# 2013–14 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team represented Norfolk State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by first year coach Robert Jones, played their home games at the Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 19–15, 11–5 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the semifinals of the MEAC tournament where they lost to North Carolina Central. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Eastern Michigan.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Kievyn Lila-St.Rose | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 180 | Junior | Corona, New York |
| 3 | Jamel Fuentes | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Junior | Brooklyn, New York |
| 4 | Marese Phelps | Guard | 6–1 | 190 | Senior | Norfolk, Virginia |
| 5 | Anell Alexis | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 200 | Senior | Hillsborough, New Jersey |
| 11 | Pendarvis Williams | Guard | 6–6 | 195 | Senior | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 21 | Jordan Weathers | Guard | 6–5 | 200 | Senior | Los Angeles, California |
| 23 | Brandon Goode | Forward/Center | 7–0 | 225 | Senior | Bronx, New York |
| 24 | Zieyik Estime | Guard | 6–6 | 185 | Senior | Harlem, New York |
| 25 | Malcolm Hawkins | Guard | 6–5 | 210 | Senior | Norfolk, Virginia |
| 31 | Riley Maye | Forward | 6–8 | 220 | Senior | East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania |
| 32 | Paulius Vinogradovas | Center | 7–1 | 215 | Junior | Švenčionėliai, Lithuania |
| 33 | Hefeng Sun | Forward | 6–8 | 245 | Sophomore | Shenzhen, China |
| 35 | Rashid Gaston | Forward | 6–8 | 230 | Sophomore | Warren, Ohio |
| 50 | LaTre'e Russell | Forward | 6–6 | 215 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2013* 6:00 pm | at Texas Southern | L 83–95 | 0–1 | H&PE Arena (1,983) Houston, TX |
| 11/13/2013* 7:00 pm | Newberry | W 115–95 | 1–1 | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,700) Norfolk, VA |
| 11/15/2013* 8:00 pm | Virginia Union | W 92–84 | 2–1 | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,781) Norfolk, VA |
| 11/18/2013* 9:30 pm | vs. East Carolina NIT Season Tip-Off | L 74–76 | 2–2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| 11/19/2013* 8:30 pm | vs. UNC Asheville NIT Season Tip-Off | W 80–78 | 3–2 | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC |
| 11/25/2013* 5:00 pm | vs. Fairleigh Dickinson NIT Season Tip-Off | W 70–62 | 4–2 | The RAC (392) Piscataway, NJ |
| 11/26/2013* 5:00 pm | vs. Stillman NIT Season Tip-Off | W 105–83 | 5–2 | The RAC (466) Piscataway, NJ |
| 12/01/2013* 2:00 pm | at LIU Brooklyn | L 72–74 | 5–3 | Wellness, Recreation & Athletics Center (1,314) Brooklyn, NY |
| 12/05/2013 8:00 pm | Florida A&M | W 91–87 | 6–3 (1–0) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,494) Norfolk, VA |
| 12/07/2013 6:00 pm | Bethune-Cookman | W 59–45 | 7–3 (2–0) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,425) Norfolk, VA |
| 12/15/2013* 1:00 pm | at Boston University | W 86–82 $^{OT}$ | 8–3 | Case Gym (3,02) Boston, MA |
| 12/19/2013* 10:00 pm | vs. Seattle | L 67–70 | 8–4 | ShoWare Center (1,151) Kent, WA |
| 12/23/2013* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Virginia | L 56–66 | 8–5 | John Paul Jones Arena (9,206) Charlottesville, VA |
| 12/31/2013* 1:00 am | at Hawaiʻi | L 66–77 | 8–6 | Stan Sheriff Center (5,635) Honolulu, HI |
| 01/03/2014* 7:00 pm | Mount St. Mary's | L 84–104 | 8–7 | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (700) Norfolk, VA |
| 01/11/2014 4:00 pm | at Maryland Eastern Shore | W 66–62 | 9–7 (3–0) | Hytche Athletic Center (1,411) Princess Anne, MD |
| 01/13/2014 7:30 pm | at Delaware State | W 58–56 | 10–7 (4–0) | Memorial Hall (1,365) Dover, DE |
| 01/18/2014 6:00 pm | Morgan State | L 70–87 | 10–8 (4–1) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (3,382) Norfolk, VA |
| 01/20/2014 8:00 pm | Coppin State | W 83–71 | 11–8 (5–1) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,425) Norfolk, VA |
| 01/25/2014 6:00 pm | at South Carolina State | L 61–73 | 11–9 (5–2) | SHM Memorial Center (444) Orangeburg, SC |
| 01/27/2014 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at Savannah State | W 56–49 | 12–9 (6–2) | Tiger Arena (1,860) Savannah, GA |
| 02/01/2014* 4:00 pm | at Miami (FL) | L 49–64 | 12–10 | BankUnited Center (5,127) Coral Gables, FL |
| 02/08/2014 4:00 pm | at Morgan State | W 64–53 | 13–10 (7–2) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,284) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/10/2014 8:00 pm | Howard | W 75–49 | 14–10 (8–2) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,226) Norfolk, VA |
| 02/15/2014 6:00 pm | Hampton | L 73–79 $^{OT}$ | 14–11 (8–3) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (5,653) Norfolk, VA |
| 02/22/2014 4:00 pm | at Coppin State | W 73–68 | 15–11 (9–3) | Physical Education Complex (385) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/24/2014 7:30 pm | at Howard | W 66–60 | 16–11 (10–3) | Burr Gymnasium (1,113) Washington, D.C. |
| 03/01/2014 6:00 pm | at Hampton | L 53–61 | 16–12 (10–4) | Hampton Convocation Center (7,128) Hampton, VA |
| 03/03/2014 8:00 pm | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 77–65 | 17–12 (11–4) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (847) Norfolk, VA |
| 03/06/2014 8:00 pm | North Carolina Central | L 70–76 | 17–13 (11–5) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,309) Norfolk, VA |
| MEAC tournament |||||
| 03/10/2014 6:30 pm | vs. Maryland Eastern Shore First round | W 78–74 | 18–13 | Norfolk Scope (N/A) Norfolk, VA |
| 03/13/2014 8:00 pm | vs. Savannah State Quarterfinals | W 57–47 | 19–13 | Norfolk Scope (N/A) Norfolk, VA |
| 03/14/2014 6:00 pm | vs. North Carolina Central Semifinals | L 45–68 | 19–14 | Norfolk Scope (8,608) Norfolk, VA |
| CIT |||||
| 03/18/2014* 7:00 pm | at Eastern Michigan First round | L 54–58 | 19–15 | Convocation Center (373) Ypsilanti, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||