2020–21 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team

2020–21 Big West men's basketball standings
	* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA Tournament and 2021 Big West Tournament due to transition period; Big West games not counted in standings
	† 2021 Big West Tournament winner ;

2020–21 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball
2020–21 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
2020–21 record	10–8 (6–4 Big West)
Head coach	Jim Les (10th season);
Associate head coach	Kyle Nosek (19th season)
Assistant coaches	Kyle Vogt (9th season); Jonathan Metzger-Jones (5th season);
Home arena	The Pavilion
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

The 2020–21 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team represented the University of California, Davis in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by Jim Les in his tenth season with the program, played their games at The Pavilion in Davis, California as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season[]

The Aggies finished the 2019–20 season 14–18 overall, 8–8 in Big West play to finish tied for fourth in the Big West standings. Initially set to play Hawaii in the first round of the Big West Conference Tournament, the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, ending the Aggies season.^[1]

Roster[]

2020–21 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Damion Squire	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Wasatch Academy	Montreal, Quebec
F	2	Caleb McGill	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Grandview HS (CO)	Aurora, Colorado
F	3	Aaron Murray	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Fr	Modesto Christian School	Modesto, California
F	4	Christian Anigwe	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Desert Vista HS San Jose State	Phoenix, Arizona
G	5	Ezra Manjon	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Heritage HS (CA)	Antioch, California
F	10	Kennedy Koehler	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Coronado HS (NV) Pima CC	Las Vegas, Nevada
G	11	Caleb Fuller	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Barking Abbey School	Ipswich, England
G	15	Ran Pehka	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Tallinn Audentes Sports Gymnasium	Tallinn, Estonia
G	20	B.J. Shaw	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Bishop O'Dowd HS	Oakland, California
G	22	Noah Haynesworth	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Tamalpais HS Skyline CC	Mill Valley, California
G	24	Ade Adebayo	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Barking Abbey School	London, England
G	30	Cameron Ba	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	St. Joseph Notre Dame HS	Alameda, California
F	34	Hugh Hogland	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	GS	ʻIolani School Portland	Waimānalo, Hawaii
G	40	Elijah Pepper	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Selah HS	Selah, Washington
F	55	Francesco Borra	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	JSerra Catholic HS	Moncalieri, Italy

Head coach

Jim Les (Bradley)

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin Nosek (UC Davis)
Associate Head Coach
Kyle Vogt (Lakeland)
Jonathan Metzger-Jones (Pacific)

Support staff

Ryan Oliver (Siena)
Director of Operations
Darik Artis (Ohio State)
Video Coordinator
Luis Reyes (Cal Poly San Luis Obispo)
Operations & Video Assistant

Strength and conditioning coach(es)

Charles Young (Western Michigan)
Associate Strength & Conditioning Coach

Athletic trainer(s)

Samm Brockel (San Francisco State)
Assistant Athletic Trainer

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 3, 2020

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 7:00 p.m.		vs. Nicholls Bronco Invitational	L 93–101	0–1	25 – Manjon	5 – Koehler	5 – Tied	Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
November 27, 2020* 1:00 p.m., WCC Network		at Santa Clara Bronco Ivitational	L 63–66	0–2	21 – Manjon	9 – Pepper	4 – Manjon	Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
November 28, 2020* 7:00 p.m.		vs. Idaho State Bronco Invitational	W 70–61	1–2	23 – Manjon	6 – Pepper	3 – Manjon	Leavey Center Santa Clara, CA
December 4, 2020* 4:00 p.m., BigWest.TV		William Jessup	W 95–62	2–2	16 – Tied	6 – Koehler	3 – Tied	The Pavilion Davis, CA
December 8, 2020* 1:30 p.m.		at Cal Baptist	Canceled due to positive COVID-19 Yolo County restrictions					CBU Events Center Riverside, CA
December 12, 2020* 3:00 p.m., WCC Network		at Pacific	Canceled due to positive COVID-19 Yolo County restrictions					Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
December 19, 2020* 12:05 p.m., Pluto TV		at Sacramento State	Canceled due to positive COVID-19 Yolo County restrictions					Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
December 27, 2020 ESPN3		at Cal State Bakersfield	Canceled due to positive COVID-19 Yolo County restrictions					Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
December 28, 2020 ESPN3		at Cal State Bakersfield	Canceled due to positive COVID-19 Yolo County restrictions					Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
January 1, 2021 BigWest.TV		UC Riverside	Canceled due to positive COVID-19 Yolo County restrictions					The Pavilion Davis, CA
January 2, 2021 BigWest.TV		UC Riverside	Canceled due to positive COVID-19 Yolo County restrictions					The Pavilion Davis, CA
January 8, 2021 BigWest.TV		at UC Irvine	Canceled due to positive COVID-19 Yolo County restrictions					Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
January 9, 2021 BigWest.TV		at UC Irvine	Canceled due to positive COVID-19 Yolo County restrictions					Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
January 15, 2021 BigWest.TV		Cal State Fullerton	Canceled due to positive COVID-19 Yolo County restrictions					The Pavilion Davis, CA
January 16, 2021 BigWest.TV		Cal State Fullerton	Canceled due to positive COVID-19 Yolo County restrictions					The Pavilion Davis, CA
January 22, 2021* 4:00 p.m., ESPN3		at UC San Diego	L 69–89	2–3	19 – Squire	8 – Anigwe	4 – Squire	RIMAC Arena La Jolla, CA
January 23, 2021* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at UC San Diego	W 78–71	3–3	20 – Pepper	6 – Koehler	6 – Tied	RIMAC Arena La Jolla, CA
January 29, 2021 4:00 p.m., BigWest.TV		UC Santa Barbara	L 51–72	3–4 (0–1)	14 – Squire	9 – Shaw	2 – Tied	The Pavilion Davis, CA
January 30, 2021 4:00 p.m., BigWest.TV		UC Santa Barbara	L 86–89 ^OT	3–5 (0–2)	23 – Pepper	8 – Pepper	4 – Manjon	The Pavilion Davis, CA
February 5, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at Cal State Northridge	L 77–80	3–6 (0–3)	30 – Fuller	6 – Tied	3 – Manjon	Matadome Northridge, CA
February 6, 2021 2:00 pm, BigWest.TV		at Cal State Northridge	W 75–63	4–6 (1–3)	18 – Pepper	10 – Koehler	6 – Koehler	Matadome Northridge, CA
February 12, 2021 3:00 pm, BigWest.TV		Long Beach State	W 68–66	5–6 (2–3)	19 – Manjon	9 – Anigwe	6 – Manjon	The Pavilion Davis, CA
February 13, 2021 1:00 pm, BigWest.TV		Long Beach State	W 78–76 ^OT	6–6 (3–3)	32 – Pepper	9 – Fuller	3 – Manjon	The Pavilion Davis, CA
February 26, 2021 2:00 p.m., BigWest.TV		at Cal Poly	W 69–61	7–6 (4–3)	14 – Squire	6 – Anigwe	3 – Manjon	Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
February 27, 2021 2:00 p.m., BigWest.TV		at Cal Poly	W 68–66 ^OT	8–6 (5–3)	20 – Manjon	9 – Koehler	2 – Tied	Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
March 5, 2021 4:00 p.m., BigWest.TV		Hawaii	L 68–73	8–7 (5–4)	19 – Pepper	7 – Koehler	3 – Tied	The Pavilion Davis, CA
March 6, 2021 4:00 p.m., BigWest.TV		Hawaii	W 74–66	9–7 (6–4)	16 – Manjon	11 – Pepper	4 – Manjon	The Pavilion Davis, CA
Big West Tournament
March 11, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN3	(4)	vs. (5) Cal State Bakersfield Quarterfinals	W 58–56	10–7	16 – Manjon	4 – Tied	4 – Squire	Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV
March 12, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN3	(4)	vs. (1) UC Santa Barbara Semifinals	L 55–71	10–8	15 – Anigwe	8 – Anigwe	4 – Manjon	Michelob Ultra Arena Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time Zone.

Source: ^[2]

References[]

^ Carlson, Kainoa. "Big West tournament cancelled amid Coronavirus concerns". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2020.

[1] Carlson, Kainoa. "Big West tournament cancelled amid Coronavirus concerns". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved December 3, 2020.

[2] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2020.

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2020–21 Big West men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UC Santa Barbara †	13	–	3	.813	22	–	5	.815
UC Irvine	10	–	4	.714	18	–	9	.667
UC Riverside	8	–	4	.667	14	–	8	.636
UC Davis	6	–	4	.600	10	–	8	.556
Cal State Bakersfield	9	–	7	.563	15	–	11	.577
Hawaiʻi	9	–	9	.500	11	–	10	.524
Cal State Fullerton	5	–	7	.417	6	–	10	.375
Cal State Northridge	5	–	9	.357	9	–	13	.409
Long Beach State	4	–	8	.333	6	–	12	.333
Cal Poly	1	–	15	.063	4	–	20	.167
UC San Diego*	0	–	0	–	7	–	10	.412
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA Tournament and 2021 Big West Tournament due to transition period; Big West games not counted in standings

† 2021 Big West Tournament winner