The UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team represents University of California, Davis in Davis, California, United States. The team currently competes in the Mountain West Conference (MW).
The team is led by head coach Jim Les, who is in his 15th season at the helm during the 2025–26 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 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.
2017 First FourFirst round North Carolina CentralKansas W 67–63L 62–100
NCAA Division II Tournament The Aggies appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament 12 times and ended the 1997–98 season as national champions.
1967 Regional semifinalsRegional 3rd-place game UNLVPortland State L 83–100W 81–61 1968 Regional semifinalsRegional 3rd-place game UNLVSan Diego State L 91–96L 72–79 1969 Regional semifinalsRegional 3rd-place game UNLVUC Riverside L 81–84L, 70–84 1975 Regional semifinalsRegional 3rd-place game UC RiversideUC Irvine L 77–78W 84–70 1976 Regional semifinalsRegional 3rd-place game Cal State BakersfieldCal Poly Pomona L 65–87L 82–84 OT 1978 Regional semifinalsRegional 3rd-place game Cal State NorthridgePuget Sound L 73–79L 73–96 1995 Regional QuarterfinalsRegional semifinalsRegional 3rd-place game Grand CanyonUC RiversideCal State Los Angeles W 92–88 OTL 66–84L 74–78 1996 Regional QuarterfinalsRegional semifinals Montana State–BillingsSeattle Pacific W 89–80L 65–79 1997 Regional Quarterfinals Grand Canyon L 66–78 1998 Regional semifinalsRegional FinalsElite EightFinal FourNational Championship Game Cal State Los AngelesSeattle PacificWest Texas A&MSaint RoseKentucky Wesleyan W 53–51W 80–52W 63–55W 88–76W 83–77 1999 Regional semifinals Seattle Pacific L 68–73 2000 Regional QuarterfinalsRegional semifinals BYU–HawaiiSeattle Pacific W 60–53L 61–68
National Invitation Tournament The Aggies appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) twice, their combined record is 0–2.
2015 First Round Stanford L 64–77 2018 First Round Utah L 59–69
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 of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Chima Moneke T.J Shorts II
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