2016-2017 Norfolk State Spartans

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2016-2017 Norfolk State Spartans Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
13 Stavian Allen Jr GF 6-7 210 Jul 21, 1995 Cary (NC) United States Prominence Academy
15 Devonte Banner Jr G 6-1 170 Aug 13, 1996 Mount Vernon (NY) United States Mount Vernon High School
20 Alex Brown Jr SG 6-3 180 Oct 5, 1994 Mullins (SC) United States Mullins High School
1 Preston Bungei RS-Sr SF 6-6 200 Feb 23, 1995 Albuquerque (NM) United States / Kenya Cibola High School
45 Jordan Butler Jr F 6-6 245 Aug 7, 1994 Hartford (CT) United States Putnam Science Academy
5 Bryan Gellineau Jr C 6-11 245 Feb 8, 1995 Massapueqa (NY) United States Kellenberg Memorial High School
4 Micah Goss Jr SG 6-3 190 Mar 16, 1995 Knoxville (TN) United States Fulton High School
22 Alex Long So PF 6-8 225 Apr 22, 1996 Clinton (MD) United States Mount Zion Baptist Christian School
11 Kerwin Okoro Sr G 6-4 215 Oct 21, 1993 Bronx (NY) United States St. Raymond High School for Boys
44 Daniel Robinson Jr C 7-0 220 Jan 14, 1994 Norfolk (VA) United States IMG Academy
2 Zaynah Robinson Jr G 5-11 175 Jun 24, 1996 Duluth (GA) United States Duluth High School
3 Jonathan Wade Sr SG 6-4 190 Oct 9, 1993 Panama City (FL) United States Rutherford High School
0 Carrington Ward Sr G 6-2 170 Jan 17, 1993 Philadelphia (PA) United States Philadelphia Electrical & Technical Charter
24 Kyle Williams Jr G 6-4 185 Jul 24, 1995 Bronx (NY) United States Salesian High School

Norfolk State Transfers Sitting Out 2016-2017

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality Transferred From
- Steven Whitley So SG 6-3 215 Feb 21, 1996 Norfolk (VA) United States Robert Morris

Recent Norfolk State Spartans History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 24-11 (11-3) 1st (MEAC) 2nd Rnd CIT Champion
2022-2023 22-11 (9-5) 3rd (MEAC) Runner Up N/A
2021-2022 24-7 (12-2) 1st (MEAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2020-2021 17-8 (8-4) 1st (MEAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2019-2020 15-15 (12-4) 2nd (MEAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 22-14 (14-2) 1st (MEAC) Runner Up NIT 2nd Rnd
2017-2018 14-19 (11-5) 4th (MEAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2016-2017 17-17 (12-4) 2nd (MEAC) Runner Up CIT 1st Rnd
2015-2016 17-17 (12-4) 2nd (MEAC) 3rd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2014-2015 20-14 (12-4) 2nd (MEAC) 3rd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2013-2014 19-15 (11-5) 3rd (MEAC) 3rd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2012-2013 21-12 1st (MEAC) 2nd Rnd NIT 1st Rnd
2011-2012 26-10 (13-3) 2nd (MEAC) Champion NCAA 2nd Rnd
2010-2011 12-20 (8-8) 6th (MEAC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2009-2010 11-19 (9-7) 4th (MEAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2008-2009 14-18 (9-7) 3rd (MEAC) Runner Up N/A
2007-2008 16-15 (11-5) 2nd (MEAC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2006-2007 11-19 (10-8) 3rd (MEAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2005-2006 13-18 (10-8) 5th (MEAC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2004-2005 13-14 (11-7) 4th (MEAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2003-2004 12-17 (10-8) 5th (MEAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2002-2003 14-15 (10-8) 6th (MEAC) 2nd Rnd N/A

2016-2017 Norfolk State Spartans Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Jonathan Wade NABC All-District (15) First Team
Zaynah Robinson NABC All-District (15) Second Team
Jonathan Wade All-MEAC First Team
Zaynah Robinson All-MEAC Second Team
Zaynah Robinson MEAC All-Tournament Team
Jonathan Wade MEAC All-Tournament Team
Zaynah Robinson MEAC Player of the Week (Nov 14, 2016)
Jonathan Wade MEAC Player of the Week (Jan 30, 2017)
Jonathan Wade MEAC Player of the Week (Feb 20, 2017)
Preston Bungei MEAC Defensive Player of the Week (Nov 13, 2017)
Jordan Butler MEAC Defensive Player of the Week (Feb 6, 2017)
Jordan Butler MEAC Defensive Player of the Week (Jan 23, 2017)
Jordan Butler MEAC Defensive Player of the Week (Jan 16, 2017)
Jordan Butler MEAC Defensive Player of the Week (Feb 13, 2017)
Alex Long MEAC Defensive Player of the Week (Dec 12, 2016)
Alex Long MEAC Defensive Player of the Week (Dec 5, 2016)
Jonathan Wade MEAC Defensive Player of the Week (Dec 26, 2016)
Daniel Robinson MEAC Rookie of the Week (Nov 14, 2016)

2016-2017 Norfolk State Spartans Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters Z. Robinson J. Wade K. Okoro J. Butler A. Long
Rotation C. Ward K. Williams     D. Robinson
Rotation   M. Goss     B. Gellineau
Lim PT   A. Brown S. Allen    

2016-2017 Norfolk State Spartans Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Jonathan Wade 34 34.9 19.4 6.8 1.9 0.6 0.1 3.2
Zaynah Robinson 33 35.6 13.5 3.4 4.5 1.6 0.1 1.7
Alex Long 33 23.7 7.5 5.4 0.7 0.8 1.2 2.2
Kerwin Okoro 24 18.3 7.2 2.3 1.1 0.6 0.5 1.7
Jordan Butler 29 27.3 7.2 6.7 0.9 0.4 1.9 1.6
Kyle Williams 33 18.6 6.2 2.6 0.8 0.5 0.1 1.1
Carrington Ward 15 16.4 3.8 1.9 1.1 0.4 0.3 1.3
Daniel Robinson 33 16.5 3.3 3.8 0.5 0.3 1.0 1.0
Bryan Gellineau 23 10.3 3.1 2.8 0.0 0.2 0.4 1.0
Micah Goss 30 12.5 2.6 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.4
Alex Brown 26 9.5 2.3 1.1 0.4 0.0 0.1 0.8
Stavian Allen 27 9.5 2.3 2.3 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.7

2016-2017 Norfolk State Spartans Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Robert Jones Head Coach 2014-2015 Head Coach (Norfolk State, 2013 to 2014)
C.J. Clemons Assistant Coach 2015-2016 N/A
Kevin Jones Assistant Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (Coppin State, 2014 to 2015)
Jamal Brown Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (North Carolina A&T, 2015 to 2016)
Kelvin Hawkins Special Assistant to the Head Coach 2023-2024 Special Assistant to the Head Coach (Norfolk State, 2020 to 2021)
Marty L. Miller Athletic Director 2005-2006 N/A
Matt Michalec Director of Sports Information 2014-2015 N/A
Antoine Perry Director of Basketball Operations 2016-2017 N/A
Mike Bello Assistant Director of Sports Information 2012-2013 N/A
LaTonya Anderson Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach 2015-2016 N/A