Norfolk State

Official Name: 
Norfolk State University
Nickname: 
Spartans
Mailing Address: 

700 Park Avenue
Norfolk, VA 23504

Website: 
www.nsuspartans.com
Telephone: 
(757) 823-2628
Fax: 
(757) 823-8218
Enrollment: 
8,375
Arena: 

Echols Hall
Capacity: 7,600
Year Opened: 1982

School Colors: 
Green and Gold
Conference: 

Mid-Eastern Athletic (since 1998)

Final NCAA Division II Top 10 Rankings: 

(5) 1968, 1984, 1986, 1987, and 1990

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

None

NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 

(15) 1965, 1968, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, and 1995
19-18 record (.514)
Finished 3rd in 1995

NIT Appearances: 

None

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(5) 1966, 1975, 1976, 1979, and 1981
5-6 record (.455)
Finished 4th in 1966

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Charles Christian (12 years from 1975-78 and 1983-90, 319-95 record, .771)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Ralph Tally (2,575 points from 1984-87 when school was classified as a small college)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Rudy Peele (1,335 from 1969-72 when school was classified as a small college)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Tony Murphy (43 points as junior vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at UNLV on 12/19/06)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Tony Murphy* (43 vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at Las Vegas)
December 19, 2006 (junior/16.5 ppg)
*School Division I record. All-time Norfolk State mark set by Johnny McKinney (54 vs. Old Dominion on 2-23-70).

1

2

Total

Norfolk State

29

53

82

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

48

50

98

Norfolk State

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Dunkley

2-5

0-0

8-8

12

Lyons

3-4

0-1

0-0

6

Brown

0-5

0-0

4-4

4

Murphy

16-21

0-0

4-4

43

Cann

1-2

0-0

0-0

2

Hall

1-3

0-0

0-0

2

Thomas

0-2

0-0

0-0

0

DeLoach

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Perry

0-2

0-0

0-0

0

Plummer

4-4

0-0

0-0

10

Drummer

1-1

0-0

1-1

3

Doherty

0-0

0-0

0-1

0

Totals

28-49

9-18

17-18

82

Percentages

.571

.500

.944

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Menifee

1-1

0-0

1-4

3

Smith

4-5

0-0

1-2

9

Daniels

9-18

0-0

4-4

22

Washington

8-12

7-11

0-0

23

Ervin

4-7

2-3

2-3

12

Taylor

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Montalvo

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Bullard

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Mitchell

2-4

1-2

0-0

5

Johnson

2-3

0-0

2-2

6

Roberson

0-1

0-1

0-0

0

Nelson

5-6

0-0

3-5

13

Engelken

2-6

0-2

1-2

5

Teague

0-1

0-1

0-0

0

Totals

37-64

10-20

14-22

98

Percentages

.578

.500

.636
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

John Turpin

9

1954-62

136-81

.627

1961

19-7

Ernest Fears

7

1963-69

146-31

.825

1968

24-2

Robert L. Smith

4

1970-73

86-25

.775

1971

26-4

Charles Christian

14

1974-78, 82-90

319-95

.771

1984

29-2

Lucias T. Mitchell

3

1979-81

61-28

.685

1979

23-8

Michael Bernard

7

1992-98

141-67

.678

1996

23-4

Mel Coleman

1

1999

15-12

.556

1999

15-12

Wil Jones

3

2000-02

34-52

.395

2000

12-16

Dwight Freeman

5

2003-07

63-83

.432

2003

14-15

Anthony Evans

4

2008-11

52-72

.419

2008

16-15
  • All-Time W-L Record: 1,067-559 (.656) from 1954 through 2011.
  • NOTE: Norfolk State (VA) moved up to major-college status in 1998.