Walter Jackson

Coming off a 90-75 victory in the team's home opener Wednesday night against Bethany, the Sacramento State men's basketball squad (2-2) hops back on the road to play Oregon State in Corvallis Saturday afternoon at 12:05 p.m...the game will mark the fourth time in the team's first five games the Hornets will play away from home...Sacramento State's two victories this season already matches the team's win total from all of last year (2-27)...Read More

After going 1-2 at last weekend's season-opening Rice Basketball Challenge in Houston, Texas, Sacramento State returns to action for its home opener this Wednesday, Nov. 18 against Bethany at 7:05 p.m...the Hornets are 9-1 in home openers over the last 10 years...Bethany, which is an NAIA institution from Scotts Valley, Calif. and a member of the California Pacific Conference, will enter Wednesday's game with a 1-5 record...the Hornets' victory over Houston Baptist on Saturday marked the team's first win away from home since a 74-60 victory over Northern Colorado on Dec. 30, 2006...three of the team's top four scorers ( John Dickson , Domineek Daniel and Sultan Toles-Bey ) are playing their first seasons in a Sacramento State uniform...Wednesday's game can be seen live and free via webcast at www.bigskytv.org ...the contest can be heard live locally on KRJY 1240 AM, and on the internet at www.hornetsports.com with 13th year play-by-play announcer Steve McElroy calling the action...Wednesday's contest marks the first of just two games the Hornets will play at home this month (Nov. 28 vs. UC Riverside)...the Hornets play six of their first eight games away from home...Sacramento State is 2-0 all-time against Bethany (both games coming at home), including a 107-73 victory on Nov. 10, 2006 and a 103-48 win on Nov. 17, 2000...both of those games marked Sacramento State's home opener. Read More

So as Brian Katz puts in another layer of the foundation, the second-year Sacramento State men's basketball coach hints at signs of progress. Read More

Last season saw the Big Sky boast of two 20+ win teams in Portland State (23-10) and Weber State (21-10), but there was only one other program, Montana (17-12), that finished above .500 overall. Read More

That's the rallying cry as Sacramento State's men's basketball team opens practice tonight for the 2009-10 season. Read More

Practice continues 5-6 days a week leading up to the team's lone home exhibition game against Menlo on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 7:05 p.m. The Hornets' season opener will take place on the road at Rice as part of a three-day, three-team tournament on Friday, Nov. 13. Read More