2021–22 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team

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.

2021–22 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	13–11 (5–6 Big West)
Head coach	Jim Les (11th season)
Associate head coach	Kyle Nosek
Assistant coaches	Kyle Vogt Jonathan Metzger-Jones
Home arena	University Credit Union Center
Seasons ← 2020–21 2022–23 →

2021–22 Big West men's basketball standings

v t e	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

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 Jim Les (Bradley) Assistant coach(es) Kevin Nosek (UC Davis) Kyle Vogt (Lakeland) Jonathan Metzger-Jones (Pacific) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt 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.