Episode 927: UC Davis head coach Jim Les

Marching to Madness

Coach Jim Les just finished his 11th season at UC Davis where he led the Aggies to within one game of the NCAA Tournament while they finished the season second in the Big West basketball regular season. Coach Les discusses the campus as well as giving plenty of ideas in coaching and his thoughts and ideas inside the game. We discuss Big West Player of the Year Elijah Pepper who has moved on to the Australian Professional Basketball League as a member of the Perth Wildcats. Coach Les also talks about the ascension of the league and how it has become a solid stop along the course of the 32 NCAA basketball conferences.

Coach Les played seven seasons in the NBA for the Kings, Clippers, Jazz, and Hawks. He shot 39.6 percent from three-point range throughout his career.

Topics include:

• According to kenpom.com, UC Davis posted a 20.9 percent forced turnover average per game
• The quality of Big West Player of the Year, Eli Pepper
• The return of Ty Johnson and his 17.8 points per game
• Coach Les’s defensive and three-point shooting philosophies