The 2024–25 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team will represent California State University, Sacramento during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by interim head coach Michael Czepil, will play their home games at the Hornets Nest located in Sacramento, California as members of the Big Sky Conference.
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 0–0 (0–0 Big Sky) |
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| Home arena | Hornets Nest |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 Big Sky tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
editThe Hornets finished the 2023–24 season 10–24, 4–14 in Big Sky play to finish in tenth (last) place.[1] They defeated Idaho in the first round[2] and upset top-seeded Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals,[3] before falling to eventual tournament champions Montana State in the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament.[4]
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,[5] with associate head coach Michael Czepil being named interim head coach for the upcoming season.[6]
Roster
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Schedule and results
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 5, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Cal Maritime | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA | |||||||||
| November 8, 2024* MWN |
at Fresno State | Save Mart Center Fresno, CA | |||||||||
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UC San Diego | LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA | |||||||||
| November 16, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Cal State Northridge | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA | |||||||||
| November 24, 2024* 1:00 pm, ACCNX |
at California Cal Classic |
Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA | |||||||||
| November 27, 2024* 1:00 pm, MWN |
at Air Force Cal Classic |
Clune Arena Colorado Springs, CO | |||||||||
| November 30, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Mercyhurst Cal Classic |
Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA | |||||||||
| December 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, SLN |
at Denver Big Sky-Summit Challenge |
Hamilton Gymnasium Denver, CO | |||||||||
| December 7, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Omaha Big Sky-Summit Challenge |
Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA | |||||||||
| December 14, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UC Davis Causeway Cup |
Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA | |||||||||
| December 17, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Oregon State | Gill Coliseum 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 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 | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "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 Schedule". Sacramento State. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- ^ "Sacramento State Hornets 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 16, 2024.