2011–12 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 February 2024 2011–12 Norfolk State Spartans Basketball Norfolk State Spartans wordmark.png 250 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference MEAC 26–10 13–3 Anthony Evans 5th Robert Jones Larry Vickers Wilson Washington Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall MEAC tournament champions NCAA Tournament Round of 32 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.https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/2012/03/11/bethune-cookman-topped-73-70-by-norfolk-for-meac-title/30590019007/ Bethune-Cookman topped 73-70 by Norfolk for MEAC title Lut Williams The Daytona Beach News-Journal March 10, 2012 February 20, 2024 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 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 2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2011 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Regular season 11/14/2011 7:00 pm yes yes Marquette 21 Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI 12,765 68–99 0–1 11/16/2011 8:00 pm yes Randolph College Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, VA 2,009 63–43 1–1 11/18/2011 1:00 pm yes yes Drexel Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI Paradise Jam First Round NA 61–56 2–1 11/20/2011 6:00 pm yes yes TCU Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI Paradise Jam Semifinals NA FSN 66–53 3–1 11/21/2011 8:30 pm yes yes Marquette 16 Sports and Fitness Center Saint Thomas, USVI Paradise Jam Finals 3,109 57–59 3–2 11/27/2011 4:00 pm yes Eastern Kentucky Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, VA 375 70–63 4–2 11/30/2011 7:00 pm yes Elizabeth City State Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, VA 1,182 57–69 4–3 12/03/2011 6:00 pm Savannah State Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, VA 766 60–58 5–3 1–0 12/05/2011 6:00 pm South Carolina State Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, VA 1,013 82–67 6–3 2–0 12/11/2011 4:00 pm yes yes Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, VA 8,869 ESPN3 60–73 6–4 12/14/2011 7:00 pm yes Long Island Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, VA 504 73–62 7–4 12/18/2011 5:00 pm yes yes Illinois State Redbird Arena Normal, IL 3,320 36–68 7–5 12/20/2011 7:00 pm yes yes Toledo Savage Arena Toledo, OH 3,781 72–70 8–5 12/23/2011 2:00 pm yes yes St. Francis (NY) Generoso Pope Athletic Complex Brooklyn, NY 763 84–74 9–5 01/01/2012 4:00 pm yes yes Navy Alumni Hall Annapolis, MD 1,312 71–65 10–5 01/07/2012 6:00 pm Maryland Eastern Shore Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, VA 1,506 78–72 11–5 3–0 01/09/2012 8:30 pm Howard Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, VA 1,784 68–48 12–5 4–0 01/14/2012 4:30 pm yes Morgan State Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD 2,531 90–89 2OT 13–5 5–0 01/16/2012 8:00 pm yes Coppin State Physical Education Complex Baltimore, MD 2,531 74–66 14–5 6–0 01/21/2012 6:30 pm yes Hampton Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA 6,932 80–75 15–5 7–0 01/24/2012 7:00 pm yes Morehead State Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, VA 1,561 69–75 15–6 01/28/2012 6:00 pm Morgan State Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, VA 4,074 76–59 16–6 8–0 01/30/2012 8:00 pm Coppin State Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, VA 1,714 82–87 16–7 8–1 02/04/2012 7:00 pm yes Delaware State Memorial Hall Dover, DE 1,611 50–67 16–8 8–2 02/06/2012 7:30 pm yes Maryland Eastern Shore Hytche Athletic Center Princess Anne, MD 2,894 72–60 17–8 9–2 02/11/2012 6:00 pm Hampton Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, VA 6,191 70–62 18–8 10–2 02/15/2012 7:00 pm Delaware State Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, VA 1,661 63–73 OT 18–9 10–3 02/20/2012 7:00 pm yes Longwood Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, VA 1,725 66–52 19–9 02/25/2012 4:00 pm yes Bethune-Cookman Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, FL NA 75–72 20–9 11–3 02/27/2012 7:30 pm yes Florida A&M Moore Gymnasium Daytona Beach, FL 707 79–70 21–9 12–3 03/01/2012 8:00 pm yes North Carolina A&T Corbett Sports Center Greensboro, NC 1,827 72–65 22–9 13–3 |- !colspan=9| 2012 MEAC men's basketball tournament 03/07/2012 8:00 pm yes 2 Howard 10 LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC Quarterfinals NA 71–61 23–9 03/09/2012 8:00 pm yes 2 Florida A&M 11 LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC Semifinals NA 58–46 24–9 03/10/2012 1:00 pm yes 2 Bethune-Cookman 4 LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC Championship Game NA ESPN2 73–70 25–9 |- !colspan=9| 2012 NCAA tournament 03/16/2012 4:40 pm yes yes 15 W Missouri 3 2 W CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE Second Round TNT 86–84 16,494 26–9 03/18/2012 6:10 p.m. yes yes 15 W Florida 25 7 W CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE Third Round TNT 50–84 16,998 26–10 AP Poll Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region References Category:Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball seasons Norfolk State Norfolk State Norfolk State Spartans Norfolk State Spartans