2021–22 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team

2021–22 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball
ConferenceBig West Conference
Record13–11 (5–6 Big West)
Head coach
Associate head coachKyle Nosek
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Vogt
  • Jonathan Metzger-Jones
Home arenaUniversity Credit Union Center
Seasons
2021–22 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Long Beach State 12 – 3   .800 20 – 13   .606
Cal State Fullerton † 11 – 4   .733 21 – 11   .656
Hawai'i 10 – 5   .667 17 – 11   .607
UC Irvine 9 – 5   .643 15 – 10   .600
UC Santa Barbara 8 – 5   .615 17 – 11   .607
UC Riverside 9 – 6   .600 16 – 12   .571
UC Davis 5 – 6   .455 13 – 11   .542
UC San Diego* 7 – 11   .389 13 – 16   .448
Cal State Northridge 3 – 13   .188 7 – 23   .233
Cal State Bakersfield 2 – 12   .143 8 – 19   .296
Cal Poly 2 – 12   .143 7 – 21   .250
* ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament and 2022 Big West tournament due to transition period; Big West games not counted in standings
† 2022 Big West tournament winner

The 2021–22 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team represented the University of California, Davis in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by 10th-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.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Aggies finished the 2020–21 season 10–8, 6–4 in Big West play to finish in fourth place. In the Big West tournament, they defeated Cal State Bakersfield in the quarterfinals,[1] before falling to top-seeded UC Santa Barbara in the semifinals.[2]

Roster

2021–22 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) So Nevada Nantes, France
F 1 Patrick Lambey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Yuba College Granite Bay, CA
F 2 Caleb McGill 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Grandview HS Aurora, CO
F 3 Aaron Murphy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Modesto Christian Modesto, CA
F 4 Christian Anigwe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr San José State Phoenix, AZ
G 5 Ezra Manjon 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Heritage HS Antioch, CA
G 10 Leo DeBruhl 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Seattle Academy Seattle, WA
G 11 Caleb Fuller 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Barking Abbey Ipswich, England, UK
G 20 B.J. Shaw 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Brewster Academy Oakland, CA
G 22 Sione Lose 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Capital Christian HS Sacramento, CA
G 23 Cameron Niles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Del Campo HS Fair Oaks, CA
G 24 Ade Adebayo 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Barking Abbey London, England, UK
G 30 Cameron Ba 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So St. Joseph Notre Dame HS Alameda, CA
G 40 Elijah Pepper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Selah HS Selah, WA
F 55 Francesco Borra 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr JSerra Catholic HS Moncalieri, Italy
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 7, 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2021*
7:30 pm 		at William Jessup
Dixie Fire Benefit Game 		W 74–64 
Warrior Arena 
Rocklin, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
6:30 pm 		at Utah State W 72–69  1–0
 Smith Spectrum (6,554)
Logan, UT
November 12, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Washington W 84–76  2–0
 University Credit Union Center (950)
Davis, CA
November 17, 2021*
7:00 pm 		at Pepperdine L 67–72  2–1
 Firestone Fieldhouse (490)
Malibu, CA
November 23, 2021*
7:30 pm 		vs. Sacramento State L 63–75  2–2
 Golden 1 Center (1,507)
Sacramento, CA
November 28, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Academy of Art L 60–79  2–3
 University Credit Union Center (316)
Davis, CA
December 1, 2021*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Pacific W 63–57  3–3
 University Credit Union Center (595)
Davis, CA
December 4, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UC Merced W 81–40  4–3
 University Credit Union Center 
Davis, CA
December 14, 2021*
7:00 pm, P12N 		at Oregon State W 71–64  5–3
 Gill Coliseum (2,954)
Corvallis, OR
December 19, 2021*
12:00 pm 		at Pacific W 77–67  6–3
 Alex G. Spanos Center (968)
Stockton, CA
December 22, 2021*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Portland L 60–65  6–4
 University Credit Union Center (574)
Davis, CA
Big West regular season
December 28, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UC Riverside Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols University Credit Union Center 
Davis, CA
December 30, 2021
10:00 pm, SPECTSN 		at Hawaiʻi Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
January 6, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UC Irvine Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols University Credit Union Center 
Davis, CA
January 8, 2022*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UC San Diego W 78–71  7–4
 University Credit Union Center (0)
Davis, CA
January 13, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cal State Bakersfield Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Icardo Center 
Bakersfield, CA
January 15, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cal Poly L 74–82  7–5
(0–1) 		Mott Athletics Center (1,862)
San Luis Obispo, CA
January 20, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at CSUN W 64–47  8–5
(1–1) 		Matadome (104)
Northridge, CA
January 22, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC Santa Barbara Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, CA
January 27, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cal State Fullerton L 58–74  8–6
(1–2) 		University Credit Union Center (579)
Davis, CA
January 29, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Long Beach State L 63–70  8–7
(1–3) 		University Credit Union Center (707)
Davis, CA
February 1, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC Riverside W 65–60  9–7
(2–3) 		SRC Arena (415)
Riverside, CA
February 5, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Hawaiʻi W 68–65  10–7
(3–3) 		University Credit Union Center (1,102)
Davis, CA
February 10, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC San Diego Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols RIMAC Arena 
La Jolla, CA
February 12, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC Irvine Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols Bren Events Center 
Irvine, CA
February 17, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cal Poly Canceled due to COVID-19 protocols University Credit Union Center 
Davis, CA
February 19, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cal State Bakersfield W 81–79  11–7
(4–3) 		University Credit Union Center (1,004)
Davis, CA
February 24, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UC Santa Barbara L 69–76 OT 11–8
(4–4) 		University Credit Union Center (1,383)
Davis, CA
February 26, 2022
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		CSUN W 68–49  12–8
(5–4) 		University Credit Union Center (1,549)
Davis, CA
March 3, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Long Beach State L 65–68  12–9
(5–5) 		Walter Pyramid (1,444)
Long Beach, CA
March 5, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cal State Fullerton L 59–62  12–10
(5–6) 		Titan Gym (760)
Fullerton, CA
Big West tournament
March 8, 2022
8:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(7) vs. (10) Cal Poly
First round 		W 63–53  13–10
 Dollar Loan Center 
Henderson, NV
March 9, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(7) vs. (2) Cal State Fullerton
Quarterfinals 		L 55—73  13–11
 Dollar Loan Center 
Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Source[3]

References

  1. ^ "Manjon's game-winning layup sends UC Davis to the semis". UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Top-Seed Gauchos Lead from Start-to-Finish in 71-55 Win Over UC Davis, Advance to Saturday's Championship Game". UC Santa Barbara. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
  3. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2021.