2023–24 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team

The 2023–24 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team will represent the University of California, Davis in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by 13th-year head coach Jim Les, will play their home games at the University Credit Union Center in Davis, California as members of the Big West Conference.

2023–24 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Head coach
Associate head coachKevin Nosek
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Vogt
  • Jonathan Metzger-Jones
Home arenaUniversity Credit Union Center
2023–24 Big West men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Cal Poly00 00  
Cal State Bakersfield00 00  
Cal State Fullerton00 00  
Cal State Northridge00 00  
Hawai'i00 00  
Long Beach State00 00  
UC Davis00 00  
UC Irvine00 00  
UC San Diego*00 00  
UC Santa Barbara00 00  
UC Riverside00 00  
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
2024 Big West tournament winner

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2022–23 season 18–14, 11–8 in Big West play to finish in sixth place. They were defeated by UC Riverside in the first round of the Big West tournament.[1]

Elijah Pepper scored 697 points to break the program's single-season scoring record, which had been held by Randy DeBortoli since 1987–88.[2] He also became the 10th UC Davis player to score 1,000 career points since the school transitioned to the NCAA Division I level.[3]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Joaquin Strong1F6'7"215FreshmanPlaya del Rey, CANo longer on team roster
Christian Anigwe4F6'9"220SeniorPhoenix, AZGraduated
Robby Beasley III5G6'3"190SophomoreSan Ramon, CATransferred to San Francisco
DeAndre Henry15F6'7"225JuniorPhoenix, AZEntered NCAA transfer portal[4]

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Marsalis Roberson5G6'6"200JuniorOakland, CACalifornia
Pablo Tamba8F6'7"210JuniorMálaga, SpainIndian River State
Drew Carter15G6'3"195SophomorePortland, ORColorado

2023 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Connor Sevilla
PG
San Ramon, CA Dougherty Valley High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) N/A  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
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:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2023–24 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Kane Milling 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) Nevada Nantes, France
G 2 Ty Johnson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrLoyola–Chicago Chicago, Illinois
G 4 Connor Sevilla 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
FrDougherty Valley High School San Ramon, California
G 5 Marsalis Roberson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
JrCalifornia Oakland, California
F 8 Pablo Tamba 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
JrIndian River State Málaga, Spain
G 10 Leo DeBruhl 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrSeattle Academy Seattle, Washington
F 11 Jac Mani 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)217 lb (98 kg) RS FrBeverly Hills High School Beverly Hills, California
F 13 Sam Manu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrCollege of San Mateo Taipei, Taiwan
G 15 Drew Carter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
SoColorado Portland, Oregon
F 20 Niko Rocak 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrUC Santa Barbara Geneva, Switzerland
G 22 Sione Losé 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS SoCapital Christian High School Sacramento, California
G 24 Ade Adebayo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrBarking Abbey School London, England
G 40 Elijah Pepper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrSelah High School Selah, Washington
F 55 Francesco Borra 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)255 lb (116 kg) JrJSerra Catholic High School Moncalieri, Italy
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 High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:00 p.m.
Jessup     University Credit Union Center 
Davis, CA
November 9, 2023*
2:30 p.m.
Pepperdine     University Credit Union Center 
Davis, CA
November 12, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
at Montana
Montana MTE
    Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, MT
November 14, 2023*
2:00 p.m.
vs. North Dakota State
Montana MTE
     (Dahlberg Arena)
Missoula, MT
November 26, 2023*
5:00 p.m.
Sacramento State
Causeway Cup
    University Credit Union Center 
Davis, CA
November 30, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
at Oregon State     Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
December 6, 2023*
6:00 p.m.
at Nevada     Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, NV
December 9, 2023*
2:00 p.m.
Milwaukee     University Credit Union Center 
Davis, CA
December 16, 2023*
2:00 p.m.
at Pacific     Alex G. Spanos Center 
Stockton, CA
December 19, 2023*
6:00 p.m.
Montana     University Credit Union Center 
Davis, CA
December 21, 2023*
6:00 p.m.
UC Merced     University Credit Union Center 
Davis, CA
Big West regular season
December 28, 2023
6:00 p.m.
UC Santa Barbara     University Credit Union Center 
Davis, CA
December 30, 2023
2:00 p.m.
Cal Poly     University Credit Union Center 
Davis, CA
January 4, 2024
7:00 p.m.
at UC Riverside     SRC Arena 
Riverside, CA
January 6, 2024
1:00 p.m.
at UC Irvine     Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
January 11, 2024
6:00 p.m.
Cal State Northridge     University Credit Union Center 
Davis, CA
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m.
Cal State Bakersfield     University Credit Union Center 
Davis, CA
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m.
at Cal State Fullerton     Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m.
UC Irvine     University Credit Union Center 
Davis, CA
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m.
UC San Diego     University Credit Union Center 
Davis, CA
February 1, 2024
TBA
UC Santa Barbara     The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
February 3, 2024
3:00 p.m.
at Cal Poly     Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 8, 2024
6:00 p.m.
Cal State Fullerton     University Credit Union Center 
Davis, CA
February 10, 2024
7:00 p.m.
at Hawai'i     Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m.
Long Beach State     University Credit Union Center 
Davis, CA
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m.
UC Riverside     University Credit Union Center 
Davis, CA
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m.
at Cal State Northridge     Premier America Credit Union Arena 
Northridge, CA
February 24, 2024
7:00 p.m.
at Cal State Bakersfield     Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
February 29, 2024
6:00 p.m.
Hawai'i     University Credit Union Center 
Davis, CA
March 7, 2024
7:00 p.m.
at UC San Diego     RIMAC Arena 
La Jolla, CA
March 9, 2024
3:00 p.m.
Long Beach State     Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, CA
Big West tournament
March 13, 2024
TBA
vs. TBD
Quarterfinals
    Dollar Loan Center 
Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Source[5]

References

  1. Dunning, Bob (March 10, 2023). "Basketball: UC Davis men's season comes to an end". Davis Enterprise. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
  2. "Athletics: UC Davis honors its student-athletes". Davis Enterprise. June 9, 2023. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  3. Thompson, Luke (December 17, 2022). "Points piling up for Selah's Pepper at UC Davis". Yakima Herald-Republic. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  4. Murray, Chris (August 24, 2023). "Ex-Nevada basketball player DeAndre Henry arrested after deadly street-racing incident". Nevada Sports Net. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
  5. "2023-24 UC Davis Men's Basketball Schedule". UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved September 28, 2023.
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