The Vegas oddsmakers currently have the Aggies as only 1.5 point underdogs. I'm surprised that the spread isn't much larger to tell you the truth. I hope they know something that we don't!

Current standings after completion of the non-conference games:

12/24 game:

TCU 65 Hawaii 51

12/22 scores:

CSUN 82 Montana State 70
Georgia Tech 73 Hawaii 68

Remember that the Aggies only played 18 games in the 2020-21 season since 11 games were cancelled due to Covid and 8 more games were cancelled in the 2021-22 season. So there were 19 games cancelled during his career which is 2/3 of a whole season. He also has 20 more conference games yet to play to add to his total so his record will probably stand for a very long time.

For sure! I would imagine we'll get some good broadcast media from his father as well!

The photo is the upper right of the 3 photos is his father signing a letter of intent 24 years ago. His father is George Wrightster III who played for Oregon and was drafted in the 4th round of the NFL draft in 2003 as a TE for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played for the Jaguars for 6 years before being waived in 2009. After his football career he entered the field of sports broadcasting. Pretty cool!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Wrighster

12/21 scores:

Riverside 82 Idaho 67
Cal Poly 66 Omaha 53
Hawaii 69 Portland 56

"I'm on top of the world," said Pepper after the game. "I'm so appreciative of all of my teammates. I had the chance to meet Audwin the other day, he's a great guy and I'm also just so appreciative of all of my coaches and everything they've done for me."

https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2023/12/21/mens-basketball-elijah-pepper-breaks-uc-davis-all-time-scoring-record.aspx

I really liked it that they were able to stop the game and let the players and the team congratulate Eli for breaking the scoring record that had stood for 44 years. Keep in mind that, when Thomas set the record, there wasn't a 3 point shot. Thomas was an amazing Aggie in his day and age.

The halftime interview with Audwin Thomas was great. He talked about how Coach Hamm brought him up from Oakland to play in Davis. He said it was a tough adjustment for him coming to Davis after growing up in Oakland but that Hamm "just put his arms around me" and always supported him. He said, "it was great playing for Hamm."

47-20 Aggies at the half. Pepper has 10 so he's 11 away from the record.

Interesting note: Connor Sevilla's older brother Aiden plays for Merced so we have two brothers playing against each other tonight.

Audwin Thomas is in the crowd. Pepper has 5 so he's only 16 away from overtaking Thomas as the all-time leading scorer in Aggie history.

Sac just keeps reloading. Their low academic requirements make it so much easier for them.

UC Merced and the Aggies have both played William Jessop. The Aggies beat Jessop 86-51 and the Bobcats won their game 68-62.

Today's game will be an exhibition game for UC Merced but it will count as a regular game for the Aggies. The Bobcats are currently beginning the process of transitioning from NAIA to DII. They will be joining the California Collegiate Athletics Association and will begin DII play in the CCAA in the 2025-26 season.

Adding UC Merced brings the CCAA membership to 13 institutions throughout the Golden State. This includes current members Cal Poly Humboldt, Cal Poly Pomona, Cal State Dominguez Hills, Cal State East Bay, Cal State LA, Cal State Monterey Bay, Cal State San Bernardino, Cal State San Marcos, Chico State, San Francisco State, Sonoma State, and Stanislaus State. These members combine to make up the largest enrollment of any conference in NCAA Division II.

https://news.ucmerced.edu/news/2023/uc-merced-set-join-california-collegiate-athletic-association-transition-ncaa-division-ii

Very smart kid. Dos anyone remember another former wrestler and Aggies LB Tim Lajic? — 69aggie

I remember Lajcik. He was one of our best back in the day.

12/20 scores:

Cal 71 San Diego 68
New Mexico 78 Irvine 65
Fullerton 67 Pacific 66
Santa Barbara 94 Howard 81

How tough is Stanford? Coach Trish VanDerveer’s charges played without injured frontliners Courtney Ogden and Jzaniya Harriel and still got six players in double digits.

https://www.davisenterprise.com/sports/no-9-stanford-beats-ucd-women-92-52/article_e8a00f1c-9fac-11ee-85cc-cb1eded1c40a.html