| 2024–25 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 2–9 (0–0 Big Sky) |
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| Home arena | Hornets Nest |
| Seasons← 2023–242025–26 → | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 4 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 5 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 9 | .182 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 9 | .182 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 Big Sky tournament winner As of December 18, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2024–25 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represents California State University, Sacramento during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by interim head coach Michael Czepil, play their home games at the Hornets Nest located in Sacramento, California as members of the Big Sky Conference.
Previous season
The Hornets finished the 2023–24 season 10–24, 4–14 in Big Sky play to finish in tenth (last) place. They defeated Idaho in the first round and upset top-seeded Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals, before falling to eventual tournament champions Montana State in the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament.
On May 22, 2024, head coach David Patrick announced that he would be stepping down, in order to take the associate head coaching position at LSU, with associate head coach Michael Czepil being named interim head coach for the upcoming season.
Offseason
Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Brandon Betson | 1 | G | 6'1" | 190 | Senior | Hercules, California | Graduated |
| Akol Mawein | 3 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Senior | Sydney, Australia | Graduated |
| Quadry Adams | 11 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Junior | Piscataway, New Jersey | Transferred to Chaminade |
| Austin Patterson | 20 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Junior | Sonora, California | Transferred to Montana |
| Zee Hamoda | 24 | G | 6'7" | 180 | Junior | Riffa, Bahrain | |
| Duncan Powell | 31 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Sophomore | Dallas, Texas | Transferred to Georgia Tech |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Jalen Pitre | 1 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Junior | Long Beach, California | Pepperdine |
| EJ Neal | 3 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Senior | San Francisco, California | Idaho |
| Deonte Williams | 6 | G | 6'6" | 210 | Junior | Sydney, Australia | South Georgia Tech |
Recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Lachlan Brewer G |
Tasmania, Australia | Launceston College | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Oct 10, 2023 | |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
| Leo Ricketts G |
Pleasant Hill, California | De La Salle High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | May 24, 2024 | |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank | Opponent | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 5, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Cal Maritime | W 106–44 | 1–0 |
16 – Tied | 8 – Tied | 8 – Williams | Hornets Nest (529) Sacramento, CA | ||||
| November 8, 2024* 7:00 pm, MWN |
at Fresno State | L 57–64 | 1–1 |
17 – Vaughns | 7 – Kovatchev | 4 – Tied | Save Mart Center (5,657) Fresno, CA | ||||
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UC San Diego | L 54–64 | 1–2 |
14 – Kovatchev | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tied | LionTree Arena (1,031) La Jolla, CA | ||||
| November 16, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Cal State Northridge | L 69–79 | 1–3 |
20 – Holt | 6 – Kovatchev | 4 – Tied | Hornets Nest (578) Sacramento, CA | ||||
| November 24, 2024* 1:00 pm, ACCNX |
at California Cal Classic |
L 77–83 | 1–4 |
25 – Holt | 8 – Holt | 5 – Skytta | Haas Pavilion (3,662) Berkeley, CA | ||||
| November 27, 2024* 1:00 pm, MWN |
at Air Force Cal Classic |
W 63–61 | 2–4 |
12 – Tied | 8 – Holt | 7 – Nunn | Clune Arena (1,529) Colorado Springs, CO | ||||
| November 30, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Mercyhurst Cal Classic |
L 60–66 | 2–5 |
15 – Holt | 6 – Holt | 4 – Skytta | Hornets Nest (415) Sacramento, CA | ||||
| December 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, SLN |
at Denver Big Sky-Summit Challenge |
L 59–80 | 2–6 |
24 – Holt | 9 – Holt | 2 – Tied | Hamilton Gymnasium (422) Denver, CO | ||||
| December 7, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Omaha Big Sky-Summit Challenge |
L 60–70 | 2–7 |
15 – Holt | 10 – Dioramma | 6 – Nunn | Hornets Nest (502) Sacramento, CA | ||||
| December 14, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UC Davis Causeway Cup |
L 62–69 | 2–8 |
17 – Holt | 7 – Holt | 4 – Tied | Hornets Nest (902) Sacramento, CA | ||||
| December 17, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Oregon State | L 45–82 | 2–9 |
9 – Holt | 5 – Tied | 2 – Nunn | Gill Coliseum (2,314) Corvallis, OR | ||||
| December 22, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Stanislaus State | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA | |||||||||
| December 30, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Bethesda | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA | |||||||||
| Big Sky regular season | |||||||||||
| January 4, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Portland State | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA | |||||||||
| January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Idaho | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA | |||||||||
| January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Eastern Washington | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA | |||||||||
| January 16, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Northern Arizona | Findlay Toyota Court Flagstaff, AZ | |||||||||
| January 18, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Northern Colorado | Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO | |||||||||
| January 23, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Idaho State | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA | |||||||||
| January 25, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Weber State | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA | |||||||||
| January 30, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Montana State | Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT | |||||||||
| February 1, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Montana | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||||||
| February 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Eastern Washington | Reese Court Cheney, WA | |||||||||
| February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Idaho | ICCU Arena Moscow, ID | |||||||||
| February 13, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northern Colorado | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA | |||||||||
| February 15, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northern Arizona | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA | |||||||||
| February 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Weber State | Dee Events Center Ogden, UT | |||||||||
| February 22, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Idaho State | Reed Gym Pocatello, ID | |||||||||
| February 27, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Montana | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA | |||||||||
| March 1, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Montana State | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA | |||||||||
| March 3, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Portland State | Viking Pavilion Portland, OR | |||||||||
| Big Sky tournament | |||||||||||
| March 8–12, 2025 ESPN+ |
vs. | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID | |||||||||
| *Non-conference game. Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. | |||||||||||
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References
- "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- "IDAHO MEN'S BASKETBALL: UI bounced from Big Sky tournament by Sacramento State in the first round". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- "Another one-and-done: Top-seeded EWU men lose first Big Sky tourney game to Sacramento State 74-69". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- "Montana State secures 74-71 victory over Sacramento State in Big Sky Conference Tournament". USA Today. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- "David Patrick steps down as Sacramento State's men's basketball head coach to join LSU's staff". CBS News. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- "David Patrick steps down as Sacramento State basketball head coach to join LSU staff". ABC10. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- "2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster". hornetsports.com. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
- "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Sacramento State. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- "Sacramento State Hornets 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 16, 2024.