The 2023–24 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team represented

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in the

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. The Spartans, led by eleventh-year head coach Robert Jones, played their home games at the Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall in

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as members of the

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Previous season

The

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finished the 2022–23 season 20–10, 9–5 in MEAC play to tie for third place with

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. As the No. 3 seed in the MEAC tournament, they defeated

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and North Carolina Central before falling to

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in the championship game.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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