# 2019–20 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team

The 2019–20 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team represented the University of California, Davis in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by ninth-year head coach Jim Les, played their home games at The Pavilion in Davis, California as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 8–8 in Big West play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They were set to be the No. 5 seed in the Big West tournament. However, the Big West tournament was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The Aggies finished the 2018–19 season 11–20 overall, 7–9 in Big West play, finishing in a tie for 6th place. In the Big West tournament, they were defeated by Cal State Fullerton in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 5, 2019* 5:05 pm, ESPN3 | | at Loyola–Chicago | L 48–82 | 0–1 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,244) Chicago, IL |
| November 7, 2019* 7:00 pm, BigWest.TV | | William Jessup | W 109–63 | 1–1 | The Pavilion (1,339) Davis, CA |
| November 14, 2019* 3:00 pm | | vs. Idaho Red Wolves Classic | W 65–64 | 2–1 | First National Bank Arena (108) Jonesboro, AR |
| November 15, 2019* 5:30 pm | | at Arkansas State Red Wolves Classic | L 67–80 | 2–2 | First National Bank Arena (1,176) Jonesboro, AR |
| November 17, 2019* 9:00 am | | vs. VMI Red Wolves Classic | L 84–89 $^{2OT}$ | 2–3 | First National Bank Arena (103) Jonesboro, AR |
| November 20, 2019* 3:00 pm | | vs. Sacramento State Rivalry | L 51–61 | 2–4 | Golden 1 Center (4,774) Sacramento, CA |
| November 23, 2019* 1:00 pm, TheW.TV | | at Portland | L 62–72 | 2–5 | Chiles Center (1,286) Portland, OR |
| November 26, 2019* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at California | L 66–72 | 2–6 | Haas Pavilion (3,063) Berkeley, CA |
| November 29, 2019* 6:00 pm, P12N | | at Utah | L 73–77 | 2–7 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (10,546) Salt Lake City, UT |
| December 4, 2019* 5:00 pm, Pluto TV | | at Northern Arizona | W 85–66 | 3–7 | Rolle Activity Center (434) Flagstaff, AZ |
| December 7, 2019* 5:00 pm, BigWest.TV | | Northern Illinois | W 66–57 | 4–7 | The Pavilion (949) Davis, CA |
| December 14, 2019* 7:00 pm, TheW.TV | | at San Diego | L 54–58 | 4–8 | Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,199) San Diego, CA |
| December 16, 2019* 7:00 pm, BigWest.TV | | Loyola Marymount | W 67–65 | 5–8 | The Pavilion (634) Davis, CA |
| December 21, 2019* 2:00 pm, TheW.TV | | at San Francisco | L 84–93 | 5–9 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,745) San Francisco, CA |
| December 29, 2019* 1:00 pm, MWN | | at New Mexico | L 69–74 | 5–10 | The Pit (10,693) Albuquerque, NM |
| January 3, 2020* 7:00 pm, BigWest.TV | | Holy Names | W 101–41 | 6–10 | The Pavilion (625) Davis, CA |
| Big West regular season ||||||
| January 9, 2020 7:00 pm, BigWest.TV | | UC Riverside | L 59–65 | 6–11 (0–1) | The Pavilion (1,322) Davis, CA |
| January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Long Beach State | W 85–82 | 7–11 (1–1) | Walter Pyramid (1,553) Long Beach, CA |
| January 18, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Cal State Northridge | W 66–62 | 8–11 (2–1) | Matadome (712) Northridge, CA |
| January 22, 2020 7:00 pm, BigWest.TV | | Cal State Fullerton | L 74–78 | 8–12 (2–2) | The Pavilion (1,078) Davis, CA |
| January 25, 2020 9:00 pm, BigWest.TV | | at Hawaii | L 75–76 | 8–13 (2–3) | Stan Sheriff Center (6,160) Honolulu, HI |
| January 30, 2020 7:00 pm, BigWest.TV | | UC Irvine | L 65–80 | 8–14 (2–4) | The Pavilion (1,002) Davis, CA |
| February 1, 2020 5:00 pm, BigWest.TV | | Cal Poly Rivalry | W 66–51 | 9–14 (3–4) | The Pavilion (2,263) Davis, CA |
| February 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at UC Irvine | L 72–83 | 9–15 (3–5) | Bren Events Center (1,756) Irvine, CA |
| February 8, 2020 7:30 pm, BigWest.TV | | at Cal State Fullerton | W 87–81 | 10–15 (4–5) | Titan Gym (809) Fullerton, CA |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 pm, BigWest.TV | | UC Santa Barbara | W 84–75 | 11–15 (5–5) | The Pavilion (2,237) Davis, CA |
| February 15, 2020 5:00 pm, BigWest.TV | | Cal State Northridge | W 110–98 | 12–15 (6–5) | The Pavilion (1,811) Davis, CA |
| February 20, 2020 7:00 pm, BigWest.TV | | at Cal Poly Rivalry | W 77–62 | 13–15 (7–5) | Mott Athletics Center (1,588) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| February 22, 2020 7:00 pm, BigWest.TV | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 56–70 | 13–16 (7–6) | The Thunderdome (2,219) Santa Barbara, CA |
| February 29, 2020 5:00 pm, BigWest.TV | | Long Beach State | W 77–76 | 14–16 (8–6) | The Pavilion (2,377) Davis, CA |
| March 5, 2020 7:00 pm, BigWest.TV | | Hawaii | L 65–67 | 14–17 (8–7) | The Pavilion (1,648) Davis, CA |
| March 7, 2020 7:00 pm, BigWest.TV | | at UC Riverside | L 61–66 | 14–18 (8–8) | SRC Arena (879) Riverside, CA |
| Big West tournament ||||||
| March 12, 2020 8:30 pm, ESPN3 | (5) | vs. (4) Hawaii Quarterfinals | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Honda Center Anaheim, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. ||||||
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