# 2020–21 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by 13th-year head coach Brian Katz played their home games at the Hornets Nest in Sacramento, California as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 8-12, 5-9 in Big Sky Play to finish in 9th place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to Northern Colorado.

## Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2019–20 season 16–14, 8–12 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They received the #9 seed in the Big Sky tournament, and went up against the #8 seed Weber State in the first round, winning 64–52. They were scheduled to face off against top seed Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals, but the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 7:05 pm | | Bethesda | W 101–57 | 1–0 | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA |
| December 3, 2020 5:05 pm | | Idaho | W 77–55 | 2–0 (1–0) | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA |
| December 5, 2020 10:35 am | | Idaho | W 73–57 | 3–0 (2–0) | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA |
| December 12, 2020* | | vs. Santa Clara | Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests | Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests | Kaiser Permanente Arena Santa Cruz, CA |
| December 19, 2020* 12:05 pm | | UC Davis | Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests | Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA |
| December 21, 2020* 6:05 pm | | at Stanford | Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests | Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests | Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA |
| December 30, 2020* 7:00 pm | | at Saint Mary's | L 45–63 | 3–1 | University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA |
| January 7, 2021 3:05 pm | | Portland State | Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests | Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA |
| January 9, 2021 12:05 pm | | at Portland State | Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests | Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests | Viking Pavilion Portland, OR |
| January 17, 2021 1:00 pm | | at Idaho State | L 56–57 $^{OT}$ | 4–2 (2–1) | Reed Gym Pocatello, ID |
| January 18, 2021 12:00 pm | | at Idaho State | W 70–65 | 5–2 (3–1) | Reed Gym Pocatello, ID |
| January 21, 2021 5:05 pm | | Montana | L 66–78 | 5–3 (3–2) | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA |
| January 23, 2021 11:05 am | | Montana | W 89–83 $^{2OT}$ | 6–3 (4–2) | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA |
| January 31, 2021 11:05 am | | at Eastern Washington | L 60–68 | 6–4 (4–3) | Reese Court Cheney, WA |
| February 1, 2021 11:05 am | | at Eastern Washington | L 79–94 | 6–5 (4–4) | Reese Court Cheney, WA |
| February 4, 2021 5:05 pm | | Northern Arizona | Canceled | Canceled | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA |
| February 6, 2021 11:05 am | | Northern Arizona | Canceled | Canceled | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA |
| February 11, 2021 | | at Northern Colorado | Canceled | Canceled | Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO |
| February 13, 2021 11:05 am | | Northern Colorado | Canceled | Canceled | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA |
| February 14, 2021* 12:00 pm | | California Baptist | W 70–69 | 7–6 | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA |
| February 18, 2021 6:05 pm | | at Southern Utah | L 69–88 | 7–7 (4–5) | America First Event Center Cedar City, UT |
| February 20, 2021 11:05 am | | at Southern Utah | L 57–77 | 7–8 (4–6) | America First Event Center Cedar City, UT |
| February 25, 2021 5:05 pm | | Weber State | L 73-82 | 7-9 (4-7) | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA |
| February 27, 2021 11:05 am | | Weber State | L 70-72 | 7-10 (4-8) | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA |
| March 4, 2021 6:05 pm | | at Montana State | L 75-77 | 7-11 (4-9) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT |
| March 6, 2021 11:05 am | | at Montana State | W 74-73 | 8-11 (5-9) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2021 9:30am, Pluto TV | (9) | vs. (8) Northern Colorado | L 83-90 | 8-12 | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. ||||||
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