2020–21 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2020–21 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Hornets, led by 13th-year head coach Brian Katz played their home games at the Hornets Nest in Sacramento, California as members of the Big Sky Conference . They finished the season 8-12, 5-9 in Big Sky Play to finish in 9th place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to Northern Colorado .
Previous season
The Hornets finished the 2019–20 season 16–14, 8–12 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They received the #9 seed in the Big Sky tournament , and went up against the #8 seed Weber State in the first round, winning 64–52.[ 1] Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals, but the remainder of the tournament was cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic .[ 2]
Roster
2020–21 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F 0
Samaad Hector 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg)
Jr Lower Columbia College
Vancouver, Washington
G 1
Teiano Hardee 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Fr Vanden High School
Fairfield, California
G 3
Rick Barros III 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
RS Fr Nation Wide Academy
Sacramento, California
G 4
Zach Chappell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Jr San Jose State
Sacramento, California
G 11
Brandon Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
RS Jr UC Santa Barbara
Orlando, Florida
G 12
Deshaun Highler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Jr East Los Angeles College
Riverside, California
F 13
Jordan Cooke-Harper 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg)
Jr Southwestern College
San Diego , California
G 14
William FitzPatrick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Sr Folsom Lake College
Folsom, California
G 15
Elijah McCullough 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
RS So Damien High School
Chino Hills, California
G 20
Noah Zoppi 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Jr Butte College
Corning, California
F 22
Ethan Esposito 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg)
Sr San Diego City College
Naples , Italy
G/F 23
Bryce Fowler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
Sr Agua Fria High School
Avondale, Arizona
F 32
Jalen Townsell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
So Arizona Western College
Sparks, Nevada
F 33
David Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Fr Woodstock Academy
Sacramento, California
F 34
Spencer Monteiro 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Sr San Joaquin Delta College
Woodbridge, California
G 35
Christian Terrell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
RS Sr UC Santa Barbara
Sacramento, California
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Regular season
November 25, 2020 *7:05 pm
Bethesda W 101–57 1–0
Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
December 3, 2020 5:05 pm
Idaho W 77–55 2–0
Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
December 5, 2020 10:35 am
Idaho W 73–57 3–0
Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
December 12, 2020 *
vs. Santa Clara
Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests
Kaiser Permanente Arena Santa Cruz, CA
December 19, 2020 *12:05 pm
UC Davis Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests
Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
December 21, 2020 *6:05 pm
at Stanford
Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests
Maples Pavilion Stanford, CA
December 30, 2020 *7:00 pm
at Saint Mary's
L 45–63 3–1
University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
January 7, 2021 3:05 pm
Portland State Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests
Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
January 9, 2021 12:05 pm
at Portland State
Canceled due to positive COVID-19 tests
Viking Pavilion Portland, OR
January 17, 2021 1:00 pm
at Idaho State
L 56–57 OT
4–2
Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
January 18, 2021 12:00 pm
at Idaho State
W 70–65 5–2
Reed Gym Pocatello, ID
January 21, 2021 5:05 pm
Montana L 66–78 5–3
Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
January 23, 2021 11:05 am
Montana W 89–83 2OT
6–3
Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
January 31, 2021 11:05 am
at Eastern Washington
L 60–68 6–4
Reese Court Cheney, WA
February 1, 2021 11:05 am
at Eastern Washington
L 79–94 6–5
Reese Court Cheney, WA
February 4, 2021 5:05 pm
Northern Arizona Canceled
Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
February 6, 2021 11:05 am
Northern Arizona Canceled
Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
February 11, 2021
at Northern Colorado
Canceled
Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
February 13, 2021 11:05 am
Northern Colorado Canceled
Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
February 14, 2021 *12:00 pm
California Baptist W 70–69 7–6
Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
February 18, 2021 6:05 pm
at Southern Utah
L 69–88 7–7
America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
February 20, 2021 11:05 am
at Southern Utah
L 57–77 7–8
America First Event Center Cedar City, UT
February 25, 2021 5:05 pm
Weber State L 73-82 7-9
Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
February 27, 2021 11:05 am
Weber State L 70-72 7-10
Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
March 4, 2021 6:05 pm
at Montana State
L 75-77 7-11
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
March 6, 2021 11:05 am
at Montana State
W 74-73 8-11
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
Big Sky tournament
March 10, 2021 9:30am, Pluto TV
(9)
vs. (8) Northern Colorado
L 83-90 8-12
Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific .
Source[ 3]
References
