2024–25 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team represented Norfolk State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by 12th-year head coach Robert Jones, played their home games at Echols Hall in Norfolk, Virginia as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

2024–25 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball
MEAC regular season & tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record24–11 (11–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJamal Brown
Assistant coaches
  • C.J. Clemons
  • Leonard Fairley
  • Steven Whitley
Home arenaEchols Hall
Seasons
2025–26 →
2024–25 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Norfolk State 11 3   .786 24 11   .686
South Carolina State 11 3   .786 20 13   .606
Delaware State 8 6   .571 16 14   .533
Howard 7 7   .500 12 20   .375
Morgan State 7 7   .500 14 18   .438
North Carolina Central 6 8   .429 14 19   .424
Coppin State 4 10   .286 6 24   .200
Maryland Eastern Shore 2 12   .143 6 25   .194
2025 MEAC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Spartans finished the 2023–24 season 24–11, 11–3 in MEAC play to finish as MEAC regular season champions.[1] They defeated Coppin State,[2] before being upset by eventual tournament champions Howard in the semifinals of the MEAC tournament.[3] They received an invitation to the CIT,[4] where they defeated Alabama A&M[5] and Purdue Fort Wayne to win the CIT championship.[6]

Roster

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2024–25 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Christian Ings 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Rider Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 2 Terrance Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) GS Eastern Wyoming Trenton, New Jersey
G 3 My'kel Jenkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Woodside High School Tarboro, North Carolina
G 5 Brian Moore Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) GS Murray State Harlem, New York
F 6 Melo Baines 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Lake Taylor High School Norfolk, Virginia
F 7 Kuluel Mading 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Buffalo High Point, North Carolina
F 8 Tyrel Bladen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) GS Rider Coatesville, Pennsylvania
F 9 Jalen Myers 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS UT Martin Huntsville, Alabama
G 11 Jaylani Darden 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Longwood Norfolk, Virginia
G 13 Sin'Cere McMahon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Winthrop Indianapolis, Indiana
G 20 Jordan Leaks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Phoebus High School Hampton, Virginia
F 24 Chris Fields Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Petersburg High School Petersburg, Virginia
G 35 Dramane Camara 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So DePaul Paris, France
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 18, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
8:00 pm
Penn State Wilkes-Barre W 96–41  1–0
 18  Moore Jr.   8  Bladen   10  Ings  Echols Hall (2,317)
Norfolk, VA
November 6, 2024*
7:00 pm
Virginia Lynchburg W 104–60  2–0
 26  Moore Jr.   10  Camara   5  McMahon  Echols Hall 
Norfolk, VA
November 9, 2024*
6:00 pm
James Madison W 83–69  3–0
 22  Ings   6  Mading   2  Tied  Echols Hall (3,170)
Norfolk, VA
November 12, 2024*
7:00 pm, FloHoops
at William & Mary L 73–84  3–1
 31  Moore Jr.   6  Tied   2  Tied  Kaplan Arena (2,210)
Williamsburg, VA
November 16, 2024*
8:00 pm
at Hampton
Battle of the Bay
W 67–58  4–1
 20  Moore Jr.   7  Tied   7  Ings  Hampton Convocation Center (6,539)
Hampton, VA
November 20, 2024*
10:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+
at Stanford L 63–70  4–2
 24  Moore Jr.   7  Darden   2  Moore Jr.  Maples Pavilion (1,881)
Stanford, CA
November 22, 2024*
9:00 pm, ESPN+
at Grand Canyon L 73–91  4–3
 20  Myers   4  Bladen   4  Jones  Global Credit Union Arena (7,022)
Phoenix, AZ
November 25, 2024*
9:00 pm, ESPN+
at UC Davis W 76–55  5–3
 19  Moore Jr.   7  Darden   6  Ings  University Credit Union Center (1,113)
Davis, CA
December 1, 2024*
1:00 pm, SNY/FloHoops
at Stony Brook W 77–66  6–3
 18  Moore Jr.   9  Bladen   5  Ings  Island Federal Arena 
Stony Brook, NY
December 9, 2024*
7:00 pm
Hofstra L 67–80  6–4
 17  Myers   5  Myers   5  Ings  Echols Hall (1,562)
Norfolk, VA
December 11, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
at Baylor L 69–94  6–5
 12  Ings   7  Myers   4  Ings  Foster Pavilion (7,500)
Waco, TX
December 15, 2024*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Kentucky L 62–71  6–6
 12  Tied   7  Myers   3  Ings  Truist Arena (3,279)
Highland Heights, KY
December 19, 2024*
12:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. Alabama State
Chris Paul HBCU Challenge
W 71–54  7–6
 15  Moore Jr.   8  Myers   4  Ings  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
December 20, 2024*
11:00 am, ESPNU
vs. Grambling State
Chris Paul HBCU Challenge
W 76–70  8–6
 20  Moore Jr.   10  Moore Jr.   4  Moore Jr.  Mohegan Sun Arena 
Uncasville, CT
December 29, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at High Point W 77–74  9–6
 33  Moore Jr.   5  Tied   6  Moore Jr.  Qubein Center (2,743)
High Point, NC
December 31, 2024*
3:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+
at No. 1 Tennessee L 52–67  9–7
 19  Ings   6  Bladen   4  Ings  Thompson–Boling Arena (19,616)
Knoxville, TN
MEAC regular season
January 4, 2025
4:00 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore W 81–59  10–7
(1–0)
 22  Moore Jr.   7  Tied   6  Darden  Echols Hall (2,436)
Norfolk, VA
January 6, 2025
4:30 pm, ESPN+
at Delaware State W 73–64  11–7
(2–0)
 20  Myers   9  Tied   6  Darden  Memorial Hall (1,000)
Dover, DE
January 11, 2025
4:00 pm
Coppin State W 92–69  12–7
(3–0)
 21  Ings   8  Myers   4  Tied  Echols Hall (1,978)
Norfolk, VA
January 13, 2025
7:30 pm
at Morgan State L 74–78  12–8
(3–1)
 20  Jones   7  Tied   5  Moore Jr.  Hill Field House (323)
Baltimore, MD
January 20, 2025*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Washington Adventist W 105–42  13–8
 20  Moore Jr.   11  Mading   7  Moore Jr.  Echols Hall (1,647)
Norfolk, VA
January 25, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPNU
Howard W 92–75  14–8
(4–1)
 30  Moore Jr.   8  Myers   5  Darden  Echols Hall (3,715)
Norfolk, VA
February 1, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+
South Carolina State W 67–65 OT 15–8
(5–1)
 20  Jones   9  Darden   3  Tied  Echols Hall (3,704)
Norfolk, VA
February 3, 2025
7:30 pm, ESPNU
North Carolina Central W 81–78  16–8
(6–1)
 19  Moore Jr.   6  Tied   4  Darden  Echols Hall 
Norfolk, VA
February 15, 2025
4:00 pm
at Maryland Eastern Shore W 75–63  17–8
(7–1)
 17  Moore Jr.   6  Tied   4  Moore Jr.  Hytche Athletic Center (842)
Princess Anne, MD
February 17, 2025
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Delaware State W 96–84  18–8
(8–1)
 23  Fields Jr.   9  Fields Jr.   6  Fields Jr.  Echols Hall (3,124)
Norfolk, VA
February 22, 2025
4:30 pm, ESPN+
at Coppin State W 79–63  19–8
(9–1)
 14  Moore Jr.   8  Jones   6  Ings  Physical Education Complex (2,315)
Baltimore, MD
February 24, 2025
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Morgan State W 69–60  20–8
(10–1)
 12  Ings   14  Mading   2  Tied  Echols Hall (3,787)
Norfolk, VA
March 1, 2025
4:00 pm
at South Carolina State L 88–91  20–9
(10–2)
 27  Moore Jr.   7  Fields Jr.   6  Ings  SHM Memorial Center (686)
Orangeburg, SC
March 3, 2025
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at North Carolina Central L 87–91 OT 20–10
(10–3)
 24  Moore Jr.   6  Fields Jr.   6  Moore Jr.  McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,025)
Durham, NC
March 6, 2025
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Howard W 81–69  21–10
(11–3)
 21  Moore Jr.   10  Myers   4  Moore Jr.  Burr Gymnasium (1,298)
Washington, D.C.
MEAC tournament
March 12, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) vs. (8) Maryland Eastern Shore
Quarterfinals
W 77–70  22–10
 22  Myers   7  Tied   6  Tied  Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
March 14, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) vs. (5) Morgan State
Semifinals
W 58–55  23–10
 19  Ings   8  Fields Jr.   4  Darden  Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
March 15, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN2
(1) vs. (2) South Carolina State
Championship
W 66–65  24–10
 16  Ings   7  Tied   4  Tied  Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
NCAA tournament
March 21, 2025*
6:50 pm, TNT
(16 W) vs. (1 W) No. 3 Florida
First Round
L 69–95  24–11
 16  Ings   6  Darden   3  Tied  Lenovo Center (19,178)
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Norfolk State men's basketball win MEAC outright after 77-58 win against Howard in regular season finale". WAVY-TV. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "Top-Seeded Norfolk State Men Race Past 8-Seeded Coppin State in MEAC Quarterfinals". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "Howard ousts Norfolk State from MEAC Tournament in semifinals". WTKR. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "CBI, CIT Tournament Bracket, Preview: College Basketball Time, TV". Off Tackle Empire. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  5. ^ "Norfolk State heads to CIT championship with 81-66 win over Alabama A&M". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  6. ^ "Norfolk State beats Purdue Fort Wayne 75-67 for the CIT championship". AP News. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  7. ^ "2024-2025 Men's Basketball Schedule". Norfolk State University Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
  8. ^ "Norfolk State Spartans 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 18, 2024.