I like how Milling has been getting his scoring going again. We will need solid points from TY, Pepper, and Milling. The Griz seemed effective in frustrating Pepper and getting him in foul trouble early.

https://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/ucd-men-head-into-big-west/article_352193d4-a44d-11ee-b7f7-977d9a1a7ddb.html

After UC Davis dismantled UC Merced, 80-57, four days before Christmas, Aggie men's basketball head coach Jim Les predicted his team is ready to make some noise in the Big West Conference race.

"We're playing well and we're ready" noted Les as he begins his 13th conference campaign leading Aggie fortunes.

The Aggies bring a 5-6 mark into Thursday's 6 p.m. Big West opener against powerhouse UC Santa Barbara at the University Credit Union Center. The game will be televised nationally on ESPNU.

UCD continues conference play at home Saturday at 2 p.m. against Cal Poly SLO.

It will be a "first and worst" weekend, given that UCSB won the conference tournament and NCAA bid last year, while Cal Poly was dead last in the Big West with a woeful 1-18 mark.

“ UCSB may well be the class of the conference again after posting a school-record 27-8 campaign in 2022-2023 and taking a No. 14 seed into the NCAA tournament before falling to No. 3 Baylor, 74-56.

The Gauchos return Big West Player of the Year Ajay Mitchell, a 6-5 junior from Limburg, Belgium, who is off and running this year with 19.8 points a game.

Santa Barbara has five players averaging in double figures, including 6-11 Auburn transfer Yohan Traore, who is at 15.7 points per game while hitting 64.8 percent of his field goal attempts.

UCSB brings a 7-3 mark into Thursday night's game, including a 69-65 win over Fresno State.”

I think the next signing date is when we see the transfers.

Now that’s some great UCDNA! Go Ags!

Very electric being at the game and seeing Eli break the record. And solid performance by the rest of the guys. The Sevillas were sitting behind us. Enjoyable visiting with them.

Leo not dressed

Better turnout than I expected at least on the west side. Looks like a lot of players families based on the signs.

I wonder what “defensive quality control” really means? Evaluates performance? Analytics?

Good info, thanks. Wife and i are planning on making it. I’m expecting another light crowd considering the holiday break.

At one of the team aggie events, i remember Coach Hawkins saying that they’re innovative on how they distribute scholarships. Apparently they issue partials to some players to stretch the budget as much as possible.

Jezniah Thurston Is an Aggie

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Pepper looked very frustrated. My wife and i both felt maybe he was under the weather. But just no denying the Griz tonight. Their 3s were on fire and they controlled the boards.

63-49 Griz, 8 left

Toke, I totally missed what happened on that technical on Pepoer. I was hoping they would put it up on the big screen. The folks around me seemed just as befuddled

BTW once the final tally is in athletics showcases the new recruits at an event at El Macero. I assume Coach Plough will continue the tradition. Wife and I always go, it’s a fun event.

Thanks for all your efforts on this.

Ok, you got me on that. What did i miss?

Gritty win for the griz. Their defense is really impressive.

Griz - NDSU just started, espn+

I watched the second half. Sdsu is a total machine on defense and offense. And their stadium is impressive. Where does the money come from?