2016 – 17 Norfolk State Spartans men 's basketball team represented Norfolk State University during the 2016 – 17 NCAA Division I men 's basketball season . The Spartans , led by fourth-year coach Robert Jones , played their home games at the Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference . They finished the season 17 – 17 , 12 – 4 in MEAC play to finish in second place . They defeated South Carolina State and Howard to advance to the championship game of the MEAC Tournament where they lost to North Carolina Central . They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament , where they lost in the first round to Liberty
MEAC Tournament
2017 MEAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2016–17 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team