The Aggies finished the 2016 – 17 season 23 – 13 , 11 – 5 in Big West play to finish in second place . They defeated Cal Poly , Cal State Fullerton , and UC Irvine to win the Big West Tournament . As a result , they earned the conference 's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 16 seed . They defeated North Carolina Central in the First Four before losing in the First Round to Kansas
Big West Tournament
2017 Big West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 UC Davis Aggies men's basketball team