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Hornet Pavilion
Opened in time for the 2025-26 season, Hornet Pavilion serves as a the new home for both the men’s and women’s basketball teams as well as providing an event center to better provide programming for students and the community at large.
Located inside The WELL, an on-campus fitness and health facility, Hornet Pavilion officially opened its doors for the first intercollegiate athletic event on Nov. 3, 2025, when the women’s basketball team hosted Stanton University. The men’s basketball team played its first contest in the new facility on Nov. 4, 2025, against Dominican. Capacity for Hornet Pavilion is 3,000.
Members of the Board of Directors for Union WELL Inc., the nonprofit organization that oversees the University Union and The WELL fitness and health facility, on Nov. 15, 2023, unanimously approved a resolution to provide up to $5.2 million from reserves for the project. On Nov. 9, Associated Students Inc. (ASI), the University’s student governing body, passed a resolution favoring the project. That action followed ASI receiving a letter from President Dr. Luke Wood championing his plan to pursue the event center project.
Enhancements to the facility included the removal of existing court markings and the re-striping of all courts in the space to include a regulation NCAA basketball court in the center, featuring a new design that celebrates the university’s home in California’s state capitol. Telescopic bleachers were added to the venue. When the Hornets are not using the facility, the bleachers can be retracted and provide four courts for student use, which feature new retractable backboards and baskets.
State-of-the-art Daktronics video boards were installed at each end of the court, allowing for in-game statistics and information, promotional videos, and crowd prompts, while LED ribbon boards flank either side of the court. In addition, new scoreboards were also installed at court level to provide fans numerous avenues to follow along with the time and score. New press tables featuring LED video boards line one side of the court, while both baselines and the opposite sidelines host courtside seating that brings fans even closer to the action.
A new sound system and the replacement of existing lighting with LEDs enhances the atmosphere, along with additional signage, branding, and graphics celebrating Sacramento State and the city of Sacramento.
HORNET PAVILION FIRSTS
Men’s Basketball
First Game - Nov. 4, 2025 vs. Dominican (W, 103-79)
First Victory - vs. Dominican on Nov. 4, 2025 (W, 103-79)
First Hornet Points - Mikey Williams layup at 19:10 of the first half vs. Dominican
First Starting Lineup - Shaqir O’Neal, Jeremiah Cherry, Mikey Williams, Jahni Summers, Prophet Johnson
First Attendance - 2,312 vs. Dominican
First Hornet 3-pointer - Prophet Johnson at the 14:46 mark of the first half vs. Dominican
First Hornet free throw - Jeremiah Cherry at the 18:32 mark of the first half vs. Dominican (and 1 free throw)
First Hornet Rebound - Prophet Johnson (offensive) at 18:37 of the first half vs. Dominican
First Assist - Mikey Williams on a Jeremiah Cherry dunk at 18:36 of the first half vs. Dominican
First Steal - Shaqir O’Neal at the 19:32 mark of the first half vs. Dominican
First Block - Shaqir O’Neal at the 17:56 mark of the first half vs. Dominican
Women’s Basketball
First Game - Nov. 3, 2025 vs. Stanton (W, 124-39)
First Victory - vs. Stanton on Nov. 3, 2025 (W, 124-39)
First Points - Elizabeth Abiara with a lay-up at 9:37 of the 1st quarter vs. Stanton (Nov. 3, 2025)
First Starting Lineup - Benthe Versteeg, Natalie Picton, Rubi Gray, Fatoumata Jaiteh, Elizabeth Abiara
First Attendance - 603 vs. Stanton (Nov. 3, 2025)
First Hornet 3-Pointer - Rubi Gray at the 9:02 mark of the 1st quarter vs. Stanton (Nov. 3, 2025)
First Hornet Free Throw - Fatoumata Jaiteh at the 5:00 mark of the 1st quarter vs. Stanton (Nov. 3, 2025)
First Rebound - Fatoumata Jaiteh on a miss by Stanton’s Teagan Cohen at 8:37 of the 1st quarter (Nov. 3, 2025)
First Assist - Benthe Versteeg on a lay-up by Elizabeth Abiara at the 9:02 mark of the 1st quarter vs. Stanton (Nov. 3, 2025)
First Steal - Fatoumata Jaiteh off a bad pass by Sophia Laurel at 8:22 of the 1st quarter vs. Stanton (Nov. 3, 2025)
First Block - Elizabeth Abiara on a jumper by Teagan Cohen at the 7:34 mark of the 3rd quarter vs. Stanton (Nov. 3, 2025)
Top Women’s Basketball Attendance Totals
603 vs. Stanton University Nov. 3, 2025
DIRECTIONS
Hwy 80 Eastbound
West to Capitol City Fwy (Hwy 50)
Exit at “Howe Ave/Power Inn/CSUS”
Exit at “CSUS ramp”
Left at “College Town Drive”
Right at “State University Drive East”
Left at second stop sign “Parking Lot 7”
Hwy 50 Eastbound
East to Sacramento / Placerville
Exit at “Howe Ave/Power Inn/CSUS”
Exit at “CSUS ramp”
Left at “College Town Drive”
Right at “State University Drive East”
Left at second stop sign “Parking Lot 7”
Hwy 50 Westbound
West towards San Francisco
Exit “Howe Ave/Power Inn/CSUS”
Continue straight (crossing Howe Avenue)
Right at “State University Drive East”
Left at second stop sign “Parking Lot 7”
Folsom Blvd.
Turn onto “State University Drive East” (between 65th Street and Hornet Drive)
Past “College Town Drive”
Left at Parking Lot 7
