Norfolk State Spartans | |||
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University | Norfolk State University | ||
Head coach | Robert Jones (11th season) | ||
Conference | MEAC | ||
Location | Norfolk, Virginia | ||
Arena | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (capacity: 7,000) | ||
Nickname | Spartans | ||
Colors | Green and gold[1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament Final Four | |||
1995* | |||
NCAA tournament Elite Eight | |||
1974*, 1986*, 1987*, 1994*, 1995* | |||
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
1968*, 1971*, 1974*, 1984*, 1986*, 1987*, 1994*, 1995* | |||
NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
2012 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1965*, 1968*, 1969*, 1971*, 1974*, 1984*, 1985*, 1986*, 1987*, 1988*, 1989*, 1990*, 1992*, 1994*, 1995*, 2012, 2021, 2022 *at Division II level | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
MEAC: 2012, 2021, 2022 CIAA: 1965, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1996 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
2013, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024 | |||
Conference division season champions | |||
2021 |
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 Division I men's basketball tournament 86โ84, the first tournament appearance for Norfolk State. It was only the fifth time that a 15th seed has defeated a 2nd seed.[2][3] Norfolk State has qualified for the NCAA tournament at the Division I level three times, in 2012, 2021, and 2022.