2016–17 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team

2016–17 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

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
Chibueze Jacobs #100 SF	Recruiting star ratings: 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	Recruiting star ratings: 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	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 2016-08-27.

Roster

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

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

[1] ttp://hornetsports.com/sports/mbkb/2016-17/schedule

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