2022–23 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team

2022–23 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball
2022–23 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	18–14 (11–8 Big West)
Head coach	Jim Les (12th season);
Associate head coach	Kevin Nosek
Assistant coaches	Kyle Vogt; Jonathan Metzger-Jones;
Home arena	University Credit Union Center
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

The 2022–23 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team represented the University of California, Davis in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by 12th-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.

2022–23 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UC Santa Barbara †	15	–	5	.750	27	–	8	.771
UC Irvine	15	–	5	.750	23	–	12	.657
UC Riverside	14	–	6	.700	22	–	12	.647
Cal State Fullerton	12	–	6	.667	20	–	13	.606
Hawai'i	13	–	7	.650	22	–	11	.667
UC Davis	11	–	8	.579	18	–	14	.563
Long Beach State	11	–	9	.550	17	–	16	.515
Cal State Bakersfield	6	–	14	.300	11	–	22	.333
UC San Diego*	5	–	13	.278	10	–	20	.333
Cal State Northridge	4	–	16	.200	7	–	25	.219
Cal Poly	1	–	18	.053	8	–	25	.242
* ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2023 Big West tournament winner

Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2021–22 season 13–11, 5–6 in Big West play, to finish in seventh place. They defeated Cal Poly in the first round of the Big West tournament,^[1] before falling to eventual tournament champion Cal State Fullerton in the quarterfinals.^[2]

Roster

2022–23 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)	Jr	Nevada	Nantes, France
F	1	Joaquin Strong	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Villa Park High School	Playa del Rey, CA
G	2	Ty Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Loyola–Chicago	Chicago, IL
F	4	Christian Anigwe	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	San Jose State	Phoenix, AZ
G	5	Robby III Beasley	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Montana	San Ramon, CA
G	10	Leo DeBruhl	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Seattle Academy	Seattle, WA
F	11	Jac Mani	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr	Beverly Hills High School	Beverly Hills, CA
F	12	Sam Manu	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	College of San Mateo	Taipei, Taiwan
F	15	DeAndre Henry	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Nevada	Phoenix, AZ
F	20	Niko Rocak	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	UC Santa Barbara	Geneva, Switzerland
G	22	Sione Losé	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Fr	Capital Christian High School	Sacramento, CA
F	23	Patrick Lambey	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Yuba College	Granite Bay, CA
G	24	Ade Adebayo	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Barking Abbey School	London, England
G	40	Elijah Pepper	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Selah High School	Selah, WA
F	55	Francesco Borra	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	So	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
Last update: December 1, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 8:00 p.m., P12N		at California	W 75–65	1–0	Haas Pavilion (3,128) Berkeley, CA
November 9, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal Maritime	W 90–67	2–0	University Credit Union Center (698) Davis, CA
November 12, 2022* 7:00 p.m.		at Loyola Marymount	L 75–85	2–1	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, CA
November 18, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Arkansas State	W 75–60	3–1	University Credit Union Center (1,125) Davis, CA
November 22, 2022* 7:30 p.m.		vs. Sacramento State Causeway Cup	W 82–71	4–1	Golden 1 Center (1,480) Sacramento, CA
November 26, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Milwaukee Cream City Classic	L 85–87	4–2	Klotsche Center (1,242) Milwaukee, WI
November 27, 2022* 10:00 a.m.		vs. Southeast Missouri State Cream City Classic	W 73–71	5–2	Klotsche Center Milwaukee, WI
November 28, 2022* 11:00 a.m.		vs. Boston University Cream City Classic	W 81–70 ^OT	6–2	Klotsche Center Milwaukee, WI
December 1, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Pacific	L 72–74	6–3	University Credit Union Center (1,026) Davis, CA
December 13, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Holy Names	W 107–55	7–3	University Credit Union Center (691) Davis, CA
December 17, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Washington	L 68–79	7–4	Reese Court (572) Cheney, WA
December 21, 2022* 2:00 p.m., P12N		at No. 13 UCLA	L 54–81	7–5	Pauley Pavilion (7,421) Los Angeles, CA
Big West regular season
December 29, 2022 9:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Hawaii	L 66–74	7–6 (0–1)	Stan Sheriff Center (5,256) Honolulu, HI
January 5, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Irvine	L 83–88	7–7 (0–2)	University Credit Union Center (749) Davis, CA
January 7, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State Bakersfield	W 67–48	8–7 (1–2)	University Credit Union Center Davis, CA
January 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal State Northridge	W 62–54	9–7 (2–2)	Premier America Credit Union Arena (317) Northridge, CA
January 14, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State Fullerton	W 83–79	10–7 (3–2)	University Credit Union Center (1,247) Davis, CA
January 16, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC San Diego	W 78–70	11–7 (4–2)	LionTree Arena (1,284) La Jolla, CA
January 19, 2023 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Riverside	L 72–74	11–8 (4–3)	University Credit Union Center (1,307) Davis, CA
January 21, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal Poly	W 65–63	12–8 (5–3)	University Credit Union Center (1,780) Davis, CA
January 26, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal State Bakersfield	W 79–58	13–8 (6–3)	Icardo Center (1,593) Bakersfield, CA
January 28, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Long Beach State	L 72–75	13–9 (6–4)	Walter Pyramid (1,549) Long Beach, CA
February 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Hawaii	W 75–63	14–9 (7–4)	University Credit Union Center (1,961) Davis, CA
February 9, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Riverside	L 65–72	14–10 (7–5)	SRC Arena (629) Riverside, CA
February 11, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Santa Barbara	L 74–84	14–11 (7–6)	The Thunderdome (2,341) Santa Barbara, CA
February 15, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		Cal State Northridge	W 73–62	15–11 (8–6)	University Credit Union Center (875) Davis, CA
February 18, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UC Irvine	L 76–78	15–12 (8–7)	Bren Events Center (1,812) Irvine, CA
February 20, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC San Diego	W 76–66	16–12 (9–7)	University Credit Union Center (1,688) Davis, CA
February 23, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal State Fullerton	Canceled		Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
February 25, 2023 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Cal Poly	W 58–52	17–12 (10–7)	Mott Athletics Center (2,184) San Luis Obispo, CA
March 2, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		UC Santa Barbara	L 86–89	17–13 (10–8)	University Credit Union Center (2,113) Davis, CA
March 4, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Long Beach State	W 93–92 ^2OT	18–13 (11–8)	University Credit Union Center (2,217) Davis, CA
Big West tournament
March 9, 2023 8:30 p.m., ESPN+	(6)	vs. (3) UC Riverside Quarterfinals	L 52–68	18–14	Dollar Loan Center (902) Henderson, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:^[3]^[4]

References

^ Murphy, Matt (March 8, 2022). "Aggies top Cal Poly to advance at Big West Tournament". UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^ "Final Four Teams Set for Big West Men's Basketball Championship". The Big West. March 10, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^ "UC Davis Aggies Schedule 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved December 1, 2022.

[1] Murphy, Matt (March 8, 2022). "Aggies top Cal Poly to advance at Big West Tournament". UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved December 1, 2022.

[2] "Final Four Teams Set for Big West Men's Basketball Championship". The Big West. March 10, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022.

[3] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". UC Davis Athletics. Retrieved December 1, 2022.

[4] "UC Davis Aggies Schedule 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved December 1, 2022.

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