2022-2023 Norfolk State Spartans

2022-2023 Norfolk State Spartans Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
13 Daryl Anderson Sr F 6-6 185 Mar 3, 2000 Charlottesville (VA) United States The Miller School of Albemarle
30 Kris Bankston Sr F 6-8 240 Jun 11, 1999 Little Rock (AR) United States J.A. Fair Systems Magnet High School
24 George Beale, Jr. Fr G 6-4 200 - Suffolk (VA) United States King's Fork High School
22 Andre Bottoms Jr G 6-0 180 Oct 21, 2001 Chesapeake (VA) United States Oscar Smith High School
31 Cahiem Brown Sr G 6-5 200 - Brooklyn (NY) United States Abraham Lincoln High School
3 Gilbert Brown So G 6-0 175 - Newport News (VA) United States Menchville High School
4 Joe Bryant, Jr. Sr G 6-1 205 Mar 5, 2000 Norco (LA) United States Lake Taylor High School
1 Nyzaiah Chambers Sr F 6-7 230 Oct 17, 1999 Chesapeake (VA) United States Hillcrest Prep
33 Jack Doumbia, Jr So SF 6-6 210 - Lanham (MD) United States Heritage Christian Academy
32 Chris Ford Sr F 6-8 235 May 12, 2000 Cheektowaga (NY) United States L.C. Bird High School
0 Christian Ings Sr PG 6-2 180 Sep 14, 1999 Philadelphia (PA) United States Neumann-Goretti High School
5 Tyrese Jenkins Sr GF 6-6 200 Oct 11, 2000 Richmond (VA) United States Varina High School
2 Terrance Jones Jr G 6-3 180 Jan 14, 2001 Trenton (NJ) United States The Patrick School
35 Yoro Sidibe Sr F 6-7 220 Dec 11, 1999 Dakar Senegal Long Island Lutheran High School
21 Dana Tate, Jr. Sr GF 6-7 220 Aug 16, 1999 Brockton (MA) United States MacDuffie School

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

2022-2023 Norfolk State Spartans Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Kris Bankston MEAC All-Defensive Team
Joe Bryant, Jr. NABC All-District (15) First Team
Joe Bryant, Jr. MEAC Player of the Year
Kris Bankston All-MEAC First Team
Joe Bryant, Jr. All-MEAC First Team
Kris Bankston MEAC All-Tournament Team
Joe Bryant, Jr. MEAC All-Tournament Team
George Beale, Jr. MEAC All-Rookie Team
Kris Bankston MEAC Player of the Week (Feb 28, 2023)
Joe Bryant, Jr. MEAC Player of the Week (Dec 13, 2022)
Joe Bryant, Jr. MEAC Player of the Week (Feb 7, 2023)
Joe Bryant, Jr. MEAC Player of the Week (Dec 20, 2022)
Kris Bankston MEAC Defensive Player of the Week (Feb 28, 2023)
Kris Bankston MEAC Defensive Player of the Week (Feb 7, 2023)
Kris Bankston MEAC Defensive Player of the Week (Dec 20, 2022)
Kris Bankston MEAC Defensive Player of the Week (Nov 15, 2022)
Chris Ford MEAC Defensive Player of the Week (Dec 13, 2022)
George Beale, Jr. MEAC Rookie of the Week (Nov 15, 2022)

2022-2023 Norfolk State Spartans Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters J. Bryant, Jr. C. Brown D. Anderson D. Tate, Jr. K. Bankston
Rotation C. Ings T. Jones T. Jenkins N. Chambers  
Rotation     J. Doumbia, Jr    
Rotation     G. Beale, Jr.    
Lim PT A. Bottoms     C. Ford  
Lim PT G. Brown     Y. Sidibe  

2022-2023 Norfolk State Spartans Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Joe Bryant, Jr. 32 32.3 17.8 4.4 3.1 1.8 0.2 2.2
Kris Bankston 32 30.0 14.2 7.1 0.9 0.9 1.5 1.8
Cahiem Brown 32 25.6 11.0 4.3 3.0 1.0 0.4 2.7
Dana Tate, Jr. 31 26.3 10.3 4.4 1.1 0.6 0.3 1.1
Christian Ings 13 25.7 10.1 2.2 3.5 1.0 0.2 2.3
Daryl Anderson 32 19.1 4.6 2.5 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.6
George Beale, Jr. 29 12.0 4.4 2.0 0.6 0.6 0.0 0.3
Jack Doumbia, Jr 16 14.4 4.2 2.8 1.1 0.7 0.3 1.3
Terrance Jones 31 15.8 4.2 2.4 1.1 0.9 0.1 0.8
Nyzaiah Chambers 22 15.5 3.8 3.2 0.4 0.1 0.5 0.6
Tyrese Jenkins 16 17.5 3.6 2.9 0.8 0.3 0.0 1.0
Chris Ford 28 7.2 1.4 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.3
Gilbert Brown 9 3.9 1.0 0.3 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.6
Yoro Sidibe 11 4.9 0.7 1.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3
Andre Bottoms 18 5.2 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.7

2022-2023 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
Melody Webb Athletic Director 2020-2021 N/A
Matt Michalec Director of Sports Information 2014-2015 N/A
Steven Whitley Director of Basketball Operations 2022-2023 N/A
Alex Lehmbeck Assistant Director of Sports Information 2022-2023 N/A
David Dovey Athletic Trainer 2022-2023 N/A