Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball
| Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball | |||||||||
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| University | Norfolk State University | ||||||||
| Head coach | Robert Jones (12th season) | ||||||||
| Conference | MEAC | ||||||||
| Location | Norfolk, Virginia | ||||||||
| Arena | Echols Hall (capacity: 7,000) | ||||||||
| Nickname | Spartans | ||||||||
| Colors | Green and gold | ||||||||
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| NCAA tournament Final Four | |||||||||
| 1995* | |||||||||
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| Conference tournament champions | |||||||||
| MEAC: 2012, 2021, 2022, 2025 CIAA: 1965, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1984, 1986, 1990, 1996 | |||||||||
| Conference regular-season champions | |||||||||
| 2013, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024, 2025 | |||||||||
| Conference division regular-season champions | |||||||||
| 2021 | |||||||||
* at Division II level | |||||||||
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.
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. Norfolk State has qualified for the NCAA tournament at the Division I level four times, in 2012, 2021, 2022, and 2025.