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2019–20 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record16–14 (8–12 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHornets Nest
(Capacity: 1,012)
Seasons
2019–20 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Washington 16 4   .800 23 8   .742
Northern Colorado 15 5   .750 22 9   .710
Montana 14 6   .700 18 13   .581
Portland State 12 8   .600 18 14   .563
Northern Arizona 10 10   .500 16 14   .533
Montana State 10 10   .500 16 15   .516
Southern Utah 9 11   .450 17 15   .531
Sacramento State 8 12   .400 16 14   .533
Weber State 8 12   .400 12 20   .375
Idaho State 4 16   .200 8 22   .267
Idaho 4 16   .200 8 24   .250
Note: The conference tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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 16-14.

Previous season[edit]

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[edit]

2019–20 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Chibueze Jacobs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Notre Dame HS Santa Clarita, CA
G 2 Izayah Mauriohooho-Le'afa 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Saint Patrick's College Wellington, New Zealand
G 3 Rick Barros III 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Nation Wide Academy Sacramento, CA
G 4 Jamion Wright (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Mission HS San Francisco, CA
G 11 Brandon Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Bishop Alemany HS
UC Santa Barbara
Orlando, FL
G 12 Ryan Blackmon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Culver City HS Inglewood, CA
G 13 Grant Greabell (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Estrella Foothills HS Goodyear, AZ
G 14 William Fitzpatrick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Vista del Lago HS
Folsom Lake JC
Folsom, CA
G 15 Elijah McCullough 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Damien HS Chino Hills, CA
F 21 Osi Nwachukwu 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr San Leandro HS
Antelope Valley
Oakland, CA
F 22 Ethan Esposito 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Torrey Pines HS
San Diego City College
Naples, Italy
G/F 23 Bryce Fowler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Agua Fria HS Avondale, AZ
F 24 Jordan Cooke-Harper 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Don Bosco Prep
Southwestern CC
San Diego, CA
G/F 25 James Bridges 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Clark HS Las Vegas, NV
C 30 Joshua Patton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Sr Sierra HS Manteca, CA
F 34 Spencer Monteiro 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Lodi HS
San Joaquin Delta CC
Woodbridge, CA
G 42 Christian Terrell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Sacramento 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[edit]

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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