# 2015–16 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets were led by eighth year head coach Brian Katz and played their home games at Colberg Court. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 6–12 in Big Sky play to finish in tenth place. They defeated Montana State in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Montana.

## Previous season

The Hornets 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.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Mikh McKinney | 10 | G | 6'1" | 170 | Senior | Union City, California | Graduated |
| Zach Mills | 20 | F | 6'5" | 215 | Senior | Yorba Linda, California | Graduated |
| Alex Tiffin | 34 | F | 6'9" | 235 | Senior | Thousand Oaks, California | Graduated |

## 2015 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Joshua Patton PF | Manteca, California | Sierra High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 18, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Jeff Wu SG | Taipei, Taiwan | Modesto Christian High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Oct 24, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Grant Dressler SF | Las Vegas, Nevada | Palo Verde High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Apr 11, 2015 |
| Recruiting 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 25, 2015. ||||||

### 2016 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| George Dancer SG | Modesto, California | Beyer High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | N/A | Jul 8, 2015 |
| Recruiting 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 25, 2015. |||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/06/2015* 7:05 pm | Simpson | W 103–63 | | Hornets Nest (525) Sacramento, California |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| 11/13/2015* 4:30 pm, P12N | at Arizona State | W 66–63 | 1–0 | Wells Fargo Arena (5,275) Tempe, Arizona |
| 11/15/2015* 2:05 pm | at Seattle | W 77–65 | 2–0 | KeyArena (1,754) Seattle, Washington |
| 11/20/2015* 7:05 pm | Holy Names | W 96–56 | 3–0 | Hornets Nest (625) Sacramento, California |
| 11/24/2015* 7:05 pm | UC Davis | W 84–79 | 4–0 | Hornets Nest (1,472) Sacramento, California |
| 11/28/2015* 3:35 pm | South Dakota Sacramento State Tournament | L 90–96 | 4–1 | Hornets Nest (778) Sacramento, California |
| 11/29/2015* 5:35 pm | Pacific Sacramento State Tournament | W 79–71 | 5–1 | Hornets Nest (778) Sacramento, California |
| 12/02/2015* 7:05 pm | at UC Davis | L 61–66 | 5–2 | The Pavilion (2,934) Davis, California |
| 12/07/2015* 7:05 pm | Incarnate Word | W 73–70 | 6–2 | Hornets Nest (805) Sacramento, California |
| 12/12/2015* 7:05 pm | at Portland | L 73–81 | 6–3 | Chiles Center (1,264) Portland, Oregon |
| 12/21/2015* 8:00 pm, P12N | at Stanford | L 60–70 | 6–4 | Maples Pavilion (3,436) Stanford, California |
| 12/28/2015* 7:05 pm | Pacific Union | W 78–49 | 7–4 | Hornets Nest (615) Sacramento, California |
| Big Sky regular season |||||
| 01/02/2016 7:05 pm | at Portland State | L 68–76 | 7–5 (0–1) | Peter Stott Center (485) Portland, Oregon |
| 01/07/2016 6:05 pm | at Montana State | L 64–71 | 7–6 (0–2) | Worthington Arena (2,036) Bozeman, Montana |
| 01/09/2016 6:05 pm | at Montana | L 58–77 | 7–7 (0–3) | Dahlberg Arena (3,846) Missoula, Montana |
| 01/14/2016 7:05 pm | Idaho State | W 82–71 | 8–7 (1–3) | Hornets Nest (781) Sacramento, California |
| 01/16/2016 7:05 pm | Weber State | L 74–85 | 8–8 (1–4) | Hornets Nest (898) Sacramento, California |
| 01/23/2016 7:05 pm | Portland State | L 63–81 | 8–9 (1–5) | Hornets Nest (1,058) Sacramento, California |
| 01/28/2016 7:05 pm | at Idaho | W 65–63 | 9–9 (2–5) | Cowan Spectrum (1,228) Moscow, Idaho |
| 01/30/2016 12:05 pm | at Eastern Washington | L 67–74 | 9–10 (2–6) | Reese Court (1,914) Cheney, Washington |
| 02/04/2016 7:05 pm | Montana | W 83–79 | 10–10 (3–6) | Hornets Nest (965) Sacramento, California |
| 02/06/2016 7:05 pm | Montana State | L 76–79 | 10–11 (3–7) | Hornets Nest (929) Sacramento, California |
| 02/11/2016 6:05 pm | at Weber State | W 63–50 | 10–12 (3–8) | Dee Events Center (6,504) Ogden, Utah |
| 02/13/2016 6:05 pm | at Idaho State | L 64–65 | 10–13 (3–9) | Holt Arena (1,941) Pocatello, Idaho |
| 02/18/2016 7:05 pm | Eastern Washington | L 88–93 | 10–14 (3–10) | Hornets Nest (649) Sacramento, California |
| 02/20/2016 7:05 pm | Idaho | W 68–65 | 11–14 (4–10) | Hornets Nest (845) Sacramento, California |
| 02/25/2016 6:05 pm | at Northern Colorado | L 67–72 | 11–15 (4–11) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,295) Greeley, Colorado |
| 02/27/2016 12:05 pm | at North Dakota | L 71–97 | 11–16 (4–12) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,893) Grand Forks, North Dakota |
| 03/03/2016 7:05 pm | Southern Utah | W 69–63 $^{OT}$ | 12–16 (5–12) | Hornets Nest (689) Sacramento, California |
| 03/05/2016 7:05 pm | Northern Arizona | W 64–51 | 13–16 (6–12) | Hornets Nest (793) Sacramento, California |
| Big Sky tournament |||||
| 03/08/2016 5:30 pm | vs. Montana State First round | W 79–75 | 14–16 | Reno Events Center (1,723) Reno, Nevada |
| 03/10/2016 5:30 pm | vs. Montana Quarterfinals | L 53–70 | 14–17 | Reno Events Center (2,213) Reno, Nevada |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||