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2023–24 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team

The 2023–24 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team represented 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, played their home games at the University Credit Union Center in Davis, California as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 20–13, 14–6 in Big West play to finish in third place. Due to UC San Diego's transition to Division I, the Aggies were the No. 2 seed in the Big West tournament, where they defeated Hawaii in the semifinals before losing to Long Beach State in the championship game.

2023–24 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record20–13 (14–6 Big West)
Head coach
Associate head coachKevin Nosek
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Vogt
  • Jonathan Metzger-Jones
Home arenaUniversity Credit Union Center
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UC Irvine 17 – 3   .850 24 – 10   .706
UC San Diego* 15 – 5   .750 21 – 12   .636
UC Davis 14 – 6   .700 20 – 13   .606
Hawai'i 11 – 9   .550 20 – 14   .588
Long Beach State † 10 – 10   .500 21 – 15   .583
UC Riverside 10 – 10   .500 16 – 18   .471
UC Santa Barbara 9 – 11   .450 16 – 15   .516
Cal State Northridge 9 – 11   .450 19 – 15   .559
Cal State Bakersfield 8 – 12   .400 13 – 19   .406
Cal State Fullerton 7 – 13   .350 14 – 18   .438
Cal Poly 0 – 20   .000 4 – 28   .125
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2024 Big West tournament winner

Previous season edit

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 edit

Departures edit

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Joaquin Strong 1 F 6'7" 215 Freshman Playa del Rey, CA No longer on team roster
Christian Anigwe 4 F 6'9" 220 Senior Phoenix, AZ Graduated
Robby Beasley III 5 G 6'3" 190 Sophomore San Ramon, CA Transferred to San Francisco[4]
DeAndre Henry 15 F 6'7" 225 Junior Phoenix, AZ Entered NCAA transfer portal[5]

Incoming transfers edit

Incoming transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Marsalis Roberson 5 G 6'6" 200 Junior Oakland, CA California
Pablo Tamba 8 F 6'7" 210 Junior Málaga, Spain Indian River State
Drew Carter 15 G 6'3" 195 Sophomore Portland, OR Colorado

2023 recruiting class edit

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.

Preseason edit

Big West coaches poll edit

The Big West Conference coaches poll was released on October 19, 2023. UC Davis was picked to finish fifth in the Big West Conference with 69 points.[6]

Coaches poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 UC Santa Barbara 92 (9)
2 Long Beach State 82 (2)
3 Hawaii 80
4 UC Irvine 75
5 UC Davis 69
6 Cal State Fullerton 58
7 UC Riverside 45
8 Cal State Bakersfield 36
9 UC San Diego 31
10 Cal State Northridge 18
11 Cal Poly 12

Preseason All-Big West teams edit

Elijah Pepper was selected to the All-Big West Preseason Team.[6]

Roster edit

2023–24 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
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) Jr Loyola–Chicago Chicago, Illinois
G 4 Connor Sevilla 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 Fr Dougherty Valley High School San Ramon, CA
G 5 Marsalis Roberson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 Jr California Oakland, CA
F 8 Pablo Tamba 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 Jr Indian River State Málaga, Spain
G 10 Leo DeBruhl 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Seattle Academy Seattle, WA
F 11 Jac Mani 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 217 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Beverly Hills High School Beverly Hills, CA
F 13 Sam Manu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr College of San Mateo Taipei, Taiwan
G 15 Drew Carter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 So Colorado Portland, OR
F 20 Niko Rocak 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr UC Santa Barbara Geneva, Switzerland
G 22 Sione Losé 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Capital Christian High School Sacramento, CA
G 24 Ade Adebayo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Barking Abbey School London, England
G 40 Elijah Pepper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Selah High School Selah, WA
F 55 Francesco Borra 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr JSerra 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 edit

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., ESPN+ 		Jessup W 86–51  1–0
  21 – Pepper   7 – Tied   7 – DeBruhl  University Credit Union Center (567)
Davis, CA
November 9, 2023*
2:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		Pepperdine W 79–78  2–0
  28 – Johnson   6 – Tied   4 – Adebayo  University Credit Union Center (1,263)
Davis, CA
November 12, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Montana
Montana MTE 		L 65–78  2–1
  23 – Pepper   6 – Tied   3 – DeBruhl  Dahlberg Arena (2,507)
Missoula, MT
November 14, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		vs. North Dakota State
Montana MTE 		W 68–53  3–1
  24 – Pepper   7 – Pepper   3 – Johnson  Dahlberg Arena (71)
Missoula, MT
November 26, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Sacramento State
Causeway Cup 		L 63–69  3–2
  22 – Pepper   6 – Tied   4 – Johnson  University Credit Union Center (1,485)
Davis, CA
November 30, 2023*
7:00 p.m. 		at Oregon State L 59–71  3–3
  11 – Milling   4 – Borra   4 – Adebayo  Gill Coliseum (2,757)
Corvallis, OR
December 6, 2023*
6:00 p.m. 		at Nevada L 68–80  3–4
  20 – Pepper   6 – Tied   4 – Johnson  Lawlor Events Center (7,312)
Reno, NV
December 9, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Milwaukee L 79–81  3–5
  28 – Tied   6 – Pepper   4 – Tied  University Credit Union Center (1,143)
Davis, CA
December 16, 2023*
2:00 p.m. 		at Pacific W 82–61  4–5
  30 – Johnson   8 – Milling   4 – Pepper  Alex G. Spanos Center (932)
Stockton, CA
December 19, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Montana L 61–73  4–6
  16 – Milling   8 – Rocak   4 – Johnson  University Credit Union Center (941)
Davis, CA
December 21, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC Merced W 80–57  5–6
  21 – Pepper   7 – Rocak   4 – Tied  University Credit Union Center (1,219)
Davis, CA
Big West regular season
December 28, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPNU 		UC Santa Barbara W 76–62  6–6
(1–0) 		 27 – Pepper   6 – Rocak   10 – Johnson  University Credit Union Center (1,771)
Davis, CA
December 30, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cal Poly W 71–46  7–6
(2–0) 		 25 – Pepper   6 – Tied   4 – Johnson  University Credit Union Center (1,186)
Davis, CA
January 4, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC Riverside W 83–63  8–6
(3–0) 		 31 – Pepper   8 – Pepper   4 – Tied  SRC Arena (257)
Riverside, CA
January 6, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC Irvine L 71–74 OT 8–7
(3–1) 		 26 – Pepper   5 – Rocak   5 – Johnson  Bren Events Center (2,232)
Irvine, CA
January 11, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cal State Northridge W 95–75  9–7
(4–1) 		 27 – Milling   6 – DeBruhl   7 – Pepper  University Credit Union Center (1,262)
Davis, CA
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cal State Bakersfield W 78–71 OT 10–7
(5–1) 		 22 – Johnson   9 – Pepper   5 – Johnson  University Credit Union Center (1,317)
Davis, CA
January 18, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cal State Fullerton W 67–65  11–7
(6–1) 		 27 – Pepper   10 – Pepper   3 – Johnson  Titan Gym (583)
Fullerton, CA
January 20, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC Irvine W 54–52  12–7
(7–1) 		 19 – Johnson   9 – Milling   5 – Johnson  University Credit Union Center (2,153)
Davis, CA
January 27, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC San Diego L 59–92  12–8
(7–2) 		 22 – Johnson   6 – Rocak   2 – Tied  University Credit Union Center (2,537)
Davis, CA
February 1, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC Santa Barbara W 79–69  13–8
(8–2) 		 24 – Tied   9 – Rocak   6 – Pepper  The Thunderdome (2,204)
Santa Barbara, CA
February 3, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cal Poly W 59–52  14–8
(9–2) 		 16 – Pepper   9 – Rocak   4 – DeBruhl  Mott Athletics Center (2,087)
San Luis Obispo, CA
February 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cal State Fullerton W 71–58  15–8
(10–2) 		 19 – Pepper   5 – Tied   4 – Pepper  University Credit Union Center (1,379)
Davis, CA
February 10, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Hawaii L 70–87  15–9
(10–3) 		 27 – Pepper   7 – Rocak   2 – Johnson  Stan Sheriff Center (5,576)
Honolulu, HI
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Long Beach State L 74–78  15–10
(10–4) 		 32 – Pepper   8 – Rocak   4 – Adebayo  University Credit Union Center (1,810)
Davis, CA
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		UC Riverside L 61–67  15–11
(10–5) 		 22 – Johnson   7 – Rocak   5 – Johnson  University Credit Union Center (2,031)
Davis, CA
February 22, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cal State Northridge W 66–65  16–11
(11–5) 		 24 – Johnson   6 – Milling   5 – Johnson  Premier America Credit Union Arena (542)
Northridge, CA
February 24, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cal State Bakersfield L 56–75  16–12
(11–6) 		 22 – Johnson   5 – Johnson   2 – Johnson  Icardo Center (1,793)
Bakersfield, CA
February 29, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Hawaii W 75–63  17–12
(12–6) 		 30 – Tied   4 – Tied   3 – Milling  University Credit Union Center (2,398)
Davis, CA
March 7, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UC San Diego W 70–63  18–12
(13–6) 		 28 – Pepper   10 – Tamba   5 – Pepper  LionTree Arena (1,373)
La Jolla, CA
March 9, 2024
3:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Long Beach State W 88–78  19–12
(14–6) 		 24 – Milling   5 – Milling   4 – Pepper  Walter Pyramid (1,894)
Long Beach, CA
Big West tournament
March 15, 2024
8:30 pm, ESPNU 		(2) vs. (3) Hawai'i
Semifinals 		W 68–65  20–12
  25 – Pepper   7 – Milling   5 – Johnson  Dollar Loan Center (1,919)
Henderson, NV
March 16, 2024
6:30 pm, ESPN2/ESPN+ 		(2) vs. (4) Long Beach State
Championship 		L 70–74  20–13
  30 – Johnson   9 – Pepper   4 – Johnson  Dollar Loan Center (1,623)
Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Source[7]

References edit

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  2. ^ "Athletics: UC Davis honors its student-athletes". The 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. ^ Portnoy, Ben and Karp, Austin (November 28, 2023). "SBJ College: Legal woes continue for NCAA". Sports Business Journal. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
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  6. ^ a b "UC Santa Barbara Predicted to Win The Big West in 2023-24 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll". Big West Conference. October 19, 2023. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
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