The 2017–18 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by 10th-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 7–25, 4–14 in Big Sky play to finish in 11th place. They lost in the first of the Big Sky tournament to Portland State
Previous season The Hornets finished the 2016–17 season 13–18, 9–9 in Big Sky play to finish in seventh place. As the No. 7 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they defeated Idaho State in the first round, before losing to Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Trevis Jackson 11 G 5'11" 171 Senior Santa Monica, California Graduated Grant Dressler 12 G/F 6'6" 194 Sophomore Las Vegas, Nevada Transferred to Chaminade Matt Battaglia 15 G 6'0" 180 Freshman El Dorado Hills, California Walk-on; Didn't return Nick Hornsby 33 G/F 6'7" 235 Senior Irvine, California Graduated Eric Stuteville 44 C 6'11" 256 Senior Orangevale, California Graduated
2017 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big Sky regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big Sky tournament
Source
See also 2017–18 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team
References