The 2016–17 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team represented the University of California, Davis during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Aggies, led by sixth-year head coach Jim Les, played their home games at The Pavilion as members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 23–13, 11–5 in Big West play, to finish in second place. They defeated Cal Poly, Cal State Fullerton and UC Irvine to win the Big West tournament. As a result, they earned the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history as a No. 16 seed. They defeated North Carolina Central in the First Four before losing in the first round to Kansas.
Previous season The Aggies finished the 2015–16 season 11–19, 6–10 in Big West play, to finish in fifth place. They lost in the first round of the Big West tournament to UC Santa Barbara.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Luca Ferrari 14 G 6' 1" 180 RS Freshman Studio City, CA Walk-on; did not return Josh Fox 21 F 6' 6" 210 Senior Daly City, CA Graduated Neal Monson 22 C 6' 10" 230 Junior Sandy, UT Graduated Nolan Berry 24 F/C 6' 10" 235 RS Junior St. Louis, MO Graduate transferred to Maryville
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Arell Hennings 4 G 5' 9" Junior Seattle, WA Junior college transferred from Cochise College A. J. John 25 F 6' 8" 225 Junior Santa Rosa, CA Transferred from Pepperdine. Under NCAA transfer rules, John will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Will join the team as a preferred walk-on.
2016 recruiting class
2017 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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!colspan=9 style=| Big West Conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big West tournament
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