# 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.

## Previous season

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

| 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

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: 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 August 27, 2016. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| 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. ||||||