The 2017–18 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Spartans, led by fifth-year 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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. They finished the season 14–19, 11–5 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 5 seed in the MEAC tournament, they defeated

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before losing to North Carolina A&T in the quarterfinals.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2016–17 season 17–17, 12–4 in MEAC play to finish in second place. They defeated

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and

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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

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Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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