The Spartans are still dancing! The Norfolk State men’s basketball team defeated Appalachian State 54-53 Thursday night in the NCAA Tournament First Four, earning a date with No. 1 overall seed and unbeaten Gonzaga at 9:20 ET Saturday night at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The game will be televised live on TBS. As with … Continue reading
On Saturday, the Spartans celebrated their second-ever MEAC title. On Sunday, they found out whom they will play in the 2021 NCAA Tournament. NSU men’s basketball will face Appalachian State on Thursday in the First Four as the Spartans make their second-ever NCAA appearance in their Division I era. The exact time and location for … Continue reading
By Siera Jones NSU men’s basketball reclaimed their lead late in the second period to top James Madison University Saturday, Nov. 28. With the help of standout performances from Devante Carter and J.J. Matthews, the Spartans competed closely with JMU before closing the final period with a 10 point lead. After contributions from Mustafa Lawrence, … Continue reading
By Siera Jones The NSU Women’s Basketball team fell to UNC Wilmington in the season opener Wednesday, Nov. 25, despite standout performances from Jalynn Holmes and Jaiden Morris. The Spartan women were overpowered after a slow start in the first quarter, which set the tone for the rest of the game. The Seahawks scored 23 … Continue reading
The Norfolk State University men’s basketball team credits brotherhood as one of its keys to success this season. Angelena Garland of Spartan Echo TV caught up with the team at an Echols Gym practice and spoke with players, their head coach and manager about the team’s promising 2017 season. Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — There are differences between Will Wade’s VCU Rams and Shaka Smart’s. When Smart left to become the Texas coach he took his end-to-end pressure defense known as “Havoc” with him and some key players have moved on, too. The results, though, have been pretty much the same. Mo Alie-Cox scored 13 … Continue reading
A week ago, Amber Brown was like thousands of other women’s college basketball players, playing and practicing with her Norfolk State teammates. Now, the junior forward is fighting for her life laying in a hospital bed. Brown, 19, was found unconscious on her dorm room floor on New Year’s Day. She has been hospitalized the … Continue reading
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Notre Dame coach Mike Brey remembers coaching in the Big East when it earned a record 11 bids to the NCAA Tournament and the no-question status as the nation’s best conference that came with them. That’s what expansion was expected to do for the Atlantic Coast Conference. It hasn’t happened. “There’s … Continue reading
NORFOLK, Va. – The Norfolk State athletics department announced today that local native and Norfolk State graduate Carlton “C.J.” Clemons has joined the Spartan men’s basketball program as an assistant coach. Clemons arrives at NSU after spending two seasons as the head coach of Bryant & Stratton College in Virginia Beach. A graduate of … Continue reading
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