2020–21 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by 13th-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 8-12, 5-9 in Big Sky Play to finish in 9th place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to Northern Colorado.

2020–21 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	8–12 (5–9 Big Sky)
Head coach	Brian Katz (13th season)
Associate head coach	Brandon Laird
Assistant coaches	Chris Walker Nate Smith
Home arena	Hornets Nest (Capacity: 1,012)
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Southern Utah	12	–	2		.857			20	–	4		.833
Weber State	12	–	3		.800			17	–	6		.739
Eastern Washington†	12	–	3		.800			16	–	8		.667
Montana State	8	–	6		.571			13	–	10		.565
Idaho State	8	–	6		.571			13	–	11		.542
Montana	7	–	9		.438			15	–	13		.536
Northern Colorado	6	–	8		.429			11	–	11		.500
Portland State	6	–	8		.429			9	–	13		.409
Sacramento State	5	–	9		.357			8	–	12		.400
Northern Arizona	4	–	10		.286			6	–	16		.273
Idaho	1	–	17		.056			1	–	21		.045
† Conference tournament winner

Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2019–20 season 16–14, 8–12 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They received the #9 seed in the Big Sky tournament, and went up against the #8 seed Weber State in the first round, winning 64–52.^[1] They were scheduled to face off against top seed Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals, but the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.^[2]

Roster

2020–21 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Samaad Hector 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Lower Columbia College Vancouver, Washington G 1 Teiano Hardee 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Vanden High School Fairfield, California G 3 Rick Barros III 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Fr Nation Wide Academy Sacramento, California G 4 Zach Chappell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr San Jose State Sacramento, California G 11 Brandon Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr UC Santa Barbara Orlando, Florida G 12 Deshaun Highler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr East Los Angeles College Riverside, California F 13 Jordan Cooke-Harper 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Southwestern College San Diego, California G 14 William FitzPatrick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Folsom Lake College Folsom, California G 15 Elijah McCullough 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Damien High School Chino Hills, California G 20 Noah Zoppi 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Butte College Corning, California F 22 Ethan Esposito 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr San Diego City College Naples, Italy G/F 23 Bryce Fowler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Agua Fria High School Avondale, Arizona F 32 Jalen Townsell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Arizona Western College Sparks, Nevada F 33 David Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Woodstock Academy Sacramento, California F 34 Spencer Monteiro 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr San Joaquin Delta College Woodbridge, California G 35 Christian Terrell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr UC Santa Barbara Sacramento, California	Head coach Brian Katz (Sacramento State) Assistant coach(es) Brandon Laird (UC Davis) Chris Walker (Oklahoma) Nate Smith (Sacramento State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 29, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020* 7:05 pm		Bethesda	W 101–57	1–0	Hornets Nest  Sacramento, CA
December 3, 2020 5:05 pm		Idaho	W 77–55	2–0 (1–0)	Hornets Nest  Sacramento, CA
December 5, 2020 10:35 am		Idaho	W 73–57	3–0 (2–0)	Hornets Nest  Sacramento, CA
December 12, 2020*		vs. Santa Clara	Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests		Kaiser Permanente Arena  Santa Cruz, CA
December 19, 2020* 12:05 pm		UC Davis	Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests		Hornets Nest  Sacramento, CA
December 21, 2020* 6:05 pm		at Stanford	Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests		Maples Pavilion  Stanford, CA
December 30, 2020* 7:00 pm		at Saint Mary's	L 45–63	3–1	University Credit Union Pavilion  Moraga, CA
January 7, 2021 3:05 pm		Portland State	Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests		Hornets Nest  Sacramento, CA
January 9, 2021 12:05 pm		at Portland State	Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests		Viking Pavilion  Portland, OR
January 17, 2021 1:00 pm		at Idaho State	L 56–57 OT	4–2 (2–1)	Reed Gym  Pocatello, ID
January 18, 2021 12:00 pm		at Idaho State	W 70–65	5–2 (3–1)	Reed Gym  Pocatello, ID
January 21, 2021 5:05 pm		Montana	L 66–78	5–3 (3–2)	Hornets Nest  Sacramento, CA
January 23, 2021 11:05 am		Montana	W 89–83 2OT	6–3 (4–2)	Hornets Nest  Sacramento, CA
January 31, 2021 11:05 am		at Eastern Washington	L 60–68	6–4 (4–3)	Reese Court  Cheney, WA
February 1, 2021 11:05 am		at Eastern Washington	L 79–94	6–5 (4–4)	Reese Court  Cheney, WA
February 4, 2021 5:05 pm		Northern Arizona	Canceled		Hornets Nest  Sacramento, CA
February 6, 2021 11:05 am		Northern Arizona	Canceled		Hornets Nest  Sacramento, CA
February 11, 2021		at Northern Colorado	Canceled		Bank of Colorado Arena  Greeley, CO
February 13, 2021 11:05 am		Northern Colorado	Canceled		Hornets Nest  Sacramento, CA
February 14, 2021* 12:00 pm		California Baptist	W 70–69	7–6	Hornets Nest  Sacramento, CA
February 18, 2021 6:05 pm		at Southern Utah	L 69–88	7–7 (4–5)	America First Event Center  Cedar City, UT
February 20, 2021 11:05 am		at Southern Utah	L 57–77	7–8 (4–6)	America First Event Center  Cedar City, UT
February 25, 2021 5:05 pm		Weber State	L 73-82	7-9 (4-7)	Hornets Nest  Sacramento, CA
February 27, 2021 11:05 am		Weber State	L 70-72	7-10 (4-8)	Hornets Nest  Sacramento, CA
March 4, 2021 6:05 pm		at Montana State	L 75-77	7-11 (4-9)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse  Bozeman, MT
March 6, 2021 11:05 am		at Montana State	W 74-73	8-11 (5-9)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse  Bozeman, MT
Big Sky tournament
March 10, 2021 9:30am, Pluto TV	(9)	vs. (8) Northern Colorado	L 83-90	8-12	Idaho Central Arena  Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Source^[3]

References

1. "MEN'S BASKETBALL ADVANCES TO BIG SKY TOURNEY QUARTERFINALS AFTER 62-54 WIN OVER WEBER STATE". Sacramento State Athletics. March 11, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
2. "BIG SKY CONFERENCE CANCELS REMAINDER OF 2020 BASKETBALL CHAMPIONSHIPS". Big Sky Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
3. "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Sacramento State Athletics. Retrieved November 29, 2020.