Norfolk State Spartans basketball
Norfolk State Spartans basketball history
Norfolk State University (Norfolk, VA)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)
Current head coach: Robert Jones (2013-)
- Assoc. HC: Jamal Brown (2016-)
- Asst: C.J. Clemons (2015-)
- Asst: Leonard Fairley (2018-)
- Asst: Steven Whitley (2021-)
- Special Asst. to HC: Kelvin Hawkins (2011-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 3 (2012, 2021, 2022)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 2-3
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 2 (2013, 2019)
- NIT Overall Record: 1-2
- CIT Championships: 1 (2024)
- CIT Appearances: 5 (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2024)
- CIT Overall Record: 2-4
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 15 (1965, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1995)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Final Four: 1 (1995)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record: 18-19
Conference Titles (CIAA, MEAC):
- MEAC Regular Season Championships: 5 (2013, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024)
- CIAA(Div II) Regular Season Championships: 14 (1966, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1989, 1995)
- MEAC Tournament Championships: 3 (2012, 2021, 2022)
- CIAA(Div II) Tournament Championships: 12 (1965, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1996)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- MEAC Player of the Year: 8 (last = Jamarii Thomas, 2024)
- CIAA (Div II) Player of the Year: 9 (last = Corey Williams, 1995)
Norfolk State head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Robert Jones | 2013-Pres | 212-148 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Anthony Evans | 2007-13 | 99-94 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dwight Freeman | 2002-07 | 63-83 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wil Jones | 1999-2002 | 34-52 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Coleman | 1998-99 | 15-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Bernard | 1991-98 | 141-67 | 1^ | 3^ | 0 |
| Isaac Moorhead | 1990-91 | 15-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Christian | 1973-78, 81-90 | 318-95 | 8^ | 8^ | 0 |
| Lucias Mitchell | 1978-81 | 61-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Smith | 1969-73 | 86-25 | 3^ | 1^ | 0 |
| Ernie Fears | 1962-69 | 146-31 | 2^ | 3^ | 0 |
| John Turpin | 1953-62 | 138-81 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These conference titles and tournament appearances came when the Norfolk State program was at the Division II level; Norfolk moved up to Division I prior to the 1997-98 season
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.
