# 2011–12 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team represented Norfolk State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by fifth year head coach Anthony Evans, played their home games at Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall and are members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 26–10, 13–3 in MEAC play to finish in second place. They were the champions of the MEAC Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid in the 2012 NCAA tournament, the school's first ever appearance in the tournament. As a 15 seed, the Spartans shocked the 2 seed Missouri in the second round, 86–84. This was only the fifth time in NCAA Tournament history that a 15 seed defeated a 2 seed, with the last coming in 2001 (later that same day, 15 seed Lehigh defeated 2 seed Duke). Norfolk State would fall to Florida in the second round.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Rob Johnson | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Junior | Roswell, Georgia |
| 2 | Kievyn Lila-St. Rose | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 180 | Sophomore | Corona, New York |
| 3 | Jamel Fuentes | Guard | 6–3 | 175 | Sophomore | Brooklyn, New York |
| 5 | Winston Graham | Guard | 6–2 | 180 | Sophomore | Bronx, New York |
| 10 | Kyle O'Quinn | Center | 6–10 | 240 | Senior | Jamaica, New York |
| 11 | Pendarvis Williams | Guard | 6–6 | 195 | Sophomore | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 13 | Quasim Pugh | Guard | 6–0 | 175 | Junior | Brooklyn, New York |
| 15 | Rodney McCauley | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 205 | Senior | Dallas, Texas |
| 20 | Reggie Revels | Guard/Forward | 6–4 | 205 | Junior | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 21 | Jordan Weathers | Guard | 6–5 | 200 | Sophomore | Los Angeles, California |
| 22 | Kris Brown | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Junior | Suffolk, Virginia |
| 23 | Brandon Goode | Forward/Center | 6–11 | 215 | Sophomore | Bronx, New York |
| 24 | Brandon Wheeless | Guard/Forward | 6–4 | 205 | Senior | Stone Mountain, Georgia |
| 31 | Riley Maye | Forward | 6–8 | 215 | Sophomore | East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania |
| 32 | Marcos Tamares | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Senior | Queens, New York |
| 35 | Chris McEachin | Guard/Forward | 6–6 | 195 | Senior | Norfolk, Virginia |
| 45 | A.J. Rogers | Forward | 6–7 | 220 | Junior | Rosedale, New York |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/14/2011* 7:00 pm | | at No. 21 Marquette | L 68–99 | 0–1 | Bradley Center (12,765) Milwaukee, WI |
| 11/16/2011* 8:00 pm | | Randolph College | W 63–43 | 1–1 | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,009) Norfolk, VA |
| 11/18/2011* 1:00 pm | | vs. Drexel Paradise Jam First Round | W 61–56 | 2–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (NA) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/20/2011* 6:00 pm, FSN | | vs. TCU Paradise Jam Semifinals | W 66–53 | 3–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (NA) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/21/2011* 8:30 pm | | vs. No. 16 Marquette Paradise Jam Finals | L 57–59 | 3–2 | Sports and Fitness Center (3,109) Saint Thomas, USVI |
| 11/27/2011* 4:00 pm | | Eastern Kentucky | W 70–63 | 4–2 | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (375) Norfolk, VA |
| 11/30/2011* 7:00 pm | | Elizabeth City State | L 57–69 | 4–3 | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,182) Norfolk, VA |
| 12/03/2011 6:00 pm | | Savannah State | W 60–58 | 5–3 (1–0) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (766) Norfolk, VA |
| 12/05/2011 6:00 pm | | South Carolina State | W 82–67 | 6–3 (2–0) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,013) Norfolk, VA |
| 12/11/2011* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Virginia Tech | L 60–73 | 6–4 | Cassell Coliseum (8,869) Blacksburg, VA |
| 12/14/2011* 7:00 pm | | Long Island | W 73–62 | 7–4 | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (504) Norfolk, VA |
| 12/18/2011* 5:00 pm | | at Illinois State | L 36–68 | 7–5 | Redbird Arena (3,320) Normal, IL |
| 12/20/2011* 7:00 pm | | at Toledo | W 72–70 | 8–5 | Savage Arena (3,781) Toledo, OH |
| 12/23/2011* 2:00 pm | | at St. Francis (NY) | W 84–74 | 9–5 | Generoso Pope Athletic Complex (763) Brooklyn, NY |
| 01/01/2012* 4:00 pm | | at Navy | W 71–65 | 10–5 | Alumni Hall (1,312) Annapolis, MD |
| 01/07/2012 6:00 pm | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 78–72 | 11–5 (3–0) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,506) Norfolk, VA |
| 01/09/2012 8:30 pm | | Howard | W 68–48 | 12–5 (4–0) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,784) Norfolk, VA |
| 01/14/2012 4:30 pm | | at Morgan State | W 90–89 $^{2OT}$ | 13–5 (5–0) | Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,531) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/16/2012 8:00 pm | | at Coppin State | W 74–66 | 14–5 (6–0) | Physical Education Complex (2,531) Baltimore, MD |
| 01/21/2012 6:30 pm | | at Hampton | W 80–75 | 15–5 (7–0) | Hampton Convocation Center (6,932) Hampton, VA |
| 01/24/2012* 7:00 pm | | Morehead State | L 69–75 | 15–6 | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,561) Norfolk, VA |
| 01/28/2012 6:00 pm | | Morgan State | W 76–59 | 16–6 (8–0) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (4,074) Norfolk, VA |
| 01/30/2012 8:00 pm | | Coppin State | L 82–87 | 16–7 (8–1) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,714) Norfolk, VA |
| 02/04/2012 7:00 pm | | at Delaware State | L 50–67 | 16–8 (8–2) | Memorial Hall (1,611) Dover, DE |
| 02/06/2012 7:30 pm | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | W 72–60 | 17–8 (9–2) | Hytche Athletic Center (2,894) Princess Anne, MD |
| 02/11/2012 6:00 pm | | Hampton | W 70–62 | 18–8 (10–2) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (6,191) Norfolk, VA |
| 02/15/2012 7:00 pm | | Delaware State | L 63–73 $^{OT}$ | 18–9 (10–3) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,661) Norfolk, VA |
| 02/20/2012* 7:00 pm | | Longwood | W 66–52 | 19–9 | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,725) Norfolk, VA |
| 02/25/2012 4:00 pm | | at Bethune-Cookman | W 75–72 | 20–9 (11–3) | Moore Gymnasium (NA) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 02/27/2012 7:30 pm | | at Florida A&M | W 79–70 | 21–9 (12–3) | Moore Gymnasium (707) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 03/01/2012 8:00 pm | | at North Carolina A&T | W 72–65 | 22–9 (13–3) | Corbett Sports Center (1,827) Greensboro, NC |
| 2012 MEAC men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/07/2012 8:00 pm | (2) | vs. (10) Howard Quarterfinals | W 71–61 | 23–9 | LJVM Coliseum (NA) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 03/09/2012 8:00 pm | (2) | vs. (11) Florida A&M Semifinals | W 58–46 | 24–9 | LJVM Coliseum (NA) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 03/10/2012 1:00 pm, ESPN2 | (2) | vs. (4) Bethune-Cookman Championship Game | W 73–70 | 25–9 | LJVM Coliseum (NA) Winston-Salem, NC |
| 2012 NCAA tournament ||||||
| 03/16/2012* 4:40 pm, TNT | (15 W) | vs. (2 W) No. 3 Missouri Second Round | W 86–84 | 26–9 | CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,494) Omaha, NE |
| 03/18/2012* 6:10 p.m., TNT | (15 W) | vs. (7 W) No. 25 Florida Third Round | L 50–84 | 26–10 | CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,998) Omaha, NE |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region. ||||||