Oldbanduhalum. Thanks. Hawaii is 2 hours later than California and I managed to flip the time in the wrong direction. I'm just happy when I get the right date.:chin:

What kind of shape will the team be in both in terms of conditioning and teamwork?

I'd like to take the ever unpopular devil's advocate position here. Cal Aggie Men's basketball is far and away my favorite sport to watch ever since I watched my first game over 50 years ago. It is a major disappointment and, given what other schools have been able to do, very unfair to the fans and players. At the same time, I have been ambivalent about exposing these young guys to the virus. The effects of SARS-2 COVID 19 are known to be sometimes insidious and long term. The risk might be small, but can we weigh that in balance against something that is solely for the benefit of our enjoyment? I admit that I know nothing about the Yolo County Administration, but I find it hard to believe that their restrictions are aimed at UC Davis athletics.

I must have missed something. Why are there only 9 women's teams and 10 men's teams in the tournament? Are the new schools ineligible this season? If so, why 10 men's teams?

I assume that "no contest" does not mean that the Aggies forfeit and take those four games as losses?

Hawaii's football team hosted UNLV this past Saturday and the basketball teams are under no restrictions against practicing, so there will be no problem with letting Big West teams come here, but Yolo County will probably not let any teams go there. I wonder if Sac State would be willing to let the Aggies practice and play there?

Speaking of Sac State, while I can't disagree with AggieOutcast that they have few fans in Sacramento they are still a traditional Aggie rival. To underscore both points, I recall a game back in 1969 or 1970 when the Ags were in the thick of a conference title and played the Hornets in Sacramento. I went to the game with a bunch of my friends and found their gym overflowing with UCD students. The home team's bleachers had Aggies surrounding the small Sac State crowd on both sides. I felt almost sorry for the Hornets, whom we beat.

Hawaii is not shutting down so far. If the regular season get scuttled, maybe the Big West could open am NBA type bubble here for a tournament at least.

Next up: Cal Baptist from the WAC. Hard to figure the Lancers who took USC to OT bu then lost to a mediocre Southeast Louisiana team. The WAC was rivaled the Pac-8 for best in the west in the day when it had the likes of Arizona, New Mexico, Brigham Young, Utah and Arizona State, but they've now dwindled to being probably one of the weakest conferences in NCAA Div. 1. They've become a stepping stone to better leagues, even the Big West. Cal Baptist has only been a WAC member since 2018.

Thanks, DrMike

I totally whiffed on the game, despite my original posting. I now have bookmarked KHTK and hope to be able to listen to at least parts of future Aggies games. Next game not until Dec. 8 vs. Cal Baptist down in Riverside. Does anyone know if KHTK broadcasts games from as far away as Socal?

Nuts, I couldn't watch this game due to an important appointment I had to keep, but it sounds like the Ags played pretty well. Not sure if Santa Clara is simply not that great, just big. It's starting to look like they don't have any long range shooters the way they have for the last decade or so. If the ESPN box score is right, UCD shot only 5 for 23 from beyond the arc, 21.8%, but 16 for 39 (41%) otherwise.

Geez, only one starter over 6'5". Reminds me of the teams I used to watch when I was there back in the 60s and early 70s.:grin:

ESPN gives the Aggies only a 44.3% chance to win.

Thanks DrMike, the ESPN site I saw made it look like a home game for the Aggies, but it's pretty clear now that it's a tournament including UC Davis, Nicholls State, Santa Clara and Idaho State.

I did not mean to minimize the impact of this pandemic on all of us. It is more that too many decision makers are simply closing things down as a spurious "preventative" measure thinking neither of alternative means nor unintended consequences. I certainly do not want to politicize this post from which I have gleaned a great wealth of camaraderie, advice, tips and insights into Aggie sports. This will be my last post to signal a form of grieving over the actual consequences to hundreds of dedicated athletes who now will never have a chance to compete in the sports for which they have so much passion.

If this country had its act together, we would have mobile testing as they do in South Korea and perhaps even testing to get into events so that we would be able to retain some sense of normalcy. My grave concern is that the mass cancellation of all things we like to do will give people more reason to panic and more time to dwell on it. Not just talking about sporting events, but arts performances, concerts, movies, church services, not to mention schools.

As bad as I feel for any fans who spent a lot of money to get to Anaheim, I feel worse for the Hawaii fans and band whose expenses were a lot more. The band consists of students who had to pay their own way to get there. On the other hand, it does take away the slight advantage that Hawaii has against the Ags. What most people do not understand is that the Hawaii sports teams are the "major league" team for the entire state of Hawaii, since there are no pro teams out here, which is why they will go all the way to the mainland to root for the Rainbow Warriors.

No Aggies on the Big West All Conference Team, but Ezra Manjon was named Freshman of the Year:
https://bigwest.org/news/2020/3/9/big-west-reveals-2019-20-mens-basketball-all-conference-team.aspx

"They" say that it's hard to beat the same team 3 times in a season as Hawaii would have to do to beat the Ags on Thursday, Try telling that to Vanderbilt when they lose to Kentucky 3 times (no data, but I imagine it has happened more than once). Ditto for Wake Forest and Duke (yes, I know that the Demon Deacons upset Duke this year, but still...). My protestations notwithstanding, I think that "they" are right when it comes to teams who are evenly matched as UCD and Hawaii are. Last time I looked, their net rankings were right next to each other (215 and 216), so WE SHOULD WIN THIS TIME.