2016–17 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets were led by ninth-year head coach Brian Katz and played their home games at the Hornets Nest as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the 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.

2016–17 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2016–17 record13–18 (9–9 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brandon Laird
  • Ajay Riding
  • Chris Walker
Home arenaHornets Nest
2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Dakota144 .778  2210  .688
Eastern Washington135 .722  2212  .647
Idaho126 .667  1914  .576
Weber State126 .667  2014  .588
Montana117 .611  1616  .500
Montana State117 .611  1616  .500
Sacramento State99 .500  1318  .419
Portland State711 .389  1516  .484
Northern Colorado*711 .389  1118  .379
Northern Arizona612 .333  923  .281
Southern Utah315 .167  627  .182
Idaho State315 .167  526  .161
Conference tournament winner

Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2015–16 season 14–17, 6–12 in Big Sky play to finish in tenth place. They defeated Montana State in the First Round of the Big Sky Tournament to advance to the Quarterfinals where they lost to Montana.

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Dreon Barlett1G6'3"190SeniorHuntington Beach, CAGraduated
Cody Demps2G6'4"195SeniorElk Grove, CAGraduated
Mason Stuteville21F6'11"230SophomoreOrangevale, CATransferred to California Baptist
Aaron Harmetz24G5'10"175FreshmanSacramento, CALeft the team due to personal reasons

2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chibueze Jacobs
#100 SF
Sherman Oaks, CA Notre Dame High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 6, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 62
George Dancer
SG
Modesto, CA Beyer High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 8, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Izayah Mauriohooho-Le'afa
PG
Wellington, New Zealand St. Patrick's College 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Aug 7, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2016-08-27.

    Roster

    2016–17 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Marcus Graves 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)188 lb (85 kg) JrWestview HS San Diego, CA
    G/F 1 Chibueze Jacobs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrNotre Dame HS Canyon Country, CA
    F 3 Justin Strings 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrMira Costa HS Carson, CA
    G 4 Jiday Ugbaja 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrArchbishop Riordan HS San Francisco, CA
    G 11 Trevis Jackson (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)171 lb (78 kg) SrSanta Monica HS Santa Monica, CA
    G/F 12 Grant Dressler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)194 lb (88 kg) SoPalo Verde HS Las Vegas, NV
    G 14 Jeff Wu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoModesto Christian School Taipei, Taiwan
    G 15 Matt Battaglia (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrOak Ridge HS El Dorado Hills, CA
    G 20 George Dancer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrBeyer HS Modesto, CA
    G 24 Izayah Mauriohooho-Le'afa 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrSt. Patrick's College Wellington, NZ
    F 30 Joshua Patton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)222 lb (101 kg) RS FrSierra HS Manteca, CA
    G/F 33 Nick Hornsby 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrTustin HS Irvine, CA
    C 44 Eric Stuteville 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)256 lb (116 kg) SrCasa Roble HS Orangevale, CA
    C 50 James Herrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)254 lb (115 kg) JrDouglas HS Minden, NV
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    11/03/2016*
    7:05 pm
    Pacific Union W 84–53 
    Hornets Nest (557)
    Sacramento, CA
    Non-conference regular season
    11/11/2016*
    6:00 pm, P12N
    at Colorado L 53–90  0–1
    Coors Events Center (8,322)
    Boulder, CO
    11/13/2016*
    5:05 pm, BTN
    at Nebraska L 61–83  0–2
    Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,883)
    Lincoln, NE
    11/17/2016*
    7:05 pm
    Antelope Valley W 82–60  1–2
    Hornets Nest (459)
    Sacramento, CA
    11/21/2016*
    5:30 pm
    vs. UC Davis
    Sacramento Showcase
    L 72–81  1–3
    Golden 1 Center (300)
    Sacramento, CA
    11/26/2016*
    3:35 pm
    vs. San Francisco
    EWU Men's Basketball Classic
    L 59–77  1–4
    Reese Court (300)
    Cheney, WA
    11/27/2016*
    12:05 pm
    vs. Denver
    EWU Men's Basketball Classic
    L 61–72  1–5
    Reese Court (300)
    Cheney, WA
    12/01/2016*
    7:05 pm
    at Pacific L 58–74  1–6
    Alex G. Spanos Center (2,094)
    Stockton, CA
    12/03/2016*
    5:05 pm
    UC Merced W 81–54  2–6
    Hornets Nest (801)
    Sacramento, CA
    12/10/2016*
    2:05 pm
    at South Dakota L 56–72  2–7
    Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,515)
    Vermillion, SD
    12/17/2016*
    7:05 pm
    Abilene Christian W 88–86 OT 3–7
    Hornets Nest (556)
    Sacramento, CA
    12/21/2016*
    6:00 pm, P12N
    at Washington State L 66–74  3–8
    Beasley Coliseum (2,248)
    Pullman, WA
    Big Sky regular season
    12/29/2016
    7:05 pm
    Northern Colorado L 53–69  3–9
    (0–1)
    Hornets Nest (593)
    Sacramento, CA
    12/31/2016
    12:05 pm
    North Dakota L 82–90 OT 3–10
    (0–2)
    Hornets Nest (505)
    Sacramento, CA
    01/07/2017
    7:05 pm
    at Portland State L 76–83  3–11
    (0–3)
    Peter Stott Center (211)
    Portland, OR
    01/12/2017
    5:30 pm
    at Southern Utah W 88–83  4–11
    (1–3)
    Centrum Arena (1,668)
    Cedar City, UT
    01/14/2017
    11:30 am
    at Northern Arizona W 74–62  5–11
    (2–3)
    Walkup Skydome (659)
    Flagstaff, AZ
    01/19/2017
    7:05 pm
    Montana State L 65–74  5–12
    (2–4)
    Hornets Nest (751)
    Sacramento, CA
    01/21/2017
    7:05 pm
    Montana W 92–83  6–12
    (3–4)
    Hornets Nest (1,112)
    Sacramento, CA
    01/28/2017
    7:05 pm
    Portland State W 80–77 OT 7–12
    (4–4)
    Hornets Nest (916)
    Sacramento, CA
    02/02/2017
    6:05 pm
    at Eastern Washington L 72–77  7–13
    (4–5)
    Reese Court (1,502)
    Cheney, WA
    02/04/2017
    7:00 pm
    at Idaho L 67–81  7–14
    (4–6)
    Cowan Spectrum (1,629)
    Moscow, ID
    02/09/2017
    7:05 pm
    Weber State W 77–74  8–14
    (5–6)
    Hornets Nest (908)
    Sacramento, CA
    02/11/2017
    7:05 pm
    Idaho State W 75–63  9–14
    (6–6)
    Hornets Nest (975)
    Sacramento, CA
    02/16/2017
    6:00 pm
    at Montana W 67–65  10–14
    (7–6)
    Dahlberg Arena (4,023)
    Missoula, MT
    02/18/2017
    1:00 pm
    at Montana State L 59–62  10–15
    (7–7)
    Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,916)
    Bozeman, MT
    02/23/2017
    7:05 pm
    Northern Arizona L 69–73  10–16
    (7–8)
    Hornets Nest (849)
    Sacramento, CA
    02/25/2017
    7:05 pm
    Southern Utah W 86–76  11–16
    (8–8)
    Hornets Nest (902)
    Sacramento, CA
    03/02/2017
    5:00 pm
    at North Dakota W 57–53  12–16
    (9–8)
    Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,266)
    Grand Forks, ND
    03/04/2017
    1:00 pm
    at Northern Colorado L 67–70  12–17
    (9–9)
    Bank of Colorado Arena (1,305)
    Greeley, CO
    Big Sky Tournament
    03/07/2017
    5:35 pm
    (7) vs. (10) Idaho State
    First Round
    W 91–76  13–17
    Reno Events Center (1,507)
    Reno, NV
    03/09/2017
    5:35 pm
    (7) vs. (2) Eastern Washington
    Quarterfinals
    L 70–89  13–18
    Reno Events Center (1,903)
    Reno, NV

    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Pacific Time

    Source[1].

    References

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