Sacramento State

Official Name: 
California State University, Sacramento
Nickname: 
Hornets
Mailing Address: 

6000 J Street
Sacramento, CA 95819-6099

Telephone: 
(916) 278-6896
Fax: 
(916) 278-5429
Enrollment: 
28,375
Arena: 

Memorial Auditorium
Capacity: 2,603
Year Opened: 1927

School Colors: 
Green and Gold
Conference: 

Big Sky
Former Member of American West (1995 and 1996)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

None

NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 

(4) 1959, 1962, 1970, and 1988
4-7 record (.364)
Finished 2nd in 1962

NIT Appearances: 

None

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Jack Heron (16 years from 1969-84 when school was classified as a small college, 197-195 record, .503)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Robert Martin (1,774 points from 1986-89 when school was classified as a small college)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Bill Whitaker (1,026 from 1960-62 when school was classified as a small college)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Loren Leath (41 as senior at Northern Colorado on 1/13/09)

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Warren Conrad

4

1948-52

47-43

.522

1952

18-10

Harold "Hal" Wolf

6

1953-56, 1958-59

68-70

.493

1953

18-8

Harvey Roloff

1

1957

10-12

.455

1957

10-12

Everett Shelton

9

1960-68

118-120

.496

1961

18-8

Jack Heron

14

1969-77, 80-84

189-186

.504

1971

17-8

Elmo Slider

2

1978-79

27-26

.509

1978

14-13

Fred B. Lewis

1

1985

7-23

.233

1985

7-23

Bill Brown

2

1986-87

17-21

.447

1986

13-15

Joseph Anders

6

1987-92

75-86

.465

1988

22-8

Don Newman

5

1993-97

20-114

.149

1996

7-20

Tom Abatemarco

3

1998-2000

13-66

.165

1999

3-23

Jerome Jenkins

8

2001-08

80-147

.352

2006

15-15

Brian Katz

3

2009-11

18-69

.207

2010

9-21

  • All-Time W-L Record: 689-983 (.412) from 1949 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Cal State Sacramento moved up to major-college status in 1992
  • Brown (4-6) was replaced by Anders (8-10) midway through 1986-87.