2024–25 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team

2024–25 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball
2024–25 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	7–5 (2–0 Big West)
Head coach	Jim Les (14th season);
Associate head coach	Kevin Nosek
Assistant coaches	Kyle Vogt; Jonathan Metzger-Jones;
Home arena	University Credit Union Center
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UC San Diego	2	–	0	1.000	11	–	2	.846
UC Riverside	2	–	0	1.000	8	–	5	.615
UC Davis	2	–	0	1.000	7	–	5	.583
Long Beach State	2	–	0	1.000	5	–	8	.385
UC Irvine	1	–	0	1.000	10	–	2	.833
Cal State Northridge	1	–	1	.500	8	–	4	.667
Hawai'i	0	–	1	.000	6	–	3	.667
UC Santa Barbara	0	–	2	.000	7	–	4	.636
Cal State Bakersfield	0	–	2	.000	6	–	7	.462
Cal Poly	0	–	2	.000	6	–	8	.429
Cal State Fullerton	0	–	2	.000	4	–	8	.333

† 2025 Big West tournament winner As of December 21, 2024

The 2024–25 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team represents the University of California, Davis in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by 14th-year head coach Jim Les, play their home games at the University Credit Union Center in Davis, California, as members of the Big West Conference.

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2023–24 season 20–13, 14–6 in Big West play, to finish in third place. In the Big West tournament, they defeated Hawaii in the semifinals before losing to Long Beach State in the championship game.^[1]^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Kane Milling	0	G	6'4"	202	Senior	Nantes, France	Graduated
Sam Manu	13	F	6'7"	210	Senior	Taipei, Taiwan	Graduated/signed to play professionally in Taiwan with the Taipei Taishin Mars^[3]
Drew Carter	15	G	6'3"	200	Sophomore	Portland, OR	Transferred to Oregon^[4]

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Carl Daughtery Jr.	1	G	6'3"	200	Junior	Maumelle, AR	Central Arkansas
Derek Sangster	6	F/G	6'7"	210	Sophomore	Sunnyvale, CA	Princeton
Nils Cooper	36	G	6'6"	185	Sophomore	Los Angeles, CA	Pepperdine
Jamaal Unuakhalu	44	F	6'7"	215	Junior	Los Angeles, CA	Moorpark College

2024 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Isaiah Chappell F	Los Angeles, CA	Crossroads School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Oct 23, 2023
Isaiah Chappell F	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Jacob Gilchrist G	Lincoln, CA	Twelve Bridges High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
Jacob Gilchrist G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Carl Daughtery Jr.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Central Arkansas	Maumelle, AR
G	2	Ty Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Loyola–Chicago	Chicago, Illinois
G	4	Connor Sevilla	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Dougherty Valley High School	San Ramon, CA
G	5	Marsalis Roberson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	California	Oakland, CA
G/F	6	Derek Sangster	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Princeton	Sunnyvale, CA
F	7	Niko Rocak	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	UC Santa Barbara	Geneva, Switzerland
F	8	Pablo Tamba	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Indian River State	Málaga, Spain
G	10	Leo DeBruhl	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Seattle Academy	Seattle, WA
F	11	Jac Mani	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Beverly Hills High School	Beverly Hills, CA
F	20	Isaiah Chappell	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Crossroads School	Los Angeles, CA
G	22	Sione Losé	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Jr	Capital Christian High School	Sacramento, CA
F	25	Lukas Prongos	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	College of Marin	San Rafael, CA
G	34	Jacob Gilchrist	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Twelve Bridges High School	Lincoln, CA
G	36	Nils Cooper	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Pepperdine	Los Angeles, CA
F	44	Jamaal Unuakhalu	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Moorpark College	Los Angeles, CA
F	55	Francesco Borra	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Sr	JSerra Catholic High School	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

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., BTN	at Washington	L 73–79	0–1	35 – Johnson	11 – Rocak	2 – DeBruhl	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,355) Seattle, WA
November 7, 2024* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Idaho	W 79–75	1–1	30 – Johnson	9 – Rocak	2 – Tied	ICCU Arena (1,736) Moscow, ID
November 12, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Menlo	W 80–70	2–1	22 – Johnson	9 – Rocak	5 – Johnson	University Credit Union Center (1,027) Davis, CA
November 17, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Stanford	L 65–79	2–2	26 – Johnson	7 – Rocak	6 – DeBruhl	Maples Pavilion (2,791) Stanford, CA
November 20, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Grand Canyon	W 75–68	3–2	21 – Johnson	13 – Rocak	3 – Tied	Global Credit Union Arena (7,002) Phoenix, AZ
November 25, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Norfolk State	L 55–76	3–3	15 – Sevilla	6 – Tamba	3 – Tamba	University Credit Union Center (1,113) Davis, CA
November 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Oregon State	L 57–90	3–4	14 – Sevilla	3 – Unuakhalu	4 – Losé	Gill Coliseum (2,517) Corvallis, OR
December 5, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Cal Poly	W 77–66	4–4 (1–0)	17 – Sevilla	6 – Tamba	4 – Tied	University Credit Union Center (1,274) Davis, CA
December 7, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	UC Santa Barbara	W 71–60	5–4 (2–0)	23 – Johnson	10 – Rocak	4 – Tied	University Credit Union Center (2,891) Davis, CA
December 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Sacramento State Causeway Cup	W 69–62	6–4	18 – Tamba	9 – Rocak	3 – DeBruhl	Hornets Nest (902) Sacramento, CA
December 18, 2024* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Idaho	W 74–66	7–4	19 – Johnson	11 – Rocak	6 – DeBruhl	University Credit Union Center (875) Davis, CA
December 21, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Pepperdine	L 46–85	7–5	11 – Daughtery Jr.	6 – DeBruhl	2 – DeBruhl	Firestone Fieldhouse (503) Malibu, CA
December 28, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Cal Maritime						University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
January 2, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Cal State Bakersfield						Icardo Center Bakersfield, CA
January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Cal State Northridge						Premier America Credit Union Arena Northridge, CA
January 9, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Cal State Fullerton						University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Long Beach State						University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Cal Poly						Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA
January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UC Santa Barbara						The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Hawaii						University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UC Riverside						SRC Arena Riverside, CA
February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UC Irvine						Bren Events Center Irvine, CA
February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Long Beach State						Walter Pyramid Long Beach, CA
February 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Cal State Fullerton						Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	UC Riverside						University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at UC San Diego						LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA
February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Cal State Bakersfield						University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Cal State Northridge						University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
March 1, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Hawaii						Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI
March 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	UC Irvine						University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
March 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	UC San Diego						University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Source^[5]

References

^ Dunning, Bob (March 16, 2024). "UCD men a win away from The Big Dance". The Davis Enterprise. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
^ Dunning, Bob (March 17, 2024). "Aggie men fall short in BWC finale, 74-70". The Davis Enterprise. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
^ Mollat, Nathan (August 7, 2024). "Manu going pro". San Mateo Daily Journal. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
^ Clarke, Ryan (July 5, 2024). "UC Davis guard, former Oregon prep star Drew Carter transfers to Oregon Ducks". The Oregonian. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
^ "2024-25 UC Davis Men's Basketball Schedule". UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved September 11, 2024.

[1] Dunning, Bob (March 16, 2024). "UCD men a win away from The Big Dance". The Davis Enterprise. Retrieved September 7, 2024.

[2] Dunning, Bob (March 17, 2024). "Aggie men fall short in BWC finale, 74-70". The Davis Enterprise. Retrieved September 7, 2024.

[3] Mollat, Nathan (August 7, 2024). "Manu going pro". San Mateo Daily Journal. Retrieved September 8, 2024.

[4] Clarke, Ryan (July 5, 2024). "UC Davis guard, former Oregon prep star Drew Carter transfers to Oregon Ducks". The Oregonian. Retrieved September 7, 2024.

[5] "2024-25 UC Davis Men's Basketball Schedule". UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved September 11, 2024.

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