Norfolk State Prepping For Another Postseason Run
Football season hasn’t been too great for Norfolk State. Luckily for the Spartans, basketball season is around the corner. The men’s basketball program held its annual Spartan Madness celebration, complete with a dunk contest, three-point shootout and Green and Gold Scrimmage. As a bonus, you’ll even get to check out new head coach Robert Jones’ […]
Norfolk State’s Quinn Hits Game-Winning Layup For Magic
Remember Kyle O’Quinn, star of the Norfolk State squad that upset Missouri in the 2012 NCAA Tournament? Well O’Quinn is now in his second season with the NBA’s Orlando Magic, and he’s making an impact. Check out his game-winning layup for Orlando against the Detroit Pistons in Sunday’s NBA preseason game. O’Quinn had a solid […]
Norfolk State-Savannah State Highlights
It wasn’t pretty, but Norfolk picked up its second straight MEAC win over Savannah State on Saturday. Here are the top plays as selected by Norfolk State.
Norfolk State, Texas Southern Headline Atlanta HBCU Basketball Tourney
Rashid Gaston and the Norfolk State Spartans will participate in the Inagural HBCU Tip-Off in Atlanta this November. (Tulsa World photo) Big news about an HBCU basketball tournament in Atlanta. No, not that tournament. The Inaugural HBCU Tip-Off Championship announced the eight-team field for the November tournament on Thursday, featuring four schools from NCAA Division […]
HBCU Rivalry Week: Hampton Vs. Norfolk State
Norfolk State defenders swarm running back Jeremiah Schwartz in the annual “Battle of The Bay.” (Photo Credit: Tumblr) Nickname: The Battle of The Bay All-Time Series: Norfolk State leads 25-24-1. Longest Winning Streak: Norfolk State: 6 (1969-1974) Biggest Win: Hampton 60-0, 1992 Latest Result: Hampton 28-14, 2012Next Meeting: October 19th, 2013 What Makes It Special: […]
Norfolk State’s Giddens Headed To Green Bay
Former Norfolk State linebacker Jamal Giddens signed as an undrafted free agent with the Green Bay Packers. Despite a standout career that included a MEAC Championship and national accolades, Jamal Giddens did not hear his name called out during last week’s NFL Draft. But the former Norfolk State linebacker will get his chance to make […]
Evans Bolts Norfolk State for FIU
Anthony Evans leaves Norfolk State to take over the Florida International program. Multiple media outlets are reporting that Anthony Evans will leave Norfolk State to take the head coaching job at Florida International University. Assistant Robert Jones has been named interim head coach as of Monday. Norfolk State announces Anthony Evans has “accepted a similar […]
Report: Norfolk State’s Evans Interviews At Marist
Anthony Evans is still in the running for the vacant Marist head coaching position. After leading Norfolk State to its second consecutive Division I postseason appearance, Anthony Evans may be headed north. The Midtown (NY) Times-Herald Record reports Evans interviewed for the head coaching opening at Marist earlier this week. According to the report, Evans […]
A&T Wins, Savannah, Norfolk and Tennessee State Falter
Norfolk State’s Pendarvis Williams goes in for a layup against Virginia in the NIT. (Virginian-Pilot photo) 1. After nine disappointing trips, North Carolina A&T finally got its first NCAA victory Tuesday. A&T survived a late scare to come away with a 73-72 win over Liberty to kick off the 2013 NCAA Tournament. Backup Jeremy Underwood […]
No Team Is Safe: Norfolk State, NCCU Fall In MEAC
Adrien Coleman scored 24 points to lead Bethune-Cookman to an upset of top-seeded Norfolk State on Wednesday. (AP photo.) Since January, the MEAC race has been viewed as a two-team race between Norfolk State and North Carolina Central. After winning a combined 43 games and going 31-1 in conference play, they were the logical favorites. […]
Norfolk State Begins Title Defense Against Bethune-Cookman
Adrien Coleman and Bethune-Cookman face a tough task against Norfolk State. When Norfolk State takes the floor against Bethune-Cookman Wednesday afternoon, it will look to come full circle from last year’s magic ride. NSU entered last season’s tournament in Winston-Salem as a team with something to prove. They had solid regular season, but fell just […]
Norfolk State, NC Central Rack Up MEAC Honors
Norfolk State’s Pendarvis Williams was named MEAC Player of The Year on Sunday. (HamptonRoads.com photo) NORFOLK, VA- The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) announced its postseason honors on Sunday afternoon. As expected, the conference’s top teams, Norfolk State and North Carolina Central cleaned up. NC Central had three-players recieve all-conference honors, including first-team selections Jeremy Ingram […]
Hampton and Norfolk State Battle On ESPNU
Norfolk State hopes to extend its winning streak to 10 games against rival Hampton Monday night. Don’t look now, but a high-stakes HBCU rivalry game is about to hit prime time television. MEAC-leading Norfolk State will travel up Interstate-64 to face rival Hampton in a game that will air on ESPNU at 7 p.m. Both […]
Norfolk State Adds Home-And-Home With Maine
Norfolk State has reached an agreement to play Maine in a home-and-home series in 2013 and 2014. A day after it was reported that Norfolk State’s long-running rivalry game with Virginia State was shelved, NSU has found a game to replace it. NSU athletic director Marty Miller announced on Wednesday that the program has reached […]
Grambling Opens CP3 HBCU Classic with Statement Win
Grambling State set the tone on Day 1 of the Chris Paul HBCU Classic with an impressive win over Norfolk State.