The 2018–19 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets were led by eleventh-year head coach Brian Katz and competed at The Nest as a member of the Big Sky Conference for the 23rd consecutive season. They finished the season 15–16, 8–12 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They defeated Northern Arizona in the first round of the Big Sky tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Montana.
Before the season
The Hornets finished 7–25 overall, and 4–14 in the conference. During the season, the Hornets participated in the Wooden Legacy, which was held in Fullerton, California. Sacramento State earned 8th place by losing to Cal State Fullerton, Saint Joseph's, and San Diego State. Sacramento State lost in both matches of the Sacramento Showcase against rival UC Davis and Portland. In the postseason, Sacramento State lost to Portland State in the first round of the 2018 Big Sky Conference men's basketball tournament in Reno, Nevada.
On July 19, 2018, the Sacramento State Hornets finished renovating The Nest's court. The renovation features include an emphasis on the main logo, implementing the school-known hashtag #StingersUp, and a redone of Sacramento State's colors.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Justin Strings 3 F 6'7" 220 Senior Carson, CA Graduated Jiday Ugbaja 4 G 5'11" 194 Senior San Francisco, CA Graduate transferred to San Francisco State Cristian Perez 32 F 6'7" 215 Junior Santa Fe Springs, CA Left the team for personal reasons James Herrick 50 C 6'10" 256 Senior Minden, NV Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Ethan Esposito 22 G/F 6'7" 220 Sophomore Naples, Italy Junior college transferred from San Diego City College Brandon Davis 32 G 6'2" 190 Sophomore Mission Hills, CA Transferred from UC Santa Barbara. Under NCAA transfer rules, Davis will have to sit out from the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.
2018 recruiting class
Season Senior Marcus Graves was named to the All-Big Sky Second Team.UNC'S JORDAN DAVIS TABBED #BIGSKYMBB MVP; ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM ANNOUNCED. Big Sky Conference. https://bigskyconf.com/news/2019/3/11/mens-basketball-uncs-jordan-davis-tabbed-bigskymbb-mvp-all-conference-team-announced.aspx Retrieved 13 March 2019.
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=12 style=""| Exhibition
!colspan=12 style=""| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=12 style=""| Big Sky regular season
!colspan=12 style=""| Big Sky tournament
References