The 2024–25 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team represented California State University, Sacramento during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hornets, led by interim head coach Michael Czepil, played their home games at the Hornets Nest in Sacramento, California as members of the Big Sky Conference.
Previous season The Hornets finished the 2023–24 season 10–24, 4–14 in Big Sky play, to finish in tenth (last) place. They defeated Idaho in the first round and upset top-seeded Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals, before falling to eventual tournament champions Montana State in the semifinals of the Big Sky tournament.
On May 22, 2024, head coach David Patrick announced that he would be stepping down in order to take the associate head coaching position at LSU, with associate head coach Michael Czepil being named interim head coach for the upcoming season.
Offseason
Departures DeparturesNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes Brandon Betson 1 G 6' 1" 190 Senior Hercules, CA Graduated Akol Mawein 3 F 6' 9" 220 Senior Sydney, Australia Graduated Quadry Adams 11 G 6' 4" 190 Junior Piscataway, NJ Transferred to Chaminade Austin Patterson 20 G 6' 3" 185 Junior Sonora, CA Transferred to Montana Zee Hamoda 24 G 6' 7" 180 Junior Riffa, Bahrain Duncan Powell 31 F 6' 8" 240 Sophomore Dallas, TX Transferred to Georgia Tech Source:
Incoming transfers
Incoming transfersNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious school Jalen Pitre 1 F 6' 8" 220 Junior Long Beach, CA Pepperdine EJ Neal 3 G 6' 5" 200 Senior San Francisco, CA Idaho Deonte Williams 6 G 6' 6" 210 Junior Sydney, Australia South Georgia Tech
Recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
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