UC Davis has announced its schedule for this upcoming season - it's first as a full fledged member of the Big West plus eligibility for the post season i.e., NIT or NCAA and it is a doozy!!

As I've said on the broadcasts about previous seasons and this one is no different:

"The schedule is like eating a bowl of ice cream - eat it too quickly and you're going to get a huge headache! You must take it one game at a time."

The season starts with a bang in the 2k College Sports Classic benefiting Coaches Versus Cancer, (Region & opponent to be announced but rumor has it UC Davis will be heading to Lexington, KY or Storrs, CT, with the Wildcats of Kentucky or the Huskies of UConn awaiting the Aggies).

UC Davis faces two Pac 10 teams - hosting the Beavers of Oregon State on December 7th (Get your tickets now as The Pavilion is certain to sell out & be rocking on a Friday night!) and visiting venerable Pauley Pavilion and the UCLA Bruins on December 29th.

The Aggies will also participate in ESPNU's Bracket Busters on February 23rd. Of course, the opponent will be determined but this certainly will be a road game for UC Davis.

After the foliage has faded, UC Davis also will spend a long weekend in New England hooking up with Ivy League foes, Brown & Dartmouth, December 1st & 3rd, respectively. The Brown Bears will want to avenge Vince Oliver's buzzer beater that propelled UC Davis to victory last season.

The Aggies return the favor & visit SWAC member Jackson State sans Trey Johnson on December 20th. The Aggies defeated the Tigers last season in Davis, CA.

A late season get together on March 1st is on tap at the Pavilion with local bragging rights at stake as the Aggies host the Hornets of Sacramento State of The Big Sky.

The crescendo or "creme de la creme" of the season & please do not wait until the last minute - make your reservations now, is the Big West Tourney in Anaheim, CA, March 12-15, as UC Davis will be eyeing participating with a trip to the NCAA Tournament for the survivor! Can you wait for Billy Packer & Jim Nantz's take on the nascent Division I Aggies?

Here is a link to the official UC Davis press release on the 2007-08 campaign:
http://ucdavisaggies.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/080207aaa.html

No doubt ratings are on the rise with the "Rat Pack" tuning in to KGO 810 in the afternoons to listen to Kevin "The Rat" Radich's sports updates! He's part of a great team along with Lloyd Lindsey Young on weather! Who can forget Lloyd Lindsey Young back in the day with, "Hellooooooooooooooooooooooo Hoboken!"

Bananarama and the Aggies sharing nothing in common - c'mon admit it - you remember and jammed to the classic hit by Bananarama - Cruel, Cruel Summer!

Here are a few of the highlights:

Signing of Adam Malik, an all state product out of La Canada High School.

Announced transfer of Todd Lowenthal out of the WAC from Hawaii.

We all know that Horace Greeley adopted John B.L. Soule's quote, "Go west young man!" And Notre Dame transfer Joe Harden took heed of this advice and is heading to the Big West from the Big East where he'll be "reunited" with high school teammate, Mark Payne. Of course, as is the case with Lowenthal as well, we'll have to wait a year before the Peaches & Herb version of "Reunited" will permeate the Pavilion!

Former assistant Ron DuBois was added to Mark Iavaroni's staff of the Memphis Grizzlies.

And finally the NCAA has certified UC Davis as a full fledged DI institution and eligible for the post season! Hard to recall a summer where UC Davis basketball has made more noise!