2017 – 18 Sacramento State Hornets men 's basketball team represented California State University , Sacramento during the 2017 – 18 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Hornets , led by 10th-year head coach Brian Katz , played their home games at the Hornets Nest in Sacramento , California , as members of the Big Sky Conference . They finished the season 7 – 25 , 4 – 14 in Big Sky play to finish in 11th place . They lost in the first of the Big Sky Tournament to Portland State The Hornets finished the 2016 – 17 season 13 – 18 , 9 – 9 in Big Sky play to finish in seventh place . As the No. 7 seed in the Big Sky Tournament , they defeated Idaho State in the first round , before losing to Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals
Big Sky Tournament
2017 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2017–18 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team