SALT LAKE CITY-Friday, Utah men’s basketball (4-2) returns to the Huntsman Center to battle the UC Davis Aggies (2-6) of the Big West Conference.

Utah head coach Larry Krystkowiak (159-113, .585 at Utah; 201-133, .602 as a collegiate head coach) is in his ninth season at the helm for the Utes.

The Utes score 82.2 points per game, tying them for 38th nationally in scoring offense with Portland State.

Utah continues to dominate their opponents on the board as they out-rebound them 44.5-32.2 (+12.3 per game, 10th best in the nation).

Utes sophomore forward Timmy Allen (19.3 points, 8.3 rebounds per game) leads the squad in both points and rebounds.

Sophomore guard Both Gatch (13.2 points per game) and freshman guard Rylan Jones (10 points per game, a team-best 35 assists and 8 steals) also score in double figures on average for the Utes.

The Utes surrender 67 points per game, tying them for 148th nationally in scoring defense with Tennessee State, Washington State, Samford and Utah Valley.

Freshman center Branden Carlson has a team-best 6 blocked shots to bolster the Utes’ defense.

The Aggies are coached by Jim Les who is 122-141 (.464) in his ninth season at the helm of the UC Davis program. He is 276-281 (.496) as a collegiate basketball head coach. He led the Bradley program from 2002-2011, going 154-140 (.524) for the Braves.

UC Davis scores 69 points per game, tying them for 245th nationally in scoring offense with Bucknell, Army, Weber State and Sacramento State.

Senior center, Canadian national Matt Neufeld (a team-best 13.4 points and a team-best 3 blocked shots) leads the Aggies.

Senior guard Joe Mooney (13.3 points per game, tied for a team-best 9 steals with freshman guard Elijah Pepper) and freshman guard Ezra Manjon (13.1 points per game, a team-best 35 assists) also score on average in double figures for the Aggies.

Pepper and junior forward Kennedy Koehler average a team-best 4.4 rebounds per game apiece for UC Davis.

UC Davis surrenders 72.9 points per game, ranking them 257th nationally in scoring defense.

In a series dating back to 1990, the Utes lead the Aggies 3-0 all-time. All of the previous match-ups have been at Salt Lake City.