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Happy birthday to Bradley Hall of Famer Jim Les
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Jim Les' long time assistant and "General Manager" Tom Abatemarco is retiring (76 y/o).
Many will recall that Abatemarco was head coach of Drake in the 1980's and has work on staff of 19 different NCAA schools,
including St. John's, NC State, Colorado, Rutgers, Utah, Tulsa, FGCU, Drake and others.
Long time assistant Kyle Vogt, who has been with Jim Les since back at Bradley, has been promoted to ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH.
Jim Les' long time assistant and "General Manager" Tom Abatemarco is retiring (76 y/o).
Many will recall that Abatemarco was head coach of Drake in the 1980's and has work on staff of 19 different NCAA schools,
including St. John's, NC State, Colorado, Rutgers, Utah, Tulsa, FGCU, Drake and others.
Long time assistant Kyle Vogt, who has been with Jim Les since back at Bradley, has been promoted to ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH.
UC Davis has moved from the Big West Conference, where they have been competitive for many years under Coach Les, and they will be in the Mountain West Conference this season. The Mountain West is rebuilding itself after Boise State, San Diego State, Colorado State, Fresno State, and Utah State left to join the new version of the PAC-12. So the Mountain West will not be as strong as they have been over the past few years, but it will still be a test for UC Davis- more travel and a bit tougher conference opponents.
Good luck to Coach Les!
Here are the teams in the new Mountain West Conference for basketball-
2026-27 Men's Basketball Standings - Mountain West Conference
The official 2026-27 Men's Basketball Standings for Mountain West Conference
themw.com
Mountain West has far better media deals than the Big West
But UC-Davis’ conference affiliation is terribly confusing-
UC-Davis football competed in the Big Sky Conference
UC-Davis Women’s Lacrosse competes in the Big 12 - LINK
UC-Davis Men’s Water Polo and Beach Volleyball still compete in the Big West but next year will be in the West Coast Conference
UC-Davis field hockey, STUNT, women's gymnastics, and women's indoor track and field all compete in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF)
UC-Davis Women’s Water Polo currently competes in the Golden Coast Conference
Basketball and all other sports are now in the Mountain West.
Prob the worst combination of conference affiliations of any school ever.
But UC-Davis’ conference affiliation is terribly confusing-
UC-Davis football competed in the Big Sky Conference
UC-Davis Women’s Lacrosse competes in the Big 12 - LINK
UC-Davis Men’s Water Polo and Beach Volleyball still compete in the Big West but next year will be in the West Coast Conference
UC-Davis field hockey, STUNT, women's gymnastics, and women's indoor track and field all compete in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF)
UC-Davis Women’s Water Polo currently competes in the Golden Coast Conference
Basketball and all other sports are now in the Mountain West.
Prob the worst combination of conference affiliations of any school ever.
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