2016 – 17 Sacramento State Hornets men 's basketball team represented California State University , Sacramento during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Hornets were led by ninth-year head coach Brian Katz and played their home games at the Hornets Nest as members of the Big Sky Conference . They finished the 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
2016–17 Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team