Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball

Norfolk State Spartans
2023–24 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team
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
Home Away
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 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] Norfolk State has qualified for the NCAA tournament at the Division I level three times, in 2012, 2021, and 2022.