2017–18 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by 10th-year head coach Brian Katz, played their home games at the Hornets Nest in Sacramento, California, as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 7–25, 4–14 in Big Sky play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first of the Big Sky Tournament to Portland State

2017–18 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2017–18 record7–25 (4–14 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brandon Laird
  • Chris Walker
  • Nate Smith
Home arenaHornets Nest
2017–18 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Montana162 .889  268  .765
Idaho144 .778  229  .710
Weber State135 .722  2011  .645
Eastern Washington135 .722  2015  .571
Northern Colorado117 .611  2612  .684
Idaho State99 .500  1416  .467
Portland State99 .500  2014  .588
Montana State612 .333  1319  .406
North Dakota612 .333  1220  .375
Southern Utah513 .278  1319  .406
Sacramento State414 .222  725  .219
Northern Arizona216 .111  527  .156
Big Sky Tournament winner

Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2016–17 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.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Trevis Jackson11G5'11"171SeniorSanta Monica, CaliforniaGraduated
Grant Dressler12G/F6'6"194SophomoreLas Vegas, NevadaTransferred to Chaminade
Matt Battaglia15G6'0"180FreshmanEl Dorado Hills, CaliforniaWalk-on; Didn't return
Nick Hornsby33G/F6'7"235SeniorIrvine, CaliforniaGraduated
Eric Stuteville44C6'11"256SeniorOrangevale, CaliforniaGraduated

2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jamion Wright
PG
San Francisco Mission High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 160 lb (73 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
Bryce Fowler
F/G
Avondale, Arizona Agua Fria High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 0
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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2017-11-15.

    Roster

    2017–18 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) SrWestview HS San Diego, California
    F 1 Chibueze Jacobs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoNotre Dame HS Canyon Country, California
    G 2 Izayah Mauriohooho-Le'afa 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoSt. Patrick's College Wellington, New Zealand
    F 3 Justin Strings 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrMira Costa HS Carson, California
    G 4 Jiday Ugbaja 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)194 lb (88 kg) SrArchbishop Riordan HS San Francisco, California
    G 11 Kevin Hicks 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)168 lb (76 kg) JrWestern Texas JC New Orleans, Louisiana
    G 12 Jordan Tolbert 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)150 lb (68 kg) JrWestern Texas JC Houston, Texas
    G 14 Jeff Wu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrModesto Christian School Taipei City, Taiwan
    G 15 Jamion Wright (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrMission HS San Francisco, California
    G/F 23 Bryce Fowler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrAgua Fria HS Avondale, Arizona
    F 25 Calvin Martin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrCitrus JC Ridgecrest, California
    F 30 Joshua Patton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) RS SoSierra HS Manteca, California
    F 32 Cristian Perez 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrCerritos College Santa Fe Springs, California
    C 50 James Herrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)256 lb (116 kg) SrDouglas HS Minden, Nevada
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    Roster
    Last update: November 16, 2017

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Nov 3, 2017*
    7:35 pm
    UC Santa Cruz W 94–75 
    Hornets Nest (681)
    Sacramento, CA
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 10, 2017*
    7:45 pm
    at Colorado State L 61–72  0–1
    Moby Arena (3,797)
    Fort Collins, CO
    Nov 14, 2017*
    8:00 pm
    Notre Dame de Namur W 74–53  1–1
    Hornets Nest (478)
    Sacramento, CA
    Nov 17, 2017*
    7:05 pm
    at San Francisco L 56–69  1–2
    War Memorial Gymnasium (1,804)
    San Francisco, CA
    Nov 21, 2017*
    7:05 pm
    vs. UC Davis
    Sacramento Showcase
    L 47–64  1–3
    Golden 1 Center (2,200)
    Sacramento, CA
    Nov 23, 2017*
    10:00 pm, ESPNU
    vs. San Diego State
    Wooden Legacy quarterfinals
    L 52–89  1–4
    Titan Gym (2,131)
    Fullerton, CA
    Nov 24, 2017*
    6:30 pm, ESPN3
    vs. Cal State Fullerton
    Wooden Legacy consolation round
    L 63–68  1–5
    Titan Gym (2,513)
    Fullerton, CA
    Nov 26, 2017*
    3:30 pm, ESPN3
    vs. Saint Joseph's
    Wooden Legacy 7th place game
    L 69–74  1–6
    Titan Gym (1,733)
    Fullerton, CA
    Dec 4, 2017*
    7:05 pm
    at Saint Mary's
    Wooden Legacy unbracketed game
    L 54–70  1–7
    McKeon Pavilion (2,588)
    Moraga, CA
    Dec 6, 2017*
    7:35 pm
    Antelope Valley W 97–74  2–7
    Hornets Nest (534)
    Sacramento, CA
    Dec 9, 2017*
    1:05 pm
    at Boise State L 54–77  2–8
    Taco Bell Arena (4,648)
    Boise, ID
    Dec 19, 2017*
    7:05 pm
    Cal State Northridge W 66–61  3–8
    Hornets Nest (538)
    Sacramento, CA
    Dec 21, 2017*
    5:35 pm
    vs. Portland
    Sacramento Showcase
    L 75–80  3–9
    Golden 1 Center (7,880)
    Sacramento, CA
    Dec 23, 2017*
    7:05 pm
    UC Santa Barbara L 72–82  3–10
    Hornets Nest (802)
    Sacramento, CA
    Big Sky regular season
    Dec 30, 2017
    7:05 pm
    at Portland State W 80–75  4–10
    (1–0)
    Hornets Nest (574)
    Sacramento, CA
    Jan 4, 2018
    7:05 pm
    at Idaho L 68–69  4–11
    (1–1)
    Cowan Spectrum (1,829)
    Moscow, ID
    Jan 6, 2018
    2:05 pm
    Eastern Washington L 67–82  4–12
    (1–2)
    Reese Court (1,464)
    Cheney, WA
    Jan 11, 2018
    7:05 pm
    Montana L 66–78  4–13
    (1–3)
    Hornets Nest (721)
    Sacramento, CA
    Jan 13, 2018
    7:05 pm
    Montana State W 87–68  5–13
    (2–3)
    Hornets Nest (702)
    Sacramento, CA
    Jan 18, 2018
    6:05 pm
    at Weber State L 64–80  5–14
    (2–4)
    Dee Events Center (6,410)
    Ogden, UT
    Jan 20, 2018
    6:05 pm
    at Idaho State L 65–71  5–15
    (2–5)
    Reed Gym (1,647)
    Pocatello, ID
    Jan 27, 2018
    1:05 pm
    at Portland State W 71–61  6–15
    (3–5)
    Pamplin Sports Center (605)
    Portland, OR
    Feb 1, 2018
    7:05 pm
    Eastern Washington L 54–74  6–16
    (3–6)
    Hornets Nest (568)
    Sacramento, CA
    Feb 3, 2018
    7:05 pm
    Idaho L 58–81  6–17
    (3–7)
    Hornets Nest (675)
    Sacramento, CA
    Feb 8, 2018
    6:05 pm
    at Montana State L 76–92  6–18
    (3–8)
    Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,703)
    Bozeman, MT
    Feb 10, 2018
    6:05 pm, ELVN
    at Montana L 69–71 OT 6–19
    (3–9)
    Dahlberg Arena (4,592)
    Missoula, MT
    Feb 15, 2018
    7:05 pm
    Idaho State L 64–67  6–20
    (3–10)
    Hornets Nest (532)
    Sacramento, CA
    Feb 17, 2018
    7:05 pm
    Weber State L 73–83  6–21
    (3–11)
    Hornets Nest (623)
    Sacramento, CA
    Feb 22, 2018
    5:35 pm
    at Northern Arizona L 53–58  6–22
    (3–12)
    Walkup Skydome (560)
    Flagstaff, AZ
    Feb 24, 2018
    11:35 am
    at Southern Utah L 74–77  6–23
    (3–13)
    America First Events Center (2,740)
    Cedar City, UT
    Mar 1, 2018
    7:05 pm
    North Dakota L 73–90  6–24
    (3–14)
    Hornets Nest (501)
    Sacramento, CA
    Mar 3, 2018
    1:00 pm
    Northern Colorado W 88–77  7–24
    (4–14)
    Hornets Nest (686)
    Sacramento, CA
    Big Sky Tournament
    Mar 6, 2018
    8:00 pm, Pluto TV
    (11) vs. (6) Portland State
    First round
    L 67–71  7–25
    Reno Events Center (977)
    Reno, NV
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Pacific Time..

    Source[1][2]

    See also

    2017–18 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team

    References

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