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,^[1] Cal State Fullerton^[2] and UC Irvine to win the Big West tournament.^[3] 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^[4] before losing in the first round to Kansas.^[5]

2016–17 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball
Big West tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	23–13 (11–5 Big West)
Head coach	Jim Les (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Kyle Vogt Chris Davis Jonathan Metzger-Jones
Home arena	The Pavilion
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Big West men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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.^[6]

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	School	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
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (69)
Mikey Henn #102 PF	Bellevue, WA	Bellevue High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Oct 16, 2015
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (60)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved November 10, 2016.

2017 recruiting class

College recruiting information (2017)
Name	Hometown	School	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
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (NR)
Gio Nelson SG	Corona, CA	Centennial High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sep 24, 2016
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (NR)
T.J. Shorts PG	Tustin, CA	Saddleback College	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (NR)
Delveion Jackson SG	Boise, ID	Centennial High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	May 5, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (75)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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. Retrieved November 10, 2016.

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 Jim Les (Bradley) 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 Injured Current redshirt 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:^[7]