DAVIS, Calif. - Forced to miss last season due to injury, senior forward J.T. Adenrele discusses how he became a better basketball player from his vantage point on the sidelines, and some of the challenges faced throughout his rehab in this edition of A Full Timeout.

UC Davis basketball will begin its slate of home games against Holy Names Thursday night, at 7 p.m., before facing Sacramento State on Monday in the inaugural college basketball game hosted by the Golden 1 Center. Tipoff vs. the Hornets, inside the Sacramento Kings' new state-of-the-art downtown arena, is set for 5:30 p.m.