The 2017–18 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team represented the University of California, Davis during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by seventh-year head coach Jim Les, played their home games at The Pavilion as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 22–11, 12–4 in Big West play to win the regular season championship. In the Big West tournament, they defeated UC Riverside before losing to Cal State Fullerton in the semifinals. As a regular season conference champion who did not win their conference tournament, the Aggies received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Utah.
Previous season The Aggies finished the 2016–17 season 23–13, 11–5 in Big West play to finish in second place. They defeated Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton, and UC Irvine to win the Big West tournament. As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 16 seed. They defeated North Carolina Central in the First Four before losing in the first round to Kansas.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Brynton Lemar 0 G 6'4" 195 Senior San Diego, CA Graduated Lawrence White 1 G 6'4" 203 Senior Burbank, CA Graduated Darius Graham 2 G 5'10" 180 RS Senior Sacramento, CA Graduated Georgi Funtarov 12 F 6'8" 214 Senior Sofia, Bulgaria Graduated J. T. Adenrele 13 F 6'7" 235 RS Senior Roseville, CA Graduated Mikey Henn 24 F 6'8" 230 Freshman Bellevue, WA Transferred Peter Hewitt 40 F 6'9" 215 Freshman Mountain View, CA Transferred
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school T. J. Shorts 0 G 5'10" 160 Junior Tustin, CA Junior college transferred from Saddleback College. Stefan Gonzalez 2 G 6'2" 195 Junior Pocatello, ID Transferred from Saint Mary's. Under NCAA transfer rules, Gonzalez will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Matt Neufeld 13 C 6'11" 220 Junior Victoria, BC Transferred from Saint Louis. Under NCAA transfer rules, Neufeld will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
2017 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big West regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big West tournament
!colspan=9 style=| NIT
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