The UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team represents
University of California, Davis
The University of California, Davis (UC Davis, UCD, or Davis) is a Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Davis, California, United States. It is the northernmost of the ten campuses of the University ...
in
Davis, California
Davis is the most populous city in Yolo County, California, United States. Located in the Sacramento Valley region of Northern California, the city had a population of 66,850 in 2020, not including the on-campus population of the University of ...
, United States. The team currently competes in the
Big West Conference
The Big West Conference (BWC) is an American collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference whose member institutions participate in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's NCAA Division I, Division I. The conference was origina ...
.
The team is led by head coach
Jim Les
James Alan Les (born August 18, 1963) is an American basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the UC Davis Aggies men's team. A former point guard, Les played seven seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) after hi ...
, who is in his 14th season at the helm during the 2024-25 season. During his tenure with the Aggies, the men's basketball team earned its first Big West championship and first NCAA Men's Basketball Division I Tournament. That appearance in the 2017 Tournament marked the thirteenth overall NCAA postseason appearance including its time in Division II.
Before it became a full-fledged Division I program on July 1, 2007, UC Davis won an
NCAA Division II
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national championship in 1998.
Season results
Below is a table of UC Davis's yearly records.
The Aggies did not sponsor a team in the 1943–44 and 1944–45 seasons.
Postseason
NCAA Division I Tournament
The Aggies earned their first NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament appearance with a 50–47 victory over UC Irvine in the Big West Tournament's 2017 championship game, hosted by the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
NCAA Division II Tournament
The Aggies appeared in the
NCAA Division II Tournament 12 times and ended the 1997–98 season as national champions.
National Invitation Tournament
The Aggies appeared in the
National Invitation Tournament
The National Invitation Tournament (NIT) is an annual men's college basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Since 2023, all rounds of the tournament are played at various sites across the country whi ...
(NIT) twice, their combined record is 0–2.
Awards
Since becoming a full-fledged Division I program in July, 2007, UC Davis men's basketball (and its student-athletes) won multiple NCAA statistical championships and major conference awards.
* NCAA Three-Point Champions (Team): 2015
* NCAA Three-Point Champions (Individual): Stefan Gonzalez (2019–20), Corey Hawkins (2014-15)
''All-America Selection''
* Corey Hawkins (Associated Press Honorable Mention, 2014–15; Lou Henson Mid-Major, 2014–15)
''Mid-Major Freshman All-America Selections''
* Corey Hawkins (CollegeInsider.com, 2012–13)
* Josh Ritchart (CollegeInsider.com, 2010–11)
* Julian Welch (CollegeInsider.com, 2009–10)
* Mark Payne (CollegeInsider.com, 2008–09)
''Big West Conference Awards''
* Big West Conference Player of the Year: TJ Shorts II (2017–18), Corey Hawkins (2014-15)
* Big West Conference Newcomer of the Year: TJ Shorts II (2017–18), Chima Moneke (2016-17)
* Big West Conference Freshman of the Year: Ezra Manjon (2019–20), Josh Ritchart (2011–12), Julian Welch (2009–10), Mark Payne (2007–08)
* Big West Conference Coach of the Year: Jim Les (2017–18, 2014–15)
TJ Shorts II is the first player to win the Big West's top two individual awards in league history.
''Big West Conference — All-Specialty Awards''
* Best Sixth Player: Siler Schneider (2016–17), Josh Fox (2014–15)
* Best Hustle Player: Darius Graham (2016–17, 2015–16), Joe Harden (2010–11, 2009–10)
Notable players
*
Brynton Lemar (born 1995), American-born Jamaican basketball player for
Hapoel Jerusalem
Hapoel Jerusalem is a sport organization in Jerusalem as a local branch of the Hapoel movement. The branch was established in the 1920s and represents the city in more sports than any other sport organization in Jerusalem. Today, the club's lead ...
of the
Israeli Basketball Premier League
Ligat HaAl (, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is a professional basketball league in Israel and the highest level of basketball in the country. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL ...
Chima Moneke
T.J Shorts II
References
External links
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{{Big West Conference men's basketball navbox