Sac St. falls short

John Dickson provided 15 points and Konner Veteto added 11 plus nine boards but Sacramento State fell to host San Jose State 62-57 last night. The Hornets led 28-22 at halftime. Each team shot 31%.

John Dickson recieves some much-deserved press

Bryan Metcalf writes about Sac State's John Dickson reaching the 1,000 point mark in scoring for the Hornets.

Sac State tops Utah on the road

Sacramento State went into Salt Lake City and nabbed a 74-71 victory over the Pac-12 dwelling Utes. Four Hornets were again in double figures: Dylan Garrity with 19 points plus five assists, John Dickson enjoyed 16, Mikh McKinney totaled 13 and Joe Eberhard had 10 points.

Bryan Metcalf reports.

Sacramento State Head Coach Brian Katz:

On beating a Pac-12 team to get their third win

"[Utah] is a good team. We approach every game the same. Our goals are real simple, we have three goals: One, we want to get better every day. Two, we want to win the next game on the schedule. Three, we want to have more fun than any team in the country. I tell my guys that we're not going to have fun if we don't do number one and number two." 

On the second half rally

"We have five seniors that really have a lot of resolve and that are really committed to each other. They've been through a lot. Last year we made a little rally at the end of the year and won five in a row. Our seniors just made a pact that we are going to win this year. I think our kids have just worked too hard to give up." 

On importance of having a variety of players step up

"In the past we had trouble scoring, we only had one or two that could score. I feel like we have probably a legitimate six guys that can really score. It's harder to guard when you've got to guard five guys at once."

Sac State romps

Sacramento State had no trouble with UC Merced on Friday, winning 96-62 as John (Fairfield High) Dickson just missed a double-double with 18 points and nine boards in just 18 minutes of play. Konner (Placer High) Veteto went for 17 and eight in his 21 minutes of court time. Backcourt newcomer Mikh (Ohlone JC) McKinney contributed 13 points in his initial outing.

Bryan Metcalf has the game report.

The seasons for John Dickson, Jackson Carbajal and Konner Vetoto

Sacramento State concluded the 2011-12 season at 10-18 and 5-11 with sophomore John Dickson leading in scoring with 12.4 points per game, shooting 43%, 26% and 73% overall. He garnered 4.3 rebounds a contest and also led the Hornets with 28 blocked shots.

Out of the Fresno area, Jackson Carbajal was third in scoring at 11.1 points per game. He shot 47%, 36% and 48% respectively, the latter figure being amazing for a 6-foot-2 backcourter. He also rebounded at a 3.1 per contest clip.

6-foot-8 Konner Vetoto contributed 9.0 points plus 4.7 rebounds each time out.

Sac State by three

Sacramento State took a 70-67 win over host Idaho State Saturday night. John Dickson aided the cause with 10 points, eight rebounds and a pair of blocked shots.

Sac State falls to P St.

John Dickson score 26 points in Sacramento State's 94-88 loss to Portland State.

Sac State falls late

A four-point play with eight seconds remaining did in Sacramento State, 68-67, in a battle up in SacTown with Idaho State. Konner Veteto scored 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Hornets while John Dickson totaled 13.

Eastern Washington five better than Sac State

Eastern Washington came to SacTown and beat the Hornets 65-60. John (Fairfield High) Dickson totaled 11 points for Sacramento State while Collin (Archbishop Mitty High) Chiverton paced the Eagles with 21 point on 6-8 from long distance.

Weber State 74, Sac State 63

It was host Weber State by 11 over Sacramento State last night. The NorCal talent highlights:

* Damian Lillard, Weber State - 22 points, nine rebounds

* Jordan Richardson, Weber State - six assists

* John Dickson, Sac State - 20 points, five boards

Sac State falls short

Sacramento State fell 77-76 to visiting Southeast Missouri last night despite 24 points from John (Fairfield High) Dickson.

Sac State wins again 75-54

John (Fairfield High) Dickson's 16 points and nine boards paved the way in Sacramento State's win over Central Arkansas. Konner (Placer High) Veteto also scored 16.