *3:00 p.m., CBSSN
vs. Oakland Great Alaska Shootout 5th-place game
L 66–79
5–3
Alaska Airlines Center (2,150)Anchorage, AK
December 3, 2016 *7:00 p.m.
at Idaho
L 66–68
5–4
Memorial Gym Moscow, ID
December 10, 2016 *7:30 p.m., P12N
at California
L 61–86
5–5
Haas Pavilion (8,664)Berkeley, CA
December 14, 2016 *5:00 p.m., ESPN3
at North Dakota State
L 70–74
5–6
Scheels Center (2,921)Fargo, ND
December 17, 2016 *2:00 p.m.
William Jessup
W 87–64
6–6
The Pavilion (823)Davis, CA
December 22, 2016 *1:00 p.m.
at Air Force
L 67–77
6–7
Clune Arena (1,021)Colorado Springs, CO
December 28, 2016 *7:00 p.m.
at Seattle
W 72–65
7–7
KeyArena (1,261)Seattle, WA
December 31, 2016 *2:00 p.m.
Utah Valley
W 83–69
8–7
The Pavilion (787)Davis, CA
Big West Conference regular season
January 4, 2017 7:00 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara
W 73–47
9–7 (1–0)
The Pavilion (1,304)Davis, CA
January 7, 2017 7:00 p.m.
Cal Poly
W 68–64
10–7 (2–0)
The Pavilion (1,733)Davis, CA
January 12, 2017 8:00 p.m., ESPN3
at UC Riverside
L 55–61
10–8 (2–1)
The SRC (897)Riverside, CA
January 14, 2017 7:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Cal State Northridge
W 71–68
11–8 (3–1)
Matadome (1,057)Northridge, CA
January 21, 2017 9:00 p.m.
at Hawaii
W 76–70
12–8 (4–1)
Stan Sheriff Center (6,982)Honolulu, HI
January 28, 2017 5:00 p.m.
UC Irvine
W 74–65
13–8 (5–1)
The Pavilion (3,574)Davis, CA
February 2, 2017 8:00 p.m.
at Cal Poly
L 70–74
13–9 (5–2)
Mott Athletic Center (1,850)San Luis Obispo, CA
February 4, 2017 7:00 p.m., Prime Ticket
at UC Santa Barbara
W 67–64
14–9 (6–2)
UCSB Events Center (1,131)Santa Barbara, CA
February 8, 2017 7:00 p.m.
Cal State Fullerton
W 74–65
15–9 (7–2)
The Pavilion (1,509)Davis, CA
February 11, 2017 5:00 p.m.
UC Riverside
W 77–63
16–9 (8–2)
The Pavilion (2,607)Davis, CA
February 16, 2017 7:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Long Beach State
L 69–78 OT
16–10 (8–3)
Walter Pyramid (2,554)Long Beach, CA
February 18, 2017 7:30 p.m., Prime Ticket
at Cal State Fullerton
L 72–79
16–11 (8–4)
Titan Gym (1,138)Fullerton, CA
February 23, 2017 7:00 p.m.
Cal State Northridge
W 96–85
17–11 (9–4)
The Pavilion (1,621)Davis, CA
February 25, 2017 5:00 p.m., ESPNU
Long Beach State
W 75–71 OT
18–11 (10–4)
The Pavilion (5,873)Davis, CA
March 2, 2017 7:00 p.m.
Hawaii
W 68–59
19–11 (11–4)
The Pavilion (2,023)Davis, CA
March 4, 2017 3:00 p.m., Prime Ticket
at UC Irvine
L 49–79
19–12 (11–5)
Bren Events Center (4,384)Irvine, CA
Big West tournament
March 9, 2017 12:00 p.m.
(2)
vs. (7) Cal Poly Quarterfinals
W 66–55
20–12
Honda Center Anaheim, CA
March 10, 2017 9:00 p.m., ESPNU
(2)
vs. (3) Cal State Fullerton Semifinals
W 66–64 OT
21–12
Honda Center (4,083)Anaheim, CA
March 11, 2017 8:30 p.m., ESPN2
(2)
vs. (1) UC Irvine Championship
W 50–47
22–12
Honda Center (5,085)Anaheim, CA
NCAA tournament
March 15, 2017 *3:40 p.m., truTV
(16 MW)
vs. (16 MW) North Carolina Central First Four
W 67–63
23–12
UD Arena (11,528)Dayton, OH
March 17, 2017 *5:50 p.m., 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 .
Source:[ 2]
References
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