Quick Summary
- Women’s championship is team’s 2nd consecutive
- Men have only 1 more game at home, Thursday night
- $2 ticket deal for staff and faculty to see men play Hawaii
The Aggie men’s and women’s basketball regular seasons conclude this week, with only one home game remaining. It’ll be the Aggie men vs. Hawaii — and staff and faculty can attend for just $2.
The women’s team is the Big West Conference champion for the second consecutive year, after a 66-56 win over 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Irvine Feb. 24. Go Ags! That gives the women the top seed going into the conference tournament.
The men still have a shot of winning at least a share of the title — which makes their last two games critical. The first of those games is set for 7 p.m. Thursday (March 1) at The Pavilion. for staff and faculty are available only today and Wednesday, from 9 a.m. Feb. 27 to 9 p.m. Feb. 28. Use promo code STAFFAGGIEPRIDE.
As of today, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis and 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Santa Barbara are tied with 10-4 records, one game behind 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Irvine in the win column. After the Hawaii game, the Ags play at Irvine on Saturday (March 3); if the Aggies defeat Hawaii AND 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Irvine, they will own at least a share of the conference title. 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Santa Barbara also has two games remaining: Long Beach State on the road and Cal Poly at home.
Last Saturday at The Pavilion, the (again), 64-63, over 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Riverside, on a last-second layup by T.J. Shorts II.
CHAMPIONS!
Women’s record 13-1
The Aggie women, meanwhile, thrilled a home crowd last Saturday by and improving their record to 13-1. The Ags have two games remaining: Thursday at Cal State Fullerton and Saturday at 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Riverside.
The conference tournaments are scheduled as follows:
- Women — March 6-10, at Cal State Fullerton and the Honda Center in Anaheim
- Men — March 8-10, Honda Center
The tournament winners receive the conference’s automatic berths in the NCAA tournaments.
The Aggie men won the conference tournament a year ago, becoming the first men’s basketball team in 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis history to go to the biggest Division I basketball tournament of them all: the NCAA’s . The Aggies opened last year with a win over North Carolina Central before falling to No. 1 seed Kansas.
The women played in the Women’s National Invitation Tournament, defeating Utah State and Colorado State before falling to Washington State in the Round of 16.
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