2019–20 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team

The 2019–20 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team represented the University of California, Davis in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by ninth-year head coach Jim Les, played their home games at The Pavilion in Davis, California as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 8–8 in Big West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were set to be the No. 5 seed in the Big West tournament. However, the Big West tournament was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019–20 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record14–18 (8–8 Big West)
Head coach
Associate head coachKevin Nosek
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Vogt
  • Jonathan Metzger-Jones
Home arenaThe Pavilion
(Capacity: 5,931)
Seasons
2019–20 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Irvine 13 3   .813 21 11   .656
Cal State Northridge 10 6   .625 15 17   .469
UC Santa Barbara 10 6   .625 21 10   .677
Hawai'i 8 8   .500 17 13   .567
UC Davis 8 8   .500 14 18   .438
UC Riverside 7 9   .438 17 15   .531
Cal State Fullerton 6 10   .375 11 20   .355
Long Beach State 6 10   .375 11 21   .344
Cal Poly 4 12   .250 7 23   .233
Note: The 2020 Big West tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

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The Aggies finished the 2018–19 season 11–20 overall, 7–9 in Big West play, finishing in a tie for 6th place. In the Big West tournament, they were defeated by Cal State Fullerton in the quarterfinals.[1]

Roster

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2019–20 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Wes Harris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Otero Junior College Phoenix, Arizona
G 1 Damion Squire 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Wasatch Academy Montreal, Quebec
G 2 Stefan Gonzalez 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Saint Mary's Pocatello, Idaho
F 3 Aaron Murphy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Modesto Christian Modesto, California
G 5 Ezra Manjon 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Heritage HS Brentwood, California
F 10 Kennedy Koehler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Pima Community College Las Vegas, Nevada
G 11 Caleb Fuller 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Barking Abbey School Ipswich, England
C 13 Matt Neufeld 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Saint Louis Victoria, British Columbia
G 20 B.J. Shaw 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Brewster Academy Oakland, California
G 22 Joe Mooney 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Sr Notre Dame College Prep Wauconda, Illinois
G 23 Rogers Printup 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Orange Lutheran HS Orange, California
G 24 Ade Adebayo 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Barking Abbey School London, England
G 30 Cameron Ba 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr St. Joseph Notre Dame HS Alameda, California
F 33 Oliver Gehrke 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Jämtland Gymnasium Wargentim Stockholm, Sweden
G 40 Elijah Pepper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Selah HS Selah, Washington
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 6, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
5:05 pm, ESPN3
at Loyola–Chicago L 48–82  0–1
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,244)
Chicago, IL
November 7, 2019*
7:00 pm, BigWest.TV
William Jessup W 109–63  1–1
The Pavilion (1,339)
Davis, CA
November 14, 2019*
3:00 pm
vs. Idaho
Red Wolves Classic
W 65–64  2–1
First National Bank Arena (108)
Jonesboro, AR
November 15, 2019*
5:30 pm
at Arkansas State
Red Wolves Classic
L 67–80  2–2
First National Bank Arena (1,176)
Jonesboro, AR
November 17, 2019*
9:00 am
vs. VMI
Red Wolves Classic
L 84–89 2OT 2–3
First National Bank Arena (103)
Jonesboro, AR
November 20, 2019*
3:00 pm
vs. Sacramento State
Rivalry
L 51–61  2–4
Golden 1 Center (4,774)
Sacramento, CA
November 23, 2019*
1:00 pm, TheW.TV
at Portland L 62–72  2–5
Chiles Center (1,286)
Portland, OR
November 26, 2019*
7:00 pm, P12N
at California L 66–72  2–6
Haas Pavilion (3,063)
Berkeley, CA
November 29, 2019*
6:00 pm, P12N
at Utah L 73–77  2–7
Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,546)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 4, 2019*
5:00 pm, Pluto TV
at Northern Arizona W 85–66  3–7
Rolle Activity Center (434)
Flagstaff, AZ
December 7, 2019*
5:00 pm, BigWest.TV
Northern Illinois W 66–57  4–7
The Pavilion (949)
Davis, CA
December 14, 2019*
7:00 pm, TheW.TV
at San Diego L 54–58  4–8
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,199)
San Diego, CA
December 16, 2019*
7:00 pm, BigWest.TV
Loyola Marymount W 67–65  5–8
The Pavilion (634)
Davis, CA
December 21, 2019*
2:00 pm, TheW.TV
at San Francisco L 84–93  5–9
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,745)
San Francisco, CA
December 29, 2019*
1:00 pm, MWN
at New Mexico L 69–74  5–10
The Pit (10,693)
Albuquerque, NM
January 3, 2020*
7:00 pm, BigWest.TV
Holy Names W 101–41  6–10
The Pavilion (625)
Davis, CA
Big West regular season
January 9, 2020
7:00 pm, BigWest.TV
UC Riverside L 59–65  6–11
(0–1)
The Pavilion (1,322)
Davis, CA
January 16, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Long Beach State W 85–82  7–11
(1–1)
Walter Pyramid (1,553)
Long Beach, CA
January 18, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cal State Northridge W 66–62  8–11
(2–1)
Matadome (712)
Northridge, CA
January 22, 2020
7:00 pm, BigWest.TV
Cal State Fullerton L 74–78  8–12
(2–2)
The Pavilion (1,078)
Davis, CA
January 25, 2020
9:00 pm, BigWest.TV
at Hawaii L 75–76  8–13
(2–3)
Stan Sheriff Center (6,160)
Honolulu, HI
January 30, 2020
7:00 pm, BigWest.TV
UC Irvine L 65–80  8–14
(2–4)
The Pavilion (1,002)
Davis, CA
February 1, 2020
5:00 pm, BigWest.TV
Cal Poly
Rivalry
W 66–51  9–14
(3–4)
The Pavilion (2,263)
Davis, CA
February 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UC Irvine L 72–83  9–15
(3–5)
Bren Events Center (1,756)
Irvine, CA
February 8, 2020
7:30 pm, BigWest.TV
at Cal State Fullerton W 87–81  10–15
(4–5)
Titan Gym (809)
Fullerton, CA
February 13, 2020
7:00 pm, BigWest.TV
UC Santa Barbara W 84–75  11–15
(5–5)
The Pavilion (2,237)
Davis, CA
February 15, 2020
5:00 pm, BigWest.TV
Cal State Northridge W 110–98  12–15
(6–5)
The Pavilion (1,811)
Davis, CA
February 20, 2020
7:00 pm, BigWest.TV
at Cal Poly
Rivalry
W 77–62  13–15
(7–5)
Mott Athletics Center (1,588)
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 22, 2020
7:00 pm, BigWest.TV
at UC Santa Barbara L 56–70  13–16
(7–6)
The Thunderdome (2,219)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 29, 2020
5:00 pm, BigWest.TV
Long Beach State W 77–76  14–16
(8–6)
The Pavilion (2,377)
Davis, CA
March 5, 2020
7:00 pm, BigWest.TV
Hawaii L 65–67  14–17
(8–7)
The Pavilion (1,648)
Davis, CA
March 7, 2020
7:00 pm, BigWest.TV
at UC Riverside L 61–66  14–18
(8–8)
SRC Arena (879)
Riverside, CA
Big West tournament
March 12, 2020
8:30 pm, ESPN3
(5) vs. (4) Hawaii
Quarterfinals
Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Honda Center 
Anaheim, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ "No. 1 UCI, No. 2 UCSB, No. 3 CSF, No. 5 LBSU Advance to Semifinals". Big West Conference. Retrieved January 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019-2020 Men's Basketball Schedule". UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved January 5, 2020.