2017-18 Norfolk State University Men’s • Game 0 | vs. Virginia State (Norfolk, Va./Joseph Echols Hall)

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 (0-0) Game 2017-18 Norfolk State Schedule vs. (0-0 overall, 0-0 MEAC) 0 Virginia State Trojans (0-0) November Game Information Sat. 4...... Virginia State (Exhibition).....7 p.m. Date/Time: Saturday, November 4, 2017 | 7 p.m. Fri. 10...... at Auburn...... 8 p.m. Site: Norfolk, Va. | Joseph Echols Hall (4,500) TV: None Mon. 13.....Lynchburg College...... 7 p.m. Radio: Famous 1310 AM, www.wgh1310.com; Hot 91.1 FM, hot91.nsu.edu:8000/128 Sat. 18...... at San Diego %...... 10 p.m. (Ross Gordon, Play-by-Play) Mon. 20.....at Grand Canyon %...... 9 p.m. Live Stats: www.sidearmstats.com/nsu/mbball/ Fri. 24...... vs. Robert Morris %...... 6 p.m. Live Video/Audio: www.nsuspartans.com/watch Sun. 26...... at Little Rock %...... 4 p.m. Series Information: NSU leads, 64-17 (tonight’s game will not count toward that record) Wed. 29.....Kent State...... 8 p.m. Head Coaches: NSU - Robert Jones (73-63, 5th season) VSU - Lonnie Blow Jr. (78-33, 5th season at VSU; 127-48, 7th season overall) December Sat. 2 Bowling Green...... 6 p.m. Setting the Scene Sat. 9 at Loyola Chicago...... 4 p.m. The Norfolk State men’s basketball team unofficially kicks off its 2017-18 season when the Thurs. 14 Mid-Atlantic Christian...... 7 p.m. Spartans host Virginia State for an exhibition game on Saturday at Joseph Echols Hall. Tip-off for the Battle of the States is set for 7 p.m. Sat. 16 Niagara...... 4 p.m. Mon. 18 at Eastern Kentucky...... 8 p.m. NSU will be looking for some revenge after the Trojans won last year’s exhibition game Fri. 22 vs. Old Dominion #...... 7 p.m. 83-80 in two overtimes at VSU. Sat. 30 at Stony Brook...... 7 p.m. Media Coverage January The game will be broadcast live on Famous 1310 AM as well as Hot 91.1 FM with Ross Wed. 3...... Coppin State *...... 8 p.m. Gordon on the call. Live audio is available through www.wgh1310.com as well as hot91. Sat. 6...... at North Carolina A&T *...... 4 p.m. nsu.edu:8000/128. Both feeds are available on smartphones through the Famous 1310 Mon. 8...... at North Carolina Central *.7:30 p.m. website or through www.TuneIn.com or the TuneIn Radio App (search for “WNSB”) for Mon. 15.....Elizabeth City State...... 7 p.m. Hot 91.1. Sat. 20...... at South Carolina State *...... 4 p.m. Mon. 22.....at Savannah State *...... 8 p.m. Fans can also follow along with the live stats at www.sidearmstats.com/nsu/mbball/ and Sat. 27...... Bethune-Cookman *...... 6:30 p.m. the live video feed at www.nsuspartans.com/watch. The live video feed also carries the Mon. 29.....Florida A&M *...... 8 p.m. radio broadcast.

February Series History Sat. 3...... Morgan State *...... 6:30 p.m. Saturday’s game will not count toward either team’s all-time record against the other. The Mon. 5...... at Bethune-Cookman *...... 7:30 p.m. Spartans, though, do hold a sizeable 64-17 lead in the series. The two squads first played Sat. 10...... at Hampton *...... 6 p.m. during the 1957-58 season and on a regular basis from the early 1960’s through the late Mon. 12.....Delaware State *...... 7 p.m. 1990’s during NSU’s CIAA days. The teams last met for a regular season game on Jan. Sat. 17...... Savannah State *...... 6:30 p.m. Mon. 19.....South Carolina State *...... 8 p.m. PROBABLE NSU STARTERS (2016-17 Stats) Sat. 24...... at Maryland Eastern Shore *... 4 p.m. Mon. 26.....at Howard *...... 7 p.m. No. Name Pos. PPG RPG APG Notes 2 Zaynah Robinson G 13.5 3.4 4.5 Preseason 1st-Team All-MEAC 22 Alex Long F 7.5 5.4 0.7 Preseason 2nd-Team All-MEAC March 34 Steven Whitley G N/A N/A N/A Sat out last season as a D-I transfer Thurs. 1....Hampton *...... 8 p.m. 35 Derrik Jamerson Jr. G N/A N/A N/A Shot 49.4% from 3 at Owens CC last year Mon. 5 -.....MEAC Tournament #...... TBD 44 Dan Robinson C 3.3 3.8 0.5 11th in MEAC in blocks (1.0) last year Sat. 10 Off the Bench All times EST 0 Mastadi Pitt G N/A N/A N/A Only active true freshman on the team 1 Preston Bungei G/F N/A N/A N/A Sat out last season due to injury Home games in bold 5 Bryan Gellineau C 3.1 2.8 0.1 Shot 64.4% from the field last year % Grand Canyon Classic 11 Vinontae Eanes G N/A N/A N/A New walk-on attended NSU last year * MEAC game 13 Stavian Allen F/G 2.3 2.3 0.3 Double-figurer scorer 3 times last year # Norfolk Scope Arena 14 Nic Thomas G N/A N/A N/A Averaged 13.8 pts, 3.4 reb last year in JC 24 Kyle Williams G 6.2 2.6 0.8 6th man last year looking to break into lineup

NSU Men’s Basketball Game Notes 1 24, 1998, a 75-67 VSU win. NSU Quick Facts

Scouting Virginia State General Information Location...... Norfolk, Va. The Trojans finished 22-6 last year, their second straight 20-win season, and 13-4 in the Founded...... 1935 CIAA. As the CIAA North No. 2 seed, Virginia State was knocked out of the conference Enrollment...... 5,400 tournament in the semifinals by Fayetteville State, 70-61. The team’s leading scorer and Nickname...... Spartans rebounder, Richard Granberry, is back after tallying 14.8 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. School Colors...... Green & Gold VSU did lose both Kevin Williams (12.9 points, 4.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists) and Elijah Moore Affiliation...... Division I (12.3 points, 6.5 rebounds), their second- and third-leading scorers from a season ago. The Conference...... MEAC Trojans do have several players ready to step up along Granberry, including Walter Williams Home Arena...... Joseph Echols Hall (4,500) President/CEO...... Eddie N. Moore Jr. (8.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists), Cyonte Melvin (7.6 points, 3.5 rebounds) and Way- Athletics Director...... Marty L. Miller mond Wright (6.0 points, 4.3 assists). Athletics Phone...... (757) 823-8152 Ticket Office...... (757) 823-9009 Postseason History NSU has made six postseason appearances in its Division I era (1997-Present), and all have Sports Information come in the last six years. It started with the NCAA tournament in 2012 after the Spartans SID...... Matt Michalec won their first-ever MEAC title. NSU went to the NIT in 2013 after winning the conference’s Email...... [email protected] Asst. SID/MBB Contact...... Mike Bello regular season title at 16-0. NSU also faced Eastern Michigan (2014), Eastern Kentucky Phone...... (757) 823-2628 (2015), Columbia (2016) and Liberty (2017) in the CollegeInsider.com tournaments each of Fax...... …(757) 823-8218 the last four years. Email...... [email protected] Press Row...... (757) 823-8195 Norfolk State is the only MEAC school and the only Division I HBCU to go to the postseason Web site...... www.nsuspartans.com each of the last six seasons. Twitter...... @NSUSpartans Address:...... NSU Office of Sports Information ...... 700 Park Ave., Norfolk, VA 23504 Conference Streak Last year, NSU secured its 19th straight season with a .500 or better conference record in its Coaching Staff Division I era. In fact, in Norfolk State’s 62 seasons in either the EIAC, CIAA or the MEAC, Head Coach...... Robert Jones the program has had just one losing conference record (9-10 in the CIAA in 1990-91). Alma Mater...... SUNY-New Paltz ’02 Record at NSU...... 73-63 (5th Season) NSU is tied with Wisconsin for eighth in the nation for the longest streak of .500-or-better Career Record...... Same conference records in a row in D-I (See table page 6). NSU has posted 24 straight .500 or Office Phone...... (757) 823-9192 Assistant Coach...... Jamal Brown better conference records, dating back to that 1990-91 campaign. Alma Mater...... South Carolina State ‘97 Office Phone...... (757) 823-8441 Every other team in the MEAC has had at least one losing conference record since 2011-12. Assistant Coach...... Kevin Jones Alma Mater...... Bowie State ‘11 Conference Standings Office Phone...... (757) 823-2691 The Spartans also continued their streak of finishing no worse than tied for third each of the Assistant Coach...... C.J. Clemons last six years, the only program in the league to do so. In fact, NSU is just one of 14 schools Alma Mater...... NSU ‘05 Office Phone...... (757) 823-2693 in the nation to finish in the top 3 in the league standings each of the last six years (see table page 6). Team Information 2016-17 Overall Record...... 17-17 2016-17 MEAC Record/Finish...... 12-4/2nd Continued on page 4 Starters Returning/Lost...... 2/3 Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 6/6 NSU 2017-18 Roster Newcomers...... 4 No. Name Pos. Ht. Ht. Cl. Hometown/Previous School 0 Mastadi Pitt G 6-1 205 Fr. Hampton, Va./Hampton HS Virginia State Series Information 1 Preston Bungei G/F 6-6 200 R-Sr. Albuquerque, N.M./Trinidad State JC (Colo.) All-Time Record...... NSU leads, 64-17 2 Zaynah Robinson G 5-11 180 Sr. Atlanta, Ga./Duluth HS Last Official Meeting...... VSU, 75-67 (1-24-98) 5 Bryan Gellineau C 6-11 245 R-Sr. Amityville, N.Y./Essex County College (N.J.) Last NSU Win...... 77-67 (2-8-97) 11 Vilontae Eanes G 6-2 170 R-Fr. Farmville, Va./Millwood School 13 Stavian Allen F/G 6-7 210 Sr. Cary, N.C./Tallahassee CC 14 Nic Thomas G 6-2 185 R-So. Arlington, Texas/Howard College Tale of the Tape (Final 2016-17 Stats) 22 Alex Long F 6-8 220 Jr. Clinton, Md./Mt. Zion Prep NSU VSU 24 Kyle Williams G 6-4 185 R-Sr. Bronx, N.Y./Niagara County CC Scoring 69.8 75.3 34 Steven Whitley G 6-3 210 R-So. Norfolk, Va./Robert Morris Scoring Defense 71.5 64.6 35 Derrik Jamerson Jr. G 6-5 190 Jr. Detroit, Mich./Owens CC (Ohio) Scoring Margin -1.6 +10.7 44 Dan Robinson C 7-0 220 R-Sr. Norfolk, Va./Iona Rebounds 38.5 40.3 55 Kyonze Chavis * G 6-4 180 So. Chesapeake, Va./Colby CC (Kan.) * Will sit out the 2017-18 season Rebounding Margin +1.9 +9.6 Assists 11.0 16.6 Head Coach: Robert Jones (SUNY-New Paltz ‘02) Turnovers 14.8 12.8 Assistant Coaches: Jamal Brown (South Carolina State ‘97) Assist/Turnover Ratio 0.7 1.3 Kevin Jones (Bowie State ‘11) Steals 5.1 6.0 C.J. Clemons (NSU ‘05) Blocks 5.3 3.4 Free Throws 14.6 14.4 Pronunciation Guide Spell It Say It Spell It Say It FG% 42.4 46.7 STAVIAN Allen STAY-vee-in Bryan GELLINEAU JELL-in-know 3-pt.% 33.9 34.8 Preston BUNGEI Boon-GAY Derrik JAMERSON Jr. JAY-murr-son FT% 68.1 64.5 KYONZE Chavis Key-ON-zay MASTADI Pitt Muh-STAH-dee VILONTAE EANES Va-LON-tay EENS ZAYNAH Robinson Zuh-NYE

2 NSU Men’s Basketball Game Notes Player Tidbits Zaynah Robinson Alex Long • Ranked 12th in the MEAC in blocks (0.9) • Preseason 1st-Team All-MEAC • Preseason 2nd-Team All-MEAC in 2015-16 • Ranks 8th all-time at NSU in free throw • Ranked 4th in the MEAC in blocks (1.2), % (78.3), 12th in 3-point attempts (296), 15th in defensive rebounds (3.8) and Dan Robinson 13th in assists (285), 15th in 3-pointers 16th in rebounding (5.4) • Ranked 11th in the MEAC in blocks (1.0) (99), 17th in assist average (2.85) and • Stood No. 143 in the nation in blocks and 15th in offensive rebounds (1.8) 19th in steals (113) (1.24) • Averaged 3.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and • 2nd-Team All-MEAC and 2nd-Team • Averaged 7.5 points, 5.4 rebounds and 1.0 blocks in 33 games, including 12 NABC All-District 15 last year 1.2 blocks in 33 games, 24 of them starts starts • Also a member of the BoxToRow HBCU • Had 9 games with 10 or more points, • Scored a career-high 9 points in 3 differ- D-I All-America 2nd Team, and voted to including career highs of 16 points and ent games the MEAC All-Tournament Team 15 rebounds at Niagara • Led MEAC in steals (1.6) and as- Stavian Allen sist-turnover ratio (2.7) Kyle Williams • Averaged 2.3 points and 2.3 rebounds in • Also ranked 3rd in MEAC in minutes • Ranks 18th in NSU career records in 27 games, including 3 starts (35.6), 4th in assists (4.5), 10th in free 3-point % (35.6) throw % (77.8) and 15th in scoring (13.5) • Averaged 6.2 points and 2.6 rebounds in Bryan Gellineau • Stood 26th in the nation in assist-turn- 33 games, including 7 starts • Averaged 3.1 points and 2.8 rebounds in over ratio (2.69), 49th in minutes (35:38), • Scored in double figures in 7 games, 23 games, including 3 starts 92nd in assists (4.5), No. 116 in steals including career-high 23 against Eastern (1.61) and No. 242 in free throw % (77.8) Kentucky • At the end of the year, ranked No. 152 in NCAA D-I career records in assists (285) Preston Bungei and No. 682 in scoring (743) • Missed all of 2016-17 due to Tommy • Scored 20 or more points in 8 games, John Surgery including career-high 25 at Evanvsille • Averaged 5.4 points and 3.3 rebounds and at Savannah State his junior year in 2015-16 2016-17 Starting Lineups Opponent C F G G G Record at Mississippi State (L) Gellineau Long Wade Goss Z. Robinson -- vs. Shenandoah University (W) D. Robinson Long Wade Goss Z. Robinson 1-0 vs. Elizabeth City State (W) Gellineau Long Wade Goss Z. Robinson -- at Vanderbilt (L) Gellineau Long Wade Goss Z. Robinson 1-2 at Butler (L) D. Robinson Butler Wade Goss Ward 0-1 vs. Bucknell (L) D. Robinson Butler Wade Brown Z. Robinson 0-1 vs. Sacred Heart (L) D. Robinson Butler Wade Williams Z. Robinson -- at Loyola Chicago (L) D. Robinson Long Wade Williams Ward 0-1 vs. Northern Kentucky (L) D. Robinson Butler Wade Williams Z. Robinson 0-2 at Niagara (L) D. Robinson Butler Wade Goss Z. Robinson 0-1 at Evansville (L) D. Robinson Allen Wade Goss Z. Robinson 0-1 vs. Eastern Kentucky (W) D. Robinson Allen Wade Williams Z. Robinson 1-0 at Purdue (L) D. Robinson Allen Wade Williams Ward 0-1 at Bowling Green (L) Butler Long Wade Williams Z. Robinson -- at Morgan State (L) Butler Long Wade Williams Z. Robinson 0-2 vs. Savannah State (W) Butler Long Wade Okoro Z. Robinson -- vs. North Carolina Central (L) Butler Long Wade Okoro Z. Robinson -- at Delaware State (W) Butler Long Wade Okoro Z. Robinson -- vs. Hampton (W) Butler Long Wade Okoro Z. Robinson -- at Coppin State (W) Butler Long Wade Okoro Z. Robinson -- vs. Bethune-Cookman (W) Butler Long Wade Okoro Z. Robinson -- vs. North Carolina A&T (W) Butler Long Wade Okoro Z. Robinson -- at South Carolina State (W) Butler Long Wade Okoro Z. Robinson -- at Savannah State (W) D. Robinson Butler Wade Okoro Z. Robinson 1-0 vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (W) Butler Long Wade Okoro Z. Robinson -- vs. South Carolina State (W) D. Robinson Long Wade Okoro Z. Robinson 1-0 at Florida A&M (W) Butler Long Goss Okoro Z. Robinson 1-0 at Bethune-Cookman (L) Butler Long Wade Okoro Z. Robinson -- vs. Howard (W) Butler Ward Wade Okoro Z. Robinson 1-0 at Hampton (L) Butler Long Wade Okoro Z. Robinson -- vs. South Carolina State (W) Butler Long Wade Okoro Z. Robinson -- vs. Howard (W) Butler Long Wade Okoro Z. Robinson -- vs. North Carolina Central (L) Butler Long Wade Okoro Z. Robinson -- at Liberty (L) Butler Long Wade Okoro Z. Robinson 10-5

NSU Men’s Basketball Game Notes 3 NSU has also finished fourth or better in the MEAC in 10 of the last The Spartans are 92-19 (82.9 winning percentage) since the start 11 seasons. of the 2011-12 season when leading or tied at the half.

MEAC Tournament History What Deficit? Last year marked the third time ever NSU advanced to the MEAC NSU has erased a double-digit deficit in a victory 11 times in the Championship game. The Spartans lost as the No. 3 seed in 2009 previous three seasons. to top seed Morgan State and as the No. 2 seed in 2017 to top seed North Carolina Central. The Spartans also won it all in 2012 as a Winning the State No. 2 seed before going on to defeat No. 2 seed Missouri in the Since the start of the 2011-12 season, NSU has the third-most wins NCAA Tournament. (120) among the 14 Division I schools in the state of Virginia. The Spartans trail VCU (159) and Virginia (157). NSU has been to the semifinals of the MEAC tournament eight times in the last 10 seasons. Last year was the ninth time in those Series Edge last 10 years that the Spartans entered the tournament as the No. NSU has a winning record against every school in the MEAC, with 4 seed or better. several of those series covering a lot of ground in the Division II era. The Spartans’ closest rival over the years has been S.C. State, Winning Record in which NSU now leads 22-18. The next closest rivalry is currently NSU secured its sixth straight non-losing season last year. Prior to North Carolina A&T (25-20). the start of that streak in 2011-12, NSU had a .500 or better overall record just twice in 14 seasons since moving to Division I in 1997. O’Quinn in the NBA Former Spartan Kyle O’Quinn is now in his sixth year in the NBA Best in the Conference and the third with the New York Knicks. He became NSU’s first Since the start of the 2011-12 season, NSU is 76-20 in regular sea- NBA player in 25 years after getting drafted in the second round son conference play (39-9 at home, 37-11 on the road), tied with in 2012 by the Orlando Magic. Last year, O’Quinn averaged 6.3 North Carolina Central (76-20) during that time for the best record points, 5.6 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.3 blocks per game. in the league. Counting MEAC tournament games, the Spartans are 85-24, while the Eagles are 85-24 during that time. NSU also Professional Spartans owns a 120-85 overall record since the start of the 2011-12 season, Aside from O’Quinn, NSU had several other former players com- second in the conference to North Carolina Central (130-66). peting professionally last year. Michael Deloach was with Eu- robasket Roma in the Italian Serie A2 league, while Jeff Short All-Conference competed with Arcos Albacete Basket in Spain. For the ninth time in 10 seasons, NSU had a first-team all-confer- ence player. In 2017, it was guard Jonathan Wade. The Spartans In addition, former Spartans Aleek Pauline (Sampaense Basket- have had at least one all-conference player each of the last 14 ball of the Portuguese Basketball League), Anell Alexis (Caballos years and at least two each of the last nine seasons. de Cocle Aguadulce of the Panamanian Basketball League) and D’Shon Taylor (Al Mina of the Iraq Superleague) also played over- Predictable Numbers seas. Pendarvis Williams, meanwhile, competed with the Maine Over the past two years, NSU is 32-3 when shooting better than Red Claws of the NBA Development League. the opposition and 2-31 when the other team has a better shooting percentage. 2016-17 Season Tidibits Blocks Good from 3 • NSU ranked 14th in the nation in blocks per game at 5.3 and 14th Norfolk State has made a 3-pointer in 249 straight games, dating with 180 total blocks. Both marks are the second-most in program back to a contest at South Carolina State on Jan. 25, 2010, when history. NSU finished 0-of-17 from 3-point range. • NSU has averaged 165.7 blocks over the last seven years.

Ahead at the Half 3-Pointers

NSU Career Records Watch Blocks 3-Point Field Goal % Assists 11. Darrell Neal...... 84 15. James Williams...... 358 11. Carnell Penn...... 317 12. Charles Newborn...... 78 16. Kevin Perry...... 358 12. Michael Deloach...... 302 Matt Henson 17. Ryan Grier...... 357 13. Zaynah Robinson...... 285 14. Alex Long...... 76 18. Kyle Williams...... 356 Assist Average 3-Point Field Goals Free Throw % 16. David Donerlson...... 2.92 12. Chris McEachin...... 108 7. Damian Woolfolk...... 78.4 17. Zaynah Robinson...... 2.85 13. James Walker...... 103 8. Darren Sanderlin...... 78.3 18. Jimmie Dixon...... 2.84 14. Ryan Grier...... 100 9. Zaynah Robinson...... 78.3 19. Chakowby Hicks...... 2.82 15. Zaynah Robinson...... 99 10. Thomas Long...... 77.8 20. Al’Davon Thomas...... 2.65 11. James Grant...... 77.8 3-Point Field Goal Attempts 12. Ryan Grier...... 77.7 Steals 11. Chris McEachin...... 321 17. Damian Woolfolk...... 123 12. Zaynah Robinson...... 296 18. Jerome Coles...... 118 19. Zaynah Robinson...... 113

4 NSU Men’s Basketball Game Notes • NSU finished with 225 3-pointers in 2016-17, the second-most in program history behind the The Last Time... The Last Time... NSU... An NSU player... 2015-16 team (242). Scored 100 points Scored 20 points 11-26-13, vs. Stillman (W, 105-83) 3-13-17, at Liberty (Jonathan Wade, 22) Gave up 100 points Scored 20 points in a half Rebounding 1-3-14, vs. Mount St. Mary’s (L, 104-84) 1-28-17, vs. Bethune-Cookman (Jonathan Wade, • NSU ranked 25th in the nation in defensive Scored 90 points 21, 2nd Half) rebounds per game (27.74) and No. 46 in total 3-8-17, vs. South Carolina State (W, 93-88 OT) 2 players had 20 points Gave up 90 points 3-8-17, vs. South Carolina State (Jonathan Wade, 26; rebounds per game (38.47). 12-21-16, at Purdue (L, 91-45) Zaynah Robinson, 20) Scored 50 points in a half 3 players had 20 points 1-23-17, at Coppin State (52, 2nd half) 2-6-17, at Savannah State (Zaynah Robinson, 25; Defense Allowed 50 points in a half Jonathan Wade, 23; Kyle Williams, 20) • The Spartans ranked 27th in the nation in field 12-30-16, at Bowling Green (50, 2nd half) Scored 30 points goal percentage defense (40.6) and No. 121 in Scored less than 20 points in a half 1-28-17, vs. Bethune-Cookman (Jonathan Wade, 31) 11-16-14, at Virginia (17 points, 2nd half) Scored 35 points 3-point field goal percentage defense (33.9). Allowed less than 20 points in a half 11-13-13, vs. Newberry (Pendarvis Williams, 38) 1-10-15, at Florida A&M (13 points, 1st half) No players in double figures Scored less than 45 points in a game 3-16-16, at Columbia MEAC 11-16-14, at Virginia (L, 67-39) 1 player in double figures • Norfolk State finished the year first in the Gave up less than 45 points in a game 2-27-17, at Hampton (Jonathan Wade, 19) 11-14-14, vs. Pfeiffer (W, 81-43) 5 players in double figures MEAC in blocks (5.3), second in scoring mar- Won a game by 30 points 1-30-17, vs. North Carolina A&T (5) gin (-1.6), field goal percentage defense (40.6), 11-15-16, vs. Elizabeth City State (91-55) Had 15 rebounds rebounding margin (+1.9), defensive rebounds Lost a game by 30 points 1-11-17, vs. Savannah State (Alex Long, 15) 12-21-16, at Purdue (91-45) Had 20 rebounds (27.7) and defensive rebound percentage Won a game by 25 points 1-18-07, vs. Winston-Salem State (Calvin Brown, 20) (70.9) and third in scoring defense (71.5). 11-15-16, vs. Elizabeth City State (91-55) Had 20 points and 20 rebounds Lost a game by 25 points 1-18-07, vs. Winston-Salem State (Calvin Brown, 12-21-16, at Purdue (91-45) 20 pts, 20 reb) 1st vs. 2nd Half Shot 50% from the floor 2 players with 10 rebounds 3-8-17, vs. South Carolina State (56.1 %, 32-of-57) 2-6-17, at Savannah State (Jonathan Wade, 13; • Opponents scored the same amount or more Shot 60% from the floor Jordan Butler, 12; Stavian Allen, 10) points in the second half than the first period in 3-17-15, at Eastern Kentucky (60.8 %, 31-of-51) 3 players with 10 rebounds 23 of NSU’s 34 games. Shot 50% from the floor in both halves 2-6-17, at Savannah State (Jonathan Wade, 13; 1-30-17, vs. North Carolina A&T (51.9 % 1st, 55.6 % 2nd) Jordan Butler, 12; Stavian Allen, 10) Shot 60% from the floor in a half Had 8 offensive rebounds • The Spartans scored on average 5.3 more 3-8-17, vs. South Carolina State (62.1 %, 18-of-29, 1st) 3-2-15, at Howard (RaShid Gaston, 11) Shot less than 25% from the floor Had 10 field goals points in the second stanza than the first peri- 11-16-14, at Virginia (23.5%, 12-of-51) 1-28-17, vs. Bethune-Cookman (Jonathan Wade, 11) od, shot 44.2 percent in the second compared Opponent shot less than 25% from the floor Had 20 field goal attempts 2-2-02, vs. Coppin State (23.7%, 14-of-59) 12-10-16, at Niagara (Jonathan Wade, 20) to 40.6 percent in the first, and hit 38.6 percent Shot less than 30% from the floor Had 5 3-point field goals from 3-point range after halftime compared to 12-22-15, vs. UC Irvine (27.6%, 16-of-58) 2-18-17, at Florida A&M (Kerwin Okoro, 5) 29.7 percent in first halves. Opponent shot less than 30% from the floor Had 10 3-point field goal attempts 2-6-17, vs. Savannah State (27.7%, 23-of-83) 2-18-17, at Florida A&M (Kerwin Okoro, 10) Shot less than 20% from the floor in a half Made 10 free throws Lineups 11-16-14, at Virginia (17.9%, 5-of-28, 2nd half) 2-15-17, vs. South Carolina State (Jonathan Wade, 11) Opponent shot less than 20% from the floor in a half Had 15 free throw attempts NSU used 16 different starting lineups, includ- 2-27-17, vs. Hampton (17.9 %, 7-of-39, 1st half) 2-15-17, vs. South Carolina State (Jonathan Wade, 12) ing nine during a 10-game span at one point. Made 30 field goals in a game Was perfect from the free throw line (min. 8): 3-8-17, vs. South Carolina State (32) 1-11-16, vs. Bethune-Cookman (Jeff Short, 9-of-9) Attempted 75 field goals in a game Had 10 assists 1-30-12, vs. Coppin State (78) 1-30-17, vs. North Carolina A&T (Zaynah Robinson, 11) Made 10 3-pointers in a game Had 5 steals 2-11-17, vs. MDES (11) 2-4-17, at South Carolina State (Zaynah Robinson, 6) Attempted 25 3-pointers in a game Had 5 blocks 2-20-17, at Bethune-Cookman (25) 2-25-17, vs. Howard (Jordan Butler, 5) Shot 50% from 3-point range (min. 10 att.) Played every minute 1-21-17, vs. Hampton (62.5 %, 10-of-16) 3-10-17, vs. Howard (Zaynah Robinson) Failed to make a 3-pointer Had a double-double 1-25-10, at South Carolina State 3-10-17, vs. Howard (Jordan Butler, Opponent failed to make a 3-pointer 10 points, 10 rebounds) 12-9-12, vs. UMBC 2 players had a double-double Made 25 free throws in a game 1-11-17, vs. Savannah state (Alex Long, 2-15-17, vs. South Carolina State (32) 10 points, 15 rebounds; Jordan Butler, 10 points, Attempted 35 free throws in a game 13 rebounds) 3-8-17, vs. South Carolina State (35) Led NSU in points and rebounds Attempted 5 or less free throws in a game 3-13-17, at Liberty (Jonathan Wade, 12-21-16, at Purdue (5) 22 points, 6 rebounds) Shot 80% from the free throw line (min. 10 attempts) Led NSU in points, rebounds and assists 2-15-17, vs. South Carolina State (80.0%, 32-of-40) 3-8-17, vs. South Carolina State (Jonathan Wade, Shot 90% from the free throw line (min. 10 attempts) 26 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists) 12-10-16, at Niagara (100.0 %, 11-of-11) Led NSU in points, rebounds assists and steals Had 50 rebounds 11-29-12 vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (Jamel Fuentes, 3-10-17, vs. Howard (52) 18 points, 6 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 steals) Had 60 rebounds Had a technical foul 2-18-17, at Florida A&M (66) 2-27-17, at Hampton (Stavian Allen) Had 20 offensive rebounds NSU bench had a technical foul 2-27-17, at Hampton (21) 1-28-17, vs. Bethune-Cookman Had 20 assists Fouled out of a game 3-17-15, at Eastern Kentucky (25) 3-10-17, vs. Howard (Alex Long) Had 10 steals Won a game after trailing in the last minute of play 3-3-16, vs. Hampton (11) 3-8-17, vs. South Carolina State Had 15 steals Made a last-second, GW bucket 11-16-11, vs. Randolph (15) 12-3-11, vs. Savannah State (Brandon Wheeless, Had 10 blocks 1.2 seconds) 1-21-17, vs. Hampton (10) Made a GW FT with less than 5 seconds left Had less than 10 turnovers 1-31-11, at Coppin State (Kyle O’Quinn, 4.5 2-11-17, vs. MDES (8) seconds, 2nd OT) Played an OT game 3-8-17, vs. South Carolina State (W, 93-88 OT)

NSU Men’s Basketball Game Notes 5 NSU By the Numbers Consecutive Conference Seasons Career Totals .500 or Above In 2016-17 (Division I Only; Through 2016-17) Home...... 10-2 Double-Figure Scoring Games Road...... 5-12 2016-17 Career Streak Neutral...... 2-3 School...... Last Sub-.500 Season Zaynah Robinson 23 30 3 In overtime...... 3-0 1. Xavier...... 1981-82 Alex Long 9 15 -- 2. Murray State...... 1986-87 Leading at half...... 9-4 Kyle Williams 7 7 -- T-3. Kansas...... 1988-89 Trailing at half...... 5-11 Preston Bungei 0 7 -- Tied at the half...... 3-2 T-3. Kentucky...... 1988-89 Games dec. by more than 10 points...... 7-8 5. Gonzaga...... 1990-91 Stavian Allen 3 3 -- Games dec. by 10 points or less...... 10-9 6. Michigan State...... 1992-93 Bryan Gellineau 1 1 -- Night Games...... 16-12 7. Duke...... 1994-95 Day Games...... 1-5 T-8. Wisconsin...... 1997-98 20-Point Games 2016-17 Career T-8. Norfolk State...... 1997-98 * Zaynah Robinson 8 8 Scoring 90 points or more...... 3-0 * 1st Season in Division I; No Conference Record Scoring 80-89 points...... 4-0 Kyle Williams 2 2 Scoring 70-79 points...... 8-2 Scoring 60-69 points...... 2-6 Consecutive Top 3 Conference Finishes 10-Rebound Games 2016-17 Career (Through 2016-17) Scoring 50-59 points...... 0-8 Alex Long 2 2 Scoring 41-49 points...... 0-1 Stavian Allen 1 1 Scoring 40 points or less...... 0-0 School...... Last Non-Top 3 Conference Finish 1. Gonzaga...... 1996-97 Kyle Williams 1 1 Allowing 90 points or more...... 0-2 2. Kansas...... 1999-2000 Allowing 80-89 points...... 3-3 3. Belmont...... 2001-02 Double-Doubles 2016-17 Career Allowing 70-79 points...... 3-7 4. BYU...... 2004-05 Alex Long 2 2 Allowing 60-69 points...... 8-4 5. New Mexico State...... 2005-06 Zaynah Robinson 2 2 Allowing 50-59 points...... 3-1 T-6. Vermont...... 2007-08 Allowing less than 50 points...... 0-0 T-6. Princeton...... 2007-08 T-8. Wichita State...... 2008-09 Shooting 50 % or better...... 5-0 Career Games Leading NSU In... Shooting 45-49.9 %...... 5-4 T-8. Kentucky...... 2008-09 Shooting 40-44.9 %...... 4-3 10. Texas Southern...... 2009-10 Shooting 35-39.9 %...... 3-6 T-11. Norfolk State...... 2010-11 Scoring 2016-17 Career Shooting 30-34.9 %...... 0-4 T-11. Stony Brook...... 2010-11 Zaynah Robinson 10 10 Shooting less than 30 %...... 0-0 T-11. Oregon...... 2010-11 T-11. Stephen F. Austin...... 2010-11 Rebounds 2016-17 Career Allowing 50+ % shooting...... 0-5 Allowing 45-49.9 % shooting...... 1-6 Alex Long 6 11 Allowing 40-44.9 % shooting...... 6-1 Most Wins in the State of Virginia Zaynah Robinson 1 3 Allowing 35-39.9 % shooting...... 3-3 (Since the start of the 2011-12 season; Stavian Allen 2 2 Allowing 30-34.9 % shooting...... 5-2 Through Final 2016-17 Season) Kyle Williams 2 2 Allowing less than 30 % shooting...... 2-0 1. VCU...... 159 Preston Bungei 0 2 NSU shoots better from the floor...... 15-3 2. Virginia...... 157 Bryan Gellineau 1 1 Opp. shoots better from the floor...... 2-14 3. Norfolk State...... 120 Dan Robinson 1 1 NSU shoots better from 3-pt. range...... 11-4 4. Old Dominion...... 116 Opp. shoots better from 3-pt. range...... 6-13 5. Richmond...... 113 Assists 2016-17 Career NSU shoots better at free throw line...... 10-8 6. George Mason...... 97 Zaynah Robinson 26 44 Opp. shoots better at free throw line...... 6-9 T-7. William & Mary...... 96 Equal shooting at the free throw line...... 1-0 Kyle Williams 3 3 T-7. Hampton...... 96 Preston Bungei 0 2 9. James Madison...... 94 NSU w/more assists...... 11-1 Dan Robinson 1 1 Opponent w/more assists...... 5-16 10. Radford...... 93 Equal assists...... 1-0 11. Virginia Tech...... 91 12. Liberty...... 82 Steals 2016-17 Career NSU w/more turnovers...... 9-13 13. VMI...... 79 Zaynah Robinson 19 43 Opponent w/more turnovers...... 7-4 14. Longwood...... 53 Alex Long 11 14 Equal turnovers...... 1-0 Kyle Williams 6 6 NSU Division I Non-Conference Preston Bungei 0 5 NSU has more rebounds...... 13-6 Stavian Allen 1 1 Opponent has more rebounds...... 3-10 Opponent Records Equal rebounds...... 1-1 (Final 2016-17 Season) Bryan Gellineau 1 1 Dan Robinson 1 1 NSU w/more steals...... 8-5 Mississipppi State (L)...... 16-16 Opponent w/more steals...... 7-11 Vanderbilt (L)...... 19-16 Blocks 2016-17 Career Equal steals...... 2-1 Butler (L)...... 25-9 Alex Long 13 23 Bucknell (L)...... 26-9 Preson Bungei 0 9 NSU w/more blocks...... 14-9 Sacred Heart (L)...... 13-19 Opponent w/more blocks...... 2-6 Dan Robinson 8 8 Loyola Chicago (L)...... 18-14 Equal blocks...... 1-2 Stavian Allen 2 2 Northern Kentucky (L)...... 24-11 Bryan Gellineau 1 1 5+ players in double figures...... 3-0 Niagara (L)...... 10-23 4 players in double figures...... 4-1 Evansville (L)...... 16-17 3 players in double figures...... 7-6 Eastern Kentucky (W)...... 12-19 2 players in double figures...... 3-7 Purdue (L)...... 27-8 1 player in double figures...... 0-3 Bowling Green (L)...... 13-19 0 players in double figures...... 0-0 Total...... 219-180

6 NSU Men’s Basketball Game Notes NSU in the MEAC (Final 2016-17 Stats) 2016-17 National Statistics

TEAM Category Nat. Rank Category...... Rank...... Stat Assist-Turnover Ratio - 0.75...... 337 Scoring Offense...... 7...... 69.8 ppg Assists - 11.0...... 315 Blocks - 5.3...... 14 Scoring Defense...... 3...... 71.5 Defensive Rebounds - 27.74...... 25 Scoring Margin...... 2...... -1.6 Field Goal % - 42.4...... 266 Field Goal %...... 4...... 42.4 Field Goal % Defense - 40.6...... 27 Field Goal % Defense...... 2...... 40.6 Free Throw % - 68.1...... 258 3-point FG %...... 4...... 33.9 Offensive Rebounds - 10.74...... 150 3-pt. FG % Defense...... 5...... 33.9 Fouls - 20.7...... 302 3-Pointers Made...... 7...... 6.6 Rebound Margin - 1.9...... 121 Free Throw %...... 6...... 68.1 Scoring Defense - 71.5...... 155 Rebounding...... 4...... 38.5 Scoring Margin - -1.6...... 227 Opponent Rebounding...... 4...... 36.6 Scoring Offense - 69.8...... 252 Rebound Margin...... 2...... +1.9 Steals - 5.1...... 290 Offensive Rebounds...... 10...... 10.7 3-Pt. Field Goal Defense - 33.9...... 121 Defensive Rebounds...... 2...... 27.7 3-Pt. Field Goals - 6.6...... 241 Defensive Rebound %...... 2...... 70.9 3-Pt. Field Goal % - 33.9...... 227 Offensive Rebound %...... 7...... 29.9 Rebounds - 38.47...... 46 Blocked Shots...... 1...... 5.3 Turnover Margin - -2.5...... 319 Turnovers Forced - 12.26...... 246 Assists...... 10...... 11.0 Turnovers - 14.8...... 313 Steals...... 10...... 5.1 Won-Lost % - 50.0...... 178 Turnover Margin...... 12...... -2.50 Assist/Turnover Ratio...... 12...... 0.7 RPI...... 241

INDIVIDUALS Jordan Butler Jordan Butler...... 1...... Blocks, 1.9 Blocks - 1.90...... 49 ...... 6...... Rebounding, 6.7 Rebounds - 6.7...... 235 ...... 9...... Defensive Rebounds, 4.6 ...... 9...... Offensive Rebounds, 2.0 Alex Long Alex Long...... 4...... Blocks, 1.2 Blocks - 1.24...... 143 ...... 15...... Defensive Rebounds, 3.8 ...... 16...... Rebounding, 5.4 Zaynah Robinson Dan Robinson...... 11...... Blocks, 1.0 Assist-Turnover Ratio - 2.69...... 26 ...... 15...... Offensive Rebounds, 1.8 Assists - 4.5...... 92 Zaynah Robinson...... 1...... Assist-Turnover Ratio, 2.7 Minutes - 35:38...... 49 Steals - 1.61...... 116 ...... 1...... Steals, 1.6 Free Throw % - 77.8...... 242 ...... 3...... Minutes, 35.6 ...... 4...... Assists, 4.5 Jonathan Wade ...... 10...... Free Throw %, 77.8 Defensive Rebounds - 5.24...... 157 ...... 15...... Scoring, 13.5 Double Doubles - 7...... 127 Jonathan Wade...... 2...... Scoring, 19.4 Field Goal % - 48.4...... 136 ...... 3...... Defensive Rebounds, 5.2 Minutes - 34:54...... 97 ...... 5...... Rebounding, 6.8 Points Per Game - 19.4...... 52 ...... 6...... Minutes, 34.9 Rebounds - 6.8...... 210 ...... 8...... Field Goal %, 48.4 ...... 8...... 3-Point FG %, 38.4 (Stats taken from NCAA.com, final 2016-17 sea- son; rankings based out of 347 D-I teams)

MEAC Players of the Week MEAC Rookies of the Week MEAC Defensive Players of the Week Nov. 14...... Zaynah Robinson, Norfolk State Nov. 14...... Tyler Jones, MDES Nov. 14...... Dan Robinson, Norfolk State Nov. 21...Tiwian Kendley, MSU/, NCCU Nov. 21...... Desmond Williams, Florida A&M Nov. 21...... Phillip Carr, Morgan State Nov. 28....Patrick Cole, NCCU/, B-CU Nov. 28...... Jermaine Marrow, Hampton Nov. 28...... Phillip Carr, Morgan State Dec. 5...... James Miller, Howard Dec. 5...... Jermaine Marrow, Hampton Dec. 5.... Solomon Manghan, Howard/Alex Long, NSU Dec. 12...Tiwian Kendley, MSU/Patrick Cole, NCCU Dec. 12...... Robert Kelly, Savannah State Dec. 12...... Alex Long, NSU Dec. 19...Desmond Williams, FAMU/Patrick Cole, NCCU Dec. 19...... Charles Williams, Howard Dec. 19...... Will Ransom, NCCU Dec. 26...... Bakari Copeland, MDES Dec. 26...... Charles Williams, Howard Dec. 26...... Jonathan Wade, NSU Jan. 2...... Eric Eaves, SCSU/Phillip Carr, MSU Jan. 2...... Charles Williams, Howard Jan. 2...... Will Ransom, NCCU Jan. 9...... Robert Kelly, SSU/Phillip Carr, MSU Jan. 9...... Robert Kelly, Savannah State Jan. 9...... Trevond Barnes, Hampton Jan. 16...... Jermaine Marrow, Hampton Jan. 16...... Jermaine Marrow, Hampton Jan. 16..... Kyle Benton, NCCU/Jordan Butler, NSU Jan. 23... Troyce Manassa, SSU/Dejuan Clayton, CSU Jan. 23...Charles Williams, Howard/Dejuan Clayton, CSU Jan. 23...... Jordan Butler, NSU Jan. 30. Jonathan Wade, NSU/Bakari Copeland, MDES Jan. 30...... Charles Williams, Howard Jan. 30...... Derrico Peck, MDES Feb. 6...... Patrick Cole, NCCU Feb. 6...... Jermaine Marrow, Hampton Feb. 6...... Jordan Butler, NSU Feb. 13...... Patrick Cole, NCCU Feb. 13...... Jermaine Marrow, Hampton Feb. 13... Demola Onifade, DSU/Jordan Butler, NSU Feb. 20...... Jonathan Wade, NSU Feb. 20...... Charles Williams, Howard Feb. 20...... Kyle Benton, NCCU Feb. 27...... Chas Brown, Coppin State Feb. 27...... Charles Williams, Howard Feb. 27...... Kyle Benton, NCCU

NSU Men’s Basketball Game Notes 7 MEAC Men’s Basketball 2016-17 Standings MEAC at a Glance

2017-18 Preseason All-MEAC Teams Conference Overall First Team G Phillip Carr, Morgan State (Player of the Year) School W L Pct. W L Pct. G Tiwian Kendley, Morgan State G Zaynah Robinson, Norfolk State North Carolina Central 13 3 .813 25 9 .735 G/F Brandon Tabb, Bethune-Cookman Norfolk State 12 4 .750 17 17 .500 G/F Charles Williams, Howard Second Team Morgan State 11 5 .688 14 16 .467 G Jermaine Morrow, Hampton Hampton 11 5 .688 14 17 .452 G Dexter McClanahan, Savannah State F Desmond Williams, Florida A&M Savannah State 10 6 .625 13 16 .448 G Ryan Andino, Maryland Eastern Shore MDES (Maryland Eastern Shore) 9 7 .563 14 20 .412 F Alex Long, Norfolk State Third Team Coppin State 7 9 .438 8 24 .250 G Dejuan Clayton, Coppin State F Davaris McGowens, North Carolina A&T South Carolina State 7 9 .438 11 20 .355 F Pablo Rivas, North Carolina Central Delaware State 7 9 .438 10 22 .313 F Kavon Waller, Delaware State G Marcus Barham, Florida A&M Bethune-Cookman 6 10 .375 10 22 .313 2017-18 Predicted Order of Finish Florida A&M 5 11 .313 7 23 .233 (First-place votes in parentheses) Howard 5 11 .313 10 24 .294 1. Morgan State (13)...... 305 2. Norfolk State (3)...... 292 North Carolina A&T 1 15 .063 3 29 .094 3. North Carolina Central (6)...... 279 4. Hampton (2)...... 276 5. Savannah State (1)...... 195 6. Maryland Eastern Shore...... 177 Upcoming MEAC Schedule Previous Results 7. South Carolina State (1)...... 153 8. Howard...... 139 Friday, November 10 NCAA Tournament 9. Bethune-Cookman...... 136 Savannah State at Cincinnati...... Noon 10. Delaware State...... 119 Wednesday March 15 - 1st Round 11. Florida A&M...... 113 South Carolina State at Wisconsin...... 7 p.m. UC Davis 67, North Carolina Central 63 12. Coppin State...... 103 Morgan State at Binghamton...... 7 p.m. 13. North Carolina A&T...... 79 Cairn University at Delaware State...... 7:30 p.m. College Basketball Invitational 2016-17 All-MEAC Teams Valley Forge at MDES...... 7:30 p.m. Wednesday March 15 - 1st Round First Team Howard at George Washington...... 7:30 p.m. Coastal Carolina 83, Hampton 67 G Patrick Cole, North Carolina Central (PoY) Norfolk State at Auburn...... 8 p.m. G Jonathan Wade, Norfolk State F Bakari Copeland, Maryland Eastern Shore Hampton at Rider...... 8 p.m. CollegeInsider.com Tournament G Tiwian Kendley, Morgan State North Carolina Central at UIC...... 8 p.m. Monday March 13 - 1st Round F Phillip Carr, Morgan State (Def. PoY) Johnson U. at Bethune-Cookman...... 8 p.m. Liberty 73, Norfolk State 64 Second Team Greensboro at North Carolina A&T...... 8 p.m. G Troyce Manassa, Savannah State Florida A&M at Grand Canyon...... 9 p.m. MEAC Tournament G Eric Eaves, South Carolina State Coppin State at Oregon...... 11:59 p.m. G Dajuan Graf, North Carolina Central Saturday March 12 - Final G/F Brandon Tabb, Bethune-Cookman #1 NCCU 67, #2 Norfolk State 59 G Zaynah Robinson, Norfolk State Saturday, November 11 Third Team Florida A&M at UNLV...... 10 p.m. Friday March 11 - Semifinal G Dexter McClanahan, Savannah State #1 N.C. Central 77, #5 MDES 49 G Devin Morgan, Delaware State Sunday, November 12 #2 Norfolk State 68, #11 Howard 53 G Desmond Williams, Florida A&M G Jermaine Marrow, Hampton South Carolina State at Boston College....1 p.m. G/F Charles Williams, Howard North Carolina A&T at Clemson...... 2 p.m. Thursday March 9 - Quarterfinal Coppin State at East Carolina...... 5 p.m. #11 Howard 68, #3 Morgan State 65 All-Rookie Team G Dejuan Clayton, Coppin State Bluefield College at Hampton...... 5 p.m. #5 MDES 68, #4 Hampton 66 G/F Charles Williams, Howard (RoY) MDES at Maryland...... 6 p.m. G Jermaine Marrow, Hampton Howard at Indiana...... 8 p.m. Wednesday March 8 - Quarterfinal G Zach Sellers, Savannah State F Robert Kelly Jr., Savannah State #1 NCCU 95, #9 Bethune-Cookman 60 Monday, November 13 #2 Norfolk State 93, #7 S.C. State 88 OT Coach of the Year: LeVelle Moton, NCCU North Carolina Central at Evansville...... Noon Morgan State at South Florida...... 7 p.m. Final 2016-17 Standings Tuesday March 7 - Opening Round MEAC Overall East Tennessee State at Savannah State...7 p.m. #9 Bethune-Cookman 69, #8 Delaware State 62 North Carolina Central 13-3 25-9 Lynchburg College at Norfolk State...... 7 p.m. #7 S.C. State 82, #10 Florida A&M 78 OT Norfolk State 12-4 17-17 Morgan State 11-5 14-16 Delaware State at DePaul...... 8 p.m. Hampton 11-5 14-17 B-CU at UT Rio Grande Valley...... 8 p.m. Monday March 6 - Opening Round Savannah State 10-6 13-16 #5 MDES 75, #12 N.C. A&T 65 Maryland Eastern Shore 9-7 14-20 Coppin State 7-9 8-24 Tuesday, November 14 #11 Howard 79, #6 Coppin State 73 South Carolina State 7-9 11-20 South Carolina State at Yale...... 7 p.m. Delaware State 7-9 10-22 Howard at Gonzaga...... 9 p.m. Bethune-Cookman 6-10 10-22 Florida A&M 5-11 7-23 Howard 5-11 10-24 North Carolina A&T 1-15 3-29

8 NSU Men’s Basketball Game Notes Spartan Career Highs #0 Mastadi Pitt #1 Preston Bungei #2 Zaynah Robinson Points...... N/A Points...... 15, at UTEP (12-21-15) Points...... 25 (2x), last: at Savannah State (2-6-17) FG Made...... N/A FG Made...... 5 (2x), last: at Evansville (12-17-15) FG Made...... 10, at Savannah State (2-6-17) FG Att...... N/A FG Att...... 7 (8x), last: at Columbia (3-16-16) FG Att...... 19 (2x), last: vs. N.C. Central (3-11-17) 3 PT FG Made...... N/A 3 PT FG Made...... 1, vs. Princeton (1-5-16) 3 PT FG Made...... 6, at Evansville (12-14-16) 3 PT FG Att...... N/A 3 PT FG Att...... 2, vs. Princeton (1-5-16) 3 PT FG Att...... 10, at Evansville (12-14-16) FT Made...... N/A FT Made...... 7 (2x), last: vs. Savannah State (1-25-16) FT Made...... 8 (2x), last: vs. Howard (3-10-17) FT Att...... N/A FT Att...... 9, at N.C. Central (1-16-16) FT Att...... 10 (2x), last: vs. Howard (3-10-17) Rebounds...... N/A Rebounds...... 8, at Columbia (3-16-16) Rebounds...... 8, vs. S.C. State (3-8-17) Assists...... N/A Assists...... 4, at N.C. Central (1-16-16) Assists...... 11 (2x), last: vs. N.C. A&T (1-30-17) Steals...... N/A Steals...... 2, at Evansville (12-17-15) Steals...... 6, at S.C. State (2-4-17) Blocks...... N/A Blocks...... 4, at Evansville (12-17-15) Blocks...... 2, vs. Hampton (1-21-17) Minutes...... N/A Minutes...... 28, vs. Mercy College (12-2-15) Minutes...... 49, at Florida A&M (2-18-17)

#5 Bryan Gellineau #11 Vilontae Eanes #13 Stavian Allen Points...... 10, vs. Elizabeth City State (11-16-16) Points...... N/A Points...... 11, at Evansville (12-14-16) FG Made...... 5, vs. Elizabeth City State (11-16-16) FG Made...... N/A FG Made...... 4 (2x), last: vs. Savannah State (1-11-17) FG Att...... 7, vs. Elizabeth City State (11-16-16) FG Att...... N/A FG Att...... 7, at Purdue (12-21-16) 3 PT FG Made...... N/A 3 PT FG Made...... N/A 3 PT FG Made...... 2, at Evansville (12-14-16) 3 PT FG Att...... N/A 3 PT FG Att...... N/A 3 PT FG Att...... 4, at Purdue (12-21-16) FT Made...... 3, vs. MDES (2-11-17) FT Made...... N/A FT Made...... 3, at Butler (11-21-16) FT Att...... 4, vs. MDES (2-11-17) FT Att...... N/A FT Att...... 4, at Butler (11-21-16) Rebounds...... 9, vs. Elizabeth City State (11-16-16) Rebounds...... N/A Rebounds...... 10, at Savannah State (2-6-17) Assists...... 1, at Savannah State (2-6-17) Assists...... N/A Assists...... 2, at Butler (11-21-16) Steals...... 1 (5x), last: vs. N.C. Central (3-11-17) Steals...... N/A Steals...... 2, vs. Eastern Kentucky (12-19-16) Blocks...... 2 (2x), last: vs. MDES (2-11-17) Blocks...... N/A Blocks...... 2 (3x), last: vs. MDES (2-11-17) Minutes...... 26, vs. Elizabeth City State (11-16-16) Minutes...... N/A Minutes...... 31, at Evansville (12-14-16)

#14 Nic Thomas (at Houston Baptist) #22 Alex Long #24 Kyle Williams Points...... N/A Points...... 16, at Niagara (12-10-16) Points...... 23, vs. Eastern Kentucky (12-19-16) FG Made...... N/A FG Made...... 6 (2x), last: at Niagara (12-10-16) FG Made...... 7 (2x), last: at Savannah State (2-6-17) FG Att...... 2, vs. South Dakota State (11-24-15) FG Att...... 11, at Niagara (12-10-16) FG Att...... 16, vs. Eastern Kentucky (12-19-16) 3 PT FG Made...... N/A 3 PT FG Made...... N/A 3 PT FG Made...... 5 (3x), last: at Savannah State (2-6-17) 3 PT FG Att...... N/A 3 PT FG Att...... 1 (4x), last: Savannah State (1-25-16) 3 PT FG Att...... 10, at Savannah State (2-6-17) FT Made...... N/A FT Made...... 7, vs. MDES (2-11-17) FT Made...... 7, vs. S.C. State (2-15-17) FT Att...... N/A FT Att...... 7 (4x), last: vs. S.C. State (3-8-17) FT Att...... 8, vs. S.C. State (2-15-17) Rebounds...... 1, vs. Crowley’s Ridge (11-16-15) Rebounds...... 15 (2x), last: vs. Savannah State (1-11-17) Rebounds...... 10, vs. N.C. Central (3-11-17) Assists...... 1, vs. Crowley’s Ridge (11-16-15) Assists...... 3, Savannah State (1-25-16) Assists...... 4, at Savannah State (2-6-17) Steals...... N/A Steals...... 3 (3x), last: at Hampton (2-27-17) Steals...... 3, vs. Shenandoah (11-13-16) Blocks...... N/A Blocks...... 6, vs. Northern Kentucky (12-3-16) Blocks...... 2, vs. Shenandoah (11-13-16) Minutes...... 4 (2x), last: vs. South Dakota State (11-24-15) Minutes...... 34, at Florida A&M (2-18-17) Minutes...... 36 (2x), last: vs. Eastern Kentucky (12-19-16)

#34 Steven Whitley (at Robert Morris) #35 Derrik Jamerson Jr. #44 Dan Robinson Points...... 16, vs. LIU Brooklyn (2-18-16) Points...... N/A Points...... 9 (3x), last: vs. S.C. State (2-15-17) FG Made...... 5, vs. LIU Brooklyn (2-18-16) FG Made...... N/A FG Made...... 4 (2x), last: vs. S.C. State (2-15-17) FG Att...... 7 (2x), last: vs. LIU Brooklyn (2-18-16) FG Att...... N/A FG Att...... 6 (4x), last: at Hampton (2-27-17) 3 PT FG Made...... 1 (6x), last: vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (2-20-16) 3 PT FG Made...... N/A 3 Pt. FG Made.....N/A 3 PT FG Att...... 3 (3x), last: vs. Central Conn. State (2-4-16) 3 PT FG Att...... N/A 3 Pt. FG Att...... N/A FT Made...... 5, vs. LIU Brooklyn (2-18-16) FT Made...... N/A FT Made...... 3, vs. Eastern Kentucky (12-19-16) FT Att...... 6, vs. LIU Brooklyn (2-18-16) FT Att...... N/A FT Att...... 4 (2x), last: vs. Howard (3-10-17) Rebounds...... 6, vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (2-20-16) Rebounds...... N/A Rebounds...... 9, vs. Howard (3-10-17) Assists...... 4 (2x), last: vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (2-20-16) Assists...... N/A Assists...... 2 (3x), last: vs. S.C. State (2-15-17) Steals...... 3 (2x), last: vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (2-20-16) Steals...... N/A Steals...... 2, at Bethune-Cookman (2-20-17) Blocks...... 1 (3x), last: vs. LIU Brooklyn (2-18-16) Blocks...... N/A Blocks...... 4, vs. Eastern Kentucky (12-19-16) Minutes...... 33, vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (2-20-16) Minutes...... N/A Minutes...... 38, vs. Eastern Kentucky (12-19-16)

NSU Men’s Basketball Game Notes 9 Individual Career History

ALLEN,Stavian

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2016-17 27-3 256/9.5 23-55 . 4 1 8 6-16 . 3 7 5 9-17 . 5 2 9 11 50 61 2.3 36 1 7 19 13 3 61 2.3 TOTAL 27-3 256/9.5 23-55 . 4 1 8 6-16 . 3 7 5 9-17 . 5 2 9 11 50 61 2.3 36 1 7 19 13 3 61 2.3

BUNGEI,Preston

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2015-16 34-12 553/16.3 63-136 . 4 6 3 1-9 . 1 1 1 56-77 . 7 2 7 41 71 112 3.3 77 3 29 44 32 14 183 5.4 TOTAL 34-12 553/16.3 63-136 . 4 6 3 1-9 . 1 1 1 56-77 . 7 2 7 41 71 112 3.3 77 3 29 44 32 14 183 5.4

GELLINEAU,Bryan

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2016-17 23-3 238/10.3 29-45 . 6 4 4 0-0 . 0 0 0 14-26 . 5 3 8 25 40 65 2.8 61 4 1 23 9 5 72 3.1 TOTAL 23-3 238/10.3 29-45 . 6 4 4 0-0 . 0 0 0 14-26 . 5 3 8 25 40 65 2.8 61 4 1 23 9 5 72 3.1

LONG,Alex

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2015-16 34-16 574/16.9 66-152 . 4 3 4 0-4 . 0 0 0 41-59 . 6 9 5 47 80 127 3.7 80 1 15 41 35 11 173 5.1 2016-17 33-24 782/23.7 93-190 . 4 8 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 60-104 . 5 7 7 50 127 177 5.4 105 7 22 73 41 25 246 7.5 TOTAL 67-40 1356/20.2 159-342 . 4 6 5 0-4 . 0 0 0 101-163 . 6 2 0 97 207 304 4.5 185 8 37 114 76 36 419 6.3

ROBINSON,Dan

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2016-17 33-12 546/16.5 46-102 . 4 5 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 18-31 . 5 8 1 58 66 124 3.8 99 7 18 34 32 9 110 3.3 TOTAL 33-12 546/16.5 46-102 . 4 5 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 18-31 . 5 8 1 58 66 124 3.8 99 7 18 34 32 9 110 3.3

ROBINSON,Zaynah

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2014-15 33-1 426/12.9 35-88 . 3 9 8 6-31 . 1 9 4 9-16 . 5 6 3 0 39 39 1.2 28 1 39 25 0 19 85 2.6 2015-16 34-26 893/26.3 67-190 . 3 5 3 34-86 . 3 9 5 44-51 . 8 6 3 3 71 74 2.2 56 0 98 26 2 41 212 6.2 2016-17 33-31 1176/35.6 148-390 . 3 7 9 59-179 . 3 3 0 91-117 . 7 7 8 12 101 113 3.4 69 1 148 55 4 53 446 13.5 TOTAL 100-58 2495/25.0 250-668 . 3 7 4 99-296 . 3 3 4 144-184 . 7 8 3 15 211 226 2.3 153 2 285 106 6 113 743 7.4

WILLIAMS,Kyle

Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg 2016-17 33-7 614/18.6 68-188 . 3 6 2 42-118 . 3 5 6 25-34 . 7 3 5 18 67 85 2.6 42 1 27 36 4 17 203 6.2 TOTAL 33-7 614/18.6 68-188 . 3 6 2 42-118 . 3 5 6 25-34 . 7 3 5 18 67 85 2.6 42 1 27 36 4 17 203 6.2

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10 NSU Men’s Basketball Game Notes 2016-17 NSU Men's Basketball Norfolk State Combined Team Statistics (Final 2016-17 stats) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 17-17 10-2 5-12 2-3 CONFERENCE 12-4 7-1 5-3 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 5-13 3-1 0-9 2-3

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 03 WADE,Jonathan 34-33 1187 34.9 217-448 . 4 8 4 61-159 . 3 8 4 163-218 . 7 4 8 53 178 231 6.8 73 2 63 110 3 22 658 19.4 02 ROBINSON,Zaynah 33-31 1176 35.6 148-390 . 3 7 9 59-179 . 3 3 0 91-117 . 7 7 8 12 101 113 3.4 69 1 148 55 4 53 446 13.5 22 LONG,Alex 33-24 782 23.7 93-190 . 4 8 9 0-0 . 0 0 0 60-104 . 5 7 7 50 127 177 5.4 105 7 22 73 41 25 246 7.5 11 OKORO,Kerwin 24-19 440 18.3 61-167 . 3 6 5 30-87 . 3 4 5 22-32 . 6 8 8 10 45 55 2.3 39 1 27 40 12 14 174 7.3 45 BUTLER,Jordan 29-25 792 27.3 71-148 . 4 8 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 66-109 . 6 0 6 59 134 193 6.7 94 5 26 47 55 13 208 7.2 24 WILLIAMS,Kyle 33-7 614 18.6 68-188 . 3 6 2 42-118 . 3 5 6 25-34 . 7 3 5 18 67 85 2.6 42 1 27 36 4 17 203 6.2 00 WARD,Carrington 15-4 246 16.4 19-55 . 3 4 5 4-18 . 2 2 2 15-19 . 7 8 9 2 27 29 1.9 24 0 17 19 5 6 57 3.8 44 ROBINSON,Dan 33-12 546 16.5 46-102 . 4 5 1 0-0 . 0 0 0 18-31 . 5 8 1 58 66 124 3.8 99 7 18 34 32 9 110 3.3 05 GELLINEAU,Bryan 23-3 238 10.3 29-45 . 6 4 4 0-0 . 0 0 0 14-26 . 5 3 8 25 40 65 2.8 61 4 1 23 9 5 72 3.1 04 GOSS,Micah 30-8 375 12.5 28-91 . 3 0 8 13-51 . 2 5 5 9-14 . 6 4 3 18 14 32 1.1 44 0 9 13 0 5 78 2.6 20 BROWN,Alex 26-1 248 9.5 24-70 . 3 4 3 10-35 . 2 8 6 3-6 . 5 0 0 5 24 29 1.1 19 0 10 21 2 1 61 2.3 13 ALLEN,Stavian 27-3 256 9.5 23-55 . 4 1 8 6-16 . 3 7 5 9-17 . 5 2 9 11 50 61 2.3 36 1 7 19 13 3 61 2.3 Team 44 70 114 12 Total...... 34 6900 827-1949 . 4 2 4 225-663 . 3 3 9 495-727 . 6 8 1 365 943 1308 38.5 705 29 375 502 180 173 2374 69.8 Opponents...... 34 6900 822-2024 . 4 0 6 266-785 . 3 3 9 520-795 . 6 5 4 387 857 1244 36.6 654 14 465 417 128 201 2430 71.5

TEAM STATISTICS NSUM OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 2374 2430 11/11/16 at Mississippi State L 74-78 4467 Points per game 69.8 71.5 11/13/16 SHENANDOAH W 78-58 3018 Scoring margin -1.6 - 11/15/16 ELIZABETH CITY STATE W 91-55 2519 FIELD GOALS-ATT 827-1949 822-2024 $ 11/18/16 at Vanderbilt L 52-75 8205 Field goal pct . 4 2 4 . 4 0 6 $ 11/21/16 at Butler L 55-91 6593 3 POINT FG-ATT 225-663 266-785 $ 11/24/16 vs Bucknell L 58-84 350 3-point FG pct . 3 3 9 . 3 3 9 $ 11/25/16 vs Sacred Heart L 59-61 223 3-pt FG made per game 6.6 7.8 11/30/16 at Loyola Chicago L 62-75 1118 FREE THROWS-ATT 495-727 520-795 12/03/16 NORTHERN KENTUCKY L 61-72 1261 Free throw pct . 6 8 1 . 6 5 4 12/10/16 at Niagara University L 61-65 1242 F-Throws made per game 14.6 15.3 12/14/16 at Evansville L 66-85 3312 REBOUNDS 1308 1244 12/19/16 EASTERN KENTUCKY Wot 87-80 621 Rebounds per game 38.5 36.6 12/21/16 at Purdue L 45-91 11376 Rebounding margin +1.9 - 12/30/16 at Bowling Green L 77-86 1820 ASSISTS 375 465 * 01/04/17 at Morgan State L 56-58 974 Assists per game 11.0 13.7 * 01/11/17 SAVANNAH STATE W 80-76 1512 TURNOVERS 502 417 * 01/14/17 NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL L 57-72 2064 Turnovers per game 14.8 12.3 * 01/16/17 at Delaware State W 75-70 1067 Turnover margin -2.5 - * 01/21/17 HAMPTON W 79-62 4828 Assist/turnover ratio 0.7 1.1 * 01/23/17 at Coppin State W 74-64 677 STEALS 173 201 * 01/28/17 BETHUNE-COOKMAN W 73-66 2512 Steals per game 5.1 5.9 * 01/30/17 NORTH CAROLINA A&T W 83-69 1797 BLOCKS 180 128 * 02/04/17 at S.C. State W 65-62 312 Blocks per game 5.3 3.8 * 02/06/17 at Savannah State W 92-87 1305 ATTENDANCE 26383 51795 * 02/11/17 MD. EASTERN SHORE W 75-69 2407 Home games-Avg/Game 12-2199 17-3013 * 02/15/17 S.C. STATE W 81-70 1012 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 5-115 * 02/18/17 at Florida A&M Wo2 77-65 1245 * 02/20/17 at Bethune-Cookman L 65-75 812 Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 Totals * 02/25/17 HOWARD W 73-65 2832 Norfolk State 1075 1255 30 14 2374 * 02/27/17 at Hampton L 59-63 6123 Opponents 1157 1253 18 2 2430 # 03/08/17 vs S.C. State Wot 93-88 0 # 03/10/17 vs Howard W 68-53 0 # 03/11/17 vs North Carolina Central L 59-67 0 & 03/13/17 at Liberty L 64-73 574

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