We are struggling again this year as most predicted. But we are a young team so the future does look to be better. Our stadium facility is great, except for lack of lights. Did we ever get covered cages? UCI’s stadium is about the same except for the lights it has. So UCI can host NCAA playoffs and we cannot. I wonder if that is a recruiting problem? I know it was all wired up for the lights decades ago, but never got the $$ for the actual lights. Is there any news on that issue? We seem to pour a lot more money into football and the Olympic sports that into baseball. Orphaned sport it seems.

72 it does look like the horse head logo is being phased out in favor of the lemon logo which I do very much prefer. Hard to find the horse head anymore anywhere, but maybe on some old unis still.

I think that Blue is correct in stating that because of all the different people who will be involved in this building it has to be perfectly planned. I am a bit confused as to how much of the UC Davis sports medicine practice is coming to this location. I know it has multiple locations in Davis and in Sac as I have sadly been there but always grateful for the result. So you have the Aggie athletes there, the public there for treatment, the big gym for many to use, and the study area. Thats a lot of divergent interests for one building. Yes, I say take the time to do this right.

I remember when we had the “Super Fan” probably 15-20 years ago. He was a big guy and would sit wearing his Michigan “M” hat behind the visitors dugout and lob all kinds of insults and negative stuff at the opposing team and the umpires. Then he was gone. I think he was an accountant. He just went away. He was obnoxious but very funny and he was a big Aggie fan! Anyone know where he went?
Anyway, GoAgs, he was here way before you and he took all kinds of S**t from the fans and the umpires, but he never let it get to him like it has apparently got to you.. you know everything is not personal.

I agree with Blue. A lot of athleticism with him that is not currently present on the team. Jumps like he has titanium springs in his legs. Born in Nigeria. Wasn’t Chima also originally from Nigeria?

This kid looks great! I love the growing internationalization of US college basketball. We know the NBA has gone in that direction for a long time, but its great to see it here at UC Davis and coming on strong in college BB. We will have 4+/- in MBB and at least 3 in WBB next year. Many other internationals in the BW as well. Les and Jen are doing a good job with these recruits.

Big guy with big strength. Look at the arms on this guy! Good job by Les!

People in Santa Rosa (where she coached at the local JC) say she is absolutely an outstanding coach. Her record at SF State is also excellent. Good call by AD Blue.

Aggies halt skid and stop the Beach 4-1.

72 I fully agree. MVB would have a huge roster. Interesting that Hawaii chooses MVB over track and field and soccer on the men’s side. Hawaii has 21 ICA teams (12 woman and 7 men) 2 co-ed teams- sailing and cheerleading?? We field 9 men’s and 16 woman for 25 teams total. So roughly equal, except Hawaii has to support a DIA football team. Noted on Hawaii Athletics website that they have a ton of big name corporate sponsors on the scale of a Pac12 school. We pale in comparison. I haven’t seen any new sponsors for us in a very long time.

Aggies drop 2 of 3 to Titans. 3 errors behind Brooke. Can’t do that and win against first place team at home.

“Keelan Who from UC Where”? History just does have a way of repeating itself. Sad but true. But Kenny did very well with that problem. Keelan will do the same.

Sure looks a lot like China to me. I would much rather have a 6’6” athletic leaper than a 6’10” stand around guy. Did you see his offensive rebound stats? Thats muscle and guts. Lots to like there. 2019/2020 looking much better now.

Absolutely correct BGA. I think Les knows this as well. Trouble is: finding one. Not easy task.

Brooke wins two! Kibby one,

Been a rough year for Poly. Seems every few months something pops up in the press about something bad happening there. i sure wouldn’t put them in same category as USC, but once the bad stories start coming they just do not seem to stop. Have to feel sorry for the kids there.

As expected, we did not do well at the Nationals in TX this week. It was an interesting note in the ongoing “student admission fraud” case much in the news, that I noticed why the involved students (all woman) were always in the “minor sports category otherwise known as Olympic sports.” That is crew, soccer, tennis, etc. the NYT article said that these sports have become known in the TIX world as “balance point sports”. So the allegations are that these subject universities were very vulnerable to the fraud of Mr. Singer because they needed and wanted extra woman players on these teams to effectuate big rosters on woman’s teams to actually benefit the very largest men’s programs where they are all very vulnerable to TIX investigation: Football. That said, I have noted that TAM has 60 woman on its equestrian team for 12 scholarships. A bit dicey to say the least, when TAM has one of the largest collegiate ICA men’s programs in the country. Hope we don’t go down that road.

Agree, but as a footnote Sac hasn’t gotten any of Folsom’s best players. Ags even got their coaches second son. So now two Richardsons are Aggies. I wish the best for Sac until they play the Ags then its all gloves off. I really like the way the Hawk has taken this Aggie team to a new level. It’s a combination of a great staff, excellent recruiting and a very good and an almost charismatic coach in the Hawk IMHO. It’s just great to watch the process.

On May 3, 1983 the NYT lead article on (and local TV) Kenny O’Brian was: “Ken Who From Cal Where”. I was in an upstate NY bar that night when this was announced. I made the mistake of saying I was from California and had seen Ken play and that he was really, really good. A remark that was very much not well received by the locals. I actually got a lot of verbal abuse and felt like I had to back out of the bar like in one of those old western movies with broken bottle in hand. I got in my rental and left the parking lot and guess what happened next: flashing blue lights on me. Then “step out of the car slowly put hands on the top of the car.” then: who are you and why are you here”. (This was in Utica NY- in upstate New York area and a very red necky area). I told them I was an attorney representing a local company in a civil case. That was good enough to get me off. Final point from the cop: my advice: stay out of that bar and go home to CA. Ken O’Brian went on to the greatness that is history.

Amazing find 72. I had no idea he was here. Having a very brief and under whelming track career I would have loved to meet this guy. A true champion.