2018–19 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team

2018–19 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball
MEAC regular season champions
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record22–14 (14–2 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • C.J. Clemons
  • Jamal Brown
  • Leonard Fairley
Home arenaJoseph G. Echols Memorial Hall
2018–19 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Norfolk State142 .8752214  .611
North Carolina A&T133 .8131913  .594
North Carolina Central106 .6251816  .529
Howard106 .6251717  .500
Bethune–Cookman97 .5631417  .452
Florida A&M*97 .5631219  .387
Savannah State88 .5001120  .355
Coppin State79 .438825  .242
MD Eastern Shore511 .313725  .219
South Carolina State511 .313826  .235
Morgan State412 .250921  .300
Delaware State214 .125625  .194
2019 MEAC tournament winner
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

The 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.