2015–16 Howard Bison men's basketball
Men Who Speak Up Main Event Middleweight champions
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record12–20 (6–10 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Keith Coutreyer
  • Travis Lyons
  • Clarence Carter
Home arenaBurr Gymnasium
2015–16 MEAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Hampton133 .8132111  .656
South Carolina State124 .7501915  .559
Norfolk State124 .7501717  .500
Bethune–Cookman106 .6251418  .438
Savannah State97 .5631616  .500
North Carolina Central79 .4381319  .406
North Carolina A&T79 .4381022  .313
Md. Eastern Shore79 .4381022  .313
Howard610 .3751220  .375
Morgan State610 .375922  .290
Coppin State610 .375922  .290
Delaware State511 .313725  .219
Florida A&M*412 .250821  .276
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2016 MEAC tournament winner
As of March 18, 2016

The 2015–16 Howard Bison men's basketball team represented Howard University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by sixth year head coach Kevin Nickelberry, played their home games at the Burr Gymnasium and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 6–10 in MEAC play to finish in a three way tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC tournament to North Carolina Central.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Dalique Mingo Guard 6–2 200 Sophomore Long Island, New York
2 Kofi Andoh Guard 6–4 195 Junior Largo, Maryland
3 Keon Hill Guard 5–9 170 Junior Largo, Maryland
4 Ausar Madison Guard 5–9 150 Junior Los Angeles, California
11 James Daniel III Guard 5–11 165 Junior Hampton, Virginia
14 Saleem Little Forward 6–4 185 Freshman Paulsboro, New Jersey
15 Damon Collins Guard/Forward 6–5 180 Junior Grand Prairie, Texas
20 Solomon Mangham Forward/Center 6–7 210 Junior Stone Mountain, Georgia
21 Chuck Smith Guard 5–9 180 Junior Denver, Colorado
22 Marcel Boyd Center 6–10 230 Junior Accokeek, Maryland
23 Jalen Jones Forward 6–3 200 Freshman Kinston, North Carolina
24 Patrick Speller Guard 5–10 200 Junior Nashville, Tennessee
25 Cameron Lewis Center/Forward 6–8 220 Freshman Buffalo, New York
32 Tyler Stone Forward 6–7 205 Junior Toronto, Ontario, Canada
33 James Miller Guard/Forward 6–4 185 Junior Clinton, North Carolina
44 Oliver Ellison Center 6–9 220 Senior Washington, D.C.

Schedule

[1]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/14/2015*
12:00 pm
at UMass
Men Who Speak Up Main Event
L 79–85  0–1
Mullins Center (3,188)
Amherst, MA
11/15/2015*
1:00 pm
at Rutgers
Men Who Speak Up Main Event
L 70–82  0–2
The RAC (3,537)
Piscataway, NJ
11/20/2015*
6:00 pm
Medgar Evers W 106–64  1–2
Burr Gymnasium (1,805)
Washington, D.C.
11/23/2015*
6:00 pm
vs. Texas Southern
Men Who Speak Up Main Event
Middleweight Semifinals
W 87–81  2–2
MGM Grand Garden Arena (323)
Paradise, NV
11/25/2015*
3:00 pm
vs. Central Arkansas
Men Who Speak Up Main Event
Middleweight Championship
W 73–54  3–2
MGM Grand Garden Arena (217)
Paradise, NV
11/28/2015*
4:00 pm
William & Mary W 79–77  4–2
Burr Gymnasium (954)
Washington, D.C.
11/30/2015*
7:00 pm
Central Penn W 98–79  5–2
Burr Gymnasium (550)
Washington, D.C.
12/05/2015
4:00 pm
at North Carolina A&T L 63–66  5–3
(0–1)
Corbett Sports Center (1,638)
Greensboro, NC
12/07/2015
7:30 pm
at North Carolina Central W 71–69  6–3
(1–1)
McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,226)
Durham,, NC
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 11 Purdue L 55–93  6–4
Mackey Arena (11,983)
West Lafayette, IN
12/12/2015*
4:00 pm
Radford L 91–92 2OT 6–5
Burr Gymnasium (1,365)
Washington, D.C.
12/19/2015*
4:00 pm
UMBC W 103–93  7–5
Burr Gymnasium (344)
Washington, D.C.
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm
at Central Michigan L 52–72  7–6
McGuirk Arena (2,259)
Mount Pleasant, MI
12/28/2015*
4:00 pm
at Columbia L 59–72  7–7
Levien Gymnasium (1,514)
New York City, NY
01/02/2016*
10:30 pm
at Hawaii L 59–94  7–8
Stan Sheriff Center (6,043)
Honolulu, HI
01/06/2016*
7:00 pm
Cornell L 81–84  7–9
Burr Gymnasium (305)
Washington, D.C.
01/09/2016
4:00 pm
Coppin State W 72–63  8–9
(2–1)
Burr Gymnasium (1,502)
Washington, D.C.
01/16/2016*
12:00 pm
Harvard L 61–69  8–10
Burr Gymnasium (2,700)
Washington, D.C.
01/20/2016
4:30 pm
at Delaware State
Postponed from 1/11/16[2]
W 71–67  9–10
(3–1)
Memorial Hall (1,685)
Dover, DE
01/25/2016
7:30 pm
Bethune-Cookman W 70–68  10–10
(4–1)
Burr Gymnasium (1,605)
Washington, D.C.
01/30/2016
4:00 pm
at Morgan State L 63–83  10–11
(4–2)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,508)
Baltimore, MD
02/01/2016
7:30 pm, ESPNU
at Maryland Eastern Shore L 67–85  10–12
(4–3)
Hytche Athletic Center (3,122)
Princess Anne, MD
02/06/2016
4:00 pm
Norfolk State L 92–99 2OT 10–13
(4–4)
Burr Gymnasium (1,550)
Washington, D.C.
02/08/2016
8:00 pm
Hampton L 65–68  10–14
(4–5)
Burr Gymnasium (2,700)
Washington, D.C.
02/13/2016
4:00 pm
at Coppin State L 66–90  10–15
(4–6)
Physical Education Complex (1,200)
Baltimore, MD
02/16/2016
7:00 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore
Postponed from 02/15/16
W 77–74  11–15
(5–6)
Burr Gymnasium (3,000)
Washington, D.C.
02/20/2016
4:00 pm
Savannah State L 56–66  11–16
(5–7)
Burr Gymnasium (1,205)
Washington, D.C.
02/22/2016
8:00 pm
South Carolina State L 63–71  11–17
(5–8)
Burr Gymnasium (1,250)
Washington, D.C.
02/24/2016
7:30 pm
Florida A&M
Postponed from 1/23/16
W 63–53  12–17
(6–8)
Burr Gymnasium (950)
Washington, D.C.
02/27/2016
6:00 pm
at Hampton L 67–68  12–18
(6–9)
Hampton Convocation Center (6,943)
Hampton, VA
02/29/2016
7:30 pm
at Norfolk State L 66–84  12–19
(6–10)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,111)
Norfolk, VA
MEAC tournament
03/08/2016
6:00 pm, ESPN3
(10) vs. (7) North Carolina Central
First Round
L 66–68  12–20
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

  1. "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule".
  2. "Men's Basketball Contest vs Delaware State Suspended".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.