# 2024–25 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by interim head coach Michael Czepil, played their home games at the Hornets Nest in Sacramento, California as members of the Big Sky Conference.

## Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2023–24 season 10–24, 4–14 in Big Sky play, to finish in tenth (last) place. They defeated Idaho in the first round and upset top-seeded Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals, before falling to eventual tournament champions Montana State in the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament.
On May 22, 2024, head coach David Patrick announced that he would be stepping down in order to take the associate head coaching position at LSU, with associate head coach Michael Czepil being named interim head coach for the upcoming season.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Brandon Betson | 1 | G | 6' 1" | 190 | Senior | Hercules, CA | Graduated |
| Akol Mawein | 3 | F | 6' 9" | 220 | Senior | Sydney, Australia | Graduated |
| Quadry Adams | 11 | G | 6' 4" | 190 | Junior | Piscataway, NJ | Transferred to Chaminade |
| Austin Patterson | 20 | G | 6' 3" | 185 | Junior | Sonora, CA | Transferred to Montana |
| Zee Hamoda | 24 | G | 6' 7" | 180 | Junior | Riffa, Bahrain | |
| Duncan Powell | 31 | F | 6' 8" | 240 | Sophomore | Dallas, TX | Transferred to Georgia Tech |
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### Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Jalen Pitre | 1 | F | 6' 8" | 220 | Junior | Long Beach, CA | Pepperdine |
| EJ Neal | 3 | G | 6' 5" | 200 | Senior | San Francisco, CA | Idaho |
| Deonte Williams | 6 | G | 6' 6" | 210 | Junior | Sydney, Australia | South Georgia Tech |

### Recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Lachlan Brewer G | Tasmania, Australia | Launceston College | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Oct 10, 2023 |
| Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Leo Ricketts G | Pleasant Hill, CA | De La Salle High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | May 24, 2024 |
| 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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 5, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cal Maritime | W 106–44 | 1–0 | 16 – tied | 8 – tied | 8 – Williams | Hornets Nest (529) Sacramento, CA |
| November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., MWN | | at Fresno State | L 57–64 | 1–1 | 17 – Vaughns | 7 – Kovatchev | 4 – tied | Save Mart Center (5,657) Fresno, CA |
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UC San Diego | L 54–64 | 1–2 | 14 – Kovatchev | 7 – tied | 3 – tied | LionTree Arena (1,031) La Jolla, CA |
| November 16, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Cal State Northridge | L 69–79 | 1–3 | 20 – Holt | 6 – Kovatchev | 4 – tied | Hornets Nest (578) Sacramento, CA |
| November 24, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ACCNX | | at California Cal Classic | L 77–83 | 1–4 | 25 – Holt | 8 – Holt | 5 – Skytta | Haas Pavilion (3,662) Berkeley, CA |
| November 27, 2024* 1:00 p.m., MWN | | at Air Force Cal Classic | W 63–61 | 2–4 | 12 – tied | 8 – Holt | 7 – Nunn | Clune Arena (1,529) Colorado Springs, CO |
| November 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Mercyhurst Cal Classic | L 60–66 | 2–5 | 15 – Holt | 6 – Holt | 4 – Skytta | Hornets Nest (415) Sacramento, CA |
| December 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m., SLN | | at Denver Big Sky–Summit Challenge | L 59–80 | 2–6 | 24 – Holt | 9 – Holt | 2 – tied | Hamilton Gymnasium (422) Denver, CO |
| December 7, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Omaha Big Sky–Summit Challenge | L 60–70 | 2–7 | 15 – Holt | 10 – Dioramma | 6 – Nunn | Hornets Nest (502) Sacramento, CA |
| December 14, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UC Davis Causeway Cup | L 62–69 | 2–8 | 17 – Holt | 7 – Holt | 4 – tied | Hornets Nest (902) Sacramento, CA |
| December 17, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Oregon State | L 45–82 | 2–9 | 9 – Holt | 5 – tied | 2 – Nunn | Gill Coliseum (2,314) Corvallis, OR |
| December 22, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stanislaus State | W 98–47 | 3–9 | 23 – Holt | 10 – Dioramma | 4 – tied | Hornets Nest (510) Sacramento, CA |
| December 30, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bethesda | W 78–38 | 4–9 | 21 – Holt | 10 – Holt | 7 – Skytta | Hornets Nest (416) Sacramento, CA |
| Big Sky regular season |||||||||
| January 4, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Portland State | W 56–53 | 5–9 (1–0) | 12 – Neal | 10 – Holt | 6 – Nunn | Hornets Nest (397) Sacramento, CA |
| January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Idaho | L 67–80 | 5–10 (1–1) | 35 – Holt | 10 – Holt | 7 – Nunn | Hornets Nest (587) Sacramento, CA |
| January 11, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Washington | L 54–65 | 5–11 (1–2) | 11 – Vaughns | 7 – Beatty | 3 – Neal | Hornets Nest (478) Sacramento, CA |
| January 16, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Arizona | L 53–77 | 5–12 (1–3) | 18 – tied | 11 – Holt | 4 – Vaughns | Findlay Toyota Court (889) Flagstaff, AZ |
| January 18, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Northern Colorado | L 64–68 | 5–13 (1–4) | 25 – Holt | 9 – Holt | 4 – Nunn | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,521) Greeley, CO |
| January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Idaho State | W 75–71 | 6–13 (2–4) | 21 – Vaughns | 7 – Vaughns | 5 – Nunn | Hornets Nest (1,007) Sacramento, CA |
| January 25, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Weber State | L 81–87 | 6–14 (2–5) | 18 – Holt | 7 – Vaughns | 4 – Ricketts | Hornets Nest (752) Sacramento, CA |
| January 30, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Montana State | L 58–70 | 6–15 (2–6) | 19 – Vaughns | 10 – Holt | 2 – tied | Worthington Arena (3,209) Bozeman, MT |
| February 1, 2025 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Montana | L 59–87 | 6–16 (2–7) | 13 – tied | 6 – Holt | 2 – Vaughns | Dahlberg Arena (3,344) Missoula, MT |
| February 6, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Eastern Washington | L 80–83 | 6–17 (2–8) | 32 – Holt | 7 – Holt | 4 – Nunn | Reese Court (1,197) Cheney, WA |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Idaho | L 76–78 | 6–18 (2–9) | 19 – tied | 7 – Brewer | 3 – Nunn | ICCU Arena (1,972) Moscow, ID |
| February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Colorado | L 61–77 | 6–19 (2–10) | 11 – Ricketts | 9 – Holt | 4 – tied | Hornets Nest (532) Sacramento, CA |
| February 15, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Northern Arizona | L 61–65 | 6–20 (2–11) | 17 – Holt | 13 – Holt | 6 – Neal | Hornets Nest (810) Sacramento, CA |
| February 20, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Weber State | W 80–77 | 7–20 (3–11) | 27 – Holt | 13 – Holt | 7 – Nunn | Dee Events Center (2,196) Ogden, UT |
| February 22, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Idaho State | L 66–83 | 7–21 (3–12) | 17 – Holt | 7 – Dioramma | 5 – Nunn | Reed Gym (1,721) Pocatello, ID |
| February 27, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Montana | L 54–60 | 7–22 (3–13) | 16 – Holt | 9 – Holt | 3 – tied | Hornets Nest (1,023) Sacramento, CA |
| March 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Montana State | L 60–87 | 7–23 (3–14) | 24 – Holt | 6 – tied | 7 – Nunn | Hornets Nest (949) Sacramento, CA |
| March 3, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Portland State | L 56–59 | 7–24 (3–15) | 12 – Skytta | 8 – Skytta | 2 – tied | Viking Pavilion (1,167) Portland, OR |
| Big Sky tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2025 4:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (10) | vs. (9) Weber State First round | L 70–83 | 7–25 | 20 – Holt | 4 – Holt | 5 – Nunn | 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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