Mode: | Basketball |
Year: | 2015–16 |
Team: | Norfolk State Spartans |
Conference: | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Short Conf: | MEAC |
Record: | 17–17 |
Conf Record: | 12–4 |
Head Coach: | Robert Jones |
Hc Year: | 3rd |
Asst Coach1: | Larry Vickers |
Asst Coach2: | Kevin Jones |
Asst Coach3: | C.J. Clemons |
Stadium: | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall |
Bowl: | CIT |
Bowl Result: | first round |
The 2015–16 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team represented Norfolk State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by third-year coach Robert Jones, played their home games at the Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 17–17, 12–4 in MEAC play, to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated North Carolina Central in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to South Carolina State. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Columbia.
Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | |
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0 | Brian Kelley | Guard | 5'10" | 180 | Junior | Lanham, MD | |
1 | Preston Bungei | Guard/Forward | 6'6" | 175 | Junior | Albuquerque, NM | |
2 | Zaynah Robinson | Guard | 5'11" | 170 | Sophomore | Duluth, GA | |
3 | Johnathan Wade | Guard | 6'4" | 195 | RS Junior | Panama City, FL | |
4 | D'Shon Taylor | Guard | 6'5" | 205 | Senior | Nassau, Bahamas | |
10 | Jeff Short | Guard | 6'4" | 205 | RS Senior | The Bronx, NY | |
11 | Kerwin Okoro | Guard | 6'4" | 210 | Senior | Harlem, NY | |
15 | Devonte Banner | Guard | 6'1" | 165 | Freshman | Mount Vernon, NY | |
20 | Charles Oliver | Guard | 6'3" | 215 | RS Senior | Scotch Plains, NJ | |
22 | Alex Long | Forward | 6'8" | 220 | Freshman | Clinton, MD | |
30 | Jeustin Peebles-Jennings | Guard | 6'5" | 175 | Sophomore | Richmond, VA | |
32 | Moses Toriola | Forward/Center | 6'10" | 230 | Freshman | Lagos, Nigeria | |
44 | Dan Robinson | Center | 7'0" | 225 | Junior | Norfolk, VA | |
45 | Jordan Butler | Forward | 6'6" | 240 | Sophomore | Hartford, CT |
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