Sacramento State Hornets basketball history
California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento, CA)
The Hornets Nest
Big Sky Conference
Current interim head coach: Michael Czepil (2024-)
- Asst: Hays Myers (2022-)
- Asst: Van Green (2024-)
- Asst: Elijah Roth (2022-)
- Asst: Zach Chappell (2024-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships:Â 0
- Final Four Appearances: Â 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances:Â 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances:Â 0
- NCAAT Overall Record:Â 0-0
- NIT Championships:Â 0
- NIT Appearances:Â 0
- NIT Overall Record:Â 0-0
- CIT Appearances:Â 1Â (2015)
- CIT Overall Record:Â 1-1
- NCAA Division II National Championships: Â 0Â (Runner-up in 1962)Â Â
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: Â 4Â (1959, 1962, 1970, 1988)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record:Â 4-7
Conference Titles (Far Western, NCAC, Great Northwest, American West, Big Sky):
- Big Sky Regular Season Championships:Â 0
- Far Western (Div II) Regular Season Championships: Â 7Â (1959, 1961, 1962, 1967, 1970, 1972, 1977)
- Big Sky Tournament Championships:Â 0
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year:Â 0
- John R. Wooden Award:Â 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy:Â 0
- AP All-Americans: Â 0
- Big Sky Player of the Year: Â 1Â (Mikh McKinney, 2015)
Sacramento State head coaches:
Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
Michael Czepil (int.) | 2024-Pres | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
David Patrick | 2022-24 | 24-42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brandon Laird (int.) | 2021-22 | 11-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Brian Katz | 2008-21 | 150-232 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jerome Jenkins | 2000-08 | 80-147 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tom Abatemarco | 1997-2000 | 13-66 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Don Newman | 1992-97 | 20-114 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joseph Anders | 1987-92 | 75-86 | 0 | 1^ | 0 |
Bill Brown | 1985-87 | 17-21 | – | 0 | 0 |
Fred Lewis | 1984-85 | 7-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Heron | 1968-78, 79-84 | 196-258 | 3^ | 1^ | 0 |
Elmo Slider | 1978-79 | 9-25 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Everett Shelton | 1959-68 | 117-118 | 3^ | 1^ | 0 |
Hal Wolf | 1952-56, 57-59 | 63-71 | 1^ | 1^ | 0 |
Harvey Roloff | 1956-57 | 10-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Warren Conrad | 1948-52 | 33-40 | – | 0 | 0 |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These conference titles and tournament appearances came when the Sacramento State program was at the Division II level; Sac State moved up to Division I prior to the 1991-92 season
NOTE:Â Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.Â