2014–15 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2014–15 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team represented the University of California, Davis during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Aggies, led by fourth year head coach Jim Les , played their home games at The Pavilion as members of the Big West Conference . They finished the season 25–7, 14–2 in Big West play to win the Big West regular season championship. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big West tournament where they lost to Hawaii.[ 1] As a regular season conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Stanford.[ 2]
Roster
2014–15 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Brynton Lemar
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
St. Augustine HS
San Diego, California
G
2
Darius Graham
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
RS So
Sacramento HS
Sacramento, California
G
3
Corey Hawkins
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Estrella HS Arizona State
Goodyear, Arizona
G
10
Isaiah Walton
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
174 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Elyria HS
Oberlin, Ohio
F
12
Georgia Funtarov
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Vermont Academy
Sofia, Bulgaria
F
13
J. T. Adenrele
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
RS Jr
Oakmont HS
Roseville, California
G
15
Tyler Les
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
RS Sr
Notre Dame HS
Peoria, Illinois
G
20
Avery Johnson
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Ocean View HS San Francisco
Long Beach, California
F
21
Josh Fox
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep City College of San Francisco
Daly City, California
C
22
Neal Monson
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
So
Waterford School Salt Lake CC
Sandy, Utah
F
23
Josh Ritchart
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
RS Sr
Forest Lake Christian HS
Auburn, California
F/C
24
Nolan Berry
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
So
De Smet HS Butler
St. Louis, Missouri
G
31
Michael Onyebalu
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Warren HS
Inglewood, California
F
40
Justin Dueck
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Jr
Leland HS
San Jose, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule
Source: [1]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Games
11/16/2014 *4:00 pm
Holy Names
W 57–42
1–0
The Pavilion (779)Davis, California
11/20/2014 *5:00 pm
at Eastern Illinois
W 63–61
2–0
Lantz Arena (1,044)Charleston, Illinois
11/22/2014 *4:00 pm
at Furman
W 58–55
3–0
Timmons Arena (913)Greenville, South Carolina
11/26/2014 *7:00 pm
Utah State
W 77–70 OT
4–0
The Pavilion (1,877)Davis, California
11/29/2014 *7:00 pm
Utah Valley
W 64–43
5–0
The Pavilion (1,240)Davis, California
12/03/2014 *7:00 pm
San Jose State
W 70–56
6–0
The Pavilion (1,965)Davis, California
12/03/2014 *2:00 pm
at Idaho
L 71–79
6–1
Cowan Spectrum (1,430)Moscow, Idaho
12/09/2014 *7:00 pm
Eastern Illinois
W 80–70
7–1
The Pavilion (1,275)Davis, California
12/20/2014 *6:00 pm
at Air Force
W 81–75
8–1
Clune Arena (1,585)Colorado Springs, Colorado
12/22/2014 *6:00 pm
at Northern Colorado
W 73–63
9–1
Bank of Colorado Arena (710)Greeley, Colorado
12/28/2014 *7:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State
L 83–90
9–2
Beasley Coliseum (1,401)Pullman, Washington
12/30/2014 *7:00 pm
at Seattle
L 67–76
9–3
KeyArena (1,635)Seattle, Washington
01/03/2015 *7:00 pm
Cal Maritime
W 78–41
10–3
The Pavilion (1,578)Davis, California
Conference Games
01/07/2015 7:00 pm
Cal State Northridge
W 71–61
11–3 (1–0)
The Pavilion (1,935)Davis, California
01/10/2015 8:00 pm, ESPNU
Long Beach State
W 73–67 OT
12–3 (2–0)
The Pavilion (5,089)Davis, California
01/15/2015 7:00 pm
at UC Riverside
W 74–61
13–3 (3–0)
UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (923)Riverside, California
01/17/2015 6:00 pm
at Cal State Fullerton
W 79–68
14–3 (4–0)
Titan Gym (789)Fullerton, California
01/22/2015 9:00 pm
at Hawaii
L 76–84
14–4 (4–1)
Stan Sheriff Center (5,739)Honolulu, Hawaii
01/29/2015 7:00 pm
UC Santa Barbara
W 70–64
15–4 (5–1)
The Pavilion (3,081)Davis, California
01/31/2015 7:00 pm, ESPNU
Cal Poly
W 81–78 OT
16–4 (6–1)
The Pavilion (5,317)Davis, California
02/05/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UC Irvine
W 75–56
17–4 (7–1)
Bren Events Center (2,094)Irvine, California
02/07/2015 7:00 pm, Prime Ticket
at Cal State Northridge
W 68–55
18–4 (8–1)
Matadome (1,025)Northridge, California
02/12/2015 7:00 pm
Cal State Fullerton
W 75–69
19–4 (9–1)
The Pavilion (1,528)Davis, California
02/19/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Long Beach State
W 65–58
20–4 (10–1)
Walter Pyramid (3,426)Long Beach, California
02/21/2015 7:00 pm
Hawaii
W 74–67
21–4 (11–1)
The Pavilion (3,657)Davis, California
02/26/2015 7:00 pm
at UC Santa Barbara
L 60–74
21–5 (11–2)
The Thunderdome (2,823)Santa Barbara, California
02/28/2015 7:00 pm
at Cal Poly
W 66–56
22–5 (12–2)
Mott Gym (3,032)San Luis Obispo, California
03/05/2015 7:00 pm
UC Riverside
W 61–59
23–5 (13–2)
The Pavilion (2,511)Davis, California
03/07/2015 7:00 pm
UC Irvine
W 80–61
24–5 (14–2)
The Pavilion (4,345)Davis, California
Big West tournament
03/12/2015 12:00 pm, Prime Ticket
vs. Cal State Northridge Quarterfinals
W 71–67
25–5
Honda Center (N/A)Anaheim, California
03/13/2015 6:30 pm, ESPN3/ESPNU (Delayed on U)
vs. Hawaii Semifinals
L 58–65
25–6
Honda Center (4,322)Anaheim, California
NIT
03/17/2014 *8:00 pm, ESPN2
No. (7)
at (2) Stanford First round
L 64–77
25–7
Maples Pavilion (1,436)Palo Alto, California
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time . (#) during NIT is seed within region.
References
Venues Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold