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(Top) 1 Postseason 1.1 CIT results 1.2 NCAA Division II Tournament results 2 Notable players 3 References 4 External links

Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball

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Sacramento State Hornets

2023–24 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team

University

Sacramento State

Head coach

Michael Czepil (interim)

Conference

Big Sky

Location

Sacramento, California

Arena

The Nest
(Capacity: 1,012)

Nickname

Hornets

Colors

Green and gold^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA tournament runner-up

1962*

NCAA tournament Final Four

1962*

NCAA tournament Elite Eight

1962*

NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen

1962*

NCAA tournament second round

1962*

NCAA tournament appearances

1959*, 1962*, 1970*, 1988*
*at Division II level

The Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents California State University, SacramentoinSacramento, California.^[2] Members of the Big Sky Conference since 1996, the Hornets have yet to play in the NCAA Division I Tournament or the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). They are currently coached by interim head coach Michael Czepil.

Postseason[edit]

CIT results[edit]

The Hornets have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) once, with a record of 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2015	First round Second Round	Portland Northern Arizona	W 73–66 L 73–78

NCAA Division II Tournament results[edit]

The Hornets appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament four times, with a combined record of 4–7.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1959	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd Place	Cal State Los Angeles Willamette	L 57–83 L 57–76
1962	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four Championship	Seattle Pacific Cal Poly Pomona Valparaiso Nebraska Wesleyan Mount Saint Mary's	W 68–57 W 73–65 W 61–54 W 74–73 ^2OT L 57–58 ^OT
1970	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd Place	UC Riverside Boise State	L 62–67 L 61–63
1988	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd Place	Cal State Hayward Cal State Bakersfield	L 85–96 L 89–90

Notable players[edit]

Joshua Patton (born 1997), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League

References[edit]

^ "Sacramento State Colors". Retrieved December 5, 2022.

^ "Men's Basketball Quick Facts" (PDF). hornetsports.com. Retrieved May 27, 2019.

External links[edit]

Official website

v t e Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball
Venues	Hornets Nest (1955–present)
Culture & lore	Sacramento State Hornet Revue
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25