Norfolk State University Men’S Basketball • Game 5 | at Bradley (Peoria, Ill./Carver Arena)

2019-20 Norfolk State University Men’s Basketball • Game 5 | at Bradley (Peoria, Ill./Carver Arena) 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 (3-1) Game 2019-20 Norfolk State Schedule at (3-1 overall, 0-0 MEAC) 5 Bradley Braves (2-1) November Game Information Tues. 5 .....Greensboro College .......W, 100-59 Date/Time: Tuesday, November 19, 2019 | 7 p.m. EST Fri. 8 .........Penn State Wilkes-Barre ..W, 93-53 Site: Peoria, Ill. | Carver Arena (11,092) Tues. 12 ....at Ole Miss ...........................L, 55-68 TV: ESPN+ Radio: None Thurs. 14..The Apprentice School ..W, 113-54 Tues. 19 ....at Bradley % ...........................7 p.m. Live Stats: BradleyBraves.com/SidearmStats/mbball Live Video: ESPN App Fri. 22 .......at Northwestern % .................. 8 p.m. Series Information: First Meeting Tues. 26 ....vs. Caldwell % ........................ 5 p.m. Head Coaches: NSU - Robert Jones (112-97, 7th season) Wed. 27 ....at Monmouth % ...................... 7 p.m. Bradley - Brian Wardle (60-76, 5th season at Bradley; 155-141 overall, 10th season) December Setting the Scene Sun. 1 .......Niagara ..................................4 p.m. It will be time to hit the road for the Norfolk State men’s basketball team, and it starts with Brad- Wed. 4 ......at Southern Illinois .................. 8 p.m. ley on Tuesday night at Carver Arena. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. local time, 7 p.m. EST, against the Sat. 7 ........at Hampton .............................6 p.m. Braves as part of the Fort Myers Tip-Off Tournament. Sun. 15 .....at Loyola Chicago ................... 2 p.m. Fri. 20 .......vs. Bowling Green & ............... 7 p.m. This will begin a stretch in which NSU plays 10 of its next 11 games on the road through the end Sat. 21 ......vs. Drexel/Quinnipiac & .. 2/4:30 p.m. of non-conference play through the end of December. Sun. 29 .....at Stony Brook ......................12 p.m. Media Coverage Fans can catch the game live on ESPN+, available through the ESPN App. Live stats will also be January available through BradleyBraves.com/SidearmStats/mbball. Sat. 4 ........Bethune-Cookman * ....... 6:30 p.m. Mon. 6.......at Coppin State * ............... 7:30 p.m. Series History Sat. 11 ......at Howard * .............................4 p.m. This will mark the first meeting between NSU and Bradley Sat. 18 ......MDES * ............................. 6:30 p.m. Sat. 25 ......South Carolina State * .... 6:30 p.m. Scouting Bradley Mon. 27 ....Florida A&M * ........................7 p.m. The Braves stand 2-1 on the season, earning wins over IUPUI (90-56) and most recently UIC (65-56) on Saturday. They fell to St. Joseph’s to start the season after going 20-15 a year ago and advancing to the NCAA Tournament. February Sat. 1 ........at North Carolina A&T * .......... 4 p.m. The defending Missouri Valley Conference tournament champs have four players averaging dou- Mon. 3.......at North Carolina Central * ..... 7 p.m. ble figures in the early going. Elijah Childs tallies a double-double of 15.7 points and 10.7 re- Sat. 8 ........Delaware State *.............. 6:30 p.m. bounds. Darrell Brown is second on the team with 14.0 points with 7.0 assists. Ja’Shon Henry Sat. 15 ......Morgan State * ................ 6:30 p.m. Mon. 17 ....Coppin State * .......................8 p.m. PROBABLE NSU STARTERS Sat. 22 ......at Florida A&M *...................... 4 p.m. Mon. 24.....at Bethune-Cookman * ...... 7:30 p.m. No. Name Pos. PPG RPG APG Notes Sat. 29 ......Howard * .......................... 6:30 p.m. 4 Joe Bryant Jr. G 13.5 4.5 2.5 Career-high 25 pts, 10-12 FG, 5-6 3-Pt, 6 stl vs App. 11 Jermaine Bishop G 14.5 2.3 2.8 21 pts, career-high 5-8 3-Pt, 7-11 FG vs App. 22 Spirit Ricks G/F 5.5 2.5 0.0 12 pts, 5-8 FG, 3 reb vs PSU W-B March 34 Steven Whitley G 10.5 5.0 3.3 14 pts, 3-4 FG, 6-6 FG, 6 ast vs App. Mon. 2.......at Delaware State *............ 7:30 p.m. 35 Yoro Sidibe G/F 8.7 6.7 0.0 MEAC Rookie of Week Nov. 12 Thurs. 5 ....at Morgan State *............... 7:30 p.m. Mon. 9- .....MEAC Tournament # .................TBD Off the Bench Sat. 14 0 Jared White F -- -- -- Walk-on led St. Stephen’s to state title last year 1 Nyzaiah Chambers F 5.0 2.3 1.0 9 pts, 2-3 FG, 5-6 FT, 3 reb, 2 ast vs App All times EST 2 Kashaun Hicks G/F 6.5 4.3 0.8 13 pts, 4-9 FG, 3-6 3-Pt, 6 reb vs App 3 Caleb Dawkins G 6.0 0.0 0.0 6 pts, 2 stl vs Greensboro Home games in bold 5 Tyrese Jenkins G 3.3 2.3 1.3 5 pts, 2-5 FG, 2 reb vs App % Fort Myers Tip-Off Tournament 13 Daryl Anderson G 4.3 2.7 0.7 10 pts, 3-3 3-Pt, 3 reb, 2 ast vs App. & Boardwalk Battle 14 Devante Carter G 13.3 4.5 5.3 16 pts, 7-11 FG, 10 ast, 7 stl, 5 reb vs App. * MEAC game 23 Efstratios Kalogerias F/C -- -- -- 7.3 pts, 9.3 reb, 2.7 ast last year at JC # Norfolk Scope Arena 32 Chris Ford F 4.8 4.0 0.3 Career-high 11 pts w/ 5 reb, 2 blk vs PSU W-B 55 Kyonze Chavis G 4.0 1.7 1.0 9 pts, 4-6 FG vs PSU W-B NSU Men’s Basketball Game Notes 1 (12.0) and Nate Kennell (11.7) also reach double figures in scoring. The team also gets contributions NSU Quick Facts from Danya Kingsby (9.7 points) and Koch Bar (9.3 points, 10.3 rebounds), as all but Henry have started all three games this year. General Information Location ............................................Norfolk, Va. The Braves are averaging nearly 79 points per game and have been +7.7 on the glass so far this Founded ..................................................... 1935 year. They have also posted a +7.3 turnover margin so far while holding teams to 39 percent shoot- Enrollment ................................................. 5,204 Nickname..............................................Spartans ing, 27 percent from deep. School Colors ............................... Green & Gold Affiliation ....................................NCAA Division I Last Time Out Conference ........... Mid-Eastern Athletic (MEAC) The Spartans poured it on against The Apprentice School last Thursday, earning a 113-54 win over Home Arena............. Joseph Echols Hall (4,500) the Builders at Joseph Echols Hall. NSU shot 59 percent from the floor and set the school record by President ................ Dr. Javaune Adams-Gaston hitting 20 3-pointers. Six players reached double figures in the scoring column. Athletics Director ..........................Marty L. Miller Athletics Phone...........................(757) 823-8152 The Spartans got a pair of 20-point performances in 25 points from Joe Bryant Jr. and 21 from Jer- Ticket Office ................................(757) 823-9009 maine Bishop. They combined to shoot 17-of-23 from the field, 10-of-14 from deep. Devante Carter posted a double-double of 16 points, 10 assists, seven steals and five rebounds. Steven Whitley Sports Information (14 points), Kashaun Hicks (13 points, six rebounds) and Daryl Anderson (10 points) also scored in SID................................................Matt Michalec double figures. Email ............................ [email protected] Asst. SID/MBB Contact ......................Mike Bello NSU piled up 26 assists and 16 steals, the latter because of both Carter and Bryant (six steals). Phone .....................................(757) 823-2628 They forced Apprentice School into 24 turnovers, outscoring them 38-6 in points off turnovers. They Fax .....................................…(757) 823-8218 also posted large advantages in fastbreak points (28-2) and bench points (53-8). Email .................................. [email protected] Press Row ..................................(757) 823-8195 Web site ........................www.NSUSpartans.com Cleaning Out the Notebook Twitter ....................................... @NSUSpartans • NSU nailed 20 3-pointers against Apprentice School, breaking the previous best of 18 set last year Instagram.......................................NSUAthletics against Maryland Eastern Shore. NSU also tied its Division I record with 26 assists Address: .........NSU Office of Sports Information • Its 32 3-point attempts are tied for the third-most in a single game in D-I history, and its 3-point ....................... 700 Park Ave., Norfolk, VA 23504 percentage of 62.5 is the fifth best mark over that time. • Its 113 points scored against Apprentice are the second-most since moving to D-I in 1997, topped Coaching Staff only by a 115-point performance in November of 2013. The 59-point margin of victory is the sec- Head Coach...................................Robert Jones ond-biggest in D-I history as well behind a 78-point win over Mid-Atlantic Christian in December Alma Mater .................... SUNY-New Paltz ’02 of 2017. Record at NSU ...............112-97 (7th Season) • They recorded 16 steals, the most in a game January of 2009 (17). Career Record .......................................Same • Since 2002-03, NSU has never had at least 28 fastbreak points in a game. Office Phone ...........................(757) 823-9192 • NSU last played three of its first four games of the season at home in 2014-15. Assistant Coach............................. Jamal Brown • The Spartans have had three 30-point wins for the second year in a row. Alma Mater .............. South Carolina State ‘97 • They recorded back-to-back 40-point wins for the first time in their Division I history following the Office Phone ...........................(757) 823-8441 93-53 victory over Penn State Wilkes-Barre and the season-opening 100-59 win against Greens- Assistant Coach.............................C.J.

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