2020–21 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team

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.

2020–21 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
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 →

2020–21 Big West men's basketball standings

v t e	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
Hawai'i	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

Previous season

See also: 2019–20 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team

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, QC F 2 Caleb McGill 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Grandview HS (CO) Aurora, CO F 3 Aaron Murray 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Modesto Christian School Modesto, CA F 4 Christian Anigwe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Desert Vista HS San Jose State Phoenix, AZ G 5 Ezra Manjon 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Heritage HS (CA) Antioch, CA F 10 Kennedy Koehler 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Coronado HS (NV) Pima CC Las Vegas, NV 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, CA G 22 Noah Haynesworth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Tamalpais HS Skyline CC Mill Valley, CA 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, CA F 34 Hugh Hogland 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS ʻIolani School Portland Waimānalo, HI 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) 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) Operations & Video Assistant Strength and conditioning coach(es) Charles Young (Western Michigan) Associate Strength and 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 Invitational	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

1. Carlson, Kainoa (March 12, 2020). "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.