2023–24 Norfolk State Spartans women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Norfolk State Spartans women's basketball team represented Norfolk State University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by eighth-year head coach Larry Vickers, played their home games at the Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall in Norfolk, Virginia as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

2023–24 Norfolk State Spartans women's basketball
MEAC regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	27–6 (13–1 MEAC)
Head coach	Larry Vickers (8th season)
Assistant coaches	Annitra Cole Trinese Fox Kevin Lynum
Home arena	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 MEAC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Norfolk State †	13	–	1		.929			27	–	6		.818
Howard	10	–	4		.714			15	–	16		.484
North Carolina Central	9	–	5		.643			16	–	15		.516
Maryland Eastern Shore	8	–	6		.571			15	–	15		.500
Coppin State	8	–	6		.571			12	–	18		.400
Delaware State	4	–	10		.286			8	–	20		.286
Morgan State	3	–	11		.214			8	–	22		.267
South Carolina State	1	–	13		.071			2	–	28		.067
† 2024 MEAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2022–23 season 26–7, 11–3 in MEAC play to finish as MEAC regular season champions.^[1] In the MEAC tournament, they defeated South Carolina State,^[2] North Carolina Central,^[3] and Howard to win the MEAC tournament championship and earn the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament.^[4] They received the #16 seed in the Greenville 1 Region,^[5] where they would lose to the tournament's top seed South Carolina in the first round.^[6]

Roster

2023–24 Norfolk State Spartans women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Crystal White 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Jr North Carolina A&T Chesapeake, Virginia PG 1 Da'Brya Clark 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Baltimore, Maryland G 2 Niya Fields 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Jr Putnam Science Academy Peekskill, New York PG 3 Diamond Johnson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) Jr NC State Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G 4 Anjanae Richardson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Fr Manor High School Portsmouth, Virginia F 12 Makoye Diawara 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Bayonne High School Bayonne, New Jersey F 13 Skye Robinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS So VCU Ruther Glen, Virginia G 14 Jenesis Hill 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Fr Landstown High School Virginia Beach, Virginia F 22 Kierra Wheeler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Daytona State College Minneapolis, Minnesota G 24 Da'naijah Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Jr St. John's Brooklyn, New York F 30 Paris Mullins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) GS McNeese McDonough, Georgia G/F 35 Danielle Robinson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) GS Seton Hall Newark, New Jersey	Head coach Larry Vickers (Norfolk State) Assistant coach(es) Annitra Cole (North Carolina Central) Trinese Fox (South Carolina State) Kevin Lynum (American Military) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: February 27, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 5:00 pm, FloHoops		at William & Mary	W 66–64	1–0	Kaplan Arena (3,112) Williamsburg, VA
November 8, 2023* 6:00 pm, FloHoops		at Drexel	W 51–49	2–0	Daskalakis Athletic Center (628) Philadelphia, PA
November 12, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Radford	W 70–46	3–0	Dedmon Center (808) Radford, VA
November 16, 2023* 11:00 am		Appalachian State	W 67–53	4–0	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,157) Norfolk, VA
November 19, 2023* 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at Hampton Battle of the Bay	W 59–45	5–0	Hampton Convocation Center (1,316) Hampton, VA
November 24, 2023* 1:30 pm		vs. East Tennessee State Miami Thanksgiving Tournament	L 35–55	5–1	Watsco Center (–) Coral Gables, FL
November 26, 2023* 11:00 am		vs. Colgate Miami Thanksgiving Tournament	W 58–51	6–1	Watsco Center (–) Coral Gables, FL
November 29, 2023* 8:00 pm, B1G+		at Minnesota	L 43–74	6–2	Williams Arena (2,820) Minneapolis, MN
December 2, 2023* 2:00 pm, YouTube		at Chicago State	W 76–68	7–2	Jones Convocation Center (72) Chicago, IL
December 10, 2023* 2:00 pm, ACCNX		at Wake Forest	L 46–51	7–3	LJVM Coliseum (843) Winston-Salem, NC
December 16, 2023* 3:00 pm, SECN+		at Auburn	L 39–67	7–4	Neville Arena (2,396) Auburn, AL
December 18, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at High Point	W 85–71 OT	8–4	Qubein Center (755) High Point, NC
December 28, 2023* 4:00 pm		UNC Wilmington	W 96–55	9–4	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (831) Norfolk, VA
December 31, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Longwood	W 76–59	10–4	Joan Perry Brock Center (951) Farmville, VA
MEAC regular season
January 6, 2024 2:00 pm		at South Carolina State	W 94–33	11–4 (1–0)	SHM Memorial Center (115) Orangeburg, SC
January 8, 2024 5:30 pm		at North Carolina Central	W 81–60	12–4 (2–0)	McDougald–McLendon Arena (649) Durham, NC
January 20, 2024 2:00 pm		at Howard	L 60–73	12–5 (2–1)	Burr Gymnasium (1,233) Washington, D.C.
January 22, 2024* 5:30 pm		Mary Washington	W 99–43	13–5	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (522) Norfolk, VA
January 27, 2024 2:00 pm		Coppin State	W 61–53	14–5 (3–1)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,042) Norfolk, VA
January 29, 2024 5:30 pm		Morgan State	W 62–45	15–5 (4–1)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,253) Norfolk, VA
February 3, 2024 2:00 pm		Delaware State	W 79–52	16–5 (5–1)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,012) Norfolk, VA
February 5, 2024 5:30 pm		at Maryland Eastern Shore	W 80–59	17–5 (6–1)	Hytche Athletic Center (183) Princess Anne, MD
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm		South Carolina State	W 87–25	18–5 (7–1)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,106) Norfolk, VA
February 19, 2024 5:30 pm		North Carolina Central	W 72–44	19–5 (8–1)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,723) Norfolk, VA
February 24, 2024 2:00 pm		at Coppin State	W 64–51	20–5 (9–1)	Physical Education Complex (876) Baltimore, MD
February 26, 2024 5:30 pm		at Morgan State	W 79–49	21–5 (10–1)	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,537) Baltimore, MD
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, YouTube		at Delaware State	W 65–51	22–5 (11–1)	Memorial Hall (750) Dover, DE
March 4, 2024 5:30 pm		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 52–40	23–5 (12–1)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,685) Norfolk, VA
March 7, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPNU		Howard	W 59–53	24–5 (13–1)	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,806) Norfolk, VA
MEAC tournament
March 13, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+	(1)	vs. (8) South Carolina State First round	W 75–43	25–5	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
March 15, 2024 12:00 pm, ESPN+	(1)	vs. (5) Coppin State Semifinals	W 73–44	26–5	Norfolk Scope (650) Norfolk, VA
March 16, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+	(1)	vs. (2) Howard Championship	W 51–46	27–5	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2024* 10:00 pm, ESPN2	(15 P4)	at (2 P4) No. 5 Stanford First round	L 50–79	27–6	Maples Pavilion (4,537) Stanford, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. P4=Portland 4. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[7][8]

See also

• 2023–24 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team