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
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Norfolk State 14 2   .875 22 14   .611
North Carolina A&T 13 3   .813 19 13   .594
North Carolina Central 10 6   .625 18 16   .529
Howard 10 6   .625 17 17   .500
Bethune–Cookman 9 7   .563 14 17   .452
Florida A&M* 9 7   .563 12 19   .387
Savannah State 8 8   .500 11 20   .355
Coppin State 7 9   .438 8 25   .242
MD Eastern Shore 5 11   .313 7 25   .219
South Carolina State 5 11   .313 8 26   .235
Morgan State 4 12   .250 9 21   .300
Delaware State 2 14   .125 6 25   .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.