11/17/16 THURvs. Holy NamesThe Pavilion7:00 p.m. PT

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OCTOBER 2016 ISSUE I

The UC Davis Basketball coaches and players want to wish you the best of luck as you begin the school year. We want to encourage you to work hard in the classroom and listen to your teachers. When you do not understand an assignment in class or your homework make sure to ask your teachers, parents or your older brothers or sisters for help. Our newsletters will include recent news, upcoming events, and fun information about our team. We will be sending a ticket to each of you for one of our home games at the UC Davis Pavilion.

Our staff and players are looking forward to working with you this school year, and we encourage you to attend a game to cheer on your Aggies! We value connecting with you, your classmates, and teachers because we are rooting for you to excel in school and reading.

2016 - 2017 UC DAVIS BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

11/11/16vs. Tennessee StateSanta Clara, Calif.4:30 p.m. PT

11/12/16at Santa ClaraSanta Clara, Calif.6:00 p.m. PT

11/13/16vs. Northern ArizonaSanta Clara, Calif.12:00 p.m. PT

11/21/16vs. Sacramento StateSac. Calif. (Golden 1 Center)5:35 p.m. PT

11/24/16vs. Weber StateAnchorage, Alaska9:00 p.m. PT

11/25/16Drake/IonaAnchorage, AlaskaTBA

11/26/16TBD - ALASKA

12/03/16at IdahoMoscow, Idaho7:00 p.m. PT

12/10/16at CaliforniaBerkeley, Calif.7:30 p.m. PT

12/14/16at North Dakota StateFargo, N.D.5:00 p.m. PT

12/17/16 SATvs. William JessupThe Pavilion2:00 p.m. PT

12/22/16at Air ForceCo. Springs, Co2:00 p.m. PT

12/28/16at SeattleSeattle7:00 p.m. PT

12/31/16 SATvs. Utah ValleyThe Pavilion2:00 p.m. PT

01/04/17 WEDvs. UCSB*The Pavilion7:00 p.m. PT

01/07/17 SATvs. Cal Poly (DH) *The PavilionTBA

01/12/17at UC Riverside *Riverside, Calif.8:00 p.m. PT

01/14/17at CSUN *Northridge, Calif.7:00 p.m. PT

01/21/17at Hawai'i *Honolulu9:00 p.m. PT

02/16/17at Long Beach State *Long Beach, Calif.7:00 p.m. PT

01/28/17 SATvs. UC Irvine (DH) *The PavilionTBA

01/28/17 SATvs. UC Irvine (DH)The Pavilion TBA

02/04/17at UC Santa Barbara *Santa Barbara, Calif.7:00 p.m. PT

02/08/17 WEDvs. Cal State Fullerton *The Pavilion 7:00 p.m. PT

02/11/17 SATvs. UC Riverside (DH) *The Pavilion TBA

02/18/17at Cal State Fullerton *Fullerton, Calif.7:00 p.m. PT

02/23/17 THURvs. CSUN *The Pavilion7:00 p.m. PT

02/25/17 SATvs. Long Beach State (DH)The Pavilion TBA

03/02/17 THURvs. Hawai'iThe Pavilion7:00 p.m. PT

03/04/17at UC Irvine *Irvine, Calif.7:00 p.m. PT

03/9 - 11BIG WESTConferenceTournamentat UC Irvine *Anaheim, Ca

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# 4

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PETER HEWITT - 6’9 forward

ARELL HENNINGS - 5’8 guard

MIKE HENN - 6’8 forward

MEET THE NEW AGGIES

FUN FACTS #1: WHAT DO THE THREE NEW PLAYERS HAVE IN COMMON?

All their jersey numbers have a #4 in it!

HOMETWON: Seattle, Washington

LAST SCHOOL: Cochise College

PROUDEST MOMENT: Committing to UC Davis to be a student-athlete

FAVORITE HOBBIES: Studying music and visiting lakes

WHY DAVIS?: The family environment and California weather are the reasons he chose UC Davis

MAJOR: Human Development

HOMETWON: Bellevue, Washington

LAST SCHOOL: Bellevue High School

PROUDEST MOMENT: Earning all-area honors from the Seattle Times

FAVORITE HOBBIES: Hanging with his friends, playing video games and other sports

WHY DAVIS?: The amazing atmosphere, great people and even better basketball program are the reasons he chose UC Davis.

MAJOR: Managerial Economics

HOMETWON: Mountain View, California

LAST SCHOOL: Saint Francis High School

PROUDEST MOMENT: Ranked No. 35 in the state, during his senior season, by ESPN

FAVORITE HOBBIES: Playing the guitar and piano. Also loves to longboard

WHY DAVIS?: Chose UC Davis because he loved everything about the men's basketball program, and school, when he visited campus

MAJOR: Communication

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CHEER ON THE GRADUATED AGGIES

JOSH FOX TURNS PRO SIGNS CONTRACT WITH CHESHIRE PHOENIX

Josh Fox, a two-time all-conference selection and the first Aggie to receive Big West Sixth Man of the Year honors, will compete professionally for the Cheshire Phoenix. The Cheshire Phoenix is one of 12 teams that compete in the British Basketball League, the highest level of professional basketball in the United Kingdom.

MONSON NAMED PRESTIGIOUS NCAA POSTGRADUATE SCHOLARUC DAVIS FIRST PLAYER TO RECEIVE THIS AWARD

Monson also became the first basketball player in school history named Big West Conference Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Monson, who is majoring in philosophy and minoring in Spanish, currently holds a 3.906 GPA. Monson worked as a young men's counselor and taught weekly lessons for his church. Invited to speak at the 2015 Latter-day Saints Youth Conference, Monson was also a key figure in men's basketball's Reading Program, where he participated in on-site assemblies, classroom visits, basketball clinics and other events at numerous local elementary schools.

COREY HAWKINSNBA SUMMER LEAGUE & PRO CONTRACT

Corey Hawkins competed for the Golden State Warriors at the 2016 Samsung NBA Summer League in Las Vegas on July 9th. Most recently, Corey signed a professional contract with the Pistoia, Italy’s top division, called Serie A. Hawkins was named 2014-15 Big West Conferee Player of the Year and led the nation is 3pt percentage.

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TRAVEL TO COSTA RICA WITH UC DAVISUC Davis departed for Costa Rica on Aug. 20th, and faced Brock University, its first opponent less than 24 hours after landing in Costa Rica. The Aggies also got to play against the Costa Rica National Team. UC Davis beat the National team to finish the three game tour. The Aggies visited the City of San Jose, volunteered at an Orphanage, visited a waterfall and animal reserve, checked out crocodiles, and zip lined. We invite you to watch our video diary on our team youtube channel to see more exciting adventures. https://www.youtube.com/UCDavisBasketballThe Aggies visiting the downtown of

San Jose, Costa Rica.

LEFT - RIGHT : The team photo at the orphanage. Georgi Funtarov lifting one of the kids to dunk in the playground. Joe Mooney with two kids posing for the camera. Brynton Lemar giving a ride on his shoulders.

Giant Crocodiles! The players stopped on the way to Los Suenos to see some of the biggest crocodiles in the country. They were lured in by the Locals throwing chicken meat from the bridge

FUN FACTS #2: What is the difference between a crocodile and a alligator? Alligators have wider, U-shaped snouts, while crocodile front ends are more

pointed and V-shaped.

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LEFT - RIGHT : The team photo at La Paz Waterfall. JT Adrenale holding a Toucan. Garrison Goode holding a snake.

The team also got to see jaguars, venomous snakes, monkeys, frogs, and other unique tropical animals. Watch DAY 4 - UC Davis Men's Basketball Foreign Tour 2016 - Costa Rica on our youtube to see it all!

LEFT - RIGHT : Peter Hewitt swinging through with a smile. Lawrence White being bold and coming in upside down! The team posing before the zip lining with a few nervous smiles. Zip lining in Los Suenos was a blast for the Aggies and the first time for most.

FUN FACTS #3: Do you know what kind of fruit Mike Onyebalu

and Mike Henn are holding?

Rabutans; Tastes like giant grapes

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BEING A STUDENT-ATHLETE AT UC DAVIS

A few of the Aggies posing for their “first day of school” at UC Davis. With their elementary school photo next to it. Can you imagine the first day of your collegiate experience?

TOP Left-Right: #44 Garrison Goode, #2 Darius Graham, #1 Lawrence White BOTTOM Left-Right: #0 Brynton Lemar, #12 Georgi Funtarov, #11 Chima Moneke, #5 Siler Schneider

September 21 - The first day of school

EATING HEALTHY

Dr. Applegate met with the team to discuss nutrition and the proper fuel needed to be a successful student-athlete.

Nutrition is an important part of developing a championship team. Our players have a demanding schedule with classes, practice, strength and conditioning and shooting on their own. They need to eat regularly throughout the day. Our nutritionist, Dr. Applegate has provided each player with a 4000 calorie per day diet. She stresses that they eat some source of protein with each meal. Dr. Applegate also believes that our players need to have some type of snack before they go to bed. This is to insure that they do not wake up hungry.

Here is a sample daily meal plan for our players. Remember that this meal plan is for college athletes.

Breakfast 2-3 Eggs (any style) Bowl of oatmeal, breakfast potatoes, pancakes, waffles or toast Bacon, ham or sausage Yogurt Fruit (banana, apple, berries) 8 oz. of Skim Milk

Morning Snack/Recovery Snack 4 oz. of Turkey, Roast beef or Ham 2 slices of whole wheat bread 1 slice of provolone, cheddar or Swiss cheese 1 tbsp. of low-fat mayo or 1 tbsp. of mustard 2 slices of tomato ½ cup of lettuce 1 cup of baby carrots 1 cup of grapes 12 oz. of a sports drink

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The Aggies often join together for campus events to build camaraderie and team sprint throughout UC Davis. They recently got invited to the first Football game to be announced to the whole crowd. The team was excited to announce the release of the 2016-17 season tickets. They also attended the Freshmen rally and set up a basketball hoop for the new students to win prizes. Team leader, Darius Graham was recently invited to the new Student-Athletes rally to discuss what its like to be a collegiate athlete at UC Davis. Darius is senior this year, so he had a lot of wisdom and valuable advice for the new students.

PREPARATION

As a student-athlete, the Aggies are students first and then an athlete. Preparing as an athlete requires a lot of time and attention. The Aggies have a new strength coach this year, Justin Landry. Coach Landry trains the team to be strong with a weight lifting regimen and conditioning. The Aggies also prepare mentally by watching practice footage to be better students of the game. Above, the team is watching a projected video on the wall before practice as Coach Les is explaining how they can be better.

Lunch 4 oz. Turkey burger on a whole-wheat bun 1 leaf lettuce 2 slices of tomato 2 tbsp. of BBQ sauce or ketchup 1 cup of steamed green beans 1 cup of cottage cheese 8 oz. of iced tea (unsweetened) with lemon 1 cup of low-fat yogurt with 6 medium strawberries

Dinner 6 oz. of fish (tilapia or salmon), baked chicken or beef 1 cup of broccoli 1 cup of baby carrots (steamed) 1 cup of brown rice (measured after it’s cooked) 8 oz. of 1% milk 1 apple

Bedtime Snack (1 hour before they go to bed) Fruit Smoothie (either Blueberry, Strawberry or Peach) 1 cup of 1% Greek yogurt (plain) 8 oz. low-fat chocolate milk 1 Banana 1 cup of frozen (blueberries, strawberries or peach)

Dr. Applegate also talks with our players about staying hydrated (drinking enough water or sports drinks before, during and after practice). Staying hydrated helps to avoid muscle cramping and recovery.

EATING HEALTHY…continued

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