Head coach Robert Jones sets out on his seventh season leading the Norfolk State men’s basketball program in 2019-20 and his 13^th year overall with the Spartans. The 2019 MEAC Coach of the Year has led NSU to a .750 winning percentage in conference play and made five postseason appearances during his first six years in charge.

The 2018-19 season saw the Spartans capture their second-ever MEAC regular season title at 14-2, the second-most wins in the league in program history. NSU finished 22-14 overall for the most wins in Jones’ tenure. The Spartans capped it off by defeating No. 1 seed Alabama in the NIT first round, regarded as perhaps the biggest upset by point spread in NIT history.

In addition to earning the MEAC Coach of the Year Award, Jones was voted the NABC District 15 Coach of the Year. He also garnered the Skip Prosser Award, presented by CollegeInsider.com to a Division I coach who achieves success on the court and displays moral integrity off of it. He later received the Norfolk Sports Club’s President’s Award for 2019, given in special acknowledgement and recognition of outstanding achievement.