Norfolk State Spartans women's basketball

Norfolk State Spartans
women's basketball
Norfolk State Spartans; women's basketball
	2024–25 Norfolk State Spartans women's basketball team
University	Norfolk State University
Head coach	Jermaine Woods (1st season)
Conference	MEAC
Location	Norfolk, Virginia
Arena	Echols Hall ; (capacity: 7,000)
Nickname	Spartans
Colors	Green and gold;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament Final Four
	1991*
Elite Eight	1991*
Other NCAA tournament results
Elite Eight	1991*
Sweet Sixteen	1991, 1993, 1994*
Appearances	1982, 1983, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2002, 2023, 2024, 2025
Conference tournament champions
	CIAA: 1975, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996; MEAC: 2002, 2023, 2024, 2025
Conference regular-season champions
	MEAC: 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
	* at Division II level

Last updated May 30, 2025

The Norfolk State Spartans women's basketball team represents Norfolk State University, located in Norfolk, Virginia, in NCAA Division I basketball competition. They currently compete at the Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall on Norfolk State's main campus. They are members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.^[2]

History

Norfolk State began play in 1974. They competed in the Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) from 1974 to 1997 before joining Division I and the MEAC in 1997. In their time in Division II, they were champions of the CIAA Tournament in 1975, 1977, 1983, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, and 1996, while competing in eight NCAA Division II Tournaments (1982, 1983, 1986, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995), reaching the Final Four in 1991.^[3]^[4]

Postseason

NCAA Division I Tournament results

The Spartans have made four appearances in the NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament. They have a combined record of 0–4.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
2002	# 16	First round	# 1 Duke	L 48–95
2023	# 16	First round	#1 South Carolina	L 40–72
2024	#15	First round	#2 Stanford	L 50–79
2025	#13	First round	#4 Maryland	L 69–82

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Spartans made eight appearances in the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 9–9.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1982	First round Regional finals	Pitt Johnstown Mount St. Mary's	W 81–80 (OT) L 64–82
1983	First round	Virginia Union	L 66–78
1984	First round	Hampton	L 60–73
1991	First round Regional finals Elite Eight Final Four Third Place	Pace UNC Greensboro Clarion Southeast Missouri State Bentley	W 88–47 W 72–62 W 91–69 L 52–85 L 58–60
1992	First round Regional finals	Johnson C. Smith North Dakota	W 108–71 L 48–63
1993	First round Regional finals Elite Eight	Fort Valley State USC Spartanburg Bentley	W 90–76 W 75–68 L 66–84
1994	First round Regional finals Elite Eight	USC Spartanburg Wingate Bellarmine	W 82–66 W 83–80 (OT) L 80–92
1995	Regional semifinals	Wingate	L 68–70

References

↑ "Athletics Quick Facts" (PDF). NSUSpartans.com. May 19, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
↑ "The Official Site of Norfolk State University Spartans Athletics". www.nsuspartans.com.
↑ "The Official Site of Norfolk State University Spartans Athletics" (PDF). www.nsuspartans.com.
↑ "The Official Site of Norfolk State University Spartans Athletics" (PDF). www.nsuspartans.com.

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[1] "Athletics Quick Facts" (PDF). NSUSpartans.com. May 19, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2022.

[2] "The Official Site of Norfolk State University Spartans Athletics". www.nsuspartans.com.

[3] "The Official Site of Norfolk State University Spartans Athletics" (PDF). www.nsuspartans.com.

[4] "The Official Site of Norfolk State University Spartans Athletics" (PDF). www.nsuspartans.com.

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v t e Norfolk State Spartans women's basketball
Venues	Gill Gymnasium (1974–1982) Echols Hall (1982–present)
Rivalries	Hampton Old Dominion
People	Head coaches
Seasons	List of seasons 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference women's basketball
Teams	Coppin State Eagles Delaware State Hornets Howard Bison Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Morgan State Lady Bears Norfolk State Spartans North Carolina Central Eagles South Carolina State Lady Bulldogs
Championships & awards	MEAC women's basketball tournament
Seasons	1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25