2021–22 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team

2021–22 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball
MEAC regular season and tournament champions
HBCU Challenge Champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record24–7 (12–2 MEAC)
Head coach
Associate head coachJamal Brown
Assistant coaches
  • C.J. Clemons
  • Leonard Fairley
Home arenaJoseph G. Echols Memorial Hall
2021–22 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Norfolk State122 .857247  .774
Howard95 .6431613  .552
North Carolina Central85 .6151615  .516
Morgan State76 .5381315  .464
South Carolina State77 .5001516  .484
Maryland Eastern Shore68 .4291116  .407
Coppin State68 .429923  .281
Delaware State014 .000226  .071
2022 MEAC tournament winner

The 2021–22 Norfolk State Spartans men's basketball team represented Norfolk State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Spartans, led by ninth-year head 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 24–7, 12–2 in MEAC Play to finish as regular season champions. They defeated Delaware State, Morgan State, and Coppin State to win the MEAC tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 16 seed in the East Region where they lost in the first round to Baylor.