M: 2015-16 Schedule

[SDHornet]

Per Hornetsports:

The schedule includes 29 regular season games, comprised of 15 at home and 14 on the road. The Hornets will play 18 Big Sky Conference games, which will feature the usual Thursday-Saturday matchups.

2 non-D1 (3 with an exhibition), home and home with the dungpilers, at Arizona State, at Stanford, at Portland. UOP, dungpile, Weber, Montucky, EWU, and NAU are the best home games on the schedule IMO.

PGP what's your expert opinion on this schedule?

 

[Kadeezy]

I like this schedule... Would be nice to knock off ASU out of the gate. I'm really excited to see how the guards will step up next season. We're likely to see a much slower pace....

I'm excited that I can book a Reno trip early!!!

 

[sacstateman]

As far as the "expert opinion" is concerned, I wish I could help you but sorry, no expert here. I think the schedule looks pretty good. I especially like that we don't have to play at NAU and SUU this year. That trip is a killer at altitude and a looong bus ride. The tournament at the Nest will be fun too. I don't think we will ever get past playing at least 2 DII schools so I like where these two games fall (after roadie to ASU and Seattle and after Stanford and just before conference starts). The BSC Tourney in Reno is great....I'll definitely be there. BTW....I heard that Sac State has offered 2016 guard, George Dancer, from Beyer High in Modesto....I have seen him twice and think he may become a real good player....decent size (6' 2" 190)...can shoot it pretty good and has a real good floor game...keeps his head up with the dribble and passes real well and doesn't have a problem going inside to rebound....could end up being a steal if we can sign him...

 

[superhornet]

Looks like the Sac State Tournament (apparently, that's the official title, as boring as that is) features UOP, South Dakota, and EWU. But the odd scheduling doesn't have us playing EWU. And UOP doesn't play South Dakota.

UOP fans are kinda ambivalent about this; while they're grateful for a pair of D-I games (EWU and Sac State), they're not exactly thrilled about the fact that both are Big Sky. I DID have to remind them that Sac made some noise last year with a coach drawn from Stockton. How quickly they forget....

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[sacstateman]

D-II?????? they need to get their heads out of their arses....if they played South Dakota that would give them 3 loses...they better leave well enough alone...Sac isnt playing EWU for obvious reasons, you don't want to play the same team 3 times in one year

 

[SDHornet]

They could have always declined the invitation…and had the opportunity to hop on a plane over the Thanksgiving weekend and played somewhere else instead. They did finish at the bottom of the WCC last season, but are young and they return everyone.

Like PGP said, we probably play EWU at the tournament if we don’t have them twice on the BSC schedule. No need to play them a 3rd time, and this does give us an early look at the Harvey-less Eags.

 

[superhornet]

D-II?????? they need to get their heads out of their arses....if they played South Dakota that would give them 3 loses...they better leave well enough alone...Sac isnt playing EWU for obvious reasons, you don't want to play the same team 3 times in one year

I'm sorry. That was a typo. I've corrected it....

 

[josephpoint]

Good to see UC Davis back on the schedule and not just once but twice in the same season. A welcome move as this will generate great fan support and increased media attention as match ups against the two rivals always have for over 60 years. Hopefully Davis will keep us on the schedule this coming year instead of dropping us like last year. And the Hornets continue to have a large lead in the all time series in m. basketball like in most sports against the Ags.

 

[sacstateman]

D-II?????? they need to get their heads out of their arses....if they played South Dakota that would give them 3 loses...they better leave well enough alone...Sac isnt playing EWU for obvious reasons, you don't want to play the same team 3 times in one year

I'm sorry. That was a typo. I've corrected it....

OK...sorry if I seem to have jumped on you....sounded kind of funny talking about 2 teams, one of who played in the NCAA tourney and the other played in the CIT, as if they were going to be no competition because they're Big Sky teams.....UOP returns most of their players but they did lose Dulani Robinson, Gabriel Aguirre, and Kaleb Warner (although Warner didn't play much, the other two played big minutes for the Tigers), they will be a bit more experienced at whatever spot Wallace plays but questions are easily asked about the rest of their team....I personally hope they are greatly improved so they can present a challenge to the Hornets and Eagles....

 

[SDHornet]

K, PGP, what’s your season predictions? Here’s mine:

• • Nov. 13 @ Arizona State – Loss (0-1, 0-0 BSC) – ASU returns 4 of their top 5 scorers from last season but graduated their top scorer. ASU should win easily, this will be a good test (and payday) for the young Hornet team.
  • Nov. 15 @ Seattle U – Win (1-1, 0-0 BSC) – Seattle returns 2 of their top 5 scorers from a decent team last season but lost their top two scorers to graduation as well as Sunderhaus to injury. This game features two young back courts going head to head but the Hornets should have the advantage in the paint.
  • Nov. 20 Holy Names – Win (2-1, 0-0 BSC) – This play down game should be a rout.
  • Nov. 24 dungpile – Win (3-1, 0-0 BSC) – The dungpilers finally found the stones to hop on a bus and cross the Causeway this season. They graduated everyone of note from last season and return only 1 of their top 5 scorers. They also took a hit in the front court with an injury to Adenrele. Hornets should dominate the paint in this one.
  • Nov. 28 South Dakota – Win (4-1, 0-0 BSC) – USD returns 2 of their top 5 scorers from last season but lost their top two scorers to graduation from a middle of the road team. USD’s roster looks guard heavy, I’m thinking the Hornets have an advantage in this one, especially at home.
  • Nov. 29 Pacific – Loss (4-2, 0-0 BSC) – Pacific returns almost everyone from a young team that struggled last season. I think the Tigers see significant improvement this season.
  • Dec. 2 @ dungpile – Win (5-2, 0-0 BSC) – If the Hornets can win the first game by dominating inside, this game should be no different.
  • Dec. 7 Incarnate Word – Win (6-2, 0-0 BSC) – Incarnate Word returns 3 of their top 5 scorers, but lost their top producer. They were a solid team last year so I think this game is a toss up. Giving the Hornets the nod here since this one is in the Nest.
  • Dec. 12 @ Portland – Loss (6-3, 0-0 BSC) – Portland returns 2 of its top 5 scorers but lost its top scorer in addition to its experienced front court that the Hornets knocked off in the CIT last year. Toss up game so I’m giving he nod to the home team.
  • Dec. 21 @ Stanford – Loss (6-4, 0-0 BSC) – Stanford graduated the top 3 scorers from last season, however programs like Stanford just reload. Hornets get some TV time in addition to a paycheck in this one.
  • Dec. 28 Pacific Union -– Win (7-4, 0-0 BSC) – This play down game should be a rout.
  • Jan. 2 @ Portland State – Loss (7-5, 0-1 BSC) – The Vikings lost their top 3 scorers from a decent team last season. PSU has always seemed to find playmakers to make their team competitive year in and year out. I think that trend continues and this series is split.
  • Jan. 7 @ Montana State – Win (8-5, 1-1 BSC) – The Bobcats return 3 of their top 5 scorer but are in rebuild mode following an abysmal year. If the Hornets are going to try and hang with the top tier BSC programs, they need to win these types of games on the road.
  • Jan. 9 @ Montana – Loss (8-6, 1-2 BSC) – UM returns 3 of its top 5 scorer from its regular season championship team. The Griz will be atop the BSC once again this season and likely sweep the Hornets.
  • Jan. 14 Idaho State – Win (9-6, 2-2 BSC) – The Bengals lost its 3 top scorers from a team that finished near the bottom of the BSC. The Hornets need to sweep this series.
  • Jan. 16 Weber State – Loss (9-7, 2-3 BSC) – Weber returns almost everyone from a team that struggled last season. Weber will likely get everything together this season and finish atop the BSC and sweep the Hornets.
  • Jan. 23 Portland State – Win (10-7, 3-3 BSC)
  • Jan. 28 @ Idaho – Win (11-7, 4-3 BSC) – The Vandals only return 1 of its top 5 scorers from last season. This team is in rebuild mode following an exodus of players from graduation and transfer. Hornets need to sweep this series.
  • Jan. 30 @ Eastern Washington – Loss (11-8, 4-4 BSC) – EWU lost 3 of its top 5 scorers including their most electric players from last season, but returns some key pieces to build around. I think the Hornets will spit this series.
  • Feb. 4 Montana – Loss (11-9, 4-5 BSC)
  • Feb. 6 Montana State – Win (12-9, 5-5 BSC)
  • Feb. 11 @ Weber State – Loss (12-10, 5-6 BSC)
  • Feb. 13 @ Idaho State – Win (13-10, 6-6 BSC)
  • Feb. 18 Eastern Washington – Win (14-10, 7-6 BSC)
  • Feb. 20 Idaho – Win (15-10, 8-6 BSC)
  • Feb. 25 @ Northern Colorado – Win (15-10, 9-6 BSC) – UNC returns its second top scorer but lost most of everything else. This game is late in the season so there is no telling how either team comes together. For now I view this as a game the Hornets need to win to be competitive in the BSC.
  • Feb. 27 @ North Dakota – Win (16-10, 10-6 BSC) – UND returns its top scorer but lost everything else to graduation and transfer. I view this game similarly as the UNC game.
  • Mar. 3 Southern Utah – Win (17-10, 11-6 BSC) – SUU returns 4 of its top 5 scorers from a team that was much improved last season. This game is a toss up but I’m given the nod to the Hornets since it in the Nest.
  • Mar. 5 Northern Arizona – Loss (17-11, 11-7 BSC) – NAU returns 3 of its top 5 scorers including some key pieces from last season’s successful run in the CIT. Hornets lose this one.

I’m not sure where a 17-11, 11-7 BSC record would place the Hornets in the BSC, but this team should be no worse than a middle of the road team if the young guards can step up and provide some production. The Hornets have some talent, if this team can get hot heading into the BSCT there is no telling what could happen.

 

[superhornet]

• Nov. 29 Pacific – Loss (4-2, 0-0 BSC) – Pacific returns almost everyone from a young team that struggled last season. I think the Tigers see significant improvement this season.

Don't count on it to come down like this. UOP is about to go on probation because a former assistant did some naughty stuff (improper relationship) and is accused of other naughty stuff (taking online courses for players), and three players allegedly involved are on internal suspension for awhile, which might be extended by the NCAA. The improper relationship led to said assistant's resigning from his job at Idaho (under the brother of the UOP HC). UOP fans are expecting another downer season.

I wouldn't be surprised if Sac won this game, and rather handily, given the improvements Coach Katz has made in a rather short period of time.

 

[sacstateman]

OK, I'll give it a shot SD but this year is really hard to predict with only an exhibition to base my choices on,

ASU..a L for Sac but I think they keep it within 10
Sea...a W...we should have beat them last year but had a terrible night...think we get pay back...
Holy Names...W
UCD...W
SDState...W
Pacific...W, I'm with SuperHornet on this one but I think Sac wins without suspensions
UCD...W...two W's make up for last year's duck and run
Incarnate Word...W, only because of the Nest
Portland...W...I think we gained a lot of confidence in that second game last year
Stanford...L...only because it's at Maples....this could be an upset...Stanford is not that good this year
Pacific Union...W

Portland St....W...this is a toss up on the road
Montana St....W...they will be better this year but not good enough
Montana....L
Idaho State...W
Weber State...W...they have almost the same team as we beat last year in Ogden...home court wins
Portland St....W...once again home court wins
Idaho....L....they are a different team this year and I think home court wins
EWU...L....they shoot much better at home
Montana....W...by this point in the season our back court should be up for a home court challenge
Montana St...W
Weber St....L....home court advantage
Idaho St....W
EWU....W....the Nest will decide it
Idaho....W
NCU....L....we just seem to get beat there every year
N. Dakota....L.....toughest roadie in the BSC
Suu....W.....this could be a toss up also
NAU.....W....another toss up that I think the Nest decides

that makes my prediction 21-8.....12-6 in BSC....I'm being very optimistic but I really feel we can get to 19 wins reasonably and with a couple of breaks we get to 21 wins before BSC tournament....we can win a few in the tourney to make this team potentially even more successful than last years team....we don't have to rely on 2 guys to carry the load night after night this year....we have more tools in the bag to make this work....then again I may be blinded by my loyalties too (I hope not)