Great write up TR67! I tend to agree with your takes. As me and the kids were sitting in Henderson watching the women's run to the finals, we talked a lot about where this team will be next year. Absolutely no doubt that Norris, Epps and Bennett will be starters (of course barring injuries). I like both Sussex and Glad and as of right now, they would start. It wouldn't surprise me, though, if one of the freshman (or a transfer) starts with Sussex as first off the bench (i worry a bit about starting two 5'8" guards). Glad had a couple of good moves in Henderson and I liked her aggressiveness. If she gets a bit stronger so she can push people around down low, she could be a very good scorer. But again, it wouldn't surprise me if we try and get a 6 foot-ish scorer in the portal and plug her into the Sabel roll.

Bottom line, Coach Gross will have a competitive team and regardless of starting/bench, if you play hard and smart, you'll get plenty of minutes.

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Basketball budget of 3.5 to 4m to be competitive with the top of BWC. Need about 15% of that for NIL. MWC will require more, and a greater percentage of that amount to the NIL budget.

Shouldn't the title of this thread be "alleged"?

One might infer that the level of compliance at Stanford is higher than his previous stops

Colleges looking for a way to correct this imbalance:

Azusa Pacific:

Male Students: 32%
Female Students: 68%

Whittier is reinstating football for the 2026-27 season to coincide with the admission of Azusa Pacific , so the conference will have eight football teams.

https://wcpoets.com/news/2025/2/10/cory-white-to-head-new-era-of-whittier-football.aspx

Been missing in action with stomach flu. Davis students need to use their brains and wash those hands, damn! Looking forward to that interview!

There are now 3 postseason tournaments for Women's D1 basketball.
Obviously the NCAA Tournament is #1, and picks their bracket first. The WBIT, also an NCAA controlled event, picks their bracket 2nd. The WNIT, privately owned, now picks their bracket 3rd. The Aggies (as well as UC Irvine) were arguably snubbed by the WNIT, in favor of 6 teams with losing records, notably on our area, Pacific and St. Mary's.

We have a lot of hoop alums who have had success.

Gus Argenal at DII CSUSB has been successful and previously was an assistant coach at the University of Arkansas, "where he helped lead the Razorbacks to a Sweet Sixteen and an Elite Eight appearance" over two seasons. He won 23 games this year, and 27 last year, only losing the championship game.

Some are high on Brandon Laird, now at Idaho. Local guy.

Danny Yoshikawa has spent 5 years at St. Mary's College. As head coach at West Valley College (Saratoga) he recorded a 144-47 record for a .753 winning percentage over five seasons. He also coached in Japan for two years, and logged time at UCSB and USF. SMC: "He compiled an impressive 100-29 overall record in his four years as a player, and as a senior, was honored as the Conference Player of the Year and UC Davis Athlete of the Year."

There's at least another six promising coaches.

I am looking forward to joining the mountain west. They currently get much more respect than the Big west in basketball (much less than power 4, but more than big west). They will lose some power with the loss of SDSU, CSU, USU, and BSU to PAC but they will gain GCU and the WCC will become much weaker with losing Gonzaga and possibly st. Mary’s.

Looks like the rumor is that sac state is going to hire Michigan assistant coach Justin Joyner after the tournament. He is a Bay Area native, UCSB MBB captain/alum, and his wife was the “previous”(correction by LeFan) women’s soccer coach at UCD.
Seems like a smart choice for sac to hire this local up and coming coach. I’m slightly jealous of this hire, he seems like a promising coach.

I like coach Les. But I feel we need to move on to a young energetic coach, who can better connect with the next generation of players, and can push a more proactive and aggressive style of play.

Found these in WarrenNolan.com

RPI:

Irvine 125
UCD 155
USF 158
UOP 208
SMC 211

Strength of Schedule:
USF 0.5192
UOP 0.4992
SMC 0.4810
UCD 0.4645
Irvine 0.4574

Massey:
USF 127
Irvine 144
UOP 145
UCD 149
SMC 151

NET rankings as of 3/16:

USF 143
UCD 146
Irvine 159
UOP 178
SMC 192

St.Mary's lost to both Irvine and Riverside, and beat UCSD in 2 OT. Pacific beat LBSU and lost to Santa Barbara.

I hope that Rocko and the UCI AD make some pointed complaints. You know we'll hear from P4 schools that feel snubbed.

oh I agree 100%

It's red meat for the conservative news media whenever the words "gender inclusive" appear on a public document.

Ags fall 75-66. The Ags made energetic run in the final minutes but the hill was too steep to climb. They were getting out hustled by SD the whole game until Jen finally dialed up the pressure defense which seemed to energize the team. I would have liked to see her go to the full court pressure much sooner to get the energy going for the Aggies.

Nice season for the team despite this disappointing loss. With Norris and Epps coming back and our talented freshman, Ryan Bennett, just beginning her career, we have a lot to look forward to. Loved watching our graduating seniors over the years. Aggie Pride...

My wife did okay. We planned our trip around the men, and I figured we would probably get to Thursday and lose a close one. I did have a plan to stick around if they won Friday (the Slot Queen was heading back).

I never made it to the Honda center, but i like the environment in Henderson. That's a perfect size arena for mid-major basketball, and the design seems to amplify the noise well.

UCD defeated Sac in gymnastics in a match at Sacramento tonight 195.800 - 195.250.
Running Causeway score is now UCD 51.6, CSUS 9.1.

Next scheduled meeting is in beach volleyball in the Big West Challenge in San Luis Obispo on March 22.

Whew!

Every Davis player had at least one turnover--team effort! Only a fun box score fact because they won. :lol:

#3 and #4 teams head to the conference championship; gotta love March.

Let's dump the coach? Really? — abridge

I don't think the sentiment on the board is that. I'm hearing people wondering where the program is headed after 14 predominantly mediocre seasons.

Which makes him the oldest coach in the conference.

I am sure he is feeling the squeeze even without talking to Rocko. My only question is does he have it in him to carry on.I would think Rocko would go easy on him for one more year but who would enjoy the incredible pressure? I doubt he needs the money……. But who knows? Very proud likable guy.

I don't know. It depends on how the Administration feels about being the perennial "sleeping giant."

If you count this season he is 210-216 (.492). 14 full seasons.

Exactly. Give me a break. This guy has offers from:
Tennessee
Colorado
Michigan
Ole Miss
Stanford
Texas A&M
Nevada
Arkansas
Cal
USC
Oregon
Arizona State
San Diego State
Florida, etc.

I understand a HC can do amazing things like Coach Prime at Jackson State, but this guy 'aint Coach Prime.
The PR machine is getting a little crazy.....

My thoughts exactly. If they finish the season on an 0-7 run, where almost every 2nd half they completely imploded, with 1 year to prepare for the Mountain West, I'm not confident Les is the guy.

Worst 2nd half ever so far.
I’m sorry but I think it’s time to move on from coach Les.