2015 – 16 Norfolk State Spartans men 's basketball team represented Norfolk State University during the 2015 – 16 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Spartans , led by third year coach Robert Jones , played their home games at the Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference . They finished the season 17 – 17 , 12 – 4 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for second place . They defeated North Carolina Central in the quarterfinals of the MEAC Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to South Carlina State . They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Columbia
MEAC Tournament
2016 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2015–16 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team