Location | Sacramento, California |
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Coordinates | 38°33′43″N121°25′37″W / 38.561903°N 121.426878°W |
Owner | Sacramento State |
Capacity | 1,012 |
Construction | |
Built | 1955 |
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Sacramento State Hornets (1955–present) |
The Hornets Nest is a 1,012-seat multi-purpose gymnasium at California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State) in Sacramento, California. The arena opened in 1955, and is one of the oldest in D-I sports. [1] It is home to the Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball, women's basketball, and women's volleyball teams.
In 2008, Sacramento State named the floor Colberg Court, in honor of 32-year volleyball head coach Debby Colberg, who retired after the 2007 season. [2] The coach with the most career victories in any sport at Sacramento State, Colberg posted an 828–292 record, garnered two national titles and posted winning volleyball seasons in 30 of her 32 years as head coach.
Premier America Credit Union Arena, formerly Matador Gymnasium, and formerly known by its nickname the Matadome, is a 2,500 seat, indoor multi-purpose stadium on the campus of California State University, Northridge in Northridge, California. The Matadome was renovated in 2014. With the renovation, the arena now has a capacity of 2,500.
The Emporia State Hornets are the athletic teams that represent Emporia State University (ESU). The women's basketball and softball teams use the name Lady Hornets. The university's athletic program fields 15 varsity teams in 11 sports all of whom have combined to win 50 conference championships as well as three national championships. Corky the Hornet serves as the mascot representing the teams, and the school colors are black and gold. Emporia State participates in the NCAA Division II and has been a member of the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association (MIAA) since 1991.
The Sacramento State Hornets is the team that represents California State University, Sacramento in intercollegiate athletics.
The Cal State Los Angeles Golden Eagles are the athletic teams that represent California State University, Los Angeles in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Golden Eagles compete as members of the California Collegiate Athletic Association for all 10 varsity sports. Cal State LA previously competed in Division I and was a founding member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association in 1969, leaving in 1974 but not before winning the conference's basketball title and participating in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
The Washington Huskies women's basketball team represents the University of Washington in NCAA Division I college basketball competing in the Big Ten Conference. Their home games are played at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion, located in Seattle.
The 2014–15 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets were led by seventh year head coach Brian Katz and played their home games at Hornets Nest. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 13–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament where they lost to Eastern Washington. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Portland in the first round before losing in the second round to fellow Big Sky member Northern Arizona.
The Emporia State Hornets basketball team represents Emporia State University in Emporia, Kansas, in the NCAA Division II men's basketball competition. The team is coached by Tom Billeter, who is in his first season as head coach. The Hornets compete in the Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association.
The 2014–15 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hornets, were led by second year head coach Bunky Harkleroad and played their home games at Hornets Nest. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 13–5 in Big Sky play to finish in second place. They advanced to the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament where they lost to Northern Colorado. They were invited to the Women's National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Pacific and Eastern Washington in the first and second rounds before losing in the third round to Saint Mary's.
The 2015–16 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets were led by eighth year head coach Brian Katz and played their home games at Colberg Court. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 6–12 in Big Sky play to finish in tenth place. They defeated Montana State in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Montana.
The 2015–16 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hornets, led by third-year head coach Bunky Harkleroad, played their home games at Hornets Nest. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 14–17, 10–8 in Big Sky play, to finish in seventh place. They advanced to the quarterfinals to the Big Sky women's tournament where they lost to Eastern Washington.
The 2016–17 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hornets, led by fourth year head coach Bunky Harkleroad and played their home games at Hornets Nest. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 6–12 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky women's tournament where they lost to Weber State.
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
The 2017–18 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hornets were led by fifth year head coach Bunky Harkleroad and played their home games at Hornets Nest. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 7–23, 5–13 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky women's tournament to Montana.
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.
The 2018–19 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hornets were led by sixth year head coach Bunky Harkleroad and played their home games at Hornets Nest. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 10–19, 6–14 in Big Sky play to finish in ninth place. They lost in the first round of the Big Sky women's tournament to Northern Arizona.
The 2019–20 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets were led by 12th-year head coach Brian Katz and played their home games at the Hornets Nest. They were a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 16-14.
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.
The 2021–22 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by interim head coach Brandon Laird, played their home games at the Hornets Nest in Sacramento, California as members of the Big Sky Conference.
The 2022–23 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by first-year head coach David Patrick, played their home games at the Hornets Nest in Sacramento, California as members of the Big Sky Conference.
The 2022–23 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Hornets were led by second-year head coach Mark Campbell and played their home games at Hornets Nest. They were members of the Big Sky Conference.