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:
2024 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to Stanford |
2023 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to South Carolina |
2022 | NIT | First Round loss to Drexel |
*all team stats through 3/6