2016–17 Howard Bison men's basketball team

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2016–17 MEAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
NC Central †	13	–	3		.813			25	–	9		.735
Norfolk State	12	–	4		.750			17	–	17		.500
Morgan State	11	–	5		.688			14	–	16		.467
Hampton	11	–	5		.688			14	–	17		.452
Savannah State*	10	–	6		.625			13	–	16		.448
MD Eastern Shore	9	–	7		.563			14	–	20		.412
South Carolina State	7	–	9		.438			11	–	20		.355
Delaware State	7	–	9		.438			10	–	22		.313
Coppin State	7	–	9		.438			8	–	24		.250
Bethune–Cookman	6	–	10		.375			10	–	22		.313
Howard	5	–	11		.313			10	–	24		.294
Florida A&M	5	–	11		.313			7	–	23		.233
North Carolina A&T	1	–	15		.063			3	–	29		.094
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2017 MEAC tournament winner

The 2016–17 Howard Bison men's basketball team represents Howard University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by seventh-year head coach Kevin Nickelberry, play their home games at Burr Gymnasium and are members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

They finished the 2015–16 season 12–20, 6–10 record in MEAC play to finish in a tie for 5th place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC Tournament to North Carolina Central.

Roster

2016–17 Howard Bison men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 00 Dalique Mingo 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Long Island, New York G 1 Kai Tease 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Antelope, California G 2 Kofi Andoh 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Largo, Maryland G/F 3 Prince Okoroh 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Greenbelt, Maryland G 4 Ausar Madison 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) RS Jr Los Angeles, California F 5 Marcel Boyd 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Accokeek, Maryland G 11 James Daniel 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Hampton, Virginia F 12 Solomon Mangham 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Stone Mountain, Georgia G/F 13 Charles Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Richmond, Virginia G/F 15 Damon Collins 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Grand Prairie, Texas G 21 Nate Garvey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Montvale, New Jersey F 22 Ibrahim Dosunmu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois F 23 Jalen Jones 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS So Kinston, North Carolina G 24 Chuck Smith 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Denver, Colorado F/C 25 Cameron Lewis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Buffalo, New York F 32 Tyler Stone 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Toronto, Canada G 33 James Miller 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Clinton, North Carolina F/C 34 Michael Obindu 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Ibusa Delta State, Nigeria F/C 44 Henry Odunze 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Erwin, North Carolina	Head coach Kevin Nickelberry (Virginia Wesleyan) Assistant coach(es) Keith Coutreyer Travis Lyons Sean Whalen Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016* 9:00 pm		at Michigan 2K Sports Classic	L 58–76	0–1	Crisler Center (10,094) Ann Arbor, MI
11/14/2016* 8:30 pm, FS1		at Marquette 2K Sports Classic	L 49–81	0–2	BMO Harris Bradley Center (11,305) Milwaukee, WI
11/18/2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at IUPUI 2K Sports Classic	L 59–67	0–3	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (843) Indianapolis, IN
11/19/2016* 11:00 am		vs. Gardner–Webb 2K Sports Classic	L 78–94	0–4	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (863) Indianapolis, IN
11/27/2016* 1:30 pm, FS1		at Georgetown	L 72–85	0–5	Verizon Center (5,258) Washington, D.C.
12/03/2016* 4:00 pm		American			Burr Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
12/07/2016* 9:00 pm, ESPNU		at Maryland			Xfinity Center  College Park, MD
12/10/2016* 7:00 pm		at George Washington			Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
12/14/2016* 7:00 pm		Jacksonville State			Burr Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
12/16/2016* 6:00 pm		Shenandoah University			Burr Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
12/18/2016* 7:00 pm		Central Pennsylvania College			Burr Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
12/22/2016* 7:00 pm		at Old Dominion			Ted Constant Convocation Center  Norfolk, VA
12/27/2016* 7:00 pm		at VCU			Stuart C. Siegel Center  Richmond, VA
12/30/2016* TBA		at Harvard			Lavietes Pavilion  Cambridge, MA
MEAC regular season
01/04/2017 7:00 pm		Florida A&M			Burr Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
01/07/2017* TBA		at Columbia			Levien Gymnasium  New York, NY
01/14/2017 12:00 pm		at Maryland Eastern Shore			Hytche Athletic Center  Princess Anne, MD
01/16/2017 7:00 pm		Coppin State			Burr Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
01/21/2017 4:00 pm		at North Carolina A&T			Corbett Sports Center  Greensboro, NC
01/23/2017 7:30 pm		at North Carolina Central			McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium  Durham, NC
01/28/2017 4:00 pm		Savannah State			Burr Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
01/30/2017 7:00 pm		South Carolina State			Burr Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
02/04/2017 4:00 pm		at Florida A&M			Alfred Lawson, Jr. Multipurpose Center  Tallahassee, FL
02/06/2017 8:00 pm		at Bethune–Cookman			Moore Gymnasium  Daytona Beach, FL
02/11/2017 8:00 pm		at Hampton			Hampton Convocation Center  Hampton, VA
02/13/2017 7:00 pm		Morgan State			Burr Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
02/18/2017 6:00 pm		North Carolina A&T			Burr Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
02/20/2017 7:00 pm		North Carolina Central			Burr Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
02/25/2017 8:00 pm		at Norfolk State			Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall  Norfolk, VA
02/27/2017 8:00 pm		Maryland Eastern Shore			Burr Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
03/02/2017 8:00 pm		at Delaware State			Memorial Hall  Dover, DE
MEAC Tournament
03/06/2017– 03/11/2017		vs.			Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.