2011–12 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team

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. As a 15 seed, the Spartans defeated 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 third round.

2011–12 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball
MEAC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Third Round
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2011–12 record26–10 (13–3 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaJoseph G. Echols Memorial Hall
2011–12 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Savannah State142 .875  2112  .636
Norfolk State133 .813  2610  .722
Delaware State124 .750  1514  .517
Bethune-Cookman115 .688  1817  .514
North Carolina Central106 .625  1715  .531
Coppin State97 .563  1416  .467
North Carolina A&T79 .438  1220  .375
Hampton610 .375  1221  .364
Morgan State610 .375  920  .310
Howard610 .375  1021  .323
Florida A&M610 .375  1023  .303
Maryland Eastern Shore412 .250  723  .233
South Carolina State016 .000  526  .161
2012 MEAC Tournament winner
As of March 16, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

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

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
vs. Howard
Quarterfinals
W 71–61  23–9
LJVM Coliseum (NA)
Winston-Salem, NC
03/09/2012
8:00 pm
vs. Florida A&M
Semifinals
W 58–46  24–9
LJVM Coliseum (NA)
Winston-Salem, NC
03/10/2012
1:00 pm, ESPN2
vs. 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
No. (W 15) vs. No. 3 (W 2) Missouri
Second Round
W 86–84  26–9
CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,494)
Omaha, NE
03/18/2012*
6:10 p.m., TNT
No. (W 15) vs. No. 25 (W 7) 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.

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