NORFOLK STATE SPARTANS (9-6, 4-3 MEAC) 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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Kashaun Hicks
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Mustafa Lawrence
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Joe Bryant Jr.
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Jalen Hawkins
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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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COPPIN STATE EAGLES (6-11, 5-3 MEAC) HEAD COACH: Juan Dixon (4th Season); ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH: John Auslander (4th Season) ASSISTANT COACHES: Charles Agumagu (4th Season), Kevin Braswell (1st Season) NO.
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Anthony Tarke
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Nendah Tarke
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Reggie James
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Koby Thomas
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Kyle Cardaci
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Dejuan Clayton
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Domantas Sakickas
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Bryce Hunt
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Kenan Sarvan
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Yuat Alok
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Kaelon Harkema
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Isaiah Gross
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6-5 • Fr. • G • Neptune, N.J. (Neptune HS) 6-7 • Jr. • F • Philadelphia, Pa. (Greater Hope Christian Acad.) 6-6 • R-Sr. • G • Gaithersburg, Md. (UTEP) 6-4 • Fr. • G • Gaithersburg, Md. (Bullis School) 6-4 • So. • G • Trenton, N.J. (Trenton Central HS) 6-6 • Sr. • G/F • Philadelphia, Pa. (Robert Morris) 6-2 • R-So. • G • Holmdel, N.J. (Seward County CC) 6-2 • R-Sr. • G • Bowie, Md. (St. John’s College HS) 6-7 • Jr. • F • Kedainiai, Lithuania (Frederick CC) 6-7 • Jr. • F • Cincinnati, Ohio (Schoolcraft College) 6-10 • Fr. • F • Heeze, Netherlands (Bishop Sullivan HS) 6-11 • R-Jr. • C • Auckland, New Zealand (TCU) 6-2 • Fr. • G • Louisville, Ky. (Aspire Academy) 6-4 • R-Fr. • G • Lanham, Md. (Eleanor Roosevelt HS)
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Cover: Mustafa Lawrence
MEN’S BASKETBALL • NSU BY THE NUMBERS •
24 - The number of points scored by Joe Bryant Jr. in last Saturday’s win over Delaware State. He was named the MEAC Co-Player of the Week on Tuesday. 14 - The number of straight wins NSU had over Coppin State before the Eagles swept a weekend series from NSU in January. 12.27 - The average number of turnovers per game for the Spartans. The school record for fewest turnovers is 12.44 set in 2015-16. 6 - The number of turnovers NSU had in the Jan. 24 contest at Coppin State. It marked the fewest in a game for the Spartans in five years. 9 - Following the win over Delaware State, the Spartans have now won nine in a row over the Hornets. It is now the longest win streak for NSU against another MEAC school.
• 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 3rd 74.9 1st 72.3 2nd +2.7 5th 68.8 5th 43.6 1st 40.9 2nd 37.6 4th 32.2 5th 7.8 2nd 35.8 3rd 37.4 2nd -1.6 6th 9.6 4th 26.2 1st 70.4 3rd 26.7 4th 3.3 6th 12.5 6th 6.3 4th +2.27 4th 1.0
• MEAC STANDINGS • Team MEAC Overall Northern Division Morgan State 5-2 10-4 Coppin State 5-3 6-11 Norfolk State 4-3 9-6 Howard 0-0 1-4 Delaware State 0-6 1-11 Maryland Eastern Shore Opted Out Southern Division North Carolina A&T 4-0 8-9 North Carolina Central 2-0 4-3 Florida A&M 1-2 2-8 South Carolina State 0-5 0-15 Bethune-Cookman Opted Out
Did You Know: Lawrence is a fan of the video game Call of Duty and lists his favorite ice cream as Mint Chocolate Chip
• NORFOLK STATE SPARTANS vs. COPPIN STATE EAGLES • 9-6............................................................................. Overall Record........................................................................6-11 4-3..........................................................................Conference Record...................................................................... 5-3 74.9............................................................................Scoring Offense........................................................................ 71.8 72.3........................................................................... Scoring Defense....................................................................... 80.5 35.8........................................................................Rebounds Per Game................................................................... 35.5 43.6.............................................................................Field Goal Pct.......................................................................... 39.9 40.9..................................................................... Field Goal Pct. Defense................................................................. 43.2 Devante Carter (14.3)............................................. Scoring Leader.......................................... Anthony Tarke (16.2) J.J. Matthews (5.1).................................................. Rebound Leader........................................... Anthony Tarke (8.5) Devante Carter (3.3).................................................Assist Leader.............................................Dejuan Clayton (5.2) Robert Jones (8th Season)........................................Head Coach........................................Juan Dixon (4th Season) 134-117/Same....................................................Overall/School Record.....................................................30-83/Same
• GAMEDAY INFORMATION • Date........Sunday, February 7 / Monday, February 8 Time.......................................................2 p.m. / 7 p.m. Location...................................................Norfolk, Va. Arena...............................Joseph Echols Hall (4,500) Series History...............................NSU leads, 33-13
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• MATCHUP GAME NOTES •
Norfolk State at a Glance The Spartans are coming off a 94-66 win over Delaware State last Saturday that bumped their overall record to 9-6 and their MEAC mark to 4-3. Sunday’s game was postponed due to weather. Both NSU and Coppin State are chasing Morgan State, which has two losses in MEAC play to lead the division. Joe Bryant Jr. finished with 24 points, sinking six 3-pointers as the Spartans made 15 shots from beyond the arc. A preseason All-MEAC second-team honoree, he is now up to 11.0 points per game. Leading scorer Devante Carter (14.3 points per game) added 18 points against the Hornets. NSU is averaging nearly 75 points per game, which would rank as the most since the turn of the century. Coppin State at a Glance The Eagles fell to 5-3 in the MEAC and 6-11 overall after a pair of defeats in the past week at home at the hands of Morgan State. CSU has already beaten NSU twice this year, 81-71 and 81-77 on its home court on Jan. 23 and 24, respectively. Anthony Tarke had 22 points and 10 rebounds in Tuesday’s 95-82 loss to MSU. The stat stuffer averages 16.2 points, 8.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 3.1 steals and 1.9 blocks per game. Dejuan Clayton is second on the team with 15.3 points. The Eagles are great at forcing turnovers (17.0 per game), but they struggle on the boards to the tune of a -11.7 rebound margin. Series History The Eagles broke a 14-game losing streak to Norfolk State with those two wins at CSU last month. The Spartans had not lost to Coppin State since the 2011-12 season, when the Eagles won 87-82 at Echols Hall. NSU has won seven in a row on its home court and leads the all-time series still, 33-13.
• NORFOLK STATE PROBABLE STARTERS • No. 4 5 14 15 55
Name Joe Bryant Jr. Tyrese Jenkins Devante Carter J.J. Matthews Kyonze Chavis
Off the Bench 1 Nyzaiah Chambers 2 Kashaun Hicks 3 Mustafa Lawrence 13 Daryl Anderson 22 Andre Bottoms 23 Efstratios Kalogerias 24 Jalen Hawkins 32 Chris Ford 35 Yoro Sidibe
Year Jr. So. Sr. R-Sr. R-Sr.
Ht. 6-1 6-6 6-3 6-9 6-4
Wt. 225 200 210 250 195
Pos. G G/F G F G
PPG 11.0 5.1 14.3 10.3 7.4
RPG 3.5 2.0 5.0 5.1 3.7
APG 2.4 1.0 3.3 0.3 2.2
So. R-Sr. Sr. So. Fr. Sr. R-Jr. Jr. So.
6-7 6-6 6-0 6-6 6-0 6-10 6-2 6-8 6-7
230 230 185 180 185 250 170 240 220
F G/F G G G F/C G F G/F
1.5 7.2 6.2 5.9 0.8 1.3 9.8 3.7 0.9
1.4 3.2 1.3 1.8 0.6 1.5 3.0 2.3 2.4
0.2 0.5 1.6 0.5 0.6 0.5 1.3 0.0 0.1