The UC Davis men’s basketball team will host UC Santa Barbara, the top team in the Big West Conference, on March 1.
The Aggies are 8-19 overall, with a 3-9 conference record at the publishing of this brief. The Gauchos are 18-7 overall, with a 9-3 conference record.
Junior guard Corey Hawkins has been on a tear lately, leading the Aggies in scoring in the past five games, scoring 19 or more points per game in each.
The matchup between the Aggies and Gauchos will be a real-life showdown between David and Goliath. Tip-off is at 5 p.m. at the ARC Pavilion, doors open at 3:30 p.m. The game will be aired on ESPN2 at 5 p.m.
— Kenneth Ling