2015–16 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team

2015–16 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record14–17 (6–12 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHornets Nest
Seasons
2015–16 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Weber State 15 3   .833 26 9   .743
Montana 14 4   .778 21 12   .636
Idaho 12 6   .667 21 13   .618
Idaho State 11 7   .611 16 15   .516
Eastern Washington 10 8   .556 18 16   .529
North Dakota 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Montana State 9 9   .500 14 17   .452
Portland State 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Northern Colorado 7 11   .389 10 21   .323
Sacramento State 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
Northern Arizona 3 15   .167 5 25   .167
Southern Utah 3 15   .167 5 24   .172
Conference tournament winner

The 2015–16 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets were led by eighth year head coach Brian Katz and played their home games at Colberg Court. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 6–12 in Big Sky play to finish in tenth place. They defeated Montana State in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Montana.

Previous season

The Hornets finished the season 21–12, 13–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament where they lost to Eastern Washington. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Portland in the first round before losing in the second round to fellow Big Sky member Northern Arizona.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Mikh McKinney 10 G 6'1" 170 Senior Union City, California Graduated
Zach Mills 20 F 6'5" 215 Senior Yorba Linda, California Graduated
Alex Tiffin 34 F 6'9" 235 Senior Thousand Oaks, California Graduated

2015 incoming recruits

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Joshua Patton
PF
Manteca, California Sierra High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sep 18, 2014 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jeff Wu
SG
Taipei, Taiwan Modesto Christian High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 24, 2014 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Grant Dressler
SF
Las Vegas, Nevada Palo Verde High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Apr 11, 2015 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 25, 2015.

2016 incoming recruits

College recruiting information (2016)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
George Dancer
SG
Modesto, California Beyer High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) N/A Jul 8, 2015 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2015–16 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Marcus Graves 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Westview HS San Diego, California
G 1 Dreon Barlett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Edison HS Huntington Beach, California
G 2 Cody Demps 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Pleasant Grove HS Elk Grove, California
F 3 Justin Strings 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Mira Costa HS Carson, California
G 4 Jiday Ugbaja 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Archbishop Riordan HS San Francisco, California
G 11 Trevis Jackson (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Santa Monica HS Santa Monica, California
G/F 12 Grant Dressler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Palo Verde HS Las Vegas, Nevada
G 14 Jeff Wu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Modesto Christian School Taipei, Taiwan
F 21 Mason Stuteville 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Casa Roble HS Orangevale, California
G 24 Aaron Harmetz (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr C. K. McClathchy HS Sacramento, California
F 30 Joshua Patton Current redshirt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Sierra HS Manteca, California
G/F 33 Nick Hornsby 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Tustin HS Irvine, California
C 44 Eric Stuteville 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Casa Roble HS Orangevale, California
C 50 James Herrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Douglas HS Minden, Nevada
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2015*
7:05 pm
Simpson W 103–63 
Hornets Nest (525)
Sacramento, California
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
4:30 pm, P12N
at Arizona State W 66–63  1–0
Wells Fargo Arena (5,275)
Tempe, Arizona
11/15/2015*
2:05 pm
at Seattle W 77–65  2–0
KeyArena (1,754)
Seattle, Washington
11/20/2015*
7:05 pm
Holy Names W 96–56  3–0
Hornets Nest (625)
Sacramento, California
11/24/2015*
7:05 pm
UC Davis W 84–79  4–0
Hornets Nest (1,472)
Sacramento, California
11/28/2015*
3:35 pm
South Dakota
Sacramento State Tournament
L 90–96  4–1
Hornets Nest (778)
Sacramento, California
11/29/2015*
5:35 pm
Pacific
Sacramento State Tournament
W 79–71  5–1
Hornets Nest (778)
Sacramento, California
12/02/2015*
7:05 pm
at UC Davis L 61–66  5–2
The Pavilion (2,934)
Davis, California
12/07/2015*
7:05 pm
Incarnate Word W 73–70  6–2
Hornets Nest (805)
Sacramento, California
12/12/2015*
7:05 pm
at Portland L 73–81  6–3
Chiles Center (1,264)
Portland, Oregon
12/21/2015*
8:00 pm, P12N
at Stanford L 60–70  6–4
Maples Pavilion (3,436)
Stanford, California
12/28/2015*
7:05 pm
Pacific Union W 78–49  7–4
Hornets Nest (615)
Sacramento, California
Big Sky regular season
01/02/2016
7:05 pm
at Portland State L 68–76  7–5
(0–1)
Peter Stott Center (485)
Portland, Oregon
01/07/2016
6:05 pm
at Montana State L 64–71  7–6
(0–2)
Worthington Arena (2,036)
Bozeman, Montana
01/09/2016
6:05 pm
at Montana L 58–77  7–7
(0–3)
Dahlberg Arena (3,846)
Missoula, Montana
01/14/2016
7:05 pm
Idaho State W 82–71  8–7
(1–3)
Hornets Nest (781)
Sacramento, California
01/16/2016
7:05 pm
Weber State L 74–85  8–8
(1–4)
Hornets Nest (898)
Sacramento, California
01/23/2016
7:05 pm
Portland State L 63–81  8–9
(1–5)
Hornets Nest (1,058)
Sacramento, California
01/28/2016
7:05 pm
at Idaho W 65–63  9–9
(2–5)
Cowan Spectrum (1,228)
Moscow, Idaho
01/30/2016
12:05 pm
at Eastern Washington L 67–74  9–10
(2–6)
Reese Court (1,914)
Cheney, Washington
02/04/2016
7:05 pm
Montana W 83–79  10–10
(3–6)
Hornets Nest (965)
Sacramento, California
02/06/2016
7:05 pm
Montana State L 76–79  10–11
(3–7)
Hornets Nest (929)
Sacramento, California
02/11/2016
6:05 pm
at Weber State W 63–50  10–12
(3–8)
Dee Events Center (6,504)
Ogden, Utah
02/13/2016
6:05 pm
at Idaho State L 64–65  10–13
(3–9)
Holt Arena (1,941)
Pocatello, Idaho
02/18/2016
7:05 pm
Eastern Washington L 88–93  10–14
(3–10)
Hornets Nest (649)
Sacramento, California
02/20/2016
7:05 pm
Idaho W 68–65  11–14
(4–10)
Hornets Nest (845)
Sacramento, California
02/25/2016
6:05 pm
at Northern Colorado L 67–72  11–15
(4–11)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,295)
Greeley, Colorado
02/27/2016
12:05 pm
at North Dakota L 71–97  11–16
(4–12)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,893)
Grand Forks, North Dakota
03/03/2016
7:05 pm
Southern Utah W 69–63 OT 12–16
(5–12)
Hornets Nest (689)
Sacramento, California
03/05/2016
7:05 pm
Northern Arizona W 64–51  13–16
(6–12)
Hornets Nest (793)
Sacramento, California
Big Sky tournament
03/08/2016
5:30 pm
vs. Montana State
First round
W 79–75  14–16
Reno Events Center (1,723)
Reno, Nevada
03/10/2016
5:30 pm
vs. Montana
Quarterfinals
L 53–70  14–17
Reno Events Center (2,213)
Reno, Nevada
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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