# 2017–18 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by 10th-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 7–25, 4–14 in Big Sky play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first of the Big Sky tournament to Portland State

## Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2016–17 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.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Trevis Jackson | 11 | G | 5'11" | 171 | Senior | Santa Monica, California | Graduated |
| Grant Dressler | 12 | G/F | 6'6" | 194 | Sophomore | Las Vegas, Nevada | Transferred to Chaminade |
| Matt Battaglia | 15 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Freshman | El Dorado Hills, California | Walk-on; Didn't return |
| Nick Hornsby | 33 | G/F | 6'7" | 235 | Senior | Irvine, California | Graduated |
| Eric Stuteville | 44 | C | 6'11" | 256 | Senior | Orangevale, California | Graduated |

### 2017 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Jamion Wright PG | San Francisco | Mission High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| Bryce Fowler F/G | Avondale, Arizona | Agua Fria High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 0 ||||||
| 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved November 15, 2017. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 3, 2017* 7:35 pm | | UC Santa Cruz | W 94–75 | | Hornets Nest (681) Sacramento, CA |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 10, 2017* 7:45 pm | | at Colorado State | L 61–72 | 0–1 | Moby Arena (3,797) Fort Collins, CO |
| Nov 14, 2017* 8:00 pm | | Notre Dame de Namur | W 74–53 | 1–1 | Hornets Nest (478) Sacramento, CA |
| Nov 17, 2017* 7:05 pm | | at San Francisco | L 56–69 | 1–2 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,804) San Francisco, CA |
| Nov 21, 2017* 7:05 pm | | vs. UC Davis Sacramento Showcase | L 47–64 | 1–3 | Golden 1 Center (2,200) Sacramento, CA |
| Nov 23, 2017* 10:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. San Diego State Wooden Legacy quarterfinals | L 52–89 | 1–4 | Titan Gym (2,131) Fullerton, CA |
| Nov 24, 2017* 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Cal State Fullerton Wooden Legacy consolation round | L 63–68 | 1–5 | Titan Gym (2,513) Fullerton, CA |
| Nov 26, 2017* 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Saint Joseph's Wooden Legacy 7th place game | L 69–74 | 1–6 | Titan Gym (1,733) Fullerton, CA |
| Dec 4, 2017* 7:05 pm | | at Saint Mary's Wooden Legacy unbracketed game | L 54–70 | 1–7 | McKeon Pavilion (2,588) Moraga, CA |
| Dec 6, 2017* 7:35 pm | | Antelope Valley | W 97–74 | 2–7 | Hornets Nest (534) Sacramento, CA |
| Dec 9, 2017* 1:05 pm | | at Boise State | L 54–77 | 2–8 | Taco Bell Arena (4,648) Boise, ID |
| Dec 19, 2017* 7:05 pm | | Cal State Northridge | W 66–61 | 3–8 | Hornets Nest (538) Sacramento, CA |
| Dec 21, 2017* 5:35 pm | | vs. Portland Sacramento Showcase | L 75–80 | 3–9 | Golden 1 Center (7,880) Sacramento, CA |
| Dec 23, 2017* 7:05 pm | | UC Santa Barbara | L 72–82 | 3–10 | Hornets Nest (802) Sacramento, CA |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| Dec 30, 2017 7:05 pm | | at Portland State | W 80–75 | 4–10 (1–0) | Hornets Nest (574) Sacramento, CA |
| Jan 4, 2018 7:05 pm | | at Idaho | L 68–69 | 4–11 (1–1) | Cowan Spectrum (1,829) Moscow, ID |
| Jan 6, 2018 2:05 pm | | Eastern Washington | L 67–82 | 4–12 (1–2) | Reese Court (1,464) Cheney, WA |
| Jan 11, 2018 7:05 pm | | Montana | L 66–78 | 4–13 (1–3) | Hornets Nest (721) Sacramento, CA |
| Jan 13, 2018 7:05 pm | | Montana State | W 87–68 | 5–13 (2–3) | Hornets Nest (702) Sacramento, CA |
| Jan 18, 2018 6:05 pm | | at Weber State | L 64–80 | 5–14 (2–4) | Dee Events Center (6,410) Ogden, UT |
| Jan 20, 2018 6:05 pm | | at Idaho State | L 65–71 | 5–15 (2–5) | Reed Gym (1,647) Pocatello, ID |
| Jan 27, 2018 1:05 pm | | at Portland State | W 71–61 | 6–15 (3–5) | Pamplin Sports Center (605) Portland, OR |
| Feb 1, 2018 7:05 pm | | Eastern Washington | L 54–74 | 6–16 (3–6) | Hornets Nest (568) Sacramento, CA |
| Feb 3, 2018 7:05 pm | | Idaho | L 58–81 | 6–17 (3–7) | Hornets Nest (675) Sacramento, CA |
| Feb 8, 2018 6:05 pm | | at Montana State | L 76–92 | 6–18 (3–8) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,703) Bozeman, MT |
| Feb 10, 2018 6:05 pm, ELVN | | at Montana | L 69–71 $^{OT}$ | 6–19 (3–9) | Dahlberg Arena (4,592) Missoula, MT |
| Feb 15, 2018 7:05 pm | | Idaho State | L 64–67 | 6–20 (3–10) | Hornets Nest (532) Sacramento, CA |
| Feb 17, 2018 7:05 pm | | Weber State | L 73–83 | 6–21 (3–11) | Hornets Nest (623) Sacramento, CA |
| Feb 22, 2018 5:35 pm | | at Northern Arizona | L 53–58 | 6–22 (3–12) | Walkup Skydome (560) Flagstaff, AZ |
| Feb 24, 2018 11:35 am | | at Southern Utah | L 74–77 | 6–23 (3–13) | America First Events Center (2,740) Cedar City, UT |
| Mar 1, 2018 7:05 pm | | North Dakota | L 73–90 | 6–24 (3–14) | Hornets Nest (501) Sacramento, CA |
| Mar 3, 2018 1:00 pm | | Northern Colorado | W 88–77 | 7–24 (4–14) | Hornets Nest (686) Sacramento, CA |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 2018 8:00 pm, Pluto TV | (11) | vs. (6) Portland State First round | L 67–71 | 7–25 | Reno Events Center (977) Reno, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.. ||||||
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