Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball

Sacramento State Hornets
Sacramento State Hornets
	2024–25 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team
University	California State University, Sacramento
Head coach	Mike Bibby (1st season)
Conference	Big Sky
Location	Sacramento, California
Arena	The Nest ; (capacity: 1,012)
Nickname	Hornets
Colors	Green and gold;
Uniforms
Home	Away
NCAA tournament runner-up
	1962*
Final Four	1962*
Other NCAA tournament results
Final Four	1962*
Elite Eight	1962*
Sweet Sixteen	1962*
Appearances	1959, 1962, 1970, 1988
	* at Division II level

The Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents California State University, Sacramento in Sacramento, California.^[2] Members of the Big Sky Conference since 1996, the Hornets have yet to play in the NCAA Division I Tournament or the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). They are currently coached by Mike Bibby. Recently, former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal took over as the GM of basketball operations at the university.^[3]

Postseason

The Hornets have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) once, with a record of 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2015	First round Second Round	Portland Northern Arizona	W 73–66 L 73–78

The Hornets appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament four times, with a combined record of 4–7.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1959	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd Place	Cal State Los Angeles Willamette	L 57–83 L 57–76
1962	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four Championship	Seattle Pacific Cal Poly Pomona Valparaiso Nebraska Wesleyan Mount Saint Mary's	W 68–57 W 73–65 W 61–54 W 74–73 ^2OT L 57–58 ^OT
1970	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd Place	UC Riverside Boise State	L 62–67 L 61–63
1988	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd Place	Cal State Hayward Cal State Bakersfield	L 85–96 L 89–90

Joshua Patton (born 1997), basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Eric Stuteville (born 1995), first overall pick in the 2017 NBA G League Draft.
Mikh McKinney (born 1992), basketball player in the CIBACOPA
Cody Demps (born 1993) - basketball player for New Taipei CTBC DEA of the T1 League
Nick Hornsby (born 1995) - basketball player for Eisbären Bremerhaven of the ProA

^ "Sacramento State Colors". Retrieved December 5, 2022.
^ "Men's Basketball Quick Facts" (PDF). hornetsports.com. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
^ "Sources: Shaq agrees to be Sac State's hoops GM". ESPN.com. 2025-04-29. Retrieved 2025-04-29.

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v t e Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball
Venues	Hornets Nest (1955–present)
Culture & lore	Sacramento State Hornet Revue
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Big Sky Conference men's basketball
Teams	Eastern Washington Eagles Idaho Vandals Idaho State Bengals Montana Grizzlies Montana State Bobcats Northern Arizona Lumberjacks Northern Colorado Bears Portland State Vikings Sacramento State Hornets Weber State Wildcats
Championships & awards	Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25