UC Davis (6-3) vs. Holy Names (3-6)
TUESDAY, DEC. 13 | 6 P.M. | UNIVERSITY CREDIT UNION CENTER
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Davis, Calif. — UC Davis Men's Basketball (6-3) welcomes Holy Names (3-6) to the University Credit Union Center on Tuesday for the Aggies' final home contest of the calendar year. Live on ESPN+, the Aggies enter tomorrow having lost their most recent matchup against UOP by a score of 74-72. Prior to their last meeting with the Tigers, UC Davis won their last two matchups against SEMO and Boston University at the Cream City Classic in Milwaukee.
 

THE TIP OFF

• A long break for the Aggies, this matchup against Holy Names will be the first game in 12 days for UC Davis and one of the last remaining non-conference opponents for the season.
• UC Davis continues to rate out as one of the best offenses in the country due to their pace of play and ability to get downhill.
• At the time of this writing, UC Davis is 12th in the nation in free throw attempts per game and has been consistently breaking down the oppositions POA defender.
• Tied for 76th in the nation in scoring offense, the Aggies know they can keep climbing up these rankings if they just tighten up their percentages from the charity stripe.
• On top of their torrid offense, UC Davis has been a strong rebounding team all year, bringing in 41.22 per game, good for 18th in the country.
• Leading the offense for Davis has been Elijah Pepper who is just under 20 points per game on the year with 19.4, while Ty Johnson is averaging 17.2 points per game.
• Pepper is now 21st all-time in UC Davis scoring with 1,060 points and figures to keep climbing the all-time ranks. His last game against UOP he poured in 19 points with 10 rebounds for a double-double. He is leading UC Davis in rebounds per game at 6.9.
• Ty Johnson has been the pace car for Davis and while he has been electric on offense, his knack for the ball on the defensive end of the court has been generating easy buckets for the Aggie offense. He leads the team with 21 steals.
• Newcomer Robby Beasley III has also started to hit his stride with back-to-back double figure scoring games, after he scored a Davis career-high 16 last game against UOP.
• Christian Anigwe has been a constant presence for the Aggies in the middle as he is the third member on the team averaging double digits in scoring but it has been his effort on the defensive end of the court that stands out. He has a team-high 17 blocks on the season. He set a career-high with five in the last game against UOP, breaking his previous career-high he set just a game prior, against Boston in which he recorded four.
• Ade Adebayo rounds out the starting cast for Coach Jim Les and he has been contributing all over the court. Usually tasked with guarding the opposing teams best player, Adebayo has shown growth offensively as well, and this was on full display at the Cream City Classic where he scored a career-high 13 points, and had another 10 point showing. Both of those games were the first time Adebayo had reached double digit scoring in his career and his growth has been a welcome addition to a team looking to compete for a Big West Championship.

ABOUT THE HAWKS

• The Hawks are led by first-year head coach Dave Covell who has led the Hawks to a 3-6 record so far in the 2022-23 season.
• Covell had previously spent the last eight years coaching the women's basketball team at Holy Names.
• The Hawks will be playing UC Davis on the second day of a back-to-back as they host Chaminade for PacWest play Monday night.
• Leading the Hawks on a nightly basis is Roman Behrens who is averaging 14.2 points per game.
• Another key member of the Hawks rotation is Damiri Lindo who leads Holy Names in rebounds per game with 6.3 and is second on the team in assists with 13 total.
• Entering their contest with Chaminade, the Hawks have lost their last three games with their most recent game being a 88-79 loss to Biola.

SERIES INFO

• UC Davis holds a 9-0 series advantage over Holy Names.
• The most recent game between the two schools took place on Jan. 3, 2020 when the Aggies took down the Hawks by a score of 101-41.
• In what will be the 10th all-time matchup between the two schools, each and every game has taken place in Davis.

UP NEXT

• Following the game against Holy Names, UC Davis Men's Basketball will be on the road for the rest of 2022 with trips to Eastern Washington (Dec. 17), and UCLA (Dec. 21).
• The Aggies will conclude their non-conference matchups with UCLA being the last game before starting Big West play at Hawai'i (Dec. 29).
• The Aggies and the Rainbow Warriors are currently both 6-3, and tied for third in Big West overall standings.