2018–19 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team

2018–19 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	† 2019 Big Sky Tournament winner ; As of April 9, 2018;

Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball
2018–19 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Brian Katz (11th season)
Assistant coach	Brandon Laird
Assistant coach	Chris Walker
Assistant coach	Nate Smith
Home arena	The Nest; (Capacity: 1,012)

The 2018–19 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represents California State University, Sacramento in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets are led by eleventh-year head coach Brian Katz and competes at The Nest. Sacramento State is a member of the Big Sky Conference, and participates in their 23rd consecutive season in that league.

Before the season

The Hornets finished 7–25 overall, and 4–14 in the conference. During the season, the Hornets participated in the Wooden Legacy, which was held in Fullerton, California. Sacramento State earned 8th place by losing to Cal State Fullerton, Saint Joseph's, and San Diego State. Sacramento State lost in both matches of the Sacramento Showcase against rival UC Davis and Portland. In the postseason, Sacramento State lost to Portland State in the first round of the 2018 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament in Reno, Nevada.

On July 19th, 2018, the Sacramento State Hornets finished renovating The Nest's court. The renovation features include an emphasis on the main logo, implementing the school-known hashtag #StingersUp, and a redone of Sacramento State's colors.^[1]

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Justin Strings	3	F	6'7"	220	Senior	Carson, CA	Graduated
Jiday Ugbaja	4	G	5'11"	194	Senior	San Francisco, CA	Graduate transferred to San Francisco State
Cristian Perez	32	F	6'7"	215	Junior	Santa Fe Springs, CA	Left the team due to personal reasons
James Herrick	50	C	6'10"	256	Senior	Minden, NV	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Ethan Esposito	22	G/F	6'7"	220	Sophomore	Naples, Italy	Junior college transferred from San Diego City College
Brandon Davis	32	G	6'2"	190	Sophomore	Mission Hills, CA	Transferred from UC Santa Barbara. Under NCAA transfer rules, Davis will have to sit out from the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2018 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Elijah McCullough #62 PG	La Verne, CA	Damien High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Sep 10, 2017
Elijah McCullough #62 PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73
James Bridges SG	Las Vegas, NV	Ed W. Clark High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Feb 26, 2018
James Bridges SG	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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2018-10-05.

Roster

2018–19 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Marcus Graves	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	RS Sr	Westview High School	San Diego, California
F	1	Chibueze Jacobs	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Notre Dame High School	Canyon Country, California
G	2	Izayah Mauriohooho	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Saint Patrick's College	Wellington, New Zealand
G	4	Jamion Wright (W)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Mission High School	San Francisco, California
G	11	Kevin Hicks	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	Sr	Western Texas College	New Orleans, Louisiana
G	12	Jordan Tolbert	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Sr	Western Texas College	Houston, Texas
G	13	Grant Greabell (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Estrella Foothills High School	Goodyear, Arizona
G	14	Jeff Wu	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Modesto Christian School	Taipei, Taiwan
G	15	Elijah McCullough	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Damien High School	Chino Hills, California
G/F	20	James Bridges	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Clark High School	Las Vegas, Nevada
G/F	21	Osi Nwachukwu	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Antelope Valley College	Oakland, California
F	22	Ethan Esposito	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	San Diego City College	Naples, Italy
G/F	23	Bryce Fowler	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Agua Fria High School	Avondale, Arizona
C	25	Calvin Martin	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Citrus College	Ridgecrest, California
C	30	Joshua Patton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS Jr	Sierra College	Manteca, California
G	32	Brandon Davis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	UC Santa Barbara	Mission Hills, California

Head coach

Brian Katz (Sacramento State)

Assistant coach(es)

Brandon Laird (UC Davis)
Chris Walker (Oklahoma)
Nate Smith (Sacramento State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: July 26, 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2018* 7:05 pm	Bethesda	–	–	–	The Nest Sacramento, CA
November 9, 2018* 7:05 pm	Simpson	–	–	–	The Nest Sacramento, CA
Non-conference regular season
November 16, 2018* 6:05 pm	Cal Poly	–	–	–	The Nest Sacramento, CA
November 20, 2018* 7:05 pm	vs. UC Davis Rivalry	–	–	–	Golden 1 Center Sacramento, CA
November 24, 2018* 7:05 pm	Cal State Fullerton	–	–	–	The Nest Sacramento, CA
November 29, 2018* 7:00 pm	at UC Santa Barbara	–	–	–	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, CA
December 1, 2018* 7:05 pm	at Cal State Northridge	–	–	–	Matadome Los Angeles, CA
December 8, 2018* 7:05 pm	at Portland	–	–	–	Chiles Center Portland, OR
December 11, 2018* 7:05 pm	Holy Names	–	–	–	The Nest Sacramento, CA
December 21, 2018* 7:05 pm, P12N	at Washington	–	–	–	Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
Big Sky regular season
December 29, 2018 7:05 pm	Northern Colorado	–	–	–	The Nest Sacramento, CA
January 3, 2019 7:05 pm	at Montana	–	–	–	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
January 5, 2019 1:05 pm	at Montana State	–	–	–	Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
January 12, 2019 7:05 pm	Idaho State	–	–	–	The Nest Sacramento, CA
January 17, 2019 5:35 pm	at Northern Arizona	–	–	–	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ
January 19, 2019 1:05 pm	at Southern Utah	–	–	–	America First Center Cedar City, UT
January 24, 2019 7:05 pm	Idaho	–	–	–	The Nest Sacramento, CA
January 26, 2019 7:05 pm	Eastern Washington	–	–	–	The Nest Sacramento, CA
January 31, 2019 6:05 pm	at Idaho State	–	–	–	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID
February 2, 2019 6:05 pm	at Weber State	–	–	–	Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
February 9, 2019 6:05 pm	at Northern Colorado	–	–	–	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
February 11, 2019 7:35 pm	Portland State	–	–	–	The Nest Sacramento, CA
February 14, 2019 7:05 pm	Southern Utah	–	–	–	The Nest Sacramento, CA
November 16, 2019 7:05 pm	Northern Arizona	–	–	–	The Nest Sacramento, CA
February 21, 2019 7:05 pm	Weber State	–	–	–	The Nest Sacramento, CA
February 23, 2019 7:05 pm	at Portland State	–	–	–	Pamplin Sports Center Portland, OR
February 28, 2019 6:05 pm	at Eastern Washington	–	–	–	Reese Court Cheney, WA
March 2, 2019 7:05 pm	at Idaho	–	–	–	Cowan Spectrum Moscow, ID
March 7, 2019 7:05 pm	Montana State	–	–	–	The Nest Sacramento, CA
March 9, 2019 7:05 pm	Montana	–	–	–	The Nest Sacramento, CA
Big Sky Tournament
March 13–16, 2019	vs.	–	–	–	CenturyLink Arena Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

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References

↑ "The Nest Receives a Brand New Floor Design". Athletics at California State University, Sacramento. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
↑ "2018–19 Men's Basketball Schedule". Athletics at California State University, Sacramento. Retrieved 26 July 2018.

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[1] "The Nest Receives a Brand New Floor Design". Athletics at California State University, Sacramento. Retrieved 26 July 2018.

[2] "2018–19 Men's Basketball Schedule". Athletics at California State University, Sacramento. Retrieved 26 July 2018.

Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball
Venues	Hornets Nest (1955–present)
Culture & lore	Sacramento State Hornet Revue
People	Head coaches
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2018–19 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Idaho	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Idaho State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Montana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Montana State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Arizona	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Colorado	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Portland State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Sacramento State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Utah	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Weber State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2019 Big Sky Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018;