| Sacramento State Hornets | |||||||||||||
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| University | California State University, Sacramento | ||||||||||||
| Head coach | Mike Bibby (1st season) | ||||||||||||
| Conference | Big Sky | ||||||||||||
| Location | Sacramento, California | ||||||||||||
| Arena | The Nest (capacity: 1,012) | ||||||||||||
| Nickname | Hornets | ||||||||||||
| Colors | Green and gold[1] | ||||||||||||
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| NCAA tournament runner-up | |||||||||||||
| 1962* | |||||||||||||
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*at Division II level | |||||||||||||
TheSacramento State Hornets men's basketball team is the basketball team that representsCalifornia State University, Sacramento inSacramento, California.[2] Members of theBig Sky Conference since 1996, the Hornets have yet to play in theNCAA Division I Tournament or theNational Invitation Tournament (NIT). They are currently coached byMike Bibby. Recently, former NBA starShaquille O'Neal took over as the GM of basketball operations at the university.[3]
The Hornets have appeared in theCollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) once, with a record of 1–1.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 2015 | First round Second Round | Portland Northern Arizona | W 73–66 L 73–78 |
The Hornets appeared in theNCAA Division II Tournament four times, with a combined record of 4–7.
| Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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| 1959 | Regional semifinals Regional 3rd Place | Cal State Los Angeles Willamette | L 57–83 L 57–76 |
| 1962 | Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four Championship | Seattle Pacific Cal Poly Pomona Valparaiso Nebraska Wesleyan Mount Saint Mary's | W 68–57 W 73–65 W 61–54 W 74–732OT L 57–58OT |
| 1970 | Regional semifinals Regional 3rd Place | UC Riverside Boise State | L 62–67 L 61–63 |
| 1988 | Regional semifinals Regional 3rd Place | Cal State Hayward Cal State Bakersfield | L 85–96 L 89–90 |
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