2023–24 Norfolk State Spartans women's basketball team

2023–24 Norfolk State Spartans women's basketball
2023–24 Norfolk State Spartans women's basketball
MEAC regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	27–6 (13–1 MEAC)
Head coach	Larry Vickers (8th season);
Assistant coaches	Annitra Cole; Trinese Fox; Kevin Lynum;
Home arena	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 MEAC women's basketball standings
v t e	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[edit]

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[edit]

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

Larry Vickers (Norfolk State)

Assistant coach(es)

Annitra Cole (North Carolina Central)
Trinese Fox (South Carolina State)
Kevin Lynum (American Military)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 27, 2024

Schedule and results[edit]

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[edit]

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

[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.

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