That was a really nice article about Dunning.

Post moved to Portal Watch for basketball thread.

"We take great pride in securing the Aggies' 10th consecutive Causeway Cup win over Sacramento State," shares Director of Athletics Rocko DeLuca, "In our ever-changing landscape of college athletics, the one thing that remains consistent, is that rivalries elevate the athletic experience for fans and our student-athletes. We look forward to the continued growth of local interest when the Aggies and Hornets meet in competition. Congratulations to our coaches and student-athletes for continuing our decade of dominance over the team in green…Stingers Down!"

https://ucdavisaggies.com/news/2024/5/7/athletics-aggies-celebrate-a-decade-long-causeway-cup-run.aspx

I agree. Les has had success building defensive minded, up-tempo teams that look to get out and run. I remember Bob Williams saying that Les is the best coach for developing guards on the west coast. Hopefully, TY will stay with the team and become the team leader and that Les will bring in some offensive talent to complement him. I think DeBruhl and Sevilla will see a lot more playing time also.

Les and his staff did a remarkable job of getting this team back on track. It really was a bummer that they missed out on goin to the NCAA by just a couple of points though. So many seniors and Pepper coming back in order help win a championship for Les...it's rare to see that kind of dedication and loyalty to a program anymore.

Even if the Causeway Cup doesn't officially exist anymore, I'll chalk this up as yet another Aggie win over the Hornets!

Coach Les talks about Pepperdine transfer Nils Cooper:



https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=929837599150823&set=pb.100063737733239.-2207520000

Wow...it's really surprising that the most well-known, newspaper journalist in Davis history was let go by the Enterprise. I've always enjoyed Bob's columns and his sports coverage. He's been an Aggie fan since he was a kid. This must be really tough for him.

I wonder if Bob is just cutting back and easing into retirement? I think he probably knows more about Aggie sports and Davis in general than anyone in the whole town.

All 4 of the former Long Beach starters who entered the portal have signed with power programs:

Aboubacar Traore - Louisville
AJ George - SMU
Lassina Traore - Xavier
Jadon Jones - Oklahoma

I think we all knew that the possibility of the Ags having a chance to land Peja Stojakovic's son, Andrej, from the transfer portal was just a pipe dream. Well, we can stop dreaming since Andrej has now narrowed his choices down to 3 schools: Kentucky, North Carolina and Cal.

...and the portal continues to grow...now up to 1826 players looking for a new school...

Like you said, he looks like a good fit for the Aggies. He averaged nearly 20 minutes a game as a freshman last season in 33 games so I imagine he'll be able to contribute right away for the Ags.

Nope, I'm right there with you, Mike, and I'm sure Aggie fans are anxiously waiting to see if he'll stay or leave. I've been searching for as much info as I can find about him and he's certainly on the radar of some big programs. Here's a great highlight video that shows just how talented his is and why I'm hoping he'll stay here and be the leader of the Aggies next season: