2023-2024 Norfolk State Spartans

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2023-2024 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
1 George Beale, Jr. So G 6-4 200 - Suffolk (VA) United States King's Fork High School
9 Allen Betrand Sr SG 6-5 200 - Philadelphia (PA) United States Roman Catholic High School for Boys
8 Tyrel Bladen Sr F 6-10 230 - Coatesville (PA) United States Coatesville Area High School
22 Andre Bottoms Sr G 6-0 180 Oct 21, 2001 Chesapeake (VA) United States Oscar Smith High School
3 Gilbert Brown Jr G 6-0 175 - Newport News (VA) United States Menchville High School
25 Nyzaiah Chambers Sr F 6-7 230 Oct 17, 1999 Chesapeake (VA) United States Hillcrest Prep
11 Jaylani Darden Jr G 6-5 185 - Norfolk (VA) United States Norview High School
33 Jack Doumbia, Jr Jr SF 6-6 210 - Lanham (MD) United States Heritage Christian Academy
24 Chris Fields, Jr. Fr F 6-7 220 Apr 9, 2005 Petersburg (VA) United States Petersburg 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 Sr G 6-3 180 Jan 14, 2001 Trenton (NJ) United States The Patrick School
20 Jordan Leaks Fr G 6-3 N/A - Hampton (VA) United States Phoebus High School
7 Kuluel Mading Jr F 6-9 202 - High Point (NC) United States The Burlington School
23 Daman Tate Sr PG 6-5 190 May 21, 2000 Boston (MA) United States Cushing Academy
6 Jamarii Thomas Jr G 6-0 185 - Greensboro (NC) United States The Burlington 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

2023-2024 Norfolk State Spartans Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Allen Betrand MEAC 6th Player of the Year
Jamarii Thomas MEAC Newcomer of the Year
Jamarii Thomas MEAC All-Defensive Team
Jamarii Thomas NABC All-District (15) First Team
Jamarii Thomas MEAC Player of the Year
Jamarii Thomas All-MEAC First Team
Allen Betrand All-MEAC Third Team
Chris Fields, Jr. MEAC All-Rookie Team
Chris Fields, Jr. MEAC Player of the Week (Jan 17, 2024)
Jamarii Thomas MEAC Player of the Week (Feb 21, 2024)
Jamarii Thomas MEAC Defensive Player of the Week (Dec 6, 2023)
Chris Fields, Jr. MEAC Rookie of the Week (Feb 28, 2024)
Chris Fields, Jr. MEAC Rookie of the Week (Jan 31, 2024)
Chris Fields, Jr. MEAC Rookie of the Week (Jan 17, 2024)
Allen Betrand Don Haskins Sun Bowl Invitational All-Tournament Team

2023-2024 Norfolk State Spartans Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters C. Ings J. Thomas J. Darden K. Mading T. Bladen
Rotation   A. Betrand J. Doumbia, Jr T. Jenkins D. Anderson
Rotation     C. Fields, Jr.    
Rotation     N. Chambers    
Lim PT G. Brown G. Beale, Jr.      
Lim PT D. Tate T. Jones      
Lim PT   A. Bottoms      

2023-2024 Norfolk State Spartans Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Jamarii Thomas 33 31.1 16.9 3.8 3.8 2.1 0.1 2.4
Allen Betrand 34 24.0 11.5 2.8 1.2 0.8 0.2 1.4
Christian Ings 31 21.5 8.8 2.1 2.1 0.8 0.2 1.5
Jaylani Darden 31 24.7 7.0 5.1 2.0 1.5 0.2 1.2
Chris Fields, Jr. 30 12.9 6.9 3.3 0.8 1.0 0.3 1.0
Tyrel Bladen 34 19.8 5.7 3.4 0.5 0.5 0.4 1.1
Kuluel Mading 35 19.4 5.6 3.6 0.4 0.5 1.0 1.2
Jack Doumbia, Jr 24 12.8 5.1 1.7 0.4 0.6 0.2 0.5
Daryl Anderson 25 14.3 4.4 1.7 0.3 0.6 0.1 0.4
George Beale, Jr. 19 10.5 4.3 0.9 0.2 0.4 0.1 0.5
Nyzaiah Chambers 32 15.0 3.3 3.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.9
Tyrese Jenkins 27 16.1 3.2 2.6 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.3
Terrance Jones 8 10.8 2.9 1.4 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.4
Daman Tate 9 7.0 2.2 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.0 0.1
Gilbert Brown 15 5.8 1.6 0.8 1.4 0.5 0.0 0.5

2023-2024 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)
Jamal Brown Associate Head Coach 2023-2024 Assistant Coach (Norfolk State, 2016 to 2023)
C.J. Clemons Assistant Coach 2015-2016 N/A
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
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