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 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.

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
Seasons
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
Hawai'i 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

Previous season

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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

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Departures

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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

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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

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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:    RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:    RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:    RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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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

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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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  1. ^ Orendor, Kim (March 10, 2016). "Short-handed Aggie men succumb to Santa Barbara, 87-61". The Davis Enterprise. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  2. ^ "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule". UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved August 8, 2024.

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