# 2014–15 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets were led by seventh year head coach Brian Katz and played their home games at Hornets Nest. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 13–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament where they lost to Eastern Washington. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Portland in the first round before losing in the second round to fellow Big Sky member Northern Arizona.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Marcus Graves | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Freshman | San Diego, California |
| 1 | Dreon Barlett | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Junior | Huntington Beach, California |
| 2 | Cody Demps | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Junior | Elk Grove, California |
| 4 | Jiday Ugbaja | Guard | 5–11 | 185 | Freshman | San Francisco, California |
| 5 | Dylan Garrity | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Senior | Huntington Beach, California |
| 10 | Mikh McKinney | Guard | 6–1 | 170 | Senior | Union City, California |
| 11 | Trevis Jackson | Guard | 5–11 | 165 | Sophomore | Santa Monica, California |
| 20 | Zach Mills | Forward | 6–5 | 215 | Senior | Yorba Linda, California |
| 21 | Mason Stuteville | Forward | 6–11 | 230 | Freshman | Orangevale, California |
| 33 | Nick Hornsby | Guard/Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Sophomore | Irvine, California |
| 34 | Alex Tiffin | Forward | 6–9 | 235 | Senior | Thousand Oaks, California |
| 44 | Eric Stuteville | Center | 6–11 | 250 | Sophomore | Orangevale, California |
| 50 | James Herrick | Center | 6–9 | 240 | Freshman | Minden, Nevada |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition season |||||
| 11/04/2014* 7:00 pm | Holy Names | W 68–45 | | Hornets Nest (427) Sacramento, CA |
| 11/07/2014* 7:00 pm | Menlo | W 77–68 | | Hornets Nest (381) Sacramento, CA |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 6:00 pm, RTNW | at No. 13 Gonzaga | L 58–104 | 0–1 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| 11/17/2014* 7:00 pm | at UC Riverside | W 70–69 | 1–1 | UC Riverside Student Recreation Center (580) Riverside, CA |
| 11/19/2014* 7:00 pm | Simpson | W 74–42 | 2–1 | Hornets Nest (433) Sacramento, CA |
| 11/25/2014* 7:00 pm | Bristol | W 97–63 | 3–1 | Hornets Nest (483) Sacramento, CA |
| 12/01/2014* 7:00 pm | Utah Valley | W 65–56 | 4–1 | Hornets Nest (383) Sacramento, CA |
| 12/04/2014* 5:00 pm | at Abilene Christian | L 61–72 | 4–2 | Moody Coliseum (2,215) Abilene, TX |
| 12/06/2014* 7:00 pm | at UC Irvine | L 62–74 | 4–3 | Bren Events Center (2,259) Irvine, CA |
| 12/11/2014* 7:00 pm | Cal State Fullerton | W 73–59 | 5–3 | Hornets Nest (436) Sacramento, CA |
| 12/14/2014* 5:00 pm | Portland | L 75–80 | 5–4 | Hornets Nest (685) Sacramento, CA |
| 12/21/2014* 7:00 pm | at Seattle | L 47–66 | 5–5 | KeyArena (1,599) Seattle, WA |
| 12/27/2014* 6:00 pm | at Utah Valley | W 74–49 | 6–5 | UCCU Center (932) Orem, UT |
| 01/01/2015 7:00 pm | Northern Arizona | W 78–73 | 7–5 (1–0) | Hornets Nest (508) Sacramento, CA |
| 01/03/2015 7:00 pm | Southern Utah | W 90–75 | 8–5 (2–0) | Hornets Nest (545) Sacramento, CA |
| 01/08/2015 5:00 pm | at North Dakota | W 63–61 | 9–5 (3–0) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,372) Grand Forks, ND |
| 01/10/2015 6:00 pm | at Northern Colorado | L 73–84 | 9–6 (3–1) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,275) Greeley, CO |
| 01/15/2015 7:00 pm | Idaho | W 79–76 | 10–6 (4–1) | Hornets Nest (702) Sacramento, CA |
| 01/17/2015 7:00 pm | Eastern Washington | W 90–77 | 11–6 (5–1) | Hornets Nest (902) Sacramento, CA |
| 01/22/2015 6:00 pm | at Idaho State | W 62–59 | 12–6 (6–1) | Reed Gym (1,500) Pocatello, ID |
| 01/24/2015 6:00 pm | at Weber State | W 78–71 | 13–6 (7–1) | Dee Events Center (7,880) Ogden, UT |
| 01/29/2015 7:00 pm | Montana State | W 75–59 | 14–6 (8–1) | Hornets Nest (1,215) Sacramento, CA |
| 01/31/2015 7:00 pm | Montana | W 70–69 | 15–6 (9–1) | Hornets Nest (1,407) Sacramento, CA |
| 02/07/2015 7:00 pm | Portland State | W 64–60 | 16–6 (10–1) | Hornets Nest (1,145) Sacramento, CA |
| 02/12/2015 6:00 pm | at Eastern Washington | L 61–64 | 16–7 (10–2) | Reese Court (3,114) Cheney, WA |
| 02/14/2015 7:00 pm | at Idaho | L 58–69 | 16–8 (10–3) | Cowan Spectrum (1,858) Moscow, ID |
| 02/19/2015 7:00 pm | Northern Colorado | W 66–59 | 17–8 (11–3) | Hornets Nest (1,332) Sacramento, CA |
| 02/21/2015 7:00 pm | North Dakota | W 74–66 | 18–8 (12–3) | Hornets Nest (1,231) Sacramento, CA |
| 02/28/2015 7:00 pm | at Portland State | W 73–60 | 19–8 (13–3) | Stott Center (1,500) Portland, OR |
| 03/05/2015 6:00 pm | at Southern Utah | L 65–69 | 19–9 (13–4) | Centrum Arena (1,780) Cedar City, UT |
| 03/07/2015 1:00 pm | at Northern Arizona | L 68–70 | 19–10 (13–5) | Walkup Skydome (1,581) Flagstaff |
| Big Sky tournament |||||
| 03/12/2015 12:30 pm | vs. Portland State Quarterfinals | W 70–60 | 20–10 | Dahlberg Arena (2,239) Missoula, MT |
| 03/13/2015 4:30 pm | vs. Eastern Washington Semifinals | L 83–91 | 20–11 | Dahlberg Arena (5,009) Missoula, MT |
| CIT |||||
| 03/18/2015* 7:00 pm | at Portland First round | W 73–66 | 21–11 | Chiles Center (1,013) Portland, OR |
| 03/21/2015* 7:00 pm | Northern Arizona Second round | L 73–78 | 21–12 | Hornets Nest (1,137) Sacramento, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||