2016–17 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team

2016–17 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball

Conference	Big Sky Conference
2016–17 record	1–2 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Brian Katz (9th year)
Assistant coach	Brandon Laird
Assistant coach	Ajay Riding
Assistant coach	Chris Walker
Home arena	Hornets Nest

2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern Washington	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
Montana State	0	–	0	–	5	–	2	.714
North Dakota	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Idaho	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Portland State	0	–	0	–	2	–	3	.400
Southern Utah	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Weber State	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333
Northern Colorado	0	–	0	–	2	–	5	.286
Northern Arizona	0	–	0	–	2	–	6	.250
Sacramento State	0	–	0	–	1	–	5	.167
Idaho State	0	–	0	–	1	–	6	.143
Montana	0	–	0	–	1	–	6	.143


† 2017 Big Sky Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represents California State University, Sacramento during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets are led by ninth year head coach Brian Katz and play their home games at Colberg Court. They are members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Hornets finished the 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

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 due to personal reasons

2016 incoming recruits

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
Chibueze Jacobs #100 SF	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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
George Dancer SG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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
Izayah Mauriohooho-Le'afa PG	Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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 2016-08-27.

Roster

2016–17 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Graves, MarcusMarcus Graves	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Westview HS	San Diego, CA
2.5 !G/F	1	Jacobs, ChibuezeChibueze Jacobs	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Notre Dame HS	Canyon Country, CA
3.5 !F	3	Strings, JustinJustin Strings	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Mira Costa HS	Carson, CA
1.5 !G	4	Ugbaja, JidayJiday Ugbaja	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Archbishop Riordan HS	San Francisco, CA
1.5 !G	11	Jackson, TrevisTrevis Jackson (W)	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Santa Monica HS	Santa Monica, CA
2.5 !G/F	12	Dressler, GrantGrant Dressler	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Palo Verde HS	Las Vegas, NV
1.5 !G	14	Wu, JeffJeff Wu	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Modesto Christian School	Taipei, Taiwan
1.5 !G	15	Battaglia, MattMatt Battaglia (W)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Oak Ridge HS	El Dorado Hills, CA
1.5 !G	20	Dancer, GeorgeGeorge Dancer	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Beyer HS	Modesto, CA
1.5 !G	24	Mauriohooho-Le'afa, IzayahIzayah Mauriohooho-Le'afa	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1.0 !Fr	St. Patrick's College	Wellington, NZ
3.5 !F	30	Patton, JoshuaJoshua Patton	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	222 lb (101 kg)	1.5 !RS Fr	Sierra HS	Manteca, CA
2.5 !G/F	33	Hornsby, NickNick Hornsby	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Tustin HS	Irvine, CA
5.0 !C	44	Stuteville, EricEric Stuteville	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	256 lb (116 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Casa Roble HS	Orangevale, CA
5.0 !C	50	Herrick, JamesJames Herrick	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	254 lb (115 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Douglas HS	Minden, NV

Head coach

Brian Katz (Sacramento State)

Assistant coach(es)

Brandon Laird (UC Davis)
Ajay Riding (Fresno State)
Chris Walker (Oklahoma)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

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Date Time, TV	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			Golden 1 Center Sacramento, CA
11/26/2016* 3:35 PM	vs. San Francisco EWU Men's Basketball Classic			Reese Court Cheney, WA
11/27/2016* 12:05 PM	vs. Denver EWU Men's Basketball Classic			Reese Court Cheney, WA
12/01/2016* 7:05 PM	at Pacific			Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA
12/03/2016* 5:05 PM	UC Merced			Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
12/10/2016* 2:05 PM	at South Dakota			Sanford Coyote Sports Center Vermillion, SD
12/17/2016* 7:05 PM	Abilene Christian			Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
12/21/2016* 6:00 PM, P12N	at Washington State			Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
Big Sky regular season
12/29/2016 7:05 PM	Northern Colorado			Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
12/31/2016	North Dakota			Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
01/07/2017	at Portland State			Peter Stott Center Portland, OR
01/12/2017	at Southern Utah			Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT
01/14/2017	at Northern Arizona			Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ
01/19/2017 7:05 PM	Montana State			Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
01/21/2017 7:05 PM	Montana			Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
01/28/2017 7:05 PM	Portland State			Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
02/02/2017	at Eastern Washington			Reese Court Cheney, WA
02/04/2017	at Idaho			Cowan Spectrum Moscow, ID
02/09/2017 7:05 PM	Weber State			Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
02/11/2017 7:05 PM	Idaho State			Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
02/16/2017	at Montana			Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
02/18/2017	at Montana State			Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT
02/23/2017 7:05 PM	Northern Arizona			Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
02/25/2017 7:05 PM	Southern Utah			Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
03/02/2017	at North Dakota			Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
03/04/2017 1:05 PM	at Northern Colorado			Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
Big Sky Tournament
03/07–11/2017	vs.			Reno Events Center Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

↑ http://hornetsports.com/sports/mbkb/2016-17/schedule

Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball

Venues	Hornets Nest (1955–present)

Culture & lore	Sacramento State Hornet Revue

People	Head coaches

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