2024–25 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team explained

Sport:	basketball
Prev Year:	2023–24
Year:	2024–25
Team:	Sacramento State Hornets
Conference:	Big Sky Conference
Short Conf:	Big Sky
Record:	2–5
Conf Record:	0–0
Head Coach:	Michael Czepil (interim)
Asst Coach1:	Hays Myers
Asst Coach2:	Van Green
Asst Coach3:	Elijah Roth
Asst Coach4:	Zach Chappell
Arena:	Hornets Nest

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

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

Departures

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Brandon Betson	1	G	6'1"	190	Senior		Graduated
Akol Mawein	3	F	6'9"	220	Senior		Graduated
Quadry Adams	11	G	6'4"	190	Junior		Transferred to Chaminade
Austin Patterson	20	G	6'3"	185	Junior		Transferred to Montana
Zee Hamoda	24	G	6'7"	180	Junior
Duncan Powell	31	F	6'8"	240	Sophomore		Transferred to Georgia Tech

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Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Jalen Pitre	1	F	6'8"	220	Junior		Pepperdine
EJ Neal	3	G	6'5"	200	Senior		Idaho
Deonte Williams	6	G	6'6"	210	Junior		South Georgia Tech

Recruiting class

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

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