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2023–24 Norfolk State Spartans women's basketball team

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2023–24 Norfolk State Spartans women's basketball
MEAC regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record27–6 (13–1 MEAC)
Head coach
  • Larry Vickers (8th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Annitra Cole
  • Trinese Fox
  • Kevin Lynum
Home arenaJoseph G. Echols Memorial Hall
Seasons
2024–25 →
2023–24 MEAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Norfolk State 13 1   .929 27 6   .818
Howard 10 4   .714 15 16   .484
North Carolina Central 9 5   .643 16 15   .516
Maryland Eastern Shore 8 6   .571 15 15   .500
Coppin State 8 6   .571 12 18   .400
Delaware State 4 10   .286 8 20   .286
Morgan State 3 11   .214 8 22   .267
South Carolina State 1 13   .071 2 28   .067
2024 MEAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Norfolk State Spartans women's basketball team represented Norfolk State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by eighth-year head coach Larry Vickers, played their home games at the Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall in Norfolk, Virginia as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

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The Spartans finished the 2022–23 season 26–7, 11–3 in MEAC play to finish as MEAC regular season champions.[1] In the MEAC tournament, they defeated South Carolina State,[2] North Carolina Central,[3] and Howard to win the MEAC tournament championship and earn the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.[4] They received the #16 seed in the Greenville 1 Region,[5] where they would lose to the tournament's top seed South Carolina in the first round.[6]

Roster

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2023–24 Norfolk State Spartans women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Crystal White 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr North Carolina A&T Chesapeake, Virginia
PG 1 Da'Brya Clark 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Baltimore, Maryland
G 2 Niya Fields 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Putnam Science Academy Peekskill, New York
PG 3 Diamond Johnson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr NC State Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
G 4 Anjanae Richardson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Manor High School Portsmouth, Virginia
F 12 Makoye Diawara 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Bayonne High School Bayonne, New Jersey
F 13 Skye Robinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So VCU Ruther Glen, Virginia
G 14 Jenesis Hill 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Landstown High School Virginia Beach, Virginia
F 22 Kierra Wheeler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Daytona State College Minneapolis, Minnesota
G 24 Da'naijah Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr St. John's Brooklyn, New York
F 30 Paris Mullins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS McNeese McDonough, Georgia
G/F 35 Danielle Robinson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Seton Hall Newark, New Jersey
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 27, 2024

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
5:00 pm, FloHoops
at William & Mary W 66–64  1–0
Kaplan Arena (3,112)
Williamsburg, VA
November 8, 2023*
6:00 pm, FloHoops
at Drexel W 51–49  2–0
Daskalakis Athletic Center (628)
Philadelphia, PA
November 12, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Radford W 70–46  3–0
Dedmon Center (808)
Radford, VA
November 16, 2023*
11:00 am
Appalachian State W 67–53  4–0
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,157)
Norfolk, VA
November 19, 2023*
2:00 pm, FloHoops
at Hampton
Battle of the Bay
W 59–45  5–0
Hampton Convocation Center (1,316)
Hampton, VA
November 24, 2023*
1:30 pm
vs. East Tennessee State
Miami Thanksgiving Tournament
L 35–55  5–1
Watsco Center (–)
Coral Gables, FL
November 26, 2023*
11:00 am
vs. Colgate
Miami Thanksgiving Tournament
W 58–51  6–1
Watsco Center (–)
Coral Gables, FL
November 29, 2023*
8:00 pm, B1G+
at Minnesota L 43–74  6–2
Williams Arena (2,820)
Minneapolis, MN
December 2, 2023*
2:00 pm, YouTube
at Chicago State W 76–68  7–2
Jones Convocation Center (72)
Chicago, IL
December 10, 2023*
2:00 pm, ACCNX
at Wake Forest L 46–51  7–3
LJVM Coliseum (843)
Winston-Salem, NC
December 16, 2023*
3:00 pm, SECN+
at Auburn L 39–67  7–4
Neville Arena (2,396)
Auburn, AL
December 18, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at High Point W 85–71 OT 8–4
Qubein Center (755)
High Point, NC
December 28, 2023*
4:00 pm
UNC Wilmington W 96–55  9–4
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (831)
Norfolk, VA
December 31, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Longwood W 76–59  10–4
Joan Perry Brock Center (951)
Farmville, VA
MEAC regular season
January 6, 2024
2:00 pm
at South Carolina State W 94–33  11–4
(1–0)
SHM Memorial Center (115)
Orangeburg, SC
January 8, 2024
5:30 pm
at North Carolina Central W 81–60  12–4
(2–0)
McDougald–McLendon Arena (649)
Durham, NC
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm
at Howard L 60–73  12–5
(2–1)
Burr Gymnasium (1,233)
Washington, D.C.
January 22, 2024*
5:30 pm
Mary Washington W 99–43  13–5
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (522)
Norfolk, VA
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm
Coppin State W 61–53  14–5
(3–1)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,042)
Norfolk, VA
January 29, 2024
5:30 pm
Morgan State W 62–45  15–5
(4–1)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,253)
Norfolk, VA
February 3, 2024
2:00 pm
Delaware State W 79–52  16–5
(5–1)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,012)
Norfolk, VA
February 5, 2024
5:30 pm
at Maryland Eastern Shore W 80–59  17–5
(6–1)
Hytche Athletic Center (183)
Princess Anne, MD
February 17, 2024
2:00 pm
South Carolina State W 87–25  18–5
(7–1)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,106)
Norfolk, VA
February 19, 2024
5:30 pm
North Carolina Central W 72–44  19–5
(8–1)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,723)
Norfolk, VA
February 24, 2024
2:00 pm
at Coppin State W 64–51  20–5
(9–1)
Physical Education Complex (876)
Baltimore, MD
February 26, 2024
5:30 pm
at Morgan State W 79–49  21–5
(10–1)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,537)
Baltimore, MD
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, YouTube
at Delaware State W 65–51  22–5
(11–1)
Memorial Hall (750)
Dover, DE
March 4, 2024
5:30 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore W 52–40  23–5
(12–1)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,685)
Norfolk, VA
March 7, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPNU
Howard W 59–53  24–5
(13–1)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,806)
Norfolk, VA
MEAC tournament
March 13, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) vs. (8) South Carolina State
First round
W 75–43  25–5
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
March 15, 2024
12:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) vs. (5) Coppin State
Semifinals
W 73–44  26–5
Norfolk Scope (650)
Norfolk, VA
March 16, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) vs. (2) Howard
Championship
W 51–46  27–5
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2024*
10:00 pm, ESPN2
(15 P4) at (2 P4) No. 5 Stanford
First round
L 50–79  27–6
Maples Pavilion (4,537)
Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
P4=Portland 4.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "Norfolk State Cruises into Semifinals with Victory over SCSU". Norfolk State University Athletics. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  3. ^ "Norfolk State defeats NC Central during semifinal round of MEAC Tournament". The Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "Howard women fall just short of second straight NCAA tournament berth". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  5. ^ "2023 Division I Women's Basketball Official Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  6. ^ "No. 1 South Carolina breezes past Norfolk State in Round of 64, 72-40". Garnet And Black Attack. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  7. ^ "2023-2024 Women's Basketball Schedule". Norfolk State University Athletics. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  8. ^ "Norfolk State Spartans 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 27, 2024.