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The 2024–25 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represents California State University, Sacramento during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by interim head coach Michael Czepil, play their home games at the Hornets Nest located in Sacramento, California as members of the Big Sky Conference.
| 2024–25 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 3–9 (0–0 Big Sky) |
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| Home arena | Hornets Nest |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 5 | .615 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 7 | .462 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 8 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 8 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sacramento State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 Big Sky tournament winner As of December 22, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 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]
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Departures
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Brandon Betson | 1 | G | 6'1" | 190 | Senior | Hercules, California | Graduated |
| Akol Mawein | 3 | F | 6'9" | 220 | Senior | Sydney, Australia | Graduated |
| Quadry Adams | 11 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Junior | Piscataway, New Jersey | Transferred to Chaminade |
| Austin Patterson | 20 | G | 6'3" | 185 | Junior | Sonora, California | Transferred to Montana |
| Zee Hamoda | 24 | G | 6'7" | 180 | Junior | Riffa, Bahrain | |
| Duncan Powell | 31 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Sophomore | Dallas, Texas | Transferred to Georgia Tech |
Incoming transfers
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Jalen Pitre | 1 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Junior | Long Beach, California | Pepperdine |
| EJ Neal | 3 | G | 6'5" | 200 | Senior | San Francisco, California | Idaho |
| Deonte Williams | 6 | G | 6'6" | 210 | Junior | Sydney, Australia | South Georgia Tech |
Recruiting class
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| Lachlan Brewer G |
Tasmania, Australia | Launceston College | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Oct 10, 2023 | |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
| Leo Ricketts G |
Pleasant Hill, California | De La Salle High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | May 24, 2024 | |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| November 5, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Cal Maritime | W 106–44 | 1–0 |
16 – Tied | 8 – Tied | 8 – Williams | Hornets Nest (529) Sacramento, CA | ||||
| November 8, 2024* 7:00 pm, MWN |
at Fresno State | L 57–64 | 1–1 |
17 – Vaughns | 7 – Kovatchev | 4 – Tied | Save Mart Center (5,657) Fresno, CA | ||||
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UC San Diego | L 54–64 | 1–2 |
14 – Kovatchev | 7 – Tied | 3 – Tied | LionTree Arena (1,031) La Jolla, CA | ||||
| November 16, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Cal State Northridge | L 69–79 | 1–3 |
20 – Holt | 6 – Kovatchev | 4 – Tied | Hornets Nest (578) Sacramento, CA | ||||
| November 24, 2024* 1:00 pm, ACCNX |
at California Cal Classic |
L 77–83 | 1–4 |
25 – Holt | 8 – Holt | 5 – Skytta | Haas Pavilion (3,662) Berkeley, CA | ||||
| November 27, 2024* 1:00 pm, MWN |
at Air Force Cal Classic |
W 63–61 | 2–4 |
12 – Tied | 8 – Holt | 7 – Nunn | Clune Arena (1,529) Colorado Springs, CO | ||||
| November 30, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Mercyhurst Cal Classic |
L 60–66 | 2–5 |
15 – Holt | 6 – Holt | 4 – Skytta | Hornets Nest (415) Sacramento, CA | ||||
| December 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, SLN |
at Denver Big Sky-Summit Challenge |
L 59–80 | 2–6 |
24 – Holt | 9 – Holt | 2 – Tied | Hamilton Gymnasium (422) Denver, CO | ||||
| December 7, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Omaha Big Sky-Summit Challenge |
L 60–70 | 2–7 |
15 – Holt | 10 – Dioramma | 6 – Nunn | Hornets Nest (502) Sacramento, CA | ||||
| December 14, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UC Davis Causeway Cup |
L 62–69 | 2–8 |
17 – Holt | 7 – Holt | 4 – Tied | Hornets Nest (902) Sacramento, CA | ||||
| December 17, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Oregon State | L 45–82 | 2–9 |
9 – Holt | 5 – Tied | 2 – Nunn | Gill Coliseum (2,314) Corvallis, OR | ||||
| December 22, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Stanislaus State | W 98–47 | 3–9 |
23 – Holt | 10 – Dioramma | 4 – Tied | Hornets Nest (510) 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 5:00 pm, 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 | |||||||||
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