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Norfolk State Spartans Men's Basketball
The Norfolk State Spartans men'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. The Spartans are currently coached by Robert Jones and play their home games at the Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (7,000). The Spartans men's basketball team is best known for defeating the #2 seeded Missouri in the 2012 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament 86–84, the first tournament appearance for Norfolk State. It was only the fifth time that a 15th seed has defeated a 2nd seed.
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Norfolk State University
Norfolk State University (NSU) is a public historically black university in Norfolk, Virginia. It is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Virginia High-Tech Partnership. History The institution was founded on September 18, 1935 as the Norfolk Unit of Virginia Union University. Eighty-five students attended the first classes held in 1935. Mr. Samuel Fischer Scott, an alumnus of Virginia Union and Portsmouth native, served as the first director with the primary focus of maintaining the solvency of the school. Dr. Lyman Beecher Brooks, a Virginia Union alumnus, succeeded Mr. Scott as director in 1938, and served as provost, 1963–1969, and the first president 1969–1975. In 1942, the school became independent of VUU and was named Norfolk Polytechnic College. Within two years, by an act of the Virginia Legislature, it became a part of Virginia State College (now Virginia State University). By 1950, the 15th anniversary of the college founding, the faculty had gro ...
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1968 NCAA Division II Basketball Tournament
The year was highlighted by Protests of 1968, protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * January 10 – John Gorton is sworn in as 19th Prime Minister of Australia, taking over from John McEwen after being 1968 Liberal Party of Australia leadership election, elected leader of the Liberal Party of Australia, Liberal Party the previous day, following the disappearance of Harold Holt. Gorton becomes the only Australian Senate, Senator to become Prime Minister, though he immediately transfers to the Australian House of Representatives, House of Representatives through the 1968 Higgins by-election in Holt's vacant seat. * January 15 – The 1968 Belice earthquake in Sicily kills 380 and injures around 1,000. * January 21 ** Vietnam War: Battle of Khe Sanh – One of the most publicized and controversial battles of the war ...
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1995 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1995 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 48 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA  Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1994-95 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by the University of Southern Indiana and UC Riverside's William Wilson was the Most Outstanding Player. Regional participants *denotes tie Regionals East - Indiana, Pennsylvania Location: Memorial Field House Host: Indiana University of Pennsylvania *Third Place - Millersville 89, Gannon 76 South Central - Saint Joseph, Missouri Location: MWSC Fieldhouse Host: Missouri Western State University *Third Place - Mississippi College 90, Missouri Western State 77 West - Riverside, California Location: UCR Student Recreation Center Host: University of California, Riverside *Third Place - Cal State LA 78, UC Davis 74 North Central - Hays, Kansas Location: Gross Memorial Coliseum ...
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1994 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1994 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 48 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA  Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1993–94 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by California State University, Bakersfield and Southern Indiana's Stan Gouard was the Most Outstanding Player. Regional participants *denotes tie Regionals South Atlantic - Fayetteville, North Carolina Location: Felton J. Capel Arena Hosts: Virginia Union University and Fayetteville State University *Third Place - Elizabeth City State 88, Longwood 87 South Central - Topeka, Kansas Location: Lee Arena Host: Washburn University *Third Place - Central Missouri State 79, West Texas A&M 74 West - Riverside, California Location: UCR Student Recreation Center Host: University of California, Riverside *Third Place - Alaska–Anchorage 109, San Francisco State 97 East - ...
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1990 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1990 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1989-90 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Kentucky Wesleyan College, with Wade Green of runner-up California State University, Bakersfield named the Most Outstanding Player. Regional participants *denotes tie Regionals New England - Manchester, New Hampshire Location: NHC Fieldhouse Host: New Hampshire College *Third Place - New Hampshire College 91, New Haven 88 West - Bakersfield, California Location: CSUB Student Activities Center Host: California State University, Bakersfield *Third Place - Humboldt State 71, UC Riverside 70 East - Erie, Pennsylvania Location: Hammermill Center Host: Gannon University *Third Place - C.W. Post 84, Slippery Rock 79 South Atlantic - Norfolk, Virginia Location: Joseph G. Echols Memorial H ...
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1989 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1989 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA  Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1988–89 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by North Carolina Central University, with North Carolina Central's Miles Clark named the Most Outstanding Player. This was the first Division II men's tournament to adopt the current Elite Eight format, in which all eight regional winners advance to the championship site. Regional participants *denotes tie Regionals New England - Waltham, Massachusetts Location: Dana Center Host: Bentley College *Third Place - Bentley 129, Stonehill 118 South Atlantic - Norfolk, Virginia Location: Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Host: Norfolk State University *Third Place - Alabama A&M 93, Norfolk State 80 Great Lakes - Owensboro, Kentucky Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wes ...
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1988 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1988 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA  Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1987–88 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by the University of Lowell (now the University of Massachusetts Lowell), and Lowell's Leo Parent was the Most Outstanding Player. Regional participants *denotes tie Regionals New England - New Haven, Connecticut Location: Charger Gymnasium Host: University of New Haven *Third Place - Quinnipiac 88, Assumption 73 Great Lakes - Owensboro, Kentucky Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College *Third Place - Lewis 89, Ashland 73 South - Lakeland, Florida Location: Jenkins Field House Host: Florida Southern College *Third Place - North Alabama 87, Norfolk State 76 South Central - Cape Girardeau, Missouri Location: Show Me Center Host: Southeas ...
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1987 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1987 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA  Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1986–87 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Kentucky Wesleyan College, with Kentucky Wesleyan's Sam Smith named the Most Outstanding Player. Regional participants *denotes tie Regionals New England - Manchester, New Hampshire Location: NHC Fieldhouse Host: New Hampshire College *Third Place - St. Anselm 94, New Haven 88 East - Erie, Pennsylvania Location: Hammermill Center Host: Gannon University *Third Place - C.W. Post 85, St. Michael's 72 South - Lakeland, Florida Location: Jenkins Field House Host: Florida Southern College *Third Place - Tampa 92, Alabama A&M 76 West - Billings, Montana Location: Alterowitz Gym Host: Eastern Montana College *Third Place - Cal State Hayward 71, Cal State Dominguez Hills 55 ...
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1986 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1986 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA  Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1985–86 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Sacred Heart University and Sacred Heart's Roger Younger was the Most Outstanding Player. Regional participants *denotes tie Regionals Great Lakes - Fairborn, Ohio Location: Physical Education Building Host: Wright State University *Third Place - Kentucky Wesleyan 91, Lewis 81 East - Erie, Pennsylvania Location: Hammermill Center Host: Gannon University *Third Place - Millersville 107, Edinboro 86 South Central - Cape Girardeau, Missouri Location: Houck Field House Host: Southeast Missouri State University *Third Place - Abilene Christian 73, Sam Houston 60 West - Hayward, California Location: Pioneer Gymnasium Host: California State University, Hayward *Third ...
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1985 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1985 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA  Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1984–85 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Jacksonville State University and South Dakota State's Mark Tetzlaff was the Most Outstanding Player. Regional participants *denotes tie Regionals Great Lakes - Owensboro, Kentucky Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College *Third Place - Indiana State–Evansville 92, Lewis 78 New England - Springfield, Massachusetts Location: Butova Gymnasium Host: American International College *Third Place - Bridgeport 83, Bentley 67 South Central - Warrensburg, Missouri Location: CMSU Fieldhouse Host: Central Missouri State University *Third Place - Central Missouri State 88, Alabama A&M 74 South - Jacksonville, Alabama Location: Pete Mathews Coliseum Hos ...
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1984 NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1984 NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament involved 32 schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA  Division II college basketball as a culmination of the 1983-4 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. It was won by Central Missouri State (now known as the University of Central Missouri) and Central Missouri State's Ron Nunnally was the Most Outstanding Player. San Francisco State's participation in the tournament was later vacated by the NCAA. Regional participants *denotes tie Regionals East - Erie, Pennsylvania Location: Hammermill Center Host: Gannon University *Third Place - Mansfield 94, Gannon 78 New England - New Britain, Connecticut Location: Kaiser Hall Host: Central Connecticut State University *Third Place - Central Connecticut 102, American International 90 Great Lakes - Owensboro, Kentucky Location: Owensboro Sportscenter Host: Kentucky Wesleyan College *Third ...
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