Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball

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Sacramento State Hornets
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UniversitySacramento State
Head coachAaron Kallhoff (1st season)
Conference Big Sky
Location Sacramento, California
Arena Hornets Nest
(Capacity: 1,012)
Nickname Hornets
ColorsGreen and gold [1]
   
Uniforms
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NCAA tournament appearances
2023
Conference tournament champions
2023
Conference regular season champions
2023

The Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team is the basketball team that represent California State University, Sacramento in Sacramento, California. The school's team currently competes in the Big Sky Conference. [2]

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History

Sacramento State began play in 1976. They joined Division I in 1991. They played in the North Central Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (NCIAC) for their first season before playing in the GSC from 1977 to 1981. They joined the NCAC in 1981, playing until 1985 before becoming an Independent. They joined the American West Conference in 1994. They joined the Big Sky Conference in 1996. The first postseason appearance for the Hornets was the 2015 Women's National Invitation Tournament, where they made the Third Round. [3] [4] The 2022-23 season saw the program set multiple records: the first time they won over twenty games in a season and the first time they won the regular season Big Sky title, doing so by going 13-5 (tying a program record for best conference record) for a three way tie. In the Big Sky Tournament, they beat Idaho and Portland State to reach their first ever Big Sky final. They beat Northern Arizona on March 8 by a score of 76-63 to win their first conference tournament and reach the NCAA tournament. [5] [6]

Postseason

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Hornets have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament once. Their record is 0-1.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2023 First Round#4 UCLAL 45-67

WNIT results

The Hornets have appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament once. Their record is 2-1.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2015 First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Pacific
Eastern Washington
St. Mary's
W 83-79
W 84-49
L 69-77

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The Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents California State University, Sacramento in Sacramento, California. Members of the Big Sky Conference since 1996, the Hornets have yet to play in the NCAA Division I Tournament or the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). They are currently coached by David Patrick, who took over in 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sacramento State Hornets</span> Athletic teams of California State University, Sacramento

The Sacramento State Hornets is the team that represents California State University, Sacramento in Sacramento, the capital city of the U.S. state of California, in intercollegiate athletics.

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 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 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 and 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 2000 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach John Volek, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a four-way tie for second place in the Big Sky. They finished above .500 for the first time in Big Sky play. The team outscored its opponents 329 to 279 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

The 2001 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach John Volek, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the Big Sky. The team was outscored by its opponents 424 to 249 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

The 2003 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Steve Mooshagian, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the Big Sky. The team was outscored by its opponents 332 to 237 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

The 2005 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Steve Mooshagian, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the Big Sky. The team was outscored by its opponents 352 to 192 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

The 2007 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Marshall Sperbeck, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big Sky. The team was outscored by its opponents 305 to 201 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

The 2008 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Marshall Sperbeck, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Big Sky. The team was outscored by its opponents 324 to 319 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

The 2009 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Marshall Sperbeck, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Big Sky. The team was outscored by its opponents 371 to 274 for the season. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

The 2010 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Marshall Sperbeck, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for third in the Big Sky. The team outscored its opponents 353 to 272 for the season. This was the first winning season for the Hornets since the 2000 team finished 7–4. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

The 2017–18 Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball team represents 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 play 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 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento as a member of the Big Sky Conference during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Jody Sears in his fifth and final season as head coach, Sacramento State compiled an overall record of 2–8 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of 13 teams in the Big Sky. The Hornets played home games at Hornet Stadium in Sacramento, California.

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 represents 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 play 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 represents California State University, Sacramento in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets are led by 12th-year head coach Brian Katz and play their home games at the Hornets Nest. They are a member of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season

The 2021 Sacramento State Hornets football team represented California State University, Sacramento in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Troy Taylor and played their home games at Hornet Stadium. They competed as a member of the Big Sky Conference.

References

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  2. "Sacramento State Athletics". Hornetsports.com. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
  3. "Sacramento State Athletics" (PDF). Hornetsports.com. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
  4. "Sacramento State Athletics" (PDF). Hornetsports.com. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
  5. https://statehornet.com/2023/03/sac-state-womens-basketball-portland-state-3/
  6. https://www.fox40.com/sports/sacramento-state-womens-basketball-team-wins-big-sky-tournament/amp/