# 2019–20 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets were led by 12th-year head coach Brian Katz and played their home games at the Hornets Nest. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 16-14.

## Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2018–19 season 15–16, 8–12 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated Northern Arizona in the first round of the Big Sky tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Montana.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 9, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Simpson (CA) | W 76–27 | 1–0 | Hornets Nest (528) Sacramento, CA |
| Nov 15, 2019* 7:00 pm | | UC Riverside | W 62–49 | 2–0 | Hornets Nest (635) Sacramento, CA |
| Nov 20, 2019* 5:30 pm | | vs. UC Davis | W 61–51 | 3–0 | Golden 1 Center (4,774) Sacramento, CA |
| Nov 23, 2019* 7:00 pm | | at Pepperdine | W 77–72 | 4–0 | Firestone Fieldhouse (600) Malibu, CA |
| Nov 30, 2019* 6:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 21 Colorado | L 45–59 | 4–1 | CU Events Center (6,170) Boulder, CO |
| Dec 3, 2019* 7:00 pm | | UC Merced | W 72–36 | 5–1 | Hornets Nest (412) Sacramento, CA |
| Dec 7, 2019* 6:00 pm | | at Cal State Fullerton | L 45–59 | 6–1 | Titan Gym (576) Fullerton, CA |
| Dec 14, 2019* 2:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | L 58–60 | 6–2 | Leavey Center (1,008) Santa Clara, CA |
| Dec 18, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Cal Poly | W 57–56 | 7–2 | Hornets Nest (522) Sacramento, CA |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| Dec 28, 2019 3:00 pm | | at Montana State | L 51–66 | 7–3 (0–1) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,349) Bozeman, MT |
| Dec 30, 2019 6:00 pm | | at Montana | L 50–52 | 7–4 (0–2) | Dahlberg Arena (3,846) Missoula, MT |
| Jan 4, 2020 7:00 pm | | Idaho State | W 68–49 | 8–4 (1–2) | Hornets Nest (717) Sacramento, CA |
| Jan 9, 2020 7:00 pm | | Northern Arizona | W 64–57 | 9–4 (2–2) | Hornets Nest (696) Sacramento, CA |
| Jan 11, 2020 7:00 pm | | Weber State | W 71–57 | 10–4 (3–2) | Hornets Nest (601) Sacramento, CA |
| Jan 16, 2020 6:00 pm | | at Northern Colorado | L 52–71 | 10–5 (3–3) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,495) Greeley, CO |
| Jan 18, 2020 12:00 pm | | at Southern Utah | L 49–74 | 10–6 (3–4) | America First Event Center (2,018) Cedar City, UT |
| Jan 23, 2020 7:00 pm | | Portland State | W 66–55 | 11–6 (4–4) | Hornets Nest (1,014) Sacramento, CA |
| Jan 27, 2020 5:00 pm | | at Northern Arizona | L 54–69 | 11–7 (4–5) | Walkup Skydome (605) Flagstaff, AZ |
| Feb 1, 2020 7:00 pm | | Eastern Washington | L 54–59 | 11–8 (4–6) | Hornets Nest (828) Sacramento, CA |
| Feb 3, 2020 7:00 pm | | Idaho | L 53–67 | 11–9 (4–7) | Hornets Nest (612) Sacramento, CA |
| Feb 6, 2020 6:00 pm, Eleven | | at Weber State | L 66–70 | 11–10 (4–8) | Dee Events Center (4,022) Ogden, UT |
| Feb 8, 2020 6:00 pm | | at Idaho State | W 63–59 | 12–10 (5–8) | Reed Gym (1,337) Pocatello, ID |
| Feb 13, 2020 7:00 pm | | Southern Utah | W 70–55 | 13–10 (6–8) | Hornets Nest (914) Sacramento, CA |
| Feb 15, 2020 7:00 pm | | Northern Colorado | L 65–68 | 13–11 (6–9) | Hornets Nest (998) Sacramento, CA |
| Feb 20, 2020 6:00 pm | | at Eastern Washington | L 76–77 | 13–12 (6–10) | Reese Court (1,823) Cheney, WA |
| Feb 22, 2020 2:00 pm | | at Idaho | W 67–58 | 14–12 (7–10) | Cowan Spectrum (974) Moscow, ID |
| Feb 27, 2020 7:00 pm | | Montana State | W 81–52 | 15–12 (8–10) | Hornets Nest (786) Sacramento, CA |
| Feb 29, 2020 7:00 pm | | Montana | L 71–79 | 15–13 (8–11) | Hornets Nest (1,172) Sacramento, CA |
| Mar 7, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Portland State | L 72–76 | 15–14 (8–12) | Viking Pavilion Portland, OR |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 2020 8:30 am, Pluto TV | (9) | vs. (8) Weber State First round | W 64–52 | 16–14 | CenturyLink Arena Boise, ID |
| Mar 12, 2020 11:00 am, Pluto TV/Eleven Sports | (9) | vs. (1) Eastern Washington Quarterfinals | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | CenturyLink Arena Boise, ID |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. ||||||