Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball
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| University | California State University, Sacramento | ||||||||||
| Head coach | Mike Bibby (1st season) | ||||||||||
| Conference | Big Sky | ||||||||||
| Location | Sacramento, California | ||||||||||
| Arena | The Nest (capacity: 1,012) | ||||||||||
| Nickname | Hornets | ||||||||||
| Colors | Green and gold | ||||||||||
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| NCAA tournament runner-up | |||||||||||
| 1962* | |||||||||||
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* at Division II level | |||||||||||
The Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents California State University, Sacramento in Sacramento, California. Members of the Big Sky Conference since 1996, the Hornets have yet to play in the NCAA Division I Tournament or the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). They are currently coached by Mike Bibby. Recently, former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal took over as the GM of basketball operations at the university.