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2020–21 Norfolk State Spartans Men's Basketball Team
The 2020–21 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team represented Norfolk State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by eighth-year head coach Robert Jones, played their home games at the Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall in Norfolk, Virginia as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. With the creation of divisions to cut down on travel due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they played in the Northern division. They finished the season 17–8, 8–4 in MEAC play to finish in tie for first place in the Northern division. They defeated North Carolina Central in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament and advanced to the championship when North Carolina A&T withdrew from the tournament due to COVID-19 protocols. They defeated Morgan State to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 16 seed in the West region. They defeated Appalachian St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Jones (basketball, Born 1979)
Robert Jones (born June 26, 1979) is an American basketball coach, currently the head men's basketball coach at Norfolk State University. He was named interim head coach on April 15, 2013, and was named full head coach in February 2014. He grew up in South Jamaica, Queens, NY. In 2019, he was awarded the Skip Prosser Man of the Year Award. Coaching career Robert Jones is in the midst of his ninth season as the head coach of Norfolk State's men's basketball program. NSU's 9–1 start to the 2021–22 season is the best start in MEAC history and the second best in HBCU history. The historic start is coming off of Norfolk State's second-ever MEAC title and an NCAA Tournament berth, where the Spartans knocked off Appalachian State in the NCAA Tournament First Four. NSU finished the season 17–8. Entering the 2021–22 season, Jones has led NSU to a .742 (92–32) win percentage in MEAC play, which is fifth in the nation among coaches with at least 100 games coached. Jones has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |