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2024–25 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record2–4 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
  • Michael Czepil (interim)
Assistant coaches
  • Hays Myers
  • Van Green
  • Elijah Roth
  • Zach Chappell
Home arenaHornets Nest
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Colorado 0 – 0   – 6 – 2   .750
Northern Arizona 0 – 0   – 5 – 2   .714
Montana 0 – 0   – 5 – 3   .625
Portland State 0 – 0   – 3 – 3   .500
Idaho State 0 – 0   – 3 – 4   .429
Montana State 0 – 0   – 3 – 4   .429
Sacramento State 0 – 0   – 2 – 4   .333
Weber State 0 – 0   – 2 – 4   .333
Idaho 0 – 0   – 2 – 5   .286
Eastern Washington 0 – 0   – 1 – 6   .143
† 2025 Big Sky tournament winner
As of November 27, 2024

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

Previous season

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The Hornets finished the 2023–24 season 10–24, 4–14 in Big Sky play to finish in tenth (last) place.[1] They defeated Idaho in the first round[2] and upset top-seeded Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals,[3] before falling to eventual tournament champions Montana State in the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament.[4]

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,[5] with associate head coach Michael Czepil being named interim head coach for the upcoming season.[6]

Offseason

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Departures

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

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Incoming transfers

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

Recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Leo Ricketts
G 		Pleasant Hill, California De La Salle High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) May 24, 2024 
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:

  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

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2024–25 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Jalen Pitre 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Pepperdine Long Beach, California
G 2 Bailey Nunn 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Knox Raiders Melbourne, Australia
G 3 EJ Neal 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Idaho San Francisco, California
G 4 Alex Kovatchev 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Australian Centre of Excellence Perth, Australia
G 5 Michael Wilson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Sacramento High School Sacramento, California
G 6 Deonte Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr South Georgia Tech Sydney, Australia
G 7 Lachlan Brewer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Launceston College Launceston, Australia
G 10 Emil Skytta 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Central Michigan Helsinki, Finland
G 11 Leo Ricketts 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr De La Salle High School Pleasant Hill, California
F 14 Kiir Kiir Chol Deng 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So NBA Global Academy Juba, South Sudan
F 15 Jacob Holt 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Santa Clara Delta, British Columbia
G 24 Julian Vaughns 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Alberta Oakland, California
F 25 Bowyn Beatty 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So NBA Global Academy Canberra, Australia
F 34 Chudi Dioramma 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Haringey Sixth Form College London, England
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 16, 2024

Schedule and results

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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 pm, ESPN+ 		Cal Maritime W 106–44  1–0
  16 – Tied   8 – Tied   8 – Williams  Hornets Nest (529)
Sacramento, CA
November 8, 2024*
7:00 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, 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 pm, ESPN+ 		Mercyhurst
Cal Classic 		      Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
December 4, 2024*
6:00 pm, SLN 		at Denver
Big Sky-Summit Challenge 		      Hamilton Gymnasium 
Denver, CO
December 7, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Omaha
Big Sky-Summit Challenge 		      Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
December 14, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UC Davis
Causeway Cup 		      Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
December 17, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Oregon State       Gill Coliseum 
Corvallis, OR
December 22, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Stanislaus State       Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
December 30, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bethesda       Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
Big Sky regular season
January 4, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Portland State       Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
January 9, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Idaho       Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
January 11, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Washington       Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
January 16, 2025
 ESPN+ 		at Northern Arizona       Findlay Toyota Court 
Flagstaff, AZ
January 18, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Colorado       Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO
January 23, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Idaho State       Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
January 25, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Weber State       Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
January 30, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Montana State       Worthington Arena 
Bozeman, MT
February 1, 2025
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Montana       Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, MT
February 6, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Eastern Washington       Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
February 8, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Idaho       ICCU Arena 
Moscow, ID
February 13, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Colorado       Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
February 15, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Arizona       Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
February 20, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Weber State       Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
February 22, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Idaho State       Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
February 27, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Montana       Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
March 1, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Montana State       Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
March 3, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Portland State       Viking Pavilion 
Portland, OR
Big Sky tournament
March 8–12, 2025
 ESPN+ 		vs.        Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources:[8][9]

References

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  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  2. ^ "IDAHO MEN'S BASKETBALL: UI bounced from Big Sky tournament by Sacramento State in the first round". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  3. ^ "Another one-and-done: Top-seeded EWU men lose first Big Sky tourney game to Sacramento State 74-69". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  4. ^ "Montana State secures 74-71 victory over Sacramento State in Big Sky Conference Tournament". USA Today. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  5. ^ "David Patrick steps down as Sacramento State's men's basketball head coach to join LSU's staff". CBS News. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  6. ^ "David Patrick steps down as Sacramento State basketball head coach to join LSU staff". ABC10. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  7. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster". hornetsports.com. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  8. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Sacramento State. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  9. ^ "Sacramento State Hornets 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
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