2024–25 Norfolk State Spartans women's basketball team

The 2024–25 Norfolk State Spartans women's basketball team represented Norfolk State University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Spartans, led by ninth-year head coach Larry Vickers, played their home games at Echols Hall in Norfolk, Virginia as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

2024–25 Norfolk State Spartans women's basketball
MEAC regular season and tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	30–5 (14–0 MEAC)
Head coach	Larry Vickers (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Trinese Fox Chris Godfrey Chanette Hicks
Home arena	Echols Hall
Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 MEAC women's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Norfolk State †	14	–	0		1.000			30	–	5		.857
Howard	12	–	2		.857			22	–	12		.647
Maryland Eastern Shore	8	–	6		.571			14	–	17		.452
Coppin State	8	–	6		.571			19	–	15		.559
North Carolina Central	6	–	8		.429			9	–	21		.300
Morgan State	6	–	8		.429			13	–	17		.433
Delaware State	1	–	13		.071			5	–	24		.172
South Carolina State	1	–	13		.071			2	–	29		.065
† 2025 MEAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Spartans finished the 2023–24 season 27–6, 13–1 in MEAC play to finish as MEAC regular season champions. In the MEAC tournament, they defeated South Carolina State, Coppin State, and Howard to win the MEAC tournament championship and earn the conference's automatic bid into the NCAA tournament where they would lose to the second seed Stanford in the first round.

Preseason

On October 8, 2024, the MEAC released their preseason coaches poll. Norfolk State was picked to finish tied for first in the MEAC.^[1]

Preseason rankings

MEAC preseason poll

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
T-1	Norfolk State	117 (11)
	Howard	117 (5)
3	Coppin State	79
4	North Carolina Central	78
5	Morgan State	63
6	Maryland Eastern Shore	57
7	Delaware State	43
8	South Carolina State	22

Source:^[1]

Preseason All-MEAC Teams

Preseason All-MEAC Teams

Team	Player	Position	Year
First	Kierra Wheeler	Forward	Senior
	Diamond Johnson	Guard	Graduate student
Second	Niya Fields
Third	Anjanae Richardson		Sophomore

Source:^[1]

Roster

2024–25 Norfolk State Spartans women's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown G 1 Da'Brya Clark 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) So Baltimore Polytechnic Institute Baltimore, Maryland G 2 Niya Fields 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) GS Putnam Science Academy Peekskill, New York PG 3 Diamond Johnson 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) GS NC State Philadelphia, Pennsylvania G 4 Anjanae Richardson 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) So Manor High School Portsmouth, Virginia G 11 Amari Smith 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Morgan State Newport News, Virginia F 12 Makoye Diawara 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr Bayonne High School Bayonne, New Jersey F 13 Skye Robinson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) RS Jr VCU Ruther Glen, Virginia G 14 Jenesis Hill 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) So Landstown High School Virginia Beach, Virginia G 21 Stephanie Mosley 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Northwest Florida State College Mansfield, Texas F 22 Kierra Wheeler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Sr Daytona State College Minneapolis, Minnesota G 24 Da'naijah Williams 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Sr St. John's Brooklyn, New York F 25 Ciara Bailey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Harcum College Bristol, Pennsylvania	Head coach Larry Vickers (Norfolk State) Assistant coach(es) Trinese Fox (South Carolina State) Chris Godfrey (St. John's) Chanette Hicks (Virginia Tech) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:00 p.m.		William & Mary	W 70–49	1–0	Echols Hall (1,924) Norfolk, VA
November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m.		Longwood	W 71–62	2–0	Echols Hall (884) Norfolk, VA
November 10, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at Missouri	W 57–54	3–0	Mizzou Arena (2,623) Columbia, MO
November 13, 2024* 6:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at No. 22 Alabama	L 58–68	3–1	Coleman Coliseum (2,303) Tuscaloosa, AL
November 16, 2024* 5:00 p.m., Monumental		at Hampton Battle of the Bay	W 62–53	4–1	Hampton Convocation Center (2,752) Hampton, VA
November 20, 2024* 2:00 p.m.		Radford	W 71–65	5–1	Echols Hall (819) Norfolk, VA
November 23, 2024* 6:00 p.m., FloHoops		at UNC Wilmington	W 71–52	6–1	Trask Coliseum (667) Wilmington, NC
November 28, 2024* 1:00 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Washington State Puerto Rico Shootout	L 60–68	6–2	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250) San Juan, PR
November 29, 2024* 1:30 p.m., FloHoops		vs. Wyoming Puerto Rico Shootout	W 56–47	7–2	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250) San Juan, PR
November 30, 2024* 10:00 a.m., FloHoops		vs. Green Bay Puerto Rico Shootout	L 54–55	7–3	Roberto Clemente Coliseum (250) San Juan, PR
December 7, 2024* 11:30 a.m., RyzSN		vs. Saint Louis Coaches vs. Racism Roundball Classic	W 75–66	8–3	Entertainment and Sports Arena  Washington, D.C.
December 12, 2024* 11:00 a.m.		Shaw	W 90–57	9–3	Echols Hall (3,232) Norfolk, VA
December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., FloHoops		at North Carolina A&T	W 68–59	10–3	Corbett Sports Center  Greensboro, NC
December 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m.		Drexel	W 68–56	11–3	Echols Hall (500) Norfolk, VA
December 21, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ACCNX/ESPN+		at No. 19 North Carolina	L 47–90	11–4	Carmichael Arena (2,211) Chapel Hill, NC
December 29, 2024* 12:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+		at Auburn	W 63–57	12–4	Neville Arena (3,012) Auburn, AL
January 4, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 72–54	13–4 (1–0)	Echols Hall (1,247) Norfolk, VA
January 6, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Delaware State	W 94–54	14–4 (2–0)	Memorial Hall (600) Dover, DE
January 11, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Coppin State	W 82–66	15–4 (3–0)	Echols Hall (1,136) Norfolk, VA
January 13, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Morgan State	W 77–69	16–4 (4–0)	Hill Field House (102) Baltimore, MD
January 18, 2025* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Virginia–Lynchburg	W 123–51	17–4	Echols Hall (1,023) Norfolk, VA
January 25, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		Howard	W 69–56	18–4 (5–0)	Echols Hall (2,692) Norfolk, VA
February 1, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		South Carolina State	W 83–37	19–4 (6–0)	Echols Hall (2,994) Norfolk, VA
February 3, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		North Carolina Central	W 88–52	20–4 (7–0)	Echols Hall (1,489) Norfolk, VA
February 15, 2025 2:00 p.m.		at Maryland Eastern Shore	W 70–48	21–4 (8–0)	Hytche Athletic Center (329) Princess Anne, MD
February 17, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		Delaware State	W 92–44	22–4 (9–0)	Echols Hall (2,245) Norfolk, VA
February 22, 2025 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Coppin State	W 76–54	23–4 (10–0)	Physical Education Complex (1,675) Baltimore, MD
February 24, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		Morgan State	W 90–46	24–4 (11–0)	Echols Hall (2,896) Norfolk, VA
March 1, 2025 12:00 p.m.		at South Carolina State	W 88–57	25–4 (12–0)	SHM Memorial Center (235) Orangeburg, SC
March 3, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+		at North Carolina Central	W 96–57	26–4 (13–0)	McDougald–McLendon Arena (587) Durham, NC
March 6, 2025 5:00 p.m., ESPNU		at Howard	W 68–56	27–4 (14–0)	Burr Gymnasium (889) Washington, D.C.
MEAC tournament
March 12, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+	(1)	vs. (8) South Carolina State Quarterfinals	W 81–55	28–4	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
March 14, 2025 12:00 pm, ESPN+	(1)	vs. (4) Coppin State Semifinals	W 72–33	29–4	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
March 15, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPNews	(1)	vs. (2) Howard Championship	W 68–56	30–4	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
NCAA tournament
March 22, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ESPN	(13 B2)	at (4 B2) No. 18 Maryland First round	L 69–82	30–5	Xfinity Center (7,040) College Park, MD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. B2=Birmingham 2. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[2][3]

See also

• 2024–25 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team