2023–24 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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MEAC regular season champions CIT champions | |
Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Record | 24–11 (11–3 MEAC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Jamal Brown |
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Home arena | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall |
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 → |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norfolk State | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina Central | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 18 | – | 13 | .581 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina State | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard † | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 18 | – | 17 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 15 | – | 19 | .441 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland Eastern Shore | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coppin State | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 2 | – | 27 | .069 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 MEAC tournament winner |
The 2023–24 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team represented Norfolk State University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by eleventh-year head coach Robert Jones, played their home games at the Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall in Norfolk, Virginia as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
Previous season
The Spartans finished the 2022–23 season 20–10, 9–5 in MEAC play to tie for third place with Maryland Eastern Shore. As the No. 3 seed in the MEAC tournament, they defeated Coppin State and North Carolina Central before falling to Howard in the championship game.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | Penn State Wilkes-Barre | W 102–55 | 1–0 | 20 – Thomas | 7 – Tied | 7 – Brown | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,952) Norfolk, VA | ||||
November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | Newport News Apprentice | W 90–56 | 2–0 | 12 – Tied | 7 – Darden | 4 – Brown | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,112) Norfolk, VA | ||||
November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | Hampton Battle of the Bay | W 75–68 | 3–0 | 20 – Thomas | 9 – Darden | 3 – Thomas | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (4,500) Norfolk, VA | ||||
November 17, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | vs. Fordham Paradise Jam First Round | L 64–77 | 3–1 | 11 – Tied | 11 – Darden | 3 – Thomas | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI | ||||
November 18, 2023* 3:15 p.m., ESPN+ | vs. San Jose State Paradise Jam Consolation 2nd Round | L 53–77 | 3–2 | 15 – Thomas | 5 – Chambers | 3 – Thomas | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI | ||||
November 20, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | vs. Florida Gulf Coast Paradise Jam 7th Place Game | W 69–66 | 4–2 | 27 – Thomas | 8 – Darden | 3 – Thomas | Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI | ||||
November 25, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Wichita State | L 67–80 | 4–3 | 17 – Thomas | 7 – Darden | 5 – Thomas | Charles Koch Arena (4,780) Wichita, KS | ||||
November 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., HBCU+ | William & Mary | W 96–62 | 5–3 | 23 – Thomas | 7 – Bladen | 9 – Thomas | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,079) Norfolk, VA | ||||
December 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at VCU | W 63–60 | 6–3 | 17 – Tied | 6 – Darden | 5 – Thomas | Siegel Center Richmond, VA | ||||
December 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Illinois State | W 64–58 | 7–3 | 31 – Thomas | 7 – Mading | 4 – Thomas | CEFCU Arena (3,788) Normal, IL | ||||
December 13, 2023* 6:30 pm, FloHoops | at Stony Brook | L 78–84 | 7–4 | 28 – Thomas | 4 – Tied | 5 – Ings | Island Federal Credit Union Arena (1,812) Stony Brook, NY | ||||
December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops | at Hofstra | L 58–74 | 7–5 | 17 – Thomas | 6 – Thomas | 7 – Thomas | Mack Sports Complex (1,969) Hempstead, NY | ||||
December 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m., HBCU+ | Southern Virginia | W 108–52 | 8–5 | 16 – Beale Jr. | 9 – Mading | 5 – Tied | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (887) Norfolk, VA | ||||
December 20, 2023* 9:00 p.m. | at UTEP Sun Bowl Invitational semifinals | L 65–67 | 8–6 | 18 – Betrand | 6 – Betrand | 3 – Thomas | Don Haskins Center (4,193) El Paso, TX | ||||
December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m. | vs. South Dakota State Sun Bowl Invitational consolation game | W 84–65 | 9–6 | 17 – Doumbia | 9 – Bladen | 5 – Thomas | Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX | ||||
January 2, 2024* 7:00 p.m., SECN | at No. 5 Tennessee | L 50–87 | 9–7 | 15 – Thomas | 6 – Bladen | 1 – Ings | Thompson–Boling Arena (16,858) Knoxville, TN | ||||
January 6, 2024 4:00 p.m. | at South Carolina State | W 79–72 | 10–7 (1–0) | 16 – Thomas | 5 – Tied | 4 – Tied | SHM Memorial Center (135) Orangeburg, SC | ||||
January 8, 2024 7:30 p.m. | at North Carolina Central | L 58–60 | 10–8 (1–1) | 18 – Thomas | 12 – Chambers | 3 – Tied | McDougald–McLendon Arena (2,162) Durham, NC | ||||
January 15, 2024* 7:00 p.m., HBCU+ | VUL | W 118–73 | 11–8 | 31 – Fields Jr. | 13 – Chambers | 7 – Ings | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,263) Norfolk, VA | ||||
January 20, 2024 4:00 p.m. | at Howard | W 65–61 | 12–8 (2–1) | 14 – Tied | 5 – Fields Jr. | 3 – Thomas | Burr Gymnasium (1,943) Washington, D.C. | ||||
January 27, 2024 4:00 p.m., HBCU+ | Coppin State | W 68–58 | 13–8 (3–1) | 19 – Fields Jr. | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,567) Norfolk, VA | ||||
January 29, 2024 7:30 p.m., HBCU+ | Morgan State | W 83–73 | 14–8 (4–1) | 17 – Bladen | 7 – Kuluel | 5 – Tied | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (3,013) Norfolk, VA | ||||
February 3, 2024 4:00 p.m., HBCU+ | Delaware State | W 65–64 | 15–8 (5–1) | 25 – Thomas | 7 – Mading | 3 – Tied | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (3,421) Norfolk, VA | ||||
February 5, 2024 8:00 p.m. | at Maryland Eastern Shore | L 60–69 | 15–9 (5–2) | 16 – Tied | 7 – Jenkins | 3 – Thomas | Hytche Athletic Center (183) Princess Anne, MD | ||||
February 17, 2024 4:00 p.m., HBCU+ | South Carolina State | W 71–67 OT | 16–9 (6–2) | 18 – Thomas | 5 – Fields Jr. | 3 – Jenkins | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (3,367) Norfolk, VA | ||||
February 19, 2024 7:30 p.m., HBCU+ | North Carolina Central | W 80–74 | 17–9 (7–2) | 28 – Thomas | 6 – Thomas | 5 – Thomas | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (3,525) Norfolk, VA | ||||
February 24, 2024 4:00 p.m. | at Coppin State | W 68–66 | 18–9 (8–2) | 21 – Jenkins | 3 – Tied | 5 – Thomas | Physical Education Complex (2,100) Baltimore, MD | ||||
February 26, 2024 7:30 p.m. | at Morgan State | W 85–82 | 19–9 (9–2) | 20 – Thomas | 5 – Thomas | 4 – Tied | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,238) Baltimore, MD | ||||
March 2, 2024 4:00 p.m. | at Delaware State | L 71–85 | 19–10 (9–3) | 15 – Betrand | 6 – Tied | 5 – Thomas | Memorial Hall (1,200) Dover, DE | ||||
March 4, 2024 7:30 p.m., HBCU+ | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 69–50 | 20–10 (10–3) | 21 – Thomas | 6 – Darden | 3 – Thomas | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,881) Norfolk, VA | ||||
March 7, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPNU | Howard | W 77–58 | 21–10 (11–3) | 16 – Thomas | 9 – Darden | 6 – Darden | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (4,176) Norfolk, VA | ||||
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March 13, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (8) Coppin State Quarterfinals | W 75–51 | 22–10 | 17 – Ings | 9 – Mading | 3 – Thomas | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA | |||
March 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (4) Howard Semifinals | L 74–80 | 22–11 | 16 – Betrand | 5 – Fields Jr. | 5 – Ings | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA | |||
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March 23, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Alabama A&M Semifinals - John McLendon Classic | W 81–66 | 23–11 | 16 – Betrand | 8 – Tied | 8 – Darden | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,522) Norfolk, VA | ||||
March 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Purdue Fort Wayne Championship | W 75–67 | 24–11 | 17 – Ings | 7 – Fields Jr. | 5 – Thomas | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,576) Norfolk, VA | ||||
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