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HBCU coach goes viral for calling mid-majors JUCOs

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Norfolk State head coach Robert Jones has once again made waives online — this time for comparing the state of his HBCU basketball program and other mid-majors to JUCOs.  Shortly after Norfolk State guard Brian Moore Jr. announced he was hitting the transfer portal on Tuesday, WAVY New’s James Kattato  posted an interview where Jones compared the state of mid-major college basketball to community college.  “This is now a glorified JUCO. This is …
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Head Men’s Basketball Coach Jones Receives Contract Extension - Norfolk State University Athletics

Accumulating over 230 wins across 12 seasons as the head coach of the Norfolk State men's basketball program, Jones has guided the Spartans to their greatest run of the team's Division I era.

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HBCU coach goes viral for calling mid-majors JUCOs

Norfolk State head coach Robert Jones has once again made waives online — this time for comparing the state of his HBCU basketball program and other mid-majors to JUCOs.  Shortly after Norfolk State guard Brian Moore Jr. announced he was hitting the transfer portal on Tuesday, WAVY New’s James Kattato  posted an interview where Jones compared the state of mid-major college basketball to community college.  “This is now a glorified JUCO. This is …

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Are HBCU mid-major schools JUCOs in new NCAA power structure? Robert Jones thinks so

The transfer portal and NIL are the two hottest topics in sports these days and one HBCU basketball coach had some very strong thoughts on how both have turned things upside down. Norfolk State men’s basketball coach Robert Jones said in a recent interview with WAVY10 News of Norfolk that both the portal and athletes’ newfound financial independence have made it tougher for smaller schools to keep up with the endless resources Power 4 universiti…

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HBCU Sports broke the news in on Thursday, March 27, 2025.
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