The 2011–12 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team represented Norfolk State University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by fifth year head coach Anthony Evans, played their home games at Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall and are members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 26–10, 13–3 in MEAC play to finish in second place. They were the champions of the MEAC Basketball tournament to earn the conference's automatic bid in the 2012 NCAA tournament, the school's first ever appearance in the tournament. As a 15 seed, the Spartans shocked the 2 seed Missouri in the second round, 86–84. This was only the fifth time in NCAA Tournament history that a 15 seed defeated a 2 seed, with the last coming in 2001 (later that same day, 15 seed Lehigh defeated 2 seed Duke). Norfolk State would fall to Florida in the second round.
Roster Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 1 Rob Johnson Forward 6–7 220 Junior Roswell, Georgia 2 Kievyn Lila-St. Rose Guard/Forward 6–6 180 Sophomore Corona, New York 3 Jamel Fuentes Guard 6–3 175 Sophomore Brooklyn, New York 5 Winston Graham Guard 6–2 180 Sophomore Bronx, New York 10 Kyle O'Quinn Center 6–10 240 Senior Jamaica, New York 11 Pendarvis Williams Guard 6–6 195 Sophomore Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 13 Quasim Pugh Guard 6–0 175 Junior Brooklyn, New York 15 Rodney McCauley Guard/Forward 6–5 205 Senior Dallas, Texas 20 Reggie Revels Guard/Forward 6–4 205 Junior Cincinnati, Ohio 21 Jordan Weathers Guard 6–5 200 Sophomore Los Angeles, California 22 Kris Brown Guard 6–3 180 Junior Suffolk, Virginia 23 Brandon Goode Forward/Center 6–11 215 Sophomore Bronx, New York 24 Brandon Wheeless Guard/Forward 6–4 205 Senior Stone Mountain, Georgia 31 Riley Maye Forward 6–8 215 Sophomore East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania 32 Marcos Tamares Forward 6–7 210 Senior Queens, New York 35 Chris McEachin Guard/Forward 6–6 195 Senior Norfolk, Virginia 45 A.J. Rogers Forward 6–7 220 Junior Rosedale, New York
Schedule
!colspan=9| Regular season
!colspan=9| 2012 MEAC men's basketball tournament
!colspan=9| 2012 NCAA tournament
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