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2020-21 Norfolk State University Men’s Basketball • Game 25 | vs. Gonzaga (Indianapolis, Ind./Bankers Life Fieldhouse) For More Information, Contact: Mike Bello, Assistant Sports Information Director/MBB Contact Office Phone: 757.823.2628 Norfolk State Cell Phone: 814.602.6678 Email: [email protected] Website: www.NSUSpartans.com Twitter: @NSUSpartans Facebook: NorfolkStateAthletics University Instagram: @NSUAthletics Mailing Address: NSU Sports Infor- mation Office • 700 Park Ave. • Men’s Basketball Game Notes Norfolk, VA 23504 Norfolk State Spartans (17-7) 2020-21 Norfolk State Schedule Game (17-7 overall, 8-4 MEAC) vs. 25 Gonzaga Bulldogs (26-0) November Game Information Fri. 27 .......at James Madison ..............W, 83-73 Date/Time: Saturday, March 20, 2021 | 9:20 p.m. Sat. 28 ......vs. Radford .........................W, 57-54 Site: Indianapolis, Ind. | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (20,000) TV: TBS (Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson, Allie LaForce) December Radio: WNSB Blazin’ Hot 91 FM (Ross Gordon, Play-by-Play) Wed. 2 ......Old Dominion .....................L, 64-80 Radio: Westwood One Sports (Dave Pasch, Play-by-Play; Danny Manning, Color) Live Stats: NCAA.com/MarchMadnessLive Mon. 7 ......Hampton ............................W, 76-64 Live Video: NCAA March Madness Live Wed. 9 ......William & Mary ............... Cancelled Series Information: First Meeting Sun. 13 .....at UNC Greensboro .............L, 47-64 Head Coaches: NSU - Robert Jones (142-118, 8th season) Dec. 15 .....Regent ............................Cancelled GU - Mark Few (625-124, 22nd season) Fri. 18 .......UNCW .................................L, 72-80 Sat. 26 ......at George Mason ................W, 68-65 Setting the Scene Riding high after extending its winning streak to seven with a First Four win, the No. 16 seed Norfolk State men’s basketball team will face overall No. 1 seed Gonzaga on Saturday evening at Bankers January Life Fieldhouse. Tip-off is set for 9:20 p.m. in the NCAA Tournament First Round. Sat. 9 ........Morgan State * ...................L, 74-78 Sun. 10 .....Morgan State * ..................W, 89-85 The Spartans are coming off a First Four win over Appalachian State on Thursday, a game in which Wed. 13 ....N.C. Wesleyan ...................W, 80-58 they nearly let a 19-point first half lead slip away. That marked NSU’s second NCAA Tournament win Sat. 16 ......at Delaware State *.............W, 87-76 in its two tournament appearances in its Division I history. Sun. 17 .....at Delaware State *.......W, 83-79 OT Media Coverage Sat. 23 ......at Coppin State * .................L, 71-81 The game will be shown live on TBS as well as through the NCAA March Madness Live app. Brian Sun. 24 .....at Coppin State * .................L, 77-81 Anderson and Jim Jackson will be on the call, with Allie LaForce serving as the sideline reporter. Sat. 30 ......Delaware State *................W, 94-66 The game can be heard live in the Hampton Roads area on WNSB Blazin’ Hot 91 FM. It can also be heard through satellite radio on WestWood One Sports, available on Sirius channel 137 and XM chan- February nel 207, with Dave Pasch and Danning Manning on the call. Online streams are available at www. Sun. 7 .......Coppin State * ...................W, 84-72 ncaa.com/marchmadnesslive and WestwoodOneSports.com/madness, as well as through the NCAA Mon. 8 ......Coppin State * ....................L, 64-74 March Madness Live and TuneIn apps. Sat. 13 ......at Morgan State *................W, 74-69 NCAA.com/marchmadnesslive will have live stats. Sun. 14 .....at Morgan State *................W, 68-65 Wed. 17 ....Howard * .........................Cancelled Series History Thurs. 18..Howard * .........................Cancelled This will mark the first ever meeting between the two schools. Wed. 24 ....Delaware State *................W, 86-55 Sat. 27 ......at Howard * .......................Cancelled PROBABLE NSU STARTERS Sun. 28 .....St. Mary’s College .............W, 72-51 No. Name Pos. PPG RPG APG Notes March 2 Kashaun Hicks G/F 8.0 3.7 0.5 14 pts, 6-11 FG, 7 reb vs MSU 4 Joe Bryant Jr. G 11.6 4.3 1.9 MEAC Tournament MVP Thurs. 11 ...vs. N.C. Central # ...............W, 87-58 14 Devante Carter G 15.0 5.2 4.0 MEAC All-Tournament Team Sat. 13 ......vs. Morgan State # .............W, 71-63 15 J.J. Matthews F 8.3 5.0 0.4 6 pts, 3-5 FG, 8 reb vs ASU Thurs. 18 ..vs. Appalachian State $ ......W, 54-53 55 Kyonze Chavis G 7.3 3.9 1.9 7 pts, 3-6 FG, 8 reb, 4 ast, 1 blk vs MSU Sat. 20 ......vs. Gonzaga $ ...................9:20 p.m. Off the Bench 1 Nyzaiah Chambers F 2.6 1.7 0.2 5 pts, 3 reb, 1 blk vs ASU Schedule subject to change 3 Mustafa Lawrence G 5.2 1.1 1.5 8 pts, 5-5 FT, 3 ast vs MSU All times EST 5 Tyrese Jenkins G 3.6 1.7 0.7 3 pts, 2 reb at MSU (2/14) Home games in bold 13 Daryl Anderson G 5.0 1.6 0.3 13 pts, 3-7 3-Pt, 4-4 FG, 4 reb vs CSU (2/8) * MEAC game 22 Andre Bottoms G 1.0 0.6 0.3 2 pts, 2 reb vs SMC 23 Efstratios Kalogerias F/C 1.2 1.3 0.5 2 pts, 2 reb, 1 ast vs NCW # MEAC Tournament, Norfolk Scope Arena 24 Jalen Hawkins G 10.2 2.7 1.2 Career-high 24 pts, 4-5 3-Pt, 5 reb vs ASU $ NCAA Tournament 32 Chris Ford F 3.2 2.3 0.0 4 pts, 8 reb, 2 blk vs NCCU 35 Yoro Sidibe G/F 1.1 2.0 0.2 2 pts, 3 reb vs SMC NSU Men’s Basketball Game Notes 1 Gonzaga at a Glance NSU Quick Facts The Bulldogs have dominated this season, winning all 26 games on the year while averaging 92 points per game with a +23 scoring margin. All-Americans Corey Kispert (19.2 points, 4.9 rebounds), Drew General Information Timme (18.7 points, 7.1 rebounds) and Jalen Suggs (14.3 points, 5.5 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 2.0 steals) Location ............................................Norfolk, Va. lead the way for Gonzaga, which also holds a +7.3 edge on the glass for the season. Joel Ayayi (11.8 Founded ..................................................... 1935 points, 7.0 rebounds) and Andrew Nembhard (9.2 points, 4.2 assists) are two more names to watch out Enrollment ................................................. 5,601 for on offense. Nickname..............................................Spartans School Colors ............................... Green & Gold Last Time Out Affiliation ....................................NCAA Division I Norfolk State led by as much as 19 in the first half and trailed by six in the second, but the Spartans Conference ........... Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) pulled out a 54-53 win over Appalachian State on Thursday evening at Assembly Hall in the NCAA Home Arena............. Joseph Echols Hall (4,500) Tournament First Four. Devante Carter sank two free throws with 8.6 seconds to go as NSU overcame President ................ Dr. Javaune Adams-Gaston a sluggish second half in which it shot just 26 percent. The Spartans held ASU to 19 percent shooting Athletics Director .......................... Melody Webb in the first half, including 0-of-18 from deep. Jalen Hawkins, meanwhile, had 20 first-half points and a Athletics Phone...........................(757) 823-8152 career-high 24 for the game, knocking down four 3-pointers along the way. The Mountaineers shot just Ticket Office ................................(757) 823-9009 26 percent for the game but held a 46-35 edge on the glass with 10 blocks. Sports Information Postseason History SID................................................Matt Michalec NSU’s win on Thursday marked its second NCAA Tournament win. The most famous of course came Email ............................ [email protected] in 2012 when the No. 15 seed Spartans knocked off No. 2 seed Missouri in the first round, 86-84, a win Asst. SID/MBB Contact ......................Mike Bello considered the biggest in NCAA history in terms of point spread. Kyle O’Quinn (26 points, 14 rebounds), Phone .....................................(757) 823-2628 Pendarvis Williams and Chris McEachin (20 points each) led the way that afternoon in Omaha, Nebras- Fax .......................................................…TBA ka, in what was, at the time, just the fifth ever 15-over-2 upset in tournament history. This year is NSU’s Email .................................. [email protected] Press Row ..................................(757) 823-8195 second-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament. Web site ........................www.NSUSpartans.com Twitter ....................................... @NSUSpartans The Spartans are making their eight postseason appearance in their Division I era (1997-Present) and Instagram.......................................NSUAthletics all have come since 2012. NSU went to the NIT in 2013 after winning the conference’s regular season Address: .........NSU Office of Sports Information title at 16-0 and in 2019 after winning the regular season title again (14-2). The Spartans knocked off ....................... 700 Park Ave., Norfolk, VA 23504 No. 1 seed Alabama in 2019, 80-79 in overtime, a victory considered the biggest in NIT history by point spread. Coaching Staff Head Coach...................................Robert Jones NSU also faced Eastern Michigan (2014), Eastern Kentucky (2015), Columbia (2016) and Liberty Alma Mater .................... SUNY-New Paltz ’02 (2017) in the CollegeInsider.com tournaments. Since 2012, NSU has failed to make the postseason just Record at NSU .............142-118 (8th Season) one time it was held, in 2018. Career Record .......................................Same Office Phone ...........................(757) 823-9192 MEAC Tournament History Assistant Coach............................. Jamal Brown This year marked the second-ever MEAC title along with the 2012 squad. NSU has been to the finals Alma Mater .............. South Carolina State ‘97 five times, including in 2009, ‘17 and ‘19, and to the semifinals of the MEAC tournament 10 times in the Office Phone ...........................(757) 823-8441 last 13 seasons the tournament was completed. Including this season, the Spartans have been a No. 4 Assistant Coach.............................C.J.