2022–23 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team

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.

2022–23 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record14–18 (7–11 Big Sky)
Head coach
Associate head coachMichael Czepil
Assistant coaches
  • Hays Myers
  • Loren Leath
Home arenaHornets Nest
(Capacity: 1,012)
Seasons
2022–23 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Washington 16 2   .889 23 11   .676
Montana State 15 3   .833 25 10   .714
Weber State 12 6   .667 18 15   .545
Montana 10 7   .588 17 14   .548
Idaho State 8 10   .444 11 21   .344
Sacramento State 7 11   .389 14 18   .438
Portland State 6 11   .353 12 19   .387
Northern Colorado 6 12   .333 12 20   .375
Northern Arizona 5 13   .278 12 23   .343
Idaho 4 14   .222 10 22   .313
Conference tournament winner

Previous season

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The Hornets finished the 2021–22 season 11–18, 6–14 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for eighth place. In the Big Sky tournament, they defeated Idaho in the first round,[1] before falling to Montana State in the quarterfinals.[2]

On April 5, interim head coach Brandon Laird found out that he wouldn't be retained as head coach,[3] following the school's announcement that Oklahoma associate head coach David Patrick would be the team's next head coach.[4]

Roster

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2022–23 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Hunter Marks 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Hartford Phillip Island, Australia
G 1 Teiano Hardee 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Vanden High School Fairfield, California
G 3 Rick Barros III 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Nation Wide Academy Sacramento, California
G 4 Zach Chappell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr San Jose State Sacramento, California
G 5 Gianni Hunt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Oregon State Lakewood, California
G 11 Quadry Adams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So St. Bonaventure Piscataway, New Jersey
G 13 Xavier Ford 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Riverside City College Pasadena, California
F 14 Kiir Kiir Chol Deng 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr NBA Global Academy Juba, South Sudan
G 20 Austin Patterson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Wofford Sonora, California
G 22 Cameron Wilbon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Robert Morris Gary, Indiana
G 24 Chris Holley 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Jesuit High School Sacramento, California
C 25 Callum McRae 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Sr UC Riverside Palmerston North, New Zealand
F 55 Akol Mawein 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Oklahoma Sydney, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 19, 2022

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
8:30 pm, P12N
at No. 8 UCLA L 50–76  0–1
Pauley Pavilion (6,096)
Los Angeles, CA
November 12, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC San Diego W 65–55  1–1
LionTree Arena (2,259)
La Jolla, CA
November 14, 2022*
6:00 pm, Altitude
at Denver W 73–69  2–1
Hamilton Gymnasium (1,113)
Denver, CO
November 18, 2022*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
UC Merced W 58–43  3–1
Hornets Nest (711)
Sacramento, CA
November 22, 2022*
7:30 pm
vs. UC Davis
Causeway Cup
L 71–82  3–2
Golden 1 Center (1,480)
Sacramento, CA
November 25, 2022*
5:30 pm, ESPN+
vs. Hawaii
North Shore Classic
L 61–74  3–3
Cannon Activities Center (1,225)
Laie, HI
November 26, 2022*
6:30 pm, ESPN+
vs. Southern Utah
North Shore Classic
L 87–91 2OT 3–4
Cannon Activities Center (1,344)
Laie, HI
December 3, 2022*
2:00 pm, WCC Network
at Santa Clara L 65–72  3–5
Leavey Center (1,106)
Santa Clara, CA
December 7, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Denver W 87–85 OT 4–5
Hornets Nest (690)
Sacramento, CA
December 10, 2022*
3:30 pm, ESPN+
Long Beach State W 76–74  5–5
Hornets Nest (710)
Sacramento, CA
December 17, 2022*
4:00 pm, MW Network
at Fresno State W 59–53  6–5
Save Mart Center (3,913)
Fresno, CA
December 21, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cal State Fullerton L 49–59  6–6
Titan Gym (538)
Fullerton, CA
December 28, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Stanislaus State W 72–51  7–6
Hornets Nest (657)
Sacramento, CA
Big Sky regular season
December 31, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Portland State W 74–63  8–6
(1–0)
Hornets Nest (577)
Sacramento, CA
January 5, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho W 85–83 OT 9–6
(2–0)
ICCU Arena (1,369)
Moscow, ID
January 7, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Washington L 75–78  9–7
(2–1)
Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
January 12, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Colorado W 72–64  10–7
(3–1)
Hornets Nest (613)
Sacramento, CA
January 14, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Arizona W 59–56  11–7
(4–1)
Hornets Nest (475)
Sacramento, CA
January 19, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho State L 61–65  11–8
(4–2)
Reed Gym (1,096)
Pocatello, ID
January 21, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Weber State L 48–50  11–9
(4–3)
Dee Events Center (6,156)
Ogden, UT
January 26, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana W 67–48  12–9
(5–3)
Hornets Nest (714)
Sacramento, CA
January 28, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana State L 65–72  12–10
(5–4)
Hornets Nest (875)
Sacramento, CA
February 2, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Washington L 63–82  12–11
(5–5)
Hornets Nest (1,096)
Sacramento, CA
February 4, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho L 76–82 OT 12–12
(5–6)
Hornets Nest (747)
Sacramento, CA
February 9, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Arizona L 55–77  12–13
(5–7)
Findlay Toyota Court (847)
Flagstaff, AZ
February 11, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Colorado L 54–70  12–14
(5–8)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,265)
Greeley, CO
February 16, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Weber State L 49–52  12–15
(5–9)
Hornets Nest (906)
Sacramento, CA
February 18, 2023
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho State W 70–65  13–15
(6–9)
Hornets Nest (975)
Sacramento, CA
February 23, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana State L 56–60  13–16
(6–10)
Worthington Arena (2,411)
Bozeman, MT
February 25, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana L 72–74  13–17
(6–11)
Dahlberg Arena (3,831)
Missoula, MT
February 27, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Portland State W 76–74  14–17
(7–11)
Viking Pavilion 
Portland, OR
Big Sky tournament
March 6, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPN+
(6) vs. (3) Weber State
Quarterfinals
L 64–70  14–18
Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "#BigSkyInBoise Day Three Recap". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  2. ^ "MEN'S BASKETBALL SEASON COMES TO AN END WITH BIG SKY QUARTERFINAL LOSS TO MONTANA STATE". Sacramento State. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  3. ^ "'What's done is done': former interim Sac State basketball coach calls out athletic director for mishandling of his departure as head coach". The State Hornet. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  4. ^ "OU assistant David Patrick leaves program to become Sacramento State men's basketball head coach". The Oklahoman. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Sacramento State. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  6. ^ "2022-23 Sacramento State Hornets Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 17, 2022.