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2011–12 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team

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2011–12 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball
MEAC tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Round of 32
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record26–10 (13–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJoseph G. Echols Memorial Hall
Seasons
2011–12 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Savannah State 14 2   .875 21 12   .636
Norfolk State 13 3   .813 26 10   .722
Delaware State 12 4   .750 15 14   .517
Bethune–Cookman 11 5   .688 18 17   .514
North Carolina Central 10 6   .625 17 15   .531
Coppin State 9 7   .563 14 16   .467
North Carolina A&T 7 9   .438 12 20   .375
Hampton 6 10   .375 12 21   .364
Morgan State 6 10   .375 9 20   .310
Howard 6 10   .375 10 21   .323
Florida A&M 6 10   .375 10 23   .303
Maryland Eastern Shore 4 12   .250 7 23   .233
South Carolina State 0 16   .000 5 26   .161
2012 MEAC tournament winner
As of March 16, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team represented Norfolk State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by fifth year head coach Anthony Evans, played their home games at Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall and are members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 26–10, 13–3 in MEAC play to finish in second place. They were the champions of the MEAC Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid in the 2012 NCAA tournament, the school's first ever appearance in the tournament.[1] As a 15 seed, the Spartans shocked the 2 seed Missouri in the second round, 86–84. This was only the fifth time in NCAA Tournament history that a 15 seed defeated a 2 seed, with the last coming in 2001 (later that same day, 15 seed Lehigh defeated 2 seed Duke). Norfolk State would fall to Florida in the second round.

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Rob Johnson Forward 6–7 220 Junior Roswell, Georgia
2 Kievyn Lila-St. Rose Guard/Forward 6–6 180 Sophomore Corona, New York
3 Jamel Fuentes Guard 6–3 175 Sophomore Brooklyn, New York
5 Winston Graham Guard 6–2 180 Sophomore Bronx, New York
10 Kyle O'Quinn Center 6–10 240 Senior Jamaica, New York
11 Pendarvis Williams Guard 6–6 195 Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
13 Quasim Pugh Guard 6–0 175 Junior Brooklyn, New York
15 Rodney McCauley Guard/Forward 6–5 205 Senior Dallas, Texas
20 Reggie Revels Guard/Forward 6–4 205 Junior Cincinnati, Ohio
21 Jordan Weathers Guard 6–5 200 Sophomore Los Angeles, California
22 Kris Brown Guard 6–3 180 Junior Suffolk, Virginia
23 Brandon Goode Forward/Center 6–11 215 Sophomore Bronx, New York
24 Brandon Wheeless Guard/Forward 6–4 205 Senior Stone Mountain, Georgia
31 Riley Maye Forward 6–8 215 Sophomore East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania
32 Marcos Tamares Forward 6–7 210 Senior Queens, New York
35 Chris McEachin Guard/Forward 6–6 195 Senior Norfolk, Virginia
45 A.J. Rogers Forward 6–7 220 Junior Rosedale, New York

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/14/2011*
7:00 pm
at No. 21 Marquette L 68–99  0–1
Bradley Center (12,765)
Milwaukee, WI
11/16/2011*
8:00 pm
Randolph College W 63–43  1–1
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,009)
Norfolk, VA
11/18/2011*
1:00 pm
vs. Drexel
Paradise Jam First Round
W 61–56  2–1
Sports and Fitness Center (NA)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/20/2011*
6:00 pm, FSN
vs. TCU
Paradise Jam Semifinals
W 66–53  3–1
Sports and Fitness Center (NA)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/21/2011*
8:30 pm
vs. No. 16 Marquette
Paradise Jam Finals
L 57–59  3–2
Sports and Fitness Center (3,109)
Saint Thomas, USVI
11/27/2011*
4:00 pm
Eastern Kentucky W 70–63  4–2
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (375)
Norfolk, VA
11/30/2011*
7:00 pm
Elizabeth City State L 57–69  4–3
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,182)
Norfolk, VA
12/03/2011
6:00 pm
Savannah State W 60–58  5–3
(1–0)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (766)
Norfolk, VA
12/05/2011
6:00 pm
South Carolina State W 82–67  6–3
(2–0)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,013)
Norfolk, VA
12/11/2011*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Virginia Tech L 60–73  6–4
Cassell Coliseum (8,869)
Blacksburg, VA
12/14/2011*
7:00 pm
Long Island W 73–62  7–4
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (504)
Norfolk, VA
12/18/2011*
5:00 pm
at Illinois State L 36–68  7–5
Redbird Arena (3,320)
Normal, IL
12/20/2011*
7:00 pm
at Toledo W 72–70  8–5
Savage Arena (3,781)
Toledo, OH
12/23/2011*
2:00 pm
at St. Francis (NY) W 84–74  9–5
Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (763)
Brooklyn, NY
01/01/2012*
4:00 pm
at Navy W 71–65  10–5
Alumni Hall (1,312)
Annapolis, MD
01/07/2012
6:00 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore W 78–72  11–5
(3–0)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,506)
Norfolk, VA
01/09/2012
8:30 pm
Howard W 68–48  12–5
(4–0)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,784)
Norfolk, VA
01/14/2012
4:30 pm
at Morgan State W 90–89 2OT 13–5
(5–0)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,531)
Baltimore, MD
01/16/2012
8:00 pm
at Coppin State W 74–66  14–5
(6–0)
Physical Education Complex (2,531)
Baltimore, MD
01/21/2012
6:30 pm
at Hampton W 80–75  15–5
(7–0)
Hampton Convocation Center (6,932)
Hampton, VA
01/24/2012*
7:00 pm
Morehead State L 69–75  15–6
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,561)
Norfolk, VA
01/28/2012
6:00 pm
Morgan State W 76–59  16–6
(8–0)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (4,074)
Norfolk, VA
01/30/2012
8:00 pm
Coppin State L 82–87  16–7
(8–1)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,714)
Norfolk, VA
02/04/2012
7:00 pm
at Delaware State L 50–67  16–8
(8–2)
Memorial Hall (1,611)
Dover, DE
02/06/2012
7:30 pm
at Maryland Eastern Shore W 72–60  17–8
(9–2)
Hytche Athletic Center (2,894)
Princess Anne, MD
02/11/2012
6:00 pm
Hampton W 70–62  18–8
(10–2)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (6,191)
Norfolk, VA
02/15/2012
7:00 pm
Delaware State L 63–73 OT 18–9
(10–3)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,661)
Norfolk, VA
02/20/2012*
7:00 pm
Longwood W 66–52  19–9
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,725)
Norfolk, VA
02/25/2012
4:00 pm
at Bethune-Cookman W 75–72  20–9
(11–3)
Moore Gymnasium (NA)
Daytona Beach, FL
02/27/2012
7:30 pm
at Florida A&M W 79–70  21–9
(12–3)
Moore Gymnasium (707)
Daytona Beach, FL
03/01/2012
8:00 pm
at North Carolina A&T W 72–65  22–9
(13–3)
Corbett Sports Center (1,827)
Greensboro, NC
2012 MEAC men's basketball tournament
03/07/2012
8:00 pm
(2) vs. (10) Howard
Quarterfinals
W 71–61  23–9
LJVM Coliseum (NA)
Winston-Salem, NC
03/09/2012
8:00 pm
(2) vs. (11) Florida A&M
Semifinals
W 58–46  24–9
LJVM Coliseum (NA)
Winston-Salem, NC
03/10/2012
1:00 pm, ESPN2
(2) vs. (4) Bethune-Cookman
Championship Game
W 73–70  25–9
LJVM Coliseum (NA)
Winston-Salem, NC
2012 NCAA tournament
03/16/2012*
4:40 pm, TNT
(15 W) vs. (2 W) No. 3 Missouri
Second Round
W 86–84  26–9
CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,494)
Omaha, NE
03/18/2012*
6:10 p.m., TNT
(15 W) vs. (7 W) No. 25 Florida
Third Round
L 50–84  26–10
CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,998)
Omaha, NE
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

References

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  1. ^ Williams, Lut (March 10, 2012). "Bethune-Cookman topped 73-70 by Norfolk for MEAC title". The Daytona Beach News-Journal. Retrieved February 20, 2024.