2019–20 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represents California State University, Sacramento in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets are led by 12th-year head coach Brian Katz and play their home games at the Hornets Nest. They are a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season

2019–20 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2019–20 record16–14 (8–12 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brandon Laird
  • Chris Walker
  • Nate Smith
Home arenaHornets Nest
(Capacity: 1,012)
2019–20 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern Washington164 .800  238  .742
Northern Colorado155 .750  229  .710
Montana146 .700  1813  .581
Portland State128 .600  1814  .563
Northern Arizona1010 .500  1614  .533
Montana State1010 .500  1615  .516
Southern Utah911 .450  1715  .531
Sacramento State812 .400  1614  .533
Weber State812 .400  1220  .375
Idaho State416 .200  822  .267
Idaho416 .200  824  .250
As of March 11, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 Big Sky Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2018–19 season 15–16, 8–12 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated Northern Arizona in the first round of the Big Sky Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Montana.

Roster

2019–20 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Chibueze Jacobs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrNotre Dame HS Canyon Country, CA
G 2 Izayah Mauriohooho-Le'Afa 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrSaint Patrick's College Wellington, New Zealand
G 3 Rick Barros III 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrNation Wide Academy Sacramento, CA
G 4 Jamion Wright (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrMission HS San Francisco, CA
G 11 Brandon Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoBishop Alemany HS
UC Santa Barbara
Orlando, FL
G 12 Ryan Blackmon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrCulver City HS Inglewood, CA
G 13 Grant Greabell (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoEstrella Foothills HS Goodyear, AZ
G 14 William Fitzpatrick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrVista del Lago HS
Folsom Lake JC
Folsom, CA
G 15 Elijah McCullough 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS FrDamien HS Chino Hills, CA
F 21 Osi Nwachukwu 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrSan Leandro HS
Antelope Valley
Oakland, CA
F 22 Ethan Esposito 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrTorrey Pines HS
San Diego City College
Naples, Italy
G/F 23 Bryce Fowler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrAgua Fria HS Avondale, AZ
F 24 Jordan Cooke-Harper 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoDon Bosco Prep
Southwestern CC
San Diego, CA
G/F 25 James Bridges 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoClark HS Las Vegas, NV
C 30 Joshua Patton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS SrSierra HS Manteca, CA
F 34 Spencer Monteiro 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrLodi HS
San Joaquin Delta CC
Woodbridge, CA
G 42 Christian Terrell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrSacramento HS
UC Santa Barbara
Sacramento, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 10, 2020

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 9, 2019*
7:00 pm
Simpson (CA) W 76–27  1–0
Hornets Nest (528)
Sacramento, CA
Nov 15, 2019*
7:00 pm
UC Riverside W 62–49  2–0
Hornets Nest (635)
Sacramento, CA
Nov 20, 2019*
5:30 pm
vs. UC Davis W 61–51  3–0
Golden 1 Center (4,774)
Sacramento, CA
Nov 23, 2019*
7:00 pm
at Pepperdine W 77–72  4–0
Firestone Fieldhouse (600)
Malibu, CA
Nov 30, 2019*
6:00 pm, P12N
at No. 21 Colorado L 45–59  4–1
CU Events Center (6,170)
Boulder, CO
Dec 3, 2019*
7:00 pm
UC Merced W 72–36  5–1
Hornets Nest (412)
Sacramento, CA
Dec 7, 2019*
6:00 pm
at Cal State Fullerton L 45–59  6–1
Titan Gym (576)
Fullerton, CA
Dec 14, 2019*
2:00 pm
at Santa Clara L 58–60  6–2
Leavey Center (1,008)
Santa Clara, CA
Dec 18, 2019*
7:00 pm
Cal Poly W 57–56  7–2
Hornets Nest (522)
Sacramento, CA
Big Sky regular season
Dec 28, 2019
3:00 pm
at Montana State L 51–66  7–3
(0–1)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,349)
Bozeman, MT
Dec 30, 2019
6:00 pm
at Montana L 50–52  7–4
(0–2)
Dahlberg Arena (3,846)
Missoula, MT
Jan 4, 2020
7:00 pm
Idaho State W 68–49  8–4
(1–2)
Hornets Nest (717)
Sacramento, CA
Jan 9, 2020
7:00 pm
Northern Arizona W 64–57  9–4
(2–2)
Hornets Nest (696)
Sacramento, CA
Jan 11, 2020
7:00 pm
Weber State W 71–57  10–4
(3–2)
Hornets Nest (601)
Sacramento, CA
Jan 16, 2020
6:00 pm
at Northern Colorado L 52–71  10–5
(3–3)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,495)
Greeley, CO
Jan 18, 2020
12:00 pm
at Southern Utah L 49–74  10–6
(3–4)
America First Event Center (2,018)
Cedar City, UT
Jan 23, 2020
7:00 pm
Portland State W 66–55  11–6
(4–4)
Hornets Nest (1,014)
Sacramento, CA
Jan 27, 2020
5:00 pm
at Northern Arizona L 54–69  11–7
(4–5)
Walkup Skydome (605)
Flagstaff, AZ
Feb 1, 2020
7:00 pm
Eastern Washington L 54–59  11–8
(4–6)
Hornets Nest (828)
Sacramento, CA
Feb 3, 2020
7:00 pm
Idaho L 53–67  11–9
(4–7)
Hornets Nest (612)
Sacramento, CA
Feb 6, 2020
6:00 pm, Eleven
at Weber State L 66–70  11–10
(4–8)
Dee Events Center (4,022)
Ogden, UT
Feb 8, 2020
6:00 pm
at Idaho State W 63–59  12–10
(5–8)
Reed Gym (1,337)
Pocatello, ID
Feb 13, 2020
7:00 pm
Southern Utah W 70–55  13–10
(6–8)
Hornets Nest (914)
Sacramento, CA
Feb 15, 2020
7:00 pm
Northern Colorado L 65–68  13–11
(6–9)
Hornets Nest (998)
Sacramento, CA
Feb 20, 2020
6:00 pm
at Eastern Washington L 76–77  13–12
(6–10)
Reese Court (1,823)
Cheney, WA
Feb 22, 2020
2:00 pm
at Idaho W 67–58  14–12
(7–10)
Cowan Spectrum (974)
Moscow, ID
Feb 27, 2020
7:00 pm
Montana State W 81–52  15–12
(8–10)
Hornets Nest (786)
Sacramento, CA
Feb 29, 2020
7:00 pm
Montana L 71–79  15–13
(8–11)
Hornets Nest (1,172)
Sacramento, CA
Mar 7, 2020
7:00 pm
at Portland State L 72–76  15–14
(8–12)
Viking Pavilion 
Portland, OR
Big Sky Tournament
Mar 11, 2020
8:30 am, Pluto TV
(9) vs. (8) Weber State
First round
W 64–52  16–14
CenturyLink Arena 
Boise, ID
Mar 12, 2020
11:00 am, Pluto TV/Eleven Sports
(9) vs. (1) Eastern Washington
Quarterfinals
Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic CenturyLink Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

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