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The NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Tournament field has officially been announced and the MEAC champion has a real upset chance. Southern was the first HBCU team to be seeded — selected as the 16-seed in the Spokane region. Southern’s journey will begin in the First Four on March 19 when they face the Big […]
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The reward for Norfolk State winning 24 games and earning a trip to the NCAA Tournament is playing No. 1 seed Florida. Longtime Spartans coach Robert Jones was not happy that his group was ranked No. 16 in the tournament bracket. “We played a really good schedule, so I don’t understand. Is it that much
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Selection Sunday was a mixed bag for the winners of the two HBCU Division I men’s basketball tournaments. Surprise SWAC winner Alabama State will face Northeast Conference champion Saint Francis (PA) in the First Four in Dayton, Ohio while MEAC champion Norfolk State draws a potential Final Four team in West Region No. 1 seed
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While Norfolk State had to endure a close call against Morgan State, South Carolina State advanced to its first MEAC men’s basketball championship game in nine years with a bang. It was countless bangs, actually. The Bulldogs shot 56 percent and led by as many as 29 points on their way to an 88-67 win over No. 6
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The MEAC women’s basketball championship matchup everyone has been anticipating since October is officially ready to roll. No. 1 seed Norfolk State took care of business against fourth-seeded Coppin State while Howard fought off a tough Maryland-Eastern Shore team in Friday afternoon’s semifinal games. The MEAC’s top teams will meet on Saturday at 4 p.m. on
Norfolk State rolls into MEAC tournament final on strength of 39-point win Read More »
You could wonder if Norfolk State and South Carolina State didn’t look like the top seeds on Wednesday night. You also could wonder if Maryland-Eastern Shore and Coppin State were better than the last two seeds in the MEAC men’s basketball tournament. Whatever the point of view, the Spartans and Bulldogs came away with closer
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The Norfolk State women’s basketball team once again cemented themselves as the dominant presence in the MEAC after clinching a share of the conference regular season title on Monday night for the fourth straight season. The Spartans are 26-4 overall and 12-0 in the MEAC this season and are ranked No. 5 in the most
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The Norfolk State women’s basketball team clinched a share of the MEAC regular season championship for the fourth consecutive season with a 96-57 win at North Carolina Central on Monday evening. Diamond Johnson led the Spartans with 19 points, adding eight rebounds, six steals, five assists, and two blocks to her totals. Da’naijah Williams (16),
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After four years of show-stopping dunks for Spartan fans in Echols Hall, Norfolk State guard Christian Ings saved his greatest trick for last. Playing his final game at Echols, the graduate senior delivered two absurd slams within minutes of one another to cap off a 69-60 Senior Night victory over Morgan State on Monday night.
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Norfolk State football head coach Michael Vick announced three additions to his coaching staff on Wednesday, officially welcoming Tim Smith, DeCedrick Quinn Sr., and Wilson Appleton to the 2025 coaching lineup. Smith, one of two returners from the Spartans’ previous staff, retains his role as Norfolk State’s wide receivers coach. Quinn will serve as the
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