Norfolk State Women's Basketball 2025 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
Norfolk State Spartans
 
MEAC (30-4, 14-0)
 
 
Big Wins: 11/10 at Missouri (57-54), 11/29 vs Wyoming (56-47)
Bad Losses: 11/28 vs Washington State (60-68), 11/30 vs Green Bay (54-55)
Coach: Larry Vickers
 
Probable Starters:
Kierra Wheeler, Senior, Forward, 15.6 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 2.3 bpg
Makoye Diawara, Senior, Forward, 6.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg
Anjanae Richardson, Sophomore, Guard, 9.7 ppg, 2.1 apg
Niya Fields, Senior, Guard, 5.6 ppg, 3.4 apg
Diamond Johnson, Senior, Guard, 19.0 ppg, 4.1 apg, 6.1 rpg, 3.6 spg
 
Key Role Players:
Da’Brya Clark, Sophomore, Guard, 9.6 ppg, 2.2 apg
Da’naijah Williams, Junior, Guard, 4.9 ppg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 74.5 (49th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 56.6 (29, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 44.1 (69, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.0 (26, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.9 (112, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 33.1 (108, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.0 (190, 2)
Rebound Margin: 1.3 (161, 2)
Assists Per Game: 14.4 (106, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 14.1 (62, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2024NCAARound of 64 loss to Stanford
2023NCAARound of 64 loss to South Carolina
2022NITFirst Round loss to Drexel
 
*all team stats through 3/6