2018–19 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team represented Norfolk State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by sixth-year 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. They finished the season 22–14 overall, 14–2 in MEAC play to finish in first place, and win the MEAC regular season championship. As the No. 1 seed in the MEAC tournament, they were upset in the championship game by No. 3 seed North Carolina Central. As a conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament, and not selected to participate in the NCAA tournament, they were awarded an automatic bid to the NIT. Given a No. 8 seed in the Alabama bracket, they upset No. 1 seed Alabama in the first round, then were defeated in the second round by No. 4 seed Colorado.

2018–19 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball
MEAC regular season champions
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record22–14 (14–2 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • C.J. Clemons
  • Jamal Brown
  • Leonard Fairley
Home arenaJoseph G. Echols Memorial Hall
Seasons
2018–19 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Norfolk State 14 2   .875 22 14   .611
North Carolina A&T 13 3   .813 19 13   .594
North Carolina Central 10 6   .625 18 16   .529
Howard 10 6   .625 17 17   .500
Bethune–Cookman 9 7   .563 14 17   .452
Florida A&M* 9 7   .563 12 19   .387
Savannah State 8 8   .500 11 20   .355
Coppin State 7 9   .438 8 25   .242
MD Eastern Shore 5 11   .313 7 25   .219
South Carolina State 5 11   .313 8 26   .235
Morgan State 4 12   .250 9 21   .300
Delaware State 2 14   .125 6 25   .194
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2019 MEAC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Spartans finished the 2017–18 season 14–19, 11–5 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 5 seed in the MEAC tournament, they defeated Maryland Eastern Shore before losing to North Carolina A&T in the quarterfinals.[1]

Roster

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2018–19 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Mastadi Pitt 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Hampton, Virginia
G 1 BJ Fitzgerald 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Danville, Virginia
F 3 Obi Momah 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Unionville, Connecticut
G 4 Joe Bryant Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Norfolk, Virginia
F 5 Armani Branch 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Hampton, Virginia
G 11 Jermaine Bishop 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Queens, New York
G 14 Nic Thomas 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Arlington, Texas
G 15 CJ Kelly 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Fr Long Island, New York
F 22 Alex Long 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Clinton, Maryland
F 32 Chris Ford 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Chesterfield, Virginia
G 34 Steven Whitley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Norfolk, Virginia
G 35 Derrik Jamerson, Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Detroit, Michigan
F 45 Jordan Butler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Sr Hartford, Connecticut
G 55 Kyonze Chavis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Chesapeake, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 19, 2018 [2]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2018*
7:00 pm
Virginia State W 77–70[3] 
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,115)
Norfolk, VA
Regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
8:30 pm, BTN
at No. 19 Michigan L 44–63[4]  0–1
Crisler Center (10,109)
Ann Arbor, MI
Nov 8, 2018*
7:00 pm
Mid-Atlantic Christian W 108–50[5]  1–1
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,336)
Norfolk, VA
Nov 10, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Clarion W 74–46  2–1
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,486)
Norfolk, VA
Nov 13, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN+
at South Carolina
Hall of Fame Tip Off
L 64–81  2–2
Colonial Life Arena (9,038)
Columbia, SC
Nov 16, 2018*
8:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Siena
Hall of Fame Tip Off
L 58–61  2–3
Uncasville, CT (1,313)
Mohegan Sun Arena
Nov 17, 2018*
8:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Stony Brook
Hall of Fame Tip-Off
L 65–72  2–4
Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
Nov 20, 2018*
7:00 pm
Regent W 97–57  3–4
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (656)
Norfolk, VA
Nov 27, 2018*
7:00 pm
Stony Brook L 73–79  3–5
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,712)
Norfolk, VA
Nov 29, 2018*
7:00 pm
Hampton W 94–89 2OT 4–5
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (4,500)
Norfolk, VA
Dec 1, 2018
4:00 pm
at Kent State L 67–78  4–6
MAC Center (1,927)
Kent, OH
Dec 12, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Rider L 71–81  4–7
Alumni Gymnasium (1,587)
Lawrenceville, NJ
Dec 16, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Loyola Chicago L 49–80  4–8
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,412)
Chicago, IL
Dec 21, 2018*
7:00 pm
at UTEP
Sun Bowl Invitational
W 75–62  5–8
Don Haskins Center (4,284)
El Paso, TX
Dec 22, 2018*
9:00 pm
vs. East Tennessee State
Sun Bowl Invitational championship
L 61–89  5–9
Don Haskins Center (4,011)
El Paso, TX
Dec 29, 2018
3:00 pm
at Niagara L 75–83  5–10
Gallagher Center (898)
Lewiston, NY
MEAC regular season
Jan 5, 2019
6:30 pm
Delaware State W 77–63  6–10
(1–0)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,669)
Norfolk, VA
Jan 7, 2019
8:00 pm
Florida A&M W 72–62  7–10
(2–0)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,770)
Norfolk, VA
Jan 12, 2019
7:00 pm
at Coppin State W 80–66  8–10
(3–0)
Physical Education Complex (4112)
Baltimore, MD
Jan 14, 2019
8:00 pm
Bethune–Cookman W 75–68  9–10
(4–0)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,802)
Norfolk, VA
Jan 19, 2019
6:00 pm
at Savannah State W 82–76  10–10
(5–0)
Tiger Arena (3,500)
Savannah, GA
Jan 21, 2019
7:30 pm
at South Carolina State W 74–69  11–10
(6–0)
SHM Memorial Center (495)
Orangeburg, SC
Jan 26, 2019
6:30 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore W 88–60  12–10
(7–0)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (3,184)
Norfolk, VA
Feb 2, 2019
6:30 pm
at Howard W 80–78  13–10
(8–0)
Burr Gymnasium (2,284)
Washington, D.C.
Feb 9, 2019
4:00 pm
at Bethune–Cookman L 76–84  13–11
(8–1)
Moore Gymnasium (904)
Daytona Beach, FL
Feb 11, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPNU
at Florida A&M W 66–54  14–11
(9–1)
Teaching Gym (3,687)
Tallahassee, FL
Feb 16, 2019
6:30 pm
North Carolina Central W 75–71 OT 15–11
(10–1)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (3,868)
Norfolk, VA
Feb 18, 2019
8:00 pm
North Carolina A&T W 76–58  16–11
(11–1)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (3,913)
Norfolk, VA
Feb 23, 2019
4:00 pm
at Morgan State W 75–74  17–11
(12–1)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,789)
Baltimore, MD
Mar 2, 2018
6:30 pm
Coppin State W 72–38  18–11
(13–1)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,361)
Norfolk, VA
Mar 4, 2019
7:300 pm
at Delaware State W 74–66  19–11
(14–1)
Memorial Hall (974)
Dover, DE
Mar 7, 2019
8:00 pm
Howard L 95–98  19–12
(14–2)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,469)
Norfolk, VA
MEAC tournament
Mar 13, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (9) South Carolina State
Quarterfinals
W 78–73  20–12
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
Mar 15, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN3
(1) vs. (4) Howard
Semifinals
W 75–69  21–12
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
Mar 16, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN2
(1) vs. (3) North Carolina Central
Championship
L 47–50  21–13
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
NIT
Mar 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
(8) at (1) Alabama
First Round – Alabama Bracket
W 80–79 OT 22–13
Coleman Coliseum (2,086)
Tuscaloosa, AL
Mar 25, 2019*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
(8) at (4) Colorado
Second Round – Alabama Bracket
L 60–76  22–14
CU Events Center 
Boulder, CO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "2017–2018 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved October 22, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018–2019 Men's Basketball Roster".
  3. ^ "Virginia State vs Norfolk State". Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  4. ^ "NSU vs UofM". Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  5. ^ "Men's Basketball vs Mid-Atlantic Christian on 11/8/2018 - Box Score".
  6. ^ "2021-2022 Men's Basketball Schedule".