2018 – 19 Norfolk State Spartans men 's basketball team represented Norfolk State University during the 2018 – 19 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Spartans , led by sixth-year coach Robert Jones , played their home games at the Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall in Norfolk , Virginia as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference . They finished the season 22 – 14 overall , 14 – 2 in MEAC play to finish in first place , and win the MEAC regular season championship . As the No. 1 seed in the MEAC Tournament , they were upset in the championship game by No. 3 seed North Carolina Central . As a conference champion who failed to win their conference tournament , and not selected to participate in the NCAA Tournament , they were awarded an automatic bid to the NIT . Given a No. 8 seed in the Alabama bracket , they upset No. 1 seed Alabama in the first round , then were defeated in the second round by No. 4 seed Colorado
MEAC Tournament
2019 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2018–19 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team