2023–24 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by second-year head coach David Patrick and played their home games at the Hornets Nest as members of the Big Sky Conference.

2023–24 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record10–24 (4–14 Big Sky)
Head coach
Associate head coachMichael Czepil
Assistant coaches
  • Hays Myers
  • Loren Leath
  • Tyson Batiste
Home arenaHornets Nest
(Capacity: 1,012)
Seasons
2023–24 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Washington 15 3   .833 21 11   .656
Northern Colorado 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
Montana 12 6   .667 24 12   .667
Weber State 11 7   .611 20 12   .625
Montana State 9 9   .500 17 18   .486
Portland State 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Northern Arizona 7 11   .389 14 19   .424
Idaho State 7 11   .389 14 20   .412
Idaho 5 13   .278 11 21   .344
Sacramento State 4 14   .222 10 24   .294
2024 Big Sky tournament winner

Previous season

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The Hornets finished the season 14–18, 7–11 in conference play to finish in sixth place. In the Big Sky tournament, the Hornets lost their quarterfinals game against Weber State to end their season.

Roster

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2023–24 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Brandon Betson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Hercules, California
G 2 Bailey Nunn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Melbourne, Australia
F 3 Akol Mawein 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Sydney, Australia
G 4 Alex Kovatchev 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Perth, Australia
G 5 Michael Wilson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Sacramento, California
G 10 Emil Skytta 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Helsinki, Finland
G 11 Quadry Adams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Piscataway, New Jersey
G 13 Julian Vaughns 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Oakland, California
F 14 Kiir Kiir Chol Deng 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Juba, South Sudan
F 15 Jacob Holt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Jr Ladner, British Columbia
G 20 Austin Patterson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Sonora, California
G 24 Zee Hamoda 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Riffa, Bahrain
C 25 Bowyn Beatty 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Canberra, Australia
F 31 Duncan Powell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Dallas, Texas
F 34 Chudi Dioramma 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr London, England
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 7, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 7, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
at Nevada L 63–77  0–1
 15  Powell   8  Powell   4  Betson  Lawlor Events Center (6,875)
Reno, NV
November 10, 2023*
6:00 p.m., Pac-12 Bay Area
at Stanford L 73–91  0–2
 21  Hamoda   13  Powell   5  Patterson  Maples Pavilion (2,559)
Palo Alto, CA
November 14, 2023*
6:30 p.m., ESPN+
Pacific Union W 128–66  1–2
 20  Powell   13  Powell   11  Nunn  Hornets Nest (810)
Sacramento, CA
November 17, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Tulane
SoCal Challenge Campus Game
L 57–92  1–3
 17  Powell   13  Powell   3  Powell  Devlin Fieldhouse (1,231)
New Orleans, LA
November 20, 2023*
12:00 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Cal State Bakersfield
SoCal Challenge Sand Division Semi-final
L 71–75  1–4
 16  Betson   11  Powell   3  Tied  The Pavilion at JSerra (148)
San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 22, 2023*
12:00 p.m., FloHoops
vs. Austin Peay
SoCal Challenge Sand Division 3rd place Game
L 71–74  1–5
 19  Hamoda   7  Hamoda   4  Powell  The Pavilion at JSerra (224)
San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 26, 2023*
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Davis
Causeway Cup
W 69–63  2–5
 19  Powell   7  Kovatchev   4  Powell  University Credit Union Center (1,485)
Davis, CA
December 2, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Long Beach State L 73–83  2–6
 17  Betson   6  Tied   4  Powell  Walter Pyramid (1,815)
Long Beach, CA
December 9, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal State Fullerton L 60–62  2–7
 13  Powell   9  Powell   2  Tied  Titan Gym (765)
Fullerton, CA
December 18, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
UC San Diego L 52–83  2–8
 10  Powell   7  Powell   4  Skytta  Hornets Nest (574)
Sacramento, CA
December 21, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Bethesda W 100–45  3–8
 14  Hamoda   15  Powell   10  Powell  Hornets Nest (351)
Sacramento, CA
December 28, 2023
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Idaho L 58–61  3–9
(0–1)
 20  Powell   9  Mawein   4  Skytta  ICCU Arena (1,385)
Moscow, ID
December 30, 2023
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Eastern Washington L 61–87  3–10
(0–2)
 16  Hamoda   6  Tied   2  Tied  Reese Court (1,431)
Cheney, WA
January 3, 2024*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Kansas City
Big Sky-Summit League Challenge
W 67–64  4–10
 14  Patterson   7  Holt   4  Tied  Hornets Nest (438)
Sacramento, CA
January 6, 2024*
5:00 p.m.
at St. Thomas
Big Sky-Summit League Challenge
L 50–63  4–11
 16  Powell   6  Powell   4  Skytta  Schoenecker Arena (1,306)
St. Paul, MN
January 11, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Weber State W 71–69  5–11
(1–2)
 19  Powell   8  Powell   5  Skytta  Hornets Nest (531)
Sacramento, CA
January 13, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Idaho State W 66–64  6–11
(2–2)
 17  Hamoda   8  Powell   3  Skytta  Hornets Nest (739)
Sacramento, CA
January 18, 2024
5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Colorado L 75–77  6–12
(2–3)
 19  Hamoda   6  Tied   3  Hamoda  Bank of Colorado Arena (1,004)
Greeley, CO
January 20, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Arizona L 61–70  6–13
(2–4)
 16  Patterson   7  Tied   3  Skytta  Findlay Toyota Court (967)
Flagstaff, AZ
January 25, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Montana State L 62–70  6–14
(2–5)
 17  Hamoda   10  Beatty   3  Nunn  Hornets Nest (1,253)
Sacramento, CA
January 27, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Montana L 67–70  6–15
(2–6)
 17  Hamoda   7  Powell   4  Patterson  Hornets Nest (815)
Sacramento, CA
February 3, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Portland State L 51–58  6–16
(2–7)
 11  Tied   7  Hamoda   5  Nunn  Viking Pavilion (827)
Portland, OR
February 5, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Idaho L 45–61  6–17
(2–8)
 8  Tied   6  Tied   3  Skytta  Hornets Nest (707)
Sacramento, CA
February 8, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Idaho State L 40–68  6–18
(2–9)
 7  Beatty   6  Beatty   2  Tied  Reed Gym (1,225)
Pocatello, ID
February 10, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Weber State L 53–58  6–19
(2–10)
 17  Powell   7  Holt   2  Powell  Dee Events Center (7,460)
Ogden, UT
February 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Arizona L 58–73  6–20
(2–11)
 20  Powell   10  Powell   4  Skytta  Hornets Nest (692)
Sacramento, CA
February 17, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Colorado L 75–80  6–21
(2–12)
 29  Patterson   8  Powell   6  Wilson  Hornets Nest (651)
Sacramento, CA
February 22, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Montana L 61–68  6–22
(2–13)
 13  Tied   5  Tied   2  Nunn  Dahlberg Arena (2,695)
Missoula, MT
February 24, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Montana State W 66–63  7–22
(3–13)
 20  Patterson   9  Kovatchev   3  Skytta  Worthington Arena (4,002)
Bozeman, MT
March 2, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Portland State W 73–61  8–22
(4–13)
 15  Tied   8  Holt   8  Nunn  Hornets Nest (894)
Sacramento, CA
March 4, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Eastern Washington L 88–91  8–23
(4–14)
 18  Hamoda   6  Mawein   4  Tied  Hornets Nest (771)
Sacramento, CA
Big Sky tournament
March 9, 2024
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
(10) vs. (9) Idaho
First round
W 72–64  9–23
 25  Mawein   8  Beatty   3  Tied  Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
March 10, 2024
4:30 p.m., ESPN+
(10) vs. (1) Eastern Washington
Quarter-finals
W 74–69  10–23
 19  Hamoda   9  Patterson   3  Patterson  Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
March 12, 2024
5:30 p.m., ESPNU/ESPN+
(10) vs. (5) Montana State
Semi-finals
L 71–74  10–24
 16  Patterson   7  Beatty   4  Patterson  Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". hornet.com. Retrieved November 6, 2023.