Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball

Norfolk State Spartans
Norfolk State Spartans
	2020–21 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team
University	Norfolk State University
Head coach	Robert Jones (8th season)
Conference	MEAC
Location	Norfolk, Virginia
Arena	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall ; (Capacity: 7,000)
Nickname	Spartans
Colors	Green and Gold[1];
Uniforms
Home	Away
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
	2012
NCAA Tournament Appearances
	2012
Conference Tournament Champions
	MEAC: 2012; CIAA: 1965, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1996
Conference Regular Season Champions
	2013, 2019

The Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team represents Norfolk State University, located in Norfolk, Virginia, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They currently compete in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The Spartans are currently coached by Robert Jones and play their home games at the Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (7,000).

The Spartans men's basketball team is best known for defeating the #2 seeded Missouri in the 2012 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament 86-84, the first tournament appearance for Norfolk State. It was only the fifth time that a 15th seed has defeated a 2nd seed.[2][3]

Post-season

NCAA Division I tournament results

The Spartans have appeared in one NCAA Division I Tournament. Their combined record is 1–1.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2012	#15	Round of 64 Round of 32	#2 Missouri #7 Florida	W 86–84 L 50–84

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Spartans have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament 15 times. Their combined record is 18–19.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1965	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Bellarmine Bethune-Cookman	L 74–91 W 91–74
1968	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Denison Ashland	W 108–86 L 51–61
1969	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place	Mount St. Mary's Old Dominion	L 80–95 L 102–113
1971	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Roanoke Old Dominion	W 97–77 L 97–102
1974	First Round Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Randolph–Macon Roanoke Old Dominion Assumption	W 74–72 W 84–75 W 89–76 L 79–89
1984	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Winston-Salem State Virginia Union	W 70–61 L 56–58
1985	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Cal State Hayward Montana State–Billings	L 61–64 W 90–78
1986	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Virginia Union Mount St. Mary's Sacred Heart	W 70–60 W 78–75 L 74–84
1987	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	District of Columbia Mount St. Mary's Kentucky Westleyan	W 68–64 W 70–66 L 74–80
1988	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Tampa North Alabama	L 68–71 L 63–76
1989	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	North Carolina Central Alabama A&M	L 64–67 L 80–93
1990	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Florida Tech Virginia Union	L 63–73 W 102–93
1992	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Jonson C. Smith Albany State	L 76–82 L 70–73
1994	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight	Longwood Virginia Union Washburn	W 61–59 W 71–69 L 58–69
1995	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four	Johnson C. Smith Virginia Union Alabama A&M Southern Indiana	W 89–61 W 84–66 W 85–67 L 81–89

NIT results

The Spartans have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) twice. Their record is 1–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2013	First Round	Virginia	L 56–67
2019	First Round Second Round	Alabama Colorado	W 80–79 ^OT L 60–76

CIT results

The Spartans have appeared in four CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their combined record is 0–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2014	First Round	Eastern Michigan	L 54–58
2015	First Round	Eastern Kentucky	L 75–81
2016	First Round	Columbia	L 54–86
2017	First Round	Liberty	L 64–73

Retired numbers

Three Spartan players have had their numbers retired by Norfolk State University. Kyle O’Quinn is the latest, with his number 10 retired by the school on February 16, 2019.[4]

No.	Player	Years played
Norfolk State Spartans retired numbers
10	Kyle O’Quinn	2008–2012
12	Bob Dandridge	1965–1969
34	David Pope	1980–1984

Spartans in the NBA

References

Norfolk State University Visual Identity Manual (PDF). Retrieved August 13, 2016.
ESPN
Skretta, Dave (March 16, 2012). "Norfolk State upsets Missouri 86-84 in NCAA tourney". HamptonRoads.com. The Virginian-Pilot (Associated Press). Retrieved March 16, 2012.
Brown, Mitch (January 28, 2019). "Norfolk State set to retire Kyle O'Quinn's basketball jersey in February". wtvr.com. Retrieved February 8, 2019.

External links

Official website

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[1] Norfolk State University Visual Identity Manual (PDF). Retrieved August 13, 2016.

[ESPN-2] ESPN

[AP-3] Skretta, Dave (March 16, 2012). "Norfolk State upsets Missouri 86-84 in NCAA tourney". HamptonRoads.com. The Virginian-Pilot (Associated Press). Retrieved March 16, 2012.

[4] Brown, Mitch (January 28, 2019). "Norfolk State set to retire Kyle O'Quinn's basketball jersey in February". wtvr.com. Retrieved February 8, 2019.

Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball
Venues	Booker T. Washington High School Gym (1946–1955) Tidewater Gym (1955–1960) Gill Gymnasium (1960–1982) Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1982–present)
Rivalries	Hampton Old Dominion
Culture & lore	NBA players
People	Head coaches
Seasons	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

Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball
Teams	Bethune-Cookman Wildcats Coppin State Eagles Delaware State Hornets Florida A&M Rattlers Howard Bison Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Morgan State Bears Norfolk State Spartans North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina Central Eagles South Carolina State Bulldogs
Championships & awards	MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 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