# 2022–23 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by first-year head coach David Patrick, played their home games at the Hornets Nest in Sacramento, California as members of the Big Sky Conference.

## Previous season

The Hornets finished the 2021–22 season 11–18, 6–14 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. In the Big Sky tournament, they defeated Idaho in the first round, before falling to Montana State in the quarterfinals.
On April 5, interim head coach Brandon Laird found out that he wouldn't be retained as head coach, following the school's announcement that Oklahoma associate head coach David Patrick would be the team's next head coach.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 8:30 pm, P12N | | at No. 8 UCLA | L 50–76 | 0–1 | Pauley Pavilion (6,096) Los Angeles, CA |
| November 12, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UC San Diego | W 65–55 | 1–1 | LionTree Arena (2,259) La Jolla, CA |
| November 14, 2022* 6:00 pm, Altitude | | at Denver | W 73–69 | 2–1 | Hamilton Gymnasium (1,113) Denver, CO |
| November 18, 2022* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UC Merced | W 58–43 | 3–1 | Hornets Nest (711) Sacramento, CA |
| November 22, 2022* 7:30 pm | | vs. UC Davis Causeway Cup | L 71–82 | 3–2 | Golden 1 Center (1,480) Sacramento, CA |
| November 25, 2022* 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Hawaii North Shore Classic | L 61–74 | 3–3 | Cannon Activities Center (1,225) Laie, HI |
| November 26, 2022* 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | | vs. Southern Utah North Shore Classic | L 87–91 $^{2OT}$ | 3–4 | Cannon Activities Center (1,344) Laie, HI |
| December 3, 2022* 2:00 pm, WCC Network | | at Santa Clara | L 65–72 | 3–5 | Leavey Center (1,106) Santa Clara, CA |
| December 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Denver | W 87–85 $^{OT}$ | 4–5 | Hornets Nest (690) Sacramento, CA |
| December 10, 2022* 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Long Beach State | W 76–74 | 5–5 | Hornets Nest (710) Sacramento, CA |
| December 17, 2022* 4:00 pm, MW Network | | at Fresno State | W 59–53 | 6–5 | Save Mart Center (3,913) Fresno, CA |
| December 21, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cal State Fullerton | L 49–59 | 6–6 | Titan Gym (538) Fullerton, CA |
| December 28, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Stanislaus State | W 72–51 | 7–6 | Hornets Nest (657) Sacramento, CA |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| December 31, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Portland State | W 74–63 | 8–6 (1–0) | Hornets Nest (577) Sacramento, CA |
| January 5, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Idaho | W 85–83 $^{OT}$ | 9–6 (2–0) | ICCU Arena (1,369) Moscow, ID |
| January 7, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Washington | L 75–78 | 9–7 (2–1) | Reese Court Cheney, WA |
| January 12, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Colorado | W 72–64 | 10–7 (3–1) | Hornets Nest (613) Sacramento, CA |
| January 14, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Arizona | W 59–56 | 11–7 (4–1) | Hornets Nest (475) Sacramento, CA |
| January 19, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Idaho State | L 61–65 | 11–8 (4–2) | Reed Gym (1,096) Pocatello, ID |
| January 21, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Weber State | L 48–50 | 11–9 (4–3) | Dee Events Center (6,156) Ogden, UT |
| January 26, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Montana | W 67–48 | 12–9 (5–3) | Hornets Nest (714) Sacramento, CA |
| January 28, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Montana State | L 65–72 | 12–10 (5–4) | Hornets Nest (875) Sacramento, CA |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Washington | L 63–82 | 12–11 (5–5) | Hornets Nest (1,096) Sacramento, CA |
| February 4, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Idaho | L 76–82 $^{OT}$ | 12–12 (5–6) | Hornets Nest (747) Sacramento, CA |
| February 9, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Arizona | L 55–77 | 12–13 (5–7) | Findlay Toyota Court (847) Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 11, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Colorado | L 54–70 | 12–14 (5–8) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,265) Greeley, CO |
| February 16, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Weber State | L 49–52 | 12–15 (5–9) | Hornets Nest (906) Sacramento, CA |
| February 18, 2023 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Idaho State | W 70–65 | 13–15 (6–9) | Hornets Nest (975) Sacramento, CA |
| February 23, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Montana State | L 56–60 | 13–16 (6–10) | Worthington Arena (2,411) Bozeman, MT |
| February 25, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Montana | L 72–74 | 13–17 (6–11) | Dahlberg Arena (3,831) Missoula, MT |
| February 27, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Portland State | W 76–74 | 14–17 (7–11) | Viking Pavilion Portland, OR |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | (6) | vs. (3) Weber State Quarterfinals | L 64–70 | 14–18 | 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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