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2016–17 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team

2016–17 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball
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CIT, First Round
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2016–17 record 17–17 (12–4 MEAC)
Head coach Robert Jones (4th year)
Assistant coach Kevin Jones
Assistant coach C.J. Clemons
Assistant coach Jamal Brown
Home arena Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall
Seasons
← 2015–16
2017–18 →
2016–17 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
NC Central 13 3   .813     25 9   .735
Norfolk State 12 4   .750     17 17   .500
Morgan State 11 5   .688     14 16   .467
Hampton 11 5   .688     14 17   .452
Savannah State* 10 6   .625     13 16   .448
MD Eastern Shore 9 7   .563     14 20   .412
South Carolina State 7 9   .438     11 20   .355
Delaware State 7 9   .438     10 22   .313
Coppin State 7 9   .438     8 24   .250
Bethune–Cookman 6 10   .375     10 22   .313
Howard 5 11   .313     10 24   .294
Florida A&M 5 11   .313     7 23   .233
North Carolina A&T 1 15   .063     3 29   .094
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2017 MEAC Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team represented Norfolk State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by fourth-year coach Robert Jones, played their home games at the Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 17–17, 12–4 in MEAC play to finish in second place. They defeated South Carolina State and Howard to advance to the Championship game of the MEAC Tournament where they lost to North Carolina Central. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Liberty.

The Spartans finished the 2015–16 season 17–17, 12–4 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated North Carolina Central in the Quarterfinals of the MEAC Tournament to advance to the Semifinals where they lost to South Carolina State. The Spartans received an innvitation to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the First Round to Columbia.


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