Norfolk State Spartans women's basketball

Norfolk State Spartans

2023–24 Norfolk State Spartans women's basketball team

University

Norfolk State University

Head coach

Larry Vickers (8th season)

Conference

MEAC

Location

Norfolk, Virginia

Arena

Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall
(Capacity: 7,000)

Nickname

Spartans

Colors

Green and gold^[1]

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA tournament Final Four

1991*

NCAA tournament Elite Eight

1991*

NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen

1991*, 1993*, 1994*

NCAA tournament second round

1982*, 1991*, 1992*, 1993*, 1994*

NCAA tournament appearances

1982*, 1983*, 1986*, 1991*, 1992*, 1993*, 1994*, 1995*, 2002, 2023, 2024
*at Division II level

Conference tournament champions

CIAA: 1975, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996
MEAC: 2002, 2023, 2024

Conference regular season champions

MEAC: 2022, 2023, 2024

The Norfolk State Spartans women's basketball team represents Norfolk State University, located in Norfolk, Virginia, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They currently compete in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.^[2]

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History

Norfolk State began play in 1974. They competed in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) from 1974 to 1997 before joining Division I and the MEAC in 1997. In their time in Division II, they were champions of the CIAA Tournament in 1975, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, and 1996, while competing in eight NCAA Division II Tournaments (1982, 1983, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995), reaching the Final Four in 1991.^[3]^[4]

Postseason

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Spartans have made three appearances in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. They have a combined record of 0–3.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2002	(16)	First round	(1) Duke	L 48–95
2023	(16)	First round	(1) South Carolina	L 40–72
2024	(15)	First round	(2) Stanford	L 50–79

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Spartans made eight appearances in the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 9–9.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1982	First round Regional finals	Pitt Johnstown Mount St. Mary's	W, 81–80 (OT) L, 64–82
1983	First round	Virginia Union	L, 66–78
1984	First round	Hampton	L, 60–73
1991	First round Regional finals Elite Eight Final Four Third Place	Pace UNC Greensboro Clarion Southeast Missouri State Bentley	W, 88–47 W, 72–62 W, 91–69 L, 52–85 L, 58–60
1992	First round Regional finals	Johnson C. Smith North Dakota	W, 108–71 L, 48–63
1993	First round Regional finals Elite Eight	Fort Valley State USC Spartanburg Bentley	W, 90–76 W, 75–68 L, 66–84
1994	First round Regional finals Elite Eight	USC Spartanburg Wingate Bellarmine	W, 82–66 W, 83–80 (OT) L, 80–92
1995	Regional semifinals	Wingate	L, 68–70

References

^ "Athletics Quick Facts" (PDF). NSUSpartans.com. May 19, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
^ "The Official Site of Norfolk State University Spartans Athletics". www.nsuspartans.com.
^ "The Official Site of Norfolk State University Spartans Athletics" (PDF). www.nsuspartans.com.
^ "The Official Site of Norfolk State University Spartans Athletics" (PDF). www.nsuspartans.com.

External links

Official website

v t e Norfolk State Spartans women's basketball
Venues	Gill Gymnasium (1974–1982) Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1982–present)
Rivalries	Hampton Old Dominion
People	Head coaches
<span class="tmp-color" style="color:white">Seasons</span>	1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Norfolk State University

Academics

Colleges & Schools	School of Business School of Education School of Extended Learning College of Liberal Arts College of Science, Engineering and Technology Ethelyn R. Strong School of Social Work School of Graduate Studies and Research Honors College
People	Notable faculty

Athletics

Sports	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Norfolk State Spartans Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Battle of the Bay
Facilities	Dick Price Stadium Echols Hall Miller Field NSU Domed Staduim
People	Pete Adrian Robert Jones

Student Life

v t e Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference women's basketball
Teams	Coppin State Eagles Delaware State Hornets Howard Bison Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Morgan State Lady Bears Norfolk State Spartans North Carolina Central Eagles South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs
Championships & awards	MEAC women's basketball tournament
Seasons	1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24