Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball

Sacramento State Hornets
Sacramento State Hornets
	2023–24 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team
University	Sacramento State
Head coach	Michael Czepil (interim)
Conference	Big Sky
Location	Sacramento, California
Arena	The Nest ; (Capacity: 1,012)
Nickname	Hornets
Colors	Green and gold;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament runner-up
	1962*
NCAA tournament Final Four
	1962*
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	1962*
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1962*
NCAA tournament second round
	1962*
NCAA tournament appearances
	1959, 1962, 1970, 1988; *at Division II level

The Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents California State University, Sacramento in Sacramento, California.^[2] 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 interim head coach Michael Czepil.

Postseason

The Hornets have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) once, with a record of 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2015	First round Second Round	Portland Northern Arizona	W 73–66 L 73–78

The Hornets appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament four times, with a combined record of 4–7.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1959	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd Place	Cal State Los Angeles Willamette	L 57–83 L 57–76
1962	Regional semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four Championship	Seattle Pacific Cal Poly Pomona Valparaiso Nebraska Wesleyan Mount Saint Mary's	W 68–57 W 73–65 W 61–54 W 74–73 ^2OT L 57–58 ^OT
1970	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd Place	UC Riverside Boise State	L 62–67 L 61–63
1988	Regional semifinals Regional 3rd Place	Cal State Hayward Cal State Bakersfield	L 85–96 L 89–90