NORFOLK STATE SPARTANS (13-7)
HEAD COACH: Robert Jones (8th Season) ASSISTANT COACHES: Jamal Brown (5th Season), C.J. Clemons (6th Season), Leonard Fairley (3rd Season) NO.
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Nyzaiah Chambers
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Kashaun Hicks
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Mustafa Lawrence
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Joe Bryant Jr.
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Tyrese Jenkins
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Daryl Anderson
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Devante Carter
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J.J. Matthews
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Andre Bottoms
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Efstratios Kalogerias
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Jalen Hawkins
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Chris Ford
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Yoro Sidibe
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Kyonze Chavis
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6-7 • So. • F • Chesapeake, Va. (Hillcrest Prep (Ariz.)) 6-6 • R-Sr. • G/F • Harlem, N.Y. (Central Connecticut State) 6-0 • Sr. • G • Newark, N.J. (Fresno State) 6-1 • Jr. • G • Norfolk, Va. (Lake Taylor HS) 6-6 • So. • G/F • Richmond, Va. (Varina HS) 6-6 • So. • G • North Chesterfield, Va. (Miller School of Albemarle) 6-3 • Sr. • G • Newport News, Va. (Odessa College) 6-9 • R-Sr. • F • Richmond, Va. (Arkansas State) 6-0 • Fr. • G • Chesapeake, Va. (Oscar Smith HS) 6-10 • Sr. • F/C • Piraeus, Greece (Hillsborough CC) 6-2 • R-Jr. • G • Bronx, N.Y. (Robert Morris) 6-8 • Jr. • F • Chesterfield, Va. (L.C. Bird HS) 6-7 • So. • G/F • Dakar, Senegal (Long Island Lutheran HS) 6-4 • R-Sr. • G • Chesapeake, Va. (Colby CC)
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TIME OUTS :30 :30 :30 Full
ST. MARY’S COLLEGE SEAHAWKS (1-3)
HEAD COACH: Chris Harney (16th Season); ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: Dominic Milburn (4th Season) ASSISTANT COACHES: Romero McBride (2nd Season), Greg Windell (1st Season), Patrick Gaegler (1st Season) NO.
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Olumide Lewis
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Elijah Crawford
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Daryn Alexander
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Darian Callaway
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Gary Grant
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Taylor Eisentraut
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Cameron Rucker
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Micah Henry
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Julian Seabolt
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Jack Foley
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Albert Scott
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5-10 • Fr. • G • Greenbelt, Md. (Eleanor Roosevelt HS) 6-3 • Fr. • G • Oxon Hill, Md. (Potomac HS) 6-2 • So. • G/F • Twinbrook, Md. (Richard Montgomery HS) 6-3 • Fr. • G • Laurel, Md. (Charles Herbert Flowers HS) 6-4 • So. • F • Washington, D.C. (Thomas Stone HS) 6-6 • Fr. • F • Columbia, Md. (Glenelg) 6-6 • So. • F • Silver Spring, Md. (Springbrook) 6-0 • Fr. • G • Columbia, Md. (Hammond HS) 6-1 • Fr. • G • Germantown, Md. (Northwest HS) 7-0 • Jr. • C • Dunn Loring, Va. (George C. Marshall HS) 6-8 • Sr. • F • Newburg, Md. (La Plata HS)
TEAM FOULS
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TIME OUTS :30 :30 :30 Full
Cover: Chris Ford
MEN’S BASKETBALL • NSU BY THE NUMBERS •
1 - NSU’s current standing in the MEAC North. At 8-4, the Spartans sit ahead of both Morgan State and Coppin State (6-4) for first place in the division. 23 - The number of seasons in a row NSU has finished with a .500 or better conference record. Coming into the year, only six other Division I teams in the nation had a longer streak than the Spartans. 10 - In the last 10 years, including this year, the Spartans have gone .500 or better overall in 9 of those seasons. 15 - In the last 15 years, including this year, NSU has finished fourth in better in the league standings in 14 of those seasons. 11, 12 - The number of days NSU will go between games, depending on its seeding in the MEAC Tournament.
• MEAC RANKINGS •
Category Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Free Throw % Field Goal % Field Goal % Defense 3-Point FG % 3-Point FG % Defense 3-Pointers Made Rebounding Opponent Rebounding Rebounding Margin Offensive Rebounds Defensive Rebounds Defensive Rebound % Offensive Rebound % Blocked Shots Assists Steals Turnover Margin Assist/Turnover Ratio
Rank Stat 2nd 75.0 2nd 70.9 2nd +4.1 3rd 70.3 5th 43.2 1st 40.9 2nd 36.7 5th 32.4 4th 7.7 2nd 36.8 2nd 36.3 2nd +0.5 4th 10.5 3rd 26.4 1st 71.8 4th 28.7 4th 3.2 7th 12.0 6th 6.3 2nd +2.30 5th 0.9
• MEAC STANDINGS • Team MEAC Overall Northern Division Norfolk State 8-4 13-7 Morgan State 6-4 11-6 Coppin State 6-4 7-12 Delaware State 0-8 2-13 Howard Opted Out 1-4 Maryland Eastern Shore Opted Out Southern Division North Carolina A&T 6-1 10-10 Florida A&M 4-3 5-9 North Carolina Central 2-3 4-6 South Carolina State 0-5 0-15 Bethune-Cookman Opted Out
Did You Know: Ford is coming off a season-high performance with 10 points against Delaware State on Wednesday
• NORFOLK STATE SPARTANS vs. ST. MARY’S COLLEGE SEAHAWKS • 13-7........................................................................... Overall Record.......................................................................... 1-3 8-4..........................................................................Conference Record...................................................................... 0-0 75.0............................................................................Scoring Offense........................................................................ 68.5 71.0........................................................................... Scoring Defense....................................................................... 73.3 36.8........................................................................Rebounds Per Game................................................................... 38.8 43.2.............................................................................Field Goal Pct.......................................................................... 41.5 40.9..................................................................... Field Goal Pct. Defense................................................................. 41.3 Devante Carter (15.8)............................................. Scoring Leader................................................ Gary Grant (17.0) J.J. Matthews (5.3).................................................. Rebound Leader..................................................Gary Grant (6.8) Devante Carter (3.9).................................................Assist Leader.......................................... Daryn Alexander (3.0) Robert Jones (8th Season)........................................Head Coach..................................Chris Harney (16th Season) 138-118/Same....................................................Overall/School Record.................................................250-162/Same
• GAMEDAY INFORMATION • Date............................................ Sunday, February 28 Time..................................................................... 2 p.m. Location...................................................Norfolk, Va. Arena...............................Joseph Echols Hall (4,500) Series History......................................First Meeting
Live Video....................... NSUSpartans.com/Watch Talent....................... Ross Gordon, Woube Gebre Live Stats......................................NSUSpartans.com In-Game Twitter Updates......... @NSUSpartans
• MATCHUP GAME NOTES •
Norfolk State at a Glance The Spartans will finish their regular season on Sunday against St. Mary’s College, a game scheduled this past week to give them less of a break before the MEAC Tournament. NSU closed out MEAC play on Wednesday with a 31-point win over Delaware State. The Spartans won no worse than a share of the Northern Division title. Team leading scorer Devante Carter had 16 points and six steals against the Hornets, which committed 20 turnovers in the first half and 28 total for the evening. Carter was one of five seniors honored on Senior Night in NSU’s 86-55 win, the fourth-biggest ever for the Spartans in a MEAC contest. St. Mary’s College at a Glance The Seahawks own a 1-3 record on the year but have played eight other games that only counted as exhibitions, with another two on tap this weekend at home against Marymount University on Saturday and at NSU on Sunday. St. Mary’s College lost to other MEAC schools Morgan State (99-41) and Delaware State (75-58) earlier this year. Gary Grant has averaged 17.0 points and 6.8 rebounds in the four games that counted toward their official stats. He is one of four players in double figures over that time along with Olumide Lewis (12.0 points), Daryn Alexander (11.5 points, 4.5 rebounds) and Micah Henry (10.8 points). The Seahawks are members of the NCAA Division III Coast to Coast Conference, which also includes NSU’s fellow 757 brethren Christopher Newport. Series History This will mark the first ever meeting between NSU and St. Mary’s College.
• NORFOLK STATE PROBABLE STARTERS • No. 2 4 14 15 55
Name Kashaun Hicks Joe Bryant Jr. Devante Carter J.J. Matthews Kyonze Chavis
Off the Bench 1 Nyzaiah Chambers 3 Mustafa Lawrence 5 Tyrese Jenkins 13 Daryl Anderson 22 Andre Bottoms 23 Efstratios Kalogerias 24 Jalen Hawkins 32 Chris Ford 35 Yoro Sidibe
Year R-Sr. Jr. Sr. R-Sr. R-Sr.
Ht. 6-6 6-1 6-3 6-9 6-4
Wt. 230 225 210 250 195
Pos. G/F G G F G
PPG 7.8 10.3 15.8 9.1 7.8
RPG 3.6 4.1 5.2 5.3 3.8
APG 0.4 1.9 3.9 0.4 1.8
So. Sr. So. So. Fr. Sr. R-Jr. Jr. So.
6-7 6-0 6-6 6-6 6-0 6-10 6-2 6-8 6-7
230 185 200 180 185 250 170 240 220
F G G/F G G F/C G F G/F
1.9 5.4 4.2 5.6 1.0 1.2 9.5 3.7 1.1
1.5 1.3 1.9 1.8 0.4 1.4 2.8 2.3 2.1
0.2 1.5 0.8 0.4 0.4 0.5 1.2 0.0 0.3