The Hornets Nest
Construction


Location	Sacramento, California
Coordinates	38°33′43″N 121°25′37″W / 38.561903°N 121.426878°W / 38.561903; -121.426878
Owner	Sacramento State
Capacity	1,012
Built	1955
Tenants
Sacramento State Hornets (1955–present)

The Hornets Nest is a 1,012-seat multi-purpose gymnasium at California State University, Sacramento (Sacramento State) in Sacramento, California. The arena opened in 1955, and is one of the oldest in D-I sports.^[1] It is home to the Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball, women's basketball, and women's volleyball teams.

In 2008, Sacramento State named the floor Colberg Court, in honor of 32-year volleyball head coach Debby Colberg, who retired after the 2007 season.^[2] The coach with the most career victories in any sport at Sacramento State, Colberg posted an 828–292 record, garnered two national titles and posted winning volleyball seasons in 30 of her 32 years as head coach.

References

^ "The Nest - Basketball, Volleyball, Gymnastics". Sacramento State Athletics. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
^ "Hornets Nest floor to be re-named Colberg Court beginning next year". Sacramento State Athletics. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011.

v t e Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball
Venues	Hornets Nest (1955–present)
Culture & lore	Sacramento State Hornet Revue
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Sacramento State Hornets women's basketball
Venues	Hornets Nest (1976–present)
Culture & lore	Sacramento State Hornet Revue
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23

California State University, Sacramento

Facilities

Athletics

Programs	Sacramento State Hornets Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football
Rival	UC Davis Causeway Classic

Organizations

Media

KSSU
KXJZ

Fellowships

List of Sacramento State people

v t e Basketball arenas of the Big Sky Conference
Reese Court (Eastern Washington) Idaho Central Credit Union Arena (Idaho) ICCU Dome/Reed Gym (Idaho State) Dahlberg Arena (Montana) Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (Montana State) Walkup Skydome (Northern Arizona) Bank of Colorado Arena (Northern Colorado) Viking Pavilion (Portland State) Hornets Nest (Sacramento State) Dee Events Center (Weber State)

See also

References