2014–15 Howard Bison basketball team

2014–15 Howard Bison men's basketball
Conference Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
2014–15 record 16–16 (10–6 MEAC)
Head coach Kevin Nickelberry (5th year)
Assistant coach Keith Coutreyer
Assistant coach Travis Lyons
Assistant coach Victor Montgomery
Home arena Burr Gymnasium
2014–15 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Carolina Central 16 0   1.000     25 8   .758
Norfolk State 12 4   .750     20 14   .588
Maryland Eastern Shore 11 5   .688     18 15   .545
Howard 10 6   .625     16 16   .500
Delaware State 9 7   .563     18 18   .500
Hampton 8 8   .500     17 18   .486
South Carolina State 7 9   .438     11 22   .333
Bethune-Cookman 7 9   .438     11 21   .344
Coppin State 6 10   .375     8 23   .258
North Carolina A&T 6 10   .375     9 23   .281
Morgan State 5 11   .313     7 24   .226
Savannah State 5 11   .313     9 22   .290
Florida A&M 2 14   .125     2 27   .069
2015 MEAC Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Howard Bison basketball team represented Howard University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by fifith year head coach Kevin Nickelberry, played their home games at the Burr Gymnasium and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Dalique Mingo Guard 6–2 185 Freshman Long Island, New York
1 James Carlton Guard/Forward 6–8 200 Senior Durham, North Carolina
2 Kofi Andoh Guard 6–2 175 Sophomore Largo, Maryland
3 Prince Okoroh Guard/Forward 6–5 220 Senior Greenbelt, Maryland
4 Ausar Madison Guard 5–7 150 Sophomore Carson, California
5 Marcel Boyd Center 6–11 225 Sophomore Accokeek, Maryland
10 Keon Hill Guard 5–8 170 Sophomore Largo, Maryland
11 James Daniel Guard 5–10 165 Sophomore Hampton, Virginia
15 Damon Collins Guard/Forward 6–5 180 Sophomore Dallas, Texas
20 Solomon Mangham Forward/Center 6–6 200 Sophomore Stone Mountain, Georgia
21 Jared Norsworthy Guard 6–2 170 Senior La Cañada, California
22 Brandon Ford Guard 6–3 190 Junior Largo, Maryland
25 Theodore Boyomo Center/Forward 6–9 220 Senior Cameroon
32 Tyler Stone Forward 6–7 200 Sophomore Toronto, Ontario, Canada
33 James Miller Guard/Forward 6–4 185 Sophomore Clinton, North Carolina
44 Oliver Ellison Center 6–8 190 Junior Washington, D.C.

Schedule

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Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Regular season
11/14/2014* at Miami (FL) L 49–84  0–1 BankUnited Center (4,544)
11/16/2014* Goucher W 101–54  1–1 Burr Gymnasium (640)
11/18/2014* at William & Mary L 49–56  1–2 Kaplan Arena (2,312)
11/20/2014* at Radford L 61–52  1–3 Dedmon Center (2,715)
11/23/2014* Hood W 51–78  2–3 Burr Gymnasium (378)
11/25/2014* at UMBC W 68–54  3–3 Retriever Activities Center (588)
11/29/2014* Gwynedd Mercy W 96–83 2OT 4–3 Burr Gymnasium (256)
12/02/2014* at Duquesne L 63–81  4–4 Palumbo Center (1,337)
12/06/2014 North Carolina A&T W 47–54  5–4 (1–0) Burr Gymnasium (N/A)
12/07/2014 vs. North Carolina Central
(Big Apple Classic)
L 39–61  5–5 (1–1) Barclays Center (N/A)
12/13/2014* at Richmond
(Gotham Classic)
L 41–54  5–6 Robins Center (5,489)
12/15/2014* IUPUI
(Gotham Classic)
W 57–47  6–6 Burr Gymnasium (57)
12/17/2014* at Pepperdine
(Gotham Classic)
L 45–53  6–7 Firestone Fieldhouse (885)
12/22/2014* at South Alabama
(Gotham Classic)
W 73–60  7–7 Mitchell Center (1,243)
12/28/2014* at Fordham L 59–74  7–8 Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,568)
01/08/2015* at Cornell L 60–70  7–9 Newman Arena (1,142)
01/10/2015 Coppin State W 71–69  8–9 (2–1) Burr Gymnasium (345)
01/12/2015 Delaware State L 76–79  8–10 (2–2) Burr Gymnasium (1,665)
01/24/2015 at Florida A&M W 59–50  9–10 (3–2) Teaching Gym (763)
01/26/2015 at Bethune-Cookman W 45–42  10–10 (4–2) Moore Gymnasium (804)
01/31/2015 Morgan State W 64–48  11–10 (5–2) Burr Gymnasium (2,332)
02/02/2015 Maryland Eastern Shore W 83–74  12–10 (6–2) Burr Gymnasium (N/A)
02/07/2015 at Norfolk State L 69–72  12–11 (6–3) Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,702)
02/09/2015 at Hampton L 69–73 OT 12–12 (6–4) Hampton Convocation Center (4,562)
02/14/2015 at Coppin State W 77–60  13–12 (7–4) Physical Education Complex (1,304)
02/16/2015 at Maryland Eastern Shore L 60–71  13–13 (7–5) Hytche Athletic Center (1,015)
02/21/2015 at Savannah State W 50–48  14–13 (8–5) Tiger Arena (1,820)
02/23/2015 at South Carolina State W 75–65  15–13 (9–5) SHM Memorial Center (1,013)
02/28/2015 Hampton L 67–68  15–14 (9–6) Burr Gymnasium (2,700)
03/02/2015 Norfolk State W 61–59 OT 16–14 (10–6) Burr Gymnasium (635)
03/04/2015* NJIT L 62–71  16–15 Burr Gymnasium (705)
MEAC Tournament
03/12/2015 vs. Delaware State
(Quarterfinals)
L 60–65  16–16 Norfolk Scope
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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