2015–16 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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
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 : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/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 : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/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 : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/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:
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 : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/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
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
[ 1]
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 .
References