2024–25 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team

2024–25 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball
2024–25 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Michael Czepil (interim);
Assistant coaches	Hays Myers; Van Green; Elijah Roth; Zach Chappell;
Home arena	Hornets Nest
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Idaho	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Montana	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Northern Arizona	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Northern Colorado	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Weber State	0	–	0	–	1	–	0	1.000
Idaho State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Montana State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Sacramento State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Eastern Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000
Portland State	0	–	0	–	0	–	1	.000

† 2025 Big Sky tournament winner As of November 4, 2024

The 2024–25 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team will represent California State University, Sacramento during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by interim head coach Michael Czepil, will 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]

Roster

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

Michael Czepil (Nicholls State)

Assistant coach(es)

Hays Myers (LSU)
Van Green (Rice)
Elijah Roth (Arizona)
Zach Chappell (Sacramento State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 16, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal Maritime	Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
November 8, 2024* MWN	at Fresno State	Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at UC San Diego	LionTree Arena La Jolla, CA
November 16, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Cal State Northridge	Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
November 24, 2024* 1:00 pm, ACCNX	at California Cal Classic	Haas Pavilion Berkeley, CA
November 27, 2024* 1:00 pm, MWN	at Air Force Cal Classic	Clune Arena 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:^[7]^[8]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
^ "IDAHO MEN'S BASKETBALL: UI bounced from Big Sky tournament by Sacramento State in the first round". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
^ "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.
^ "Montana State secures 74-71 victory over Sacramento State in Big Sky Conference Tournament". USA Today. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
^ "David Patrick steps down as Sacramento State's men's basketball head coach to join LSU's staff". CBS News. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
^ "David Patrick steps down as Sacramento State basketball head coach to join LSU staff". ABC10. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Sacramento State. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
^ "Sacramento State Hornets 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 16, 2024.

[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 Schedule". Sacramento State. Retrieved October 16, 2024.

[8] "Sacramento State Hornets 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 16, 2024.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

v t e Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball
Venues	Hornets Nest (1955–present)
Culture & lore	Sacramento State Hornet Revue
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25