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
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
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
UC Irvine124 .7502115  .583
UC Davis115 .6882313  .639
Cal State Fullerton106 .6251715  .531
Long Beach State97 .5631519  .441
Hawai'i88 .5001416  .467
Cal State Northridge79 .4381119  .367
Cal Poly610 .3751120  .355
UC Riverside511 .313721  .250
UC Santa Barbara412 .250622  .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:2/5 stars   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 November 10, 2016.

2017 recruiting class

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 
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:3/5 stars   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)  
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   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
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
F 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) Current redshirt 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)

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
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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