# 2024–25 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team

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.

## 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 |
| Drew Carter | 15 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Sophomore | Portland, OR | Transferred to Oregon |

### 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 |
| 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) | |
| 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. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | 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 | W 109–46 | 8–5 | 21 – Johnson | 10 – Johnson | 5 – Losé | University Credit Union Center (907) Davis, CA |
| January 2, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal State Bakersfield | L 64–75 | 8–6 (2–1) | 26 – Johnson | 11 – Rocak | 2 – Tied | Icardo Center (705) Bakersfield, CA |
| January 4, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal State Northridge | L 61–73 | 8–7 (2–2) | 17 – Johnson | 8 – Rocak | 3 – DeBruhl | Premier America Credit Union Arena (411) Northridge, CA |
| January 9, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cal State Fullerton | W 63–53 | 9–7 (3–2) | 18 – Sevilla | 11 – Tamba | 3 – DeBruhl | University Credit Union Center (1,372) Davis, CA |
| January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Long Beach State | L 73–84 | 9–8 (3–3) | 31 – Johnson | 9 – Rocak | 4 – Johnson | University Credit Union Center (2,263) Davis, CA |
| January 16, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal Poly | W 65–54 | 10–8 (4–3) | 21 – Johnson | 7 – Tamba | 3 – Tamba | Mott Athletics Center (1,439) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Santa Barbara | W 64–60 | 11–8 (5–3) | 35 – Johnson | 10 – Rocak | 4 – DeBruhl | The Thunderdome (1,081) Santa Barbara, CA |
| January 23, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Hawaii | W 68–66 | 12–8 (6–3) | 23 – Johnson | 9 – Rocak | 4 – Johnson | University Credit Union Center (1,478) Davis, CA |
| January 30, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Riverside | L 58–60 | 12–9 (6–4) | 20 – Johnson | 10 – Rocak | 4 – Rocak | SRC Arena (1,754) Riverside, CA |
| February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC Irvine | L 66–73 | 12–10 (6–5) | 21 – Johnson | 9 – Rocak | 5 – Johnson | Bren Events Center (2,325) Irvine, CA |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Long Beach State | W 73–65 $^{OT}$ | 13–10 (7–5) | 33 – Johnson | 7 – Rocak | 4 – Tied | Walter Pyramid (1,904) Long Beach, CA |
| February 8, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Cal State Fullerton | W 65–49 | 14–10 (8–5) | 20 – Johnson | 6 – DeBruhl | 10 – DeBruhl | Titan Gym (452) Fullerton, CA |
| February 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Riverside | W 75–74 | 15–10 (9–5) | 23 – Johnson | 13 – DeBruhl | 4 – Johnson | University Credit Union Center (1,221) Davis, CA |
| February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC San Diego | L 60–85 | 15–11 (9–6) | 14 – Johnson | 8 – Cooper | 5 – DeBruhl | LionTree Arena (2,003) La Jolla, CA |
| February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cal State Bakersfield | L 66–71 | 15–12 (9–7) | 21 – Johnson | 8 – Tamba | 4 – Johnson | University Credit Union Center (1,213) Davis, CA |
| February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cal State Northridge | L 62–65 | 15–13 (9–8) | 24 – Johnson | 5 – Rocak | 7 – Johnson | University Credit Union Center (1,572) Davis, CA |
| March 1, 2025 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Hawaii | L 70–78 | 15–14 (9–9) | 26 – Johnson | 9 – Tamba | 2 – Tied | Stan Sheriff Center (5,088) Honolulu, HI |
| March 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Irvine | L 59–88 | 15–15 (9–10) | 24 – Johnson | 4 – Tied | 2 – Johnson | University Credit Union Center (2,472) Davis, CA |
| March 8, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN2 | | UC San Diego | L 57–68 | 15–16 (9–11) | 19 – DeBruhl | 13 – Cooper | 6 – DeBruhl | University Credit Union Center (4,281) Davis, CA |
| Big West tournament |||||||||
| March 12, 2025 8:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (7) Cal Poly First round | L 76–86 | 15–17 | 25 – Tamba | 4 – Tied | 11 – Johnson | Lee's Family Forum Henderson, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. |||||||||
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