2020-2021 Norfolk State Spartans

2020-2021 Norfolk State Spartans Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
13 Daryl Anderson So F 6-6 185 Mar 3, 2000 Charlottesville (VA) United States The Miller School of Albemarle
22 Andre Bottoms Fr G 6-0 180 Oct 21, 2001 Chesapeake (VA) United States Oscar Smith High School
4 Joe Bryant, Jr. Jr G 6-1 205 Mar 5, 2000 Norco (LA) United States Lake Taylor High School
14 Devante Carter Sr G 6-3 210 Feb 22, 1997 Newport News (VA) United States Capitol Christian Academy
1 Nyzaiah Chambers So F 6-7 230 Oct 17, 1999 Chesapeake (VA) United States Hillcrest Prep
55 Kyonze Chavis Sr G 6-5 195 Dec 15, 1996 Chesapeake (VA) United States Norfolk Collegiate School
32 Chris Ford Jr F 6-8 235 May 12, 2000 Cheektowaga (NY) United States L.C. Bird High School
24 Jalen Hawkins Jr G 6-4 185 Jun 3, 1999 Utica (NY) United States Proctor Academy
2 Kashaun Hicks Sr SF 6-6 225 Jan 3, 1997 Edgewater (NJ) United States MacDuffie School
5 Tyrese Jenkins So GF 6-6 200 Oct 11, 2000 Richmond (VA) United States Varina High School
23 Efstratios Kalogerias Sr F 6-10 230 Dec 29, 1997 Piraeus Greece N/A
3 Mustafa Lawrence Sr G 6-0 185 Nov 21, 1996 Newark (NJ) United States Essex County Vocational High School
15 J.J. Matthews Sr PF 6-9 250 Nov 8, 1996 Richmond (VA) United States Millwood School
35 Yoro Sidibe So F 6-7 220 Dec 11, 1999 Dakar Senegal Long Island Lutheran High School

Recent Norfolk State Spartans History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 22-11 (11-3) 1st (MEAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
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

2020-2021 Norfolk State Spartans Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Devante Carter All-MEAC Second Team
Joe Bryant, Jr. All-MEAC Third Team
Joe Bryant, Jr. MEAC Tournament MOP
Joe Bryant, Jr. MEAC All-Tournament Team
Devante Carter MEAC All-Tournament Team
Joe Bryant, Jr. MEAC Player of the Week (Feb 2, 2021)
Devante Carter MEAC Player of the Week (Feb 9, 2021)
Devante Carter MEAC Player of the Week (Dec 8, 2020)
Devante Carter MEAC Player of the Week (Feb 16, 2021)
Jalen Hawkins MEAC Player of the Week (Dec 29, 2020)
J.J. Matthews MEAC Defensive Player of the Week (Dec 1, 2020)
J.J. Matthews MEAC Defensive Player of the Week (Feb 16, 2021)

2020-2021 Norfolk State Spartans Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Bryant, Jr. D. Carter K. Chavis K. Hicks J. Matthews
Rotation J. Hawkins   N. Chambers C. Ford  
Rotation M. Lawrence        
Lim PT A. Bottoms   D. Anderson Y. Sidibe  
Lim PT     T. Jenkins E. Kalogerias  

2020-2021 Norfolk State Spartans Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Devante Carter 25 32.6 14.9 5.1 4.0 1.1 0.4 2.3
Joe Bryant, Jr. 21 27.8 11.1 4.2 1.9 1.3 0.1 1.8
Jalen Hawkins 20 17.6 10.1 2.6 1.1 0.7 0.1 2.0
J.J. Matthews 24 20.0 8.3 4.8 0.4 0.3 0.7 1.3
Kashaun Hicks 23 20.3 8.0 3.8 0.5 0.6 0.3 1.0
Kyonze Chavis 24 25.9 7.5 3.8 1.8 1.1 0.3 1.4
Mustafa Lawrence 22 14.6 5.0 1.1 1.5 0.7 0.0 0.9
Daryl Anderson 23 14.1 4.8 1.7 0.3 0.4 0.1 0.5
Tyrese Jenkins 23 14.3 3.5 1.7 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.6
Chris Ford 24 11.9 3.1 2.2 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.5
Nyzaiah Chambers 21 8.2 2.4 1.6 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.5
Efstratios Kalogerias 16 7.4 1.1 1.2 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.5
Yoro Sidibe 14 9.8 1.0 1.9 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.7
Andre Bottoms 9 3.6 1.0 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.4

2020-2021 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
Jamal Brown Assistant Coach 2016-2017 Assistant Coach (North Carolina A&T, 2015 to 2016)
Leonard Fairley Assistant Coach 2018-2019 N/A
Kelvin Hawkins Special Assistant to the Head Coach 2023-2024 Special Assistant to the Head Coach (Norfolk State, 2020 to 2021)
Melody Webb Athletic Director 2020-2021 N/A
Matt Michalec Director of Sports Information 2014-2015 N/A
Mike Bello Assistant Director of Sports Information 2012-2013 N/A
Jessica Cole Head Athletic Trainer 2017-2018 N/A