2017–18 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team

2017–18 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record7–25 (4–14 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHornets Nest
Seasons
2017–18 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana † 16 – 2   .889 26 – 8   .765
Idaho 14 – 4   .778 22 – 9   .710
Weber State 13 – 5   .722 20 – 11   .645
Eastern Washington 13 – 5   .722 20 – 15   .571
Northern Colorado 11 – 7   .611 26 – 12   .684
Idaho State 9 – 9   .500 14 – 16   .467
Portland State 9 – 9   .500 20 – 14   .588
Montana State 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406
North Dakota 6 – 12   .333 12 – 20   .375
Southern Utah 5 – 13   .278 13 – 19   .406
Sacramento State 4 – 14   .222 7 – 25   .219
Northern Arizona 2 – 16   .111 5 – 27   .156
† Conference tournament winner

The 2017–18 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by 10th-year head coach Brian Katz, played their home games at the Hornets Nest in Sacramento, California, as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 7–25, 4–14 in Big Sky play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first of the Big Sky tournament to Portland State

Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2016–17 season 13–18, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they defeated Idaho State in the first round, before losing to Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Trevis Jackson 11 G 5'11" 171 Senior Santa Monica, California Graduated
Grant Dressler 12 G/F 6'6" 194 Sophomore Las Vegas, Nevada Transferred to Chaminade
Matt Battaglia 15 G 6'0" 180 Freshman El Dorado Hills, California Walk-on; Didn't return
Nick Hornsby 33 G/F 6'7" 235 Senior Irvine, California Graduated
Eric Stuteville 44 C 6'11" 256 Senior Orangevale, California Graduated

2017 recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jamion Wright
PG 		San Francisco Mission High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Bryce Fowler
F/G 		Avondale, Arizona Agua Fria High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 15, 2017.

Roster

2017–18 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) 188 lb (85 kg) Sr Westview HS San Diego, California
F 1 Chibueze Jacobs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Notre Dame HS Canyon Country, California
G 2 Izayah Mauriohooho-Le'afa 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So St. Patrick's College Wellington, New Zealand
F 3 Justin Strings 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Mira Costa HS Carson, California
G 4 Jiday Ugbaja 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Sr Archbishop Riordan HS San Francisco, California
G 11 Kevin Hicks 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 168 lb (76 kg) Jr Western Texas JC New Orleans, Louisiana
G 12 Jordan Tolbert 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr Western Texas JC Houston, Texas
G 14 Jeff Wu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Modesto Christian School Taipei City, Taiwan
G 15 Jamion Wright (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Mission HS San Francisco, California
G/F 23 Bryce Fowler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Agua Fria HS Avondale, Arizona
F 25 Calvin Martin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Citrus JC Ridgecrest, California
F 30 Joshua Patton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Sierra HS Manteca, California
F 32 Cristian Perez 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Cerritos College Santa Fe Springs, California
C 50 James Herrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 256 lb (116 kg) Sr Douglas HS Minden, Nevada
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 16, 2017

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2017*
7:35 pm 		UC Santa Cruz W 94–75 
Hornets Nest (681)
Sacramento, CA
Non-conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017*
7:45 pm 		at Colorado State L 61–72  0–1
 Moby Arena (3,797)
Fort Collins, CO
Nov 14, 2017*
8:00 pm 		Notre Dame de Namur W 74–53  1–1
 Hornets Nest (478)
Sacramento, CA
Nov 17, 2017*
7:05 pm 		at San Francisco L 56–69  1–2
 War Memorial Gymnasium (1,804)
San Francisco, CA
Nov 21, 2017*
7:05 pm 		vs. UC Davis
Sacramento Showcase 		L 47–64  1–3
 Golden 1 Center (2,200)
Sacramento, CA
Nov 23, 2017*
10:00 pm, ESPNU 		vs. San Diego State
Wooden Legacy quarterfinals 		L 52–89  1–4
 Titan Gym (2,131)
Fullerton, CA
Nov 24, 2017*
6:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Cal State Fullerton
Wooden Legacy consolation round 		L 63–68  1–5
 Titan Gym (2,513)
Fullerton, CA
Nov 26, 2017*
3:30 pm, ESPN3 		vs. Saint Joseph's
Wooden Legacy 7th place game 		L 69–74  1–6
 Titan Gym (1,733)
Fullerton, CA
Dec 4, 2017*
7:05 pm 		at Saint Mary's
Wooden Legacy unbracketed game 		L 54–70  1–7
 McKeon Pavilion (2,588)
Moraga, CA
Dec 6, 2017*
7:35 pm 		Antelope Valley W 97–74  2–7
 Hornets Nest (534)
Sacramento, CA
Dec 9, 2017*
1:05 pm 		at Boise State L 54–77  2–8
 Taco Bell Arena (4,648)
Boise, ID
Dec 19, 2017*
7:05 pm 		Cal State Northridge W 66–61  3–8
 Hornets Nest (538)
Sacramento, CA
Dec 21, 2017*
5:35 pm 		vs. Portland
Sacramento Showcase 		L 75–80  3–9
 Golden 1 Center (7,880)
Sacramento, CA
Dec 23, 2017*
7:05 pm 		UC Santa Barbara L 72–82  3–10
 Hornets Nest (802)
Sacramento, CA
Big Sky regular season
Dec 30, 2017
7:05 pm 		at Portland State W 80–75  4–10
(1–0) 		Hornets Nest (574)
Sacramento, CA
Jan 4, 2018
7:05 pm 		at Idaho L 68–69  4–11
(1–1) 		Cowan Spectrum (1,829)
Moscow, ID
Jan 6, 2018
2:05 pm 		Eastern Washington L 67–82  4–12
(1–2) 		Reese Court (1,464)
Cheney, WA
Jan 11, 2018
7:05 pm 		Montana L 66–78  4–13
(1–3) 		Hornets Nest (721)
Sacramento, CA
Jan 13, 2018
7:05 pm 		Montana State W 87–68  5–13
(2–3) 		Hornets Nest (702)
Sacramento, CA
Jan 18, 2018
6:05 pm 		at Weber State L 64–80  5–14
(2–4) 		Dee Events Center (6,410)
Ogden, UT
Jan 20, 2018
6:05 pm 		at Idaho State L 65–71  5–15
(2–5) 		Reed Gym (1,647)
Pocatello, ID
Jan 27, 2018
1:05 pm 		at Portland State W 71–61  6–15
(3–5) 		Pamplin Sports Center (605)
Portland, OR
Feb 1, 2018
7:05 pm 		Eastern Washington L 54–74  6–16
(3–6) 		Hornets Nest (568)
Sacramento, CA
Feb 3, 2018
7:05 pm 		Idaho L 58–81  6–17
(3–7) 		Hornets Nest (675)
Sacramento, CA
Feb 8, 2018
6:05 pm 		at Montana State L 76–92  6–18
(3–8) 		Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,703)
Bozeman, MT
Feb 10, 2018
6:05 pm, ELVN 		at Montana L 69–71 OT 6–19
(3–9) 		Dahlberg Arena (4,592)
Missoula, MT
Feb 15, 2018
7:05 pm 		Idaho State L 64–67  6–20
(3–10) 		Hornets Nest (532)
Sacramento, CA
Feb 17, 2018
7:05 pm 		Weber State L 73–83  6–21
(3–11) 		Hornets Nest (623)
Sacramento, CA
Feb 22, 2018
5:35 pm 		at Northern Arizona L 53–58  6–22
(3–12) 		Walkup Skydome (560)
Flagstaff, AZ
Feb 24, 2018
11:35 am 		at Southern Utah L 74–77  6–23
(3–13) 		America First Events Center (2,740)
Cedar City, UT
Mar 1, 2018
7:05 pm 		North Dakota L 73–90  6–24
(3–14) 		Hornets Nest (501)
Sacramento, CA
Mar 3, 2018
1:00 pm 		Northern Colorado W 88–77  7–24
(4–14) 		Hornets Nest (686)
Sacramento, CA
Big Sky tournament
Mar 6, 2018
8:00 pm, Pluto TV 		(11) vs. (6) Portland State
First round 		L 67–71  7–25
 Reno Events Center (977)
Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time..

Source[1][2]

See also

2017–18 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team

References

  1. ^ "Sacramento State Hornets Basketball 2017-18 Schedule - Hornets Home and Away - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  2. ^ "Sacramento State Hornets Schedules". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 17, 2017.