Sacramento State

Sacramento State Hall-of-Famer Leath named Assistant Coach at his Alma Mater

Loren Leath, a member of the Sacramento State Men’s Basketball Hall of Fame, is returning to campus to serve as assistant men’s basketball coach, it was announced today by first-year head coach David Patrick. Leath becomes the third assistant hired by Patrick, as he joins associate head coach Michael Czepil and assistant Hays Myers on Sacramento State’s staff. No stranger to

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Daily Dirt – 3/18/22

Story: Adam Nelson (@HD_DirtKing) What a great day of basketball yesterday. Can’t wait to see what today brings. Here are a few things to close out the week… I mentioned this one yesterday. Archie Miller to URI is now DONE according to multiple reports. Official announcement coming shortly. I’ve been talking about this one for

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Katz announces retirement at Sacramento State

Sacramento State head men’s basketball coach Brian Katz announced his retirement Friday morning, citing health reasons. The retirement comes one day after the Hornets’ exhibition victory, and four days before the start of the regular season. Current associate head coach Brandon Laird, in his 11th season with the program, will serve as the interim head

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Katz inks contract extension at Sacramento State

Sacramento State Director of Athletics Mark Orr announced today that Brian Katz has agreed in principle to a multi-year contract extension to remain the Sacramento State head men’s basketball coach. Terms of the contract will not be released until finalized. Katz has spent the past 12 years as the Hornets’ head coach (2008-pres.), and led

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Daily Dirt – 3/11/20

Things are definitely picking up. Here are a bunch of things that I’ve heard… The search at Wyoming is underway. I’ve heard that AD Tom Burman is running this one in house without the help of a search firm. Early names such as former Nebraska head coach Tim Miles and Northern Colorado head coach Jeff

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Sacramento State Dirt: Katz Extended Through 2020

I can confirm through a great source that Sacramento State head coach Brian Katz has signed a contract extension that will keep him at the school through the 2020 season.  Katz’ squad is coming off of a 21-win campaign in 2014-15 and a CIT post-season appearance.  He also garnered several awards following the season, winning CollegeInsider.com’s

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Katz Named Mid-Major Basketball Coach of the Year

Sacramento State head men’s basketball coach Brian Katz was the recipient of the Hugh Durham Award today, given annually by CollegeInsider.com to the National Mid-Major Coach of the Year. Katz, who recently completed his seventh season at Sacramento State, was voted ahead of 15 other finalists for the award. Katz, who was at today’s banquet

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