2016–17 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets were led by ninth-year head coach Brian Katz and played their home games at the Hornets Nest as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 13–18, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they defeated Idaho State in the first round before losing to Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals.

2016–17 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record13–18 (9–9 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaHornets Nest
Seasons
2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Dakota 14 4   .778 22 10   .688
Eastern Washington 13 5   .722 22 12   .647
Idaho 12 6   .667 19 14   .576
Weber State 12 6   .667 20 14   .588
Montana 11 7   .611 16 16   .500
Montana State 11 7   .611 16 16   .500
Sacramento State 9 9   .500 13 18   .419
Portland State 7 11   .389 15 16   .484
Northern Colorado* 7 11   .389 11 18   .379
Northern Arizona 6 12   .333 9 23   .281
Southern Utah 3 15   .167 6 27   .182
Idaho State 3 15   .167 5 26   .161
Conference tournament winner

Previous season

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The Hornets finished the 2015–16 season 14–17, 6–12 in Big Sky play to finish in tenth place. They defeated Montana State in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to advance to the Quarterfinals where they lost to Montana.

Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Dreon Barlett 1 G 6'3" 190 Senior Huntington Beach, CA Graduated
Cody Demps 2 G 6'4" 195 Senior Elk Grove, CA Graduated
Mason Stuteville 21 F 6'11" 230 Sophomore Orangevale, CA Transferred to California Baptist
Aaron Harmetz 24 G 5'10" 175 Freshman Sacramento, CA Left the team for personal reasons

2016 incoming recruits

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chibueze Jacobs
#100 SF
Sherman Oaks, CA Notre Dame High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 6, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 62
George Dancer
SG
Modesto, CA Beyer High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jul 8, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Izayah Mauriohooho-Le'afa
PG
Wellington, New Zealand St. Patrick's College 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Aug 7, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 27, 2016.

Roster

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2016–17 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Marcus Graves 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Westview HS San Diego, CA
G/F 1 Chibueze Jacobs 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Notre Dame HS Canyon Country, CA
F 3 Justin Strings 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Mira Costa HS Carson, CA
G 4 Jiday Ugbaja 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Archbishop Riordan HS San Francisco, CA
G 11 Trevis Jackson (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 171 lb (78 kg) Sr Santa Monica HS Santa Monica, CA
G/F 12 Grant Dressler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So Palo Verde HS Las Vegas, NV
G 14 Jeff Wu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Modesto Christian School Taipei, Taiwan
G 15 Matt Battaglia (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Oak Ridge HS El Dorado Hills, CA
G 20 George Dancer 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Beyer HS Modesto, CA
G 24 Izayah Mauriohooho-Le'afa 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr St. Patrick's College Wellington, NZ
F 30 Joshua Patton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 222 lb (101 kg) RS Fr Sierra HS Manteca, CA
G/F 33 Nick Hornsby 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Tustin HS Irvine, CA
C 44 Eric Stuteville 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 256 lb (116 kg) Sr Casa Roble HS Orangevale, CA
C 50 James Herrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 254 lb (115 kg) Jr Douglas HS Minden, NV
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2016*
7:05 pm
Pacific Union W 84–53 
Hornets Nest (557)
Sacramento, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
6:00 pm, P12N
at Colorado L 53–90  0–1
Coors Events Center (8,322)
Boulder, CO
11/13/2016*
5:05 pm, BTN
at Nebraska L 61–83  0–2
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,883)
Lincoln, NE
11/17/2016*
7:05 pm
Antelope Valley W 82–60  1–2
Hornets Nest (459)
Sacramento, CA
11/21/2016*
5:30 pm
vs. UC Davis
Sacramento Showcase
L 72–81  1–3
Golden 1 Center (300)
Sacramento, CA
11/26/2016*
3:35 pm
vs. San Francisco
EWU Men's Basketball Classic
L 59–77  1–4
Reese Court (300)
Cheney, WA
11/27/2016*
12:05 pm
vs. Denver
EWU Men's Basketball Classic
L 61–72  1–5
Reese Court (300)
Cheney, WA
12/01/2016*
7:05 pm
at Pacific L 58–74  1–6
Alex G. Spanos Center (2,094)
Stockton, CA
12/03/2016*
5:05 pm
UC Merced W 81–54  2–6
Hornets Nest (801)
Sacramento, CA
12/10/2016*
2:05 pm
at South Dakota L 56–72  2–7
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,515)
Vermillion, SD
12/17/2016*
7:05 pm
Abilene Christian W 88–86 OT 3–7
Hornets Nest (556)
Sacramento, CA
12/21/2016*
6:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State L 66–74  3–8
Beasley Coliseum (2,248)
Pullman, WA
Big Sky regular season
12/29/2016
7:05 pm
Northern Colorado L 53–69  3–9
(0–1)
Hornets Nest (593)
Sacramento, CA
12/31/2016
12:05 pm
North Dakota L 82–90 OT 3–10
(0–2)
Hornets Nest (505)
Sacramento, CA
01/07/2017
7:05 pm
at Portland State L 76–83  3–11
(0–3)
Peter Stott Center (211)
Portland, OR
01/12/2017
5:30 pm
at Southern Utah W 88–83  4–11
(1–3)
Centrum Arena (1,668)
Cedar City, UT
01/14/2017
11:30 am
at Northern Arizona W 74–62  5–11
(2–3)
Walkup Skydome (659)
Flagstaff, AZ
01/19/2017
7:05 pm
Montana State L 65–74  5–12
(2–4)
Hornets Nest (751)
Sacramento, CA
01/21/2017
7:05 pm
Montana W 92–83  6–12
(3–4)
Hornets Nest (1,112)
Sacramento, CA
01/28/2017
7:05 pm
Portland State W 80–77 OT 7–12
(4–4)
Hornets Nest (916)
Sacramento, CA
02/02/2017
6:05 pm
at Eastern Washington L 72–77  7–13
(4–5)
Reese Court (1,502)
Cheney, WA
02/04/2017
7:00 pm
at Idaho L 67–81  7–14
(4–6)
Cowan Spectrum (1,629)
Moscow, ID
02/09/2017
7:05 pm
Weber State W 77–74  8–14
(5–6)
Hornets Nest (908)
Sacramento, CA
02/11/2017
7:05 pm
Idaho State W 75–63  9–14
(6–6)
Hornets Nest (975)
Sacramento, CA
02/16/2017
6:00 pm
at Montana W 67–65  10–14
(7–6)
Dahlberg Arena (4,023)
Missoula, MT
02/18/2017
1:00 pm
at Montana State L 59–62  10–15
(7–7)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,916)
Bozeman, MT
02/23/2017
7:05 pm
Northern Arizona L 69–73  10–16
(7–8)
Hornets Nest (849)
Sacramento, CA
02/25/2017
7:05 pm
Southern Utah W 86–76  11–16
(8–8)
Hornets Nest (902)
Sacramento, CA
03/02/2017
5:00 pm
at North Dakota W 57–53  12–16
(9–8)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (2,266)
Grand Forks, ND
03/04/2017
1:00 pm
at Northern Colorado L 67–70  12–17
(9–9)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,305)
Greeley, CO
Big Sky tournament
03/07/2017
5:35 pm
(7) vs. (10) Idaho State
First Round
W 91–76  13–17
Reno Events Center (1,507)
Reno, NV
03/09/2017
5:35 pm
(7) vs. (2) Eastern Washington
Quarterfinals
L 70–89  13–18
Reno Events Center (1,903)
Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time Source[1].

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