# 2012–13 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team represented Norfolk State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by sixth year head coach Anthony Evans, played their home games at the Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 16–0 in MEAC play be crowned MEAC regular season champions. The defending conference champion lost in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament to Bethune-Cookman. As a regular season champion who failed to win their conference tournament, they received an automatic bid to the 2013 NIT where they lost in the first round to Virginia.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Kievyn Lila-St.Rose | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 180 | Junior | Corona, New York |
| 1 | Rob Johnson | Forward | 6–8 | 220 | Senior | Roswell, Georgia |
| 3 | Jamel Fuentes | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Junior | Brooklyn, New York |
| 4 | Marese Phelps | Guard | 6–1 | 190 | Junior | Norfolk, Virginia |
| 11 | Pendarvis Williams | Guard | 6–6 | 195 | Junior | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 13 | Quasim Pugh | Guard | 6–0 | 175 | Senior | Brooklyn, New York |
| 21 | Jordan Weathers | Guard | 6–5 | 200 | Junior | Los Angeles, California |
| 22 | Kris Brown | Guard | 6–3 | 160 | Senior | Suffolk, Virginia |
| 23 | Brandon Goode | Forward/Center | 7–0 | 225 | Junior | Bronx, New York |
| 24 | Zieyik Estime | Guard | 6–6 | 185 | Junior | Harlem, New York |
| 25 | Malcolm Hawkins | Guard | 6–5 | 215 | Junior | Norfolk, Virginia |
| 31 | Riley Maye | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Junior | East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania |
| 32 | Paulius Vinogradovas | Center | 7–1 | 215 | Sophomore | Švenčionėliai, Lithuania |
| 35 | Rashid Gaston | Forward | 6–8 | 235 | Freshman | Warren, Ohio |
| 45 | A.J. Rogers | Forward | 6–7 | 200 | Senior | Rosedale, New York |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2012* 7:30 pm | at Rhode Island Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic | W 67–55 | 1–0 | Ryan Center (5,045) Kingston, RI |
| 11/12/2012* 7:00 pm | at Seton Hall Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic | L 65–78 | 1–1 | Prudential Center (6,165) Newark, NJ |
| 11/15/2012* 7:00 pm | at Longwood | W 78–66 | 2–1 | Willett Hall (1,723) Farmville, VA |
| 11/17/2012* 12:00 pm | vs. Loyola (MD) Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic | L 49–65 | 2–2 | Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A) Uncasville, CT |
| 11/18/2012* 11:30 am | vs. UMKC Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic | L 57–63 | 2–3 | Mohegan Sun Arena (N/A) Uncasville, CT |
| 11/24/2012* 7:00 pm | at Eastern Kentucky | L 44–68 | 2–4 | Alumni Coliseum (1,225) Richmond, KY |
| 11/26/2012* 7:00 pm | at Morehead State | L 67–73 | 2–5 | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,375) Morehead, KY |
| 11/29/2012* 7:00 pm | St. Francis (NY) | W 85–79 | 3–5 | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (3,376) Norfolk, VA |
| 12/01/2012 6:00 pm | at Savannah State | W 55–45 | 4–5 (1–0) | Tiger Arena (1,410) Savannah, GA |
| 12/03/2012 7:30 pm | at South Carolina State | W 78–72 | 5–5 (2–0) | SHM Memorial Center (1,047) Orangeburg, SC |
| 12/09/2012* 4:00 pm | UMBC | W 83–66 | 6–5 | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,174) Norfolk, VA |
| 12/12/2012* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 10 Illinois | L 54–64 | 6–6 | Assembly Hall (14,144) Champaign, IL |
| 12/15/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at No. 25 NC State | L 62–84 | 6–7 | PNC Arena (12,384) Raleigh, NC |
| 12/23/2012* 2:00 pm | at Iona | L 72–100 | 6–8 | Hynes Athletic Center (1,855) New Rochelle, NY |
| 12/29/2012* 5:30 pm | at East Carolina | L 63–74 | 6–9 | Williams Arena (5,172) Greenville, NC |
| 01/02/2013* 7:00 pm | at Ball State | L 61–62 | 6–10 | John E. Worthen Arena (2,633) Muncie, IN |
| 01/05/2013* 5:00 pm | Navy | W 74–68 | 7–10 | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,411) Norfolk, VA |
| 01/12/2013 4:40 pm | at Maryland–Eastern Shore | W 63–58 | 8–10 (3–0) | Hytche Athletic Center (2,316) Princess Anne, MD |
| 01/14/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at Howard | W 54–49 | 9–10 (4–0) | Burr Gymnasium (1,024) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/19/2013 6:30 pm | Coppin State | W 75–68 | 10–10 (5–0) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (4,011) Norfolk, VA |
| 01/21/2013 8:00 pm | Morgan State | W 73–71 | 11–10 (6–0) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,586) Norfolk, VA |
| 01/26/2013 6:00 pm | Hampton | W 74–67 | 12–10 (7–0) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (6,191) Norfolk, VA |
| 02/02/2013 4:00 pm | at Coppin State | W 80–70 | 13–10 (8–0) | Physical Education Complex (3,342) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/04/2013 7:30 pm | at Morgan State | W 64–59 | 14–10 (9–0) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,012) Baltimore, MD |
| 02/09/2013 6:00 pm | Delaware State | W 74–56 | 15–10 (10–0) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (3,847) Norfolk, VA |
| 02/11/2013 8:20 pm | Maryland–Eastern Shore | W 85–63 | 16–10 (11–0) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,579) Norfolk, VA |
| 02/18/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at Hampton | W 62–59 | 17–10 (12–0) | Hampton Convocation Center (6,387) Hampton, VA |
| 02/23/2013 4:00 pm | at Delaware State | W 60–56 | 18–10 (13–0) | Memorial Hall (1,843) Dover, DE |
| 03/02/2013 6:00 pm | Bethune-Cookman | W 62–61 | 19–10 (14–0) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,155) Norfolk, VA |
| 03/04/2013 8:00 pm | Florida A&M | W 69–58 | 20–10 (15–0) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,140) Norfolk, VA |
| 03/07/2013 8:00 pm | North Carolina A&T | W 55–48 | 21–10 (16–0) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,794) Norfolk, VA |
| 2013 MEAC men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/13/2013 6:00 pm | vs. Bethune-Cookman Quarterfinals | L 68–70 $^{OT}$ | 21–11 | Norfolk Scope (7,543) Norfolk, VA |
| 2013 NIT |||||
| 03/19/2013* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | at Virginia First Round | L 56–67 | 21–12 | John Paul Jones Arena (4,790) Charlottesville, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||