2015–16 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team

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2015–16 Big Sky men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Weber State †	15	–	3		.833			26	–	9		.743
Montana	14	–	4		.778			21	–	12		.636
Idaho	12	–	6		.667			21	–	13		.618
Idaho State	11	–	7		.611			16	–	15		.516
Eastern Washington	10	–	8		.556			18	–	16		.529
North Dakota	10	–	8		.556			17	–	16		.515
Montana State	9	–	9		.500			14	–	17		.452
Portland State	8	–	10		.444			13	–	18		.419
Northern Colorado	7	–	11		.389			10	–	21		.323
Sacramento State	6	–	12		.333			14	–	17		.452
Northern Arizona	3	–	15		.167			5	–	25		.167
Southern Utah	3	–	15		.167			5	–	24		.172
† Conference tournament winner

The 2015–16 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets were led by eighth year head coach Brian Katz and played their home games at Colberg Court. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They 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.

Previous season

The Hornets finished the season 21–12, 13–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky Tournament where they lost to Eastern Washington. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Portland in the first round before losing in the second round to fellow Big Sky member Northern Arizona.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Mikh McKinney	10	G	6'1"	170	Senior	Union City, CA	Graduated
Zach Mills	20	F	6'5"	215	Senior	Yorba Linda, CA	Graduated
Alex Tiffin	34	F	6'9"	235	Senior	Thousand Oaks, CA	Graduated

2015 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Joshua Patton PF	Manteca, CA	Sierra High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 18, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jeff Wu SG	Taipei, Taiwan	Modesto Christian High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Oct 24, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Grant Dressler SF	Las Vegas, NV	Palo Verde High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Apr 11, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2015-09-25.

2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
George Dancer SG	Modesto, CA	Beyer High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	N/A	Jul 8, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: 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 2015-09-25.

Roster

2015–16 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) 190 lb (86 kg) So Westview HS San Diego, CA G 1 Dreon Barlett 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Edison HS Huntington Beach, CA G 2 Cody Demps 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Pleasant Grove HS Elk Grove, CA F 3 Justin Strings 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Mira Costa HS Carson, CA G 4 Jiday Ugbaja 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Archbishop Riordan HS San Francisco, CA G 11 Trevis Jackson (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Santa Monica HS Santa Monica, CA G/F 12 Grant Dressler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Palo Verde HS Las Vegas, NV G 14 Jeff Wu 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Modesto Christian School Taipei, Taiwan F 21 Mason Stuteville 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Casa Roble HS Orangevale, CA G 24 Aaron Harmetz (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr C. K. McClathchy HS Sacramento, CA F 30 Joshua Patton  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Sierra HS Manteca, CA G/F 33 Nick Hornsby 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Tustin HS Irvine, CA C 44 Eric Stuteville 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Casa Roble HS Orangevale, CA C 50 James Herrick 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So 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

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/06/2015* 7:05 PM	Simpson	W 103–63		Hornets Nest (525) Sacramento, CA
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015* 4:30 PM, P12N	at Arizona State	W 66–63	1–0	Wells Fargo Arena (5,275) Tempe, AZ
11/15/2015* 2:05 PM	at Seattle	W 77–65	2–0	KeyArena (1,754) Seattle, WA
11/20/2015* 7:05 PM	Holy Names	W 96–56	3–0	Hornets Nest (625) Sacramento, CA
11/24/2015* 7:05 PM	UC Davis	W 84–79	4–0	Hornets Nest (1,472) Sacramento, CA
11/28/2015* 3:35 PM	South Dakota Sacramento State Tournament	L 90–96	4–1	Hornets Nest (778) Sacramento, CA
11/29/2015* 5:35 PM	Pacific Sacramento State Tournament	W 79–71	5–1	Hornets Nest (778) Sacramento, CA
12/02/2015* 7:05 PM	at UC Davis	L 61–66	5–2	The Pavilion (2,934) Davis, CA
12/07/2015* 7:05 PM	Incarnate Word	W 73–70	6–2	Hornets Nest (805) Sacramento, CA
12/12/2015* 7:05 PM	at Portland	L 73–81	6–3	Chiles Center (1,264) Portland, OR
12/21/2015* 8:00 PM, P12N	at Stanford	L 60–70	6–4	Maples Pavilion (3,436) Stanford, CA
12/28/2015* 7:05 PM	Pacific Union	W 78–49	7–4	Hornets Nest (615) Sacramento, CA
Big Sky regular season
01/02/2016 7:05 PM	at Portland State	L 68–76	7–5 (0–1)	Peter Stott Center (485) Portland, OR
01/07/2016 6:05 PM	at Montana State	L 64–71	7–6 (0–2)	Worthington Arena (2,036) Bozeman, MT
01/09/2016 6:05 PM	at Montana	L 58–77	7–7 (0–3)	Dahlberg Arena (3,846) Missoula, MT
01/14/2016 7:05 PM	Idaho State	W 82–71	8–7 (1–3)	Hornets Nest (781) Sacramento, CA
01/16/2016 7:05 PM	Weber State	L 74–85	8–8 (1–4)	Hornets Nest (898) Sacramento, CA
01/23/2016 7:05 PM	Portland State	L 63–81	8–9 (1–5)	Hornets Nest (1,058) Sacramento, CA
01/28/2016 7:05 PM	at Idaho	W 65–63	9–9 (2–5)	Cowan Spectrum (1,228) Moscow, ID
01/30/2016 12:05 PM	at Eastern Washington	L 67–74	9–10 (2–6)	Reese Court (1,914) Cheney, WA
02/04/2016 7:05 PM	Montana	W 83–79	10–10 (3–6)	Hornets Nest (965) Sacramento, CA
02/06/2016 7:05 PM	Montana State	L 76–79	10–11 (3–7)	Hornets Nest (929) Sacramento, CA
02/11/2016 6:05 PM	at Weber State	W 63–50	10–12 (3–8)	Dee Events Center (6,504) Ogden, UT
02/13/2016 6:05 PM	at Idaho State	L 64–65	10–13 (3–9)	Holt Arena (1,941) Pocatello, ID
02/18/2016 7:05 PM	Eastern Washington	L 88–93	10–14 (3–10)	Hornets Nest (649) Sacramento, CA
02/20/2016 7:05 PM	Idaho	W 68–65	11–14 (4–10)	Hornets Nest (845) Sacramento, CA
02/25/2016 6:05 PM	at Northern Colorado	L 67–72	11–15 (4–11)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,295) Greeley, CO
02/27/2016 12:05 PM	at North Dakota	L 71–97	11–16 (4–12)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,893) Grand Forks, ND
03/03/2016 7:05 PM	Southern Utah	W 69–63 OT	12–16 (5–12)	Hornets Nest (689) Sacramento, CA
03/05/2016 7:05 PM	Northern Arizona	W 64–51	13–16 (6–12)	Hornets Nest (793) Sacramento, CA
Big Sky Tournament
03/08/2016 5:30 PM	vs. Montana State First round	W 79–75	14–16	Reno Events Center (1,723) Reno, NV
03/10/2016 5:30 PM	vs. Montana Quarterfinals	L 53–70	14–17	Reno Events Center (2,213) Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.