2016-17 Schedule November 11 % at University of Michigan 58-76 L HOWARD UNIVERSITY 14 % at Marquette University 49-81 L vs. 18 % at IUPUI 55-77 L 19 % vs Gardner Webb/Eastern Mich. 78-94 L BETHUNE-COOKMAN UNIVERSITY 27 at Georgetown University 72-85 L December Monday, February 6, 2017 7:30 p.m. EST 3 vs American 71-54 W Daytona Beach, FL – Moore Gymnasium (3,000) 7 at University of Maryland 56-79 L 10 at George Washington University 62-79 L 14 vs Jacksonville State University 59-72 L 16 vs Shenandoah University 77-66 W QUICK FACTS 18 vs Central Pennsylvania College 67-60 W HOWARD BCU 22 at Old Dominion University 46-65 L Last Year Record 5-18 4-18 27 at Virginia Commonwealth University 51-85 L Coach Kevin Nickelberry Gravelle Craig 30 at Harvard University 46-67 L ;30 Record at School 64-148 68-119 January Season at School 7th 6th 4 #vs Florida A&M University 66-78 L Leading Scorer C. Williams (15.6) B. Tabb (19.6) 7 at Columbia University 48-66 L Leading Rebounder M. Boyd (6.6) Q. Forrest (5.8) 14 #at UMES 74-66 W 16 #vs Coppin State University 72-81 L Leading Assist D. Collins (2.0) D. Lewis (4.2) 21 # at North Carolina A&T Uni. 78-63 W Series Record Howard leads the series, 44-22. 23 #at North Carolina Central Uni. 39-74 L 28 #vs Savannah State University 70-73 L PROBABLE HOWARD STARTERS 30 #vs South Carolina State University 68-77 L Howard University Bison (5-18, 2-6 MEAC) Ppg. Rpg. February F #12 Solomon Mangham (Sr., 6-7, 230) 9.7 6.6 4 #at Florida A&M University 62-71 L G #33 James Miller (R-Jr., 6-4, 185) 15.3 3.1 6 #at Bethune-Cookman University 8 pm F #15 Damon Collins (Sr., 6-7, 210) 8.6 5.2 11 #at Hampton University 8 pm C #5 Marcel Boyd (R-Sr., 6-10, 230) 5.3 6.6 13 #vs Morgan State University 7 pm G #13 Charles Williams (Fr., 6-4, 170) 15.6 2.4 18 #vs North Carolina A&T Uni. 6 pm 20 #vs North Carolina Central Uni. 7 pm 25 #at Norfolk State University 8 pm KEY RESERVES 27 #vs UMES (Senior Night) 8 pm F #32 Tyler Stone (Sr., 6-7, 205) 2.4 3.0 March G #2 Kofi Andoh (Sr., 6-4, 175) 3.6 2.7 2 #at Delaware State University 8 pm 7-12 MEAC Tournament Norfolk, Va. Times are EASTERN Home games in bold and played at the Burr Gymnasium [%] Denotes 2K Classic [#] Denotes Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Games TALE OF THE TAPE – HOWARD/BCU Bison Notes STAT BREAKDOWNS Howard is 3rd in the MEAC in field goal percentage Category .....................................HOWARD .....................BCU defense (43 percent) and in offensive rebounding, 4th Scoring Offense ............................. 61.4 ............................... 71.8 in rebounding offense and 5th in rebounding defense. Scoring Defense ............................ 72.7 ............................... 80.7 Charles “CJ” Williams has moved up to 7th in scoring Scoring Margin .............................. -11.3 ............................. -8.9 (16.0) and 8th in free throw shooting (78 percent)…”Solo” Mangham is 5th in the MEAC in Field Goal Pct. ............................... .389 .............................. .409 rebounding (6.6) and in rebounding defense…Marcel Field Goal Pct. Defense ................. .434 .............................. .491 Boyd is 3rd in rebounding (6.7) and 12th in blocked 3Pt. FG Pct. .................................... .290 .............................. .307 shots…Tyler Stone is 13th in blocked shots. 3Pt. FG Pct. Defense ...................... .364 .............................. .352 Free Throw Pct. ............................. .641 .............................. .618 Scouting the Wildcats Rebound Margin ........................... -1.7 ............................... -5.0 BCU leads the MEAC in steals and have three players Turnovers per game ...................... 15.5 .............................. 12.7 who rank in the Top 10…the Wildcats rank 2nd in the conference in assists (13.9), in turnover margin (plus 2.43) and in assists/turnover ratio…they are 3rd in PROBABLE BCU STARTERS three-point percentage shooting defense (35 percent) Bethune-Cookman Uni. Wildcats (4-18, 1-7 MEAC) Ppg. Rpg. and 4th in scoring offense (71.3 ppg)…Brandon Tabb is G #42 Diamante Lewis (Sr., 6-3, 195) 10.0 4.4 2nd in minutes played, 3rd in scoring (19.6), 7th in G #15 Reggie Baker (R-Sr., 6-4, 185) 13.4 4.5 defensive rebounding and 9th free throw shooting (77 G #3 Brandon Tabb (Jr., 6-5, 200) 19.6 5.7 percent)…Quinton Forrest is 2nd in offensive G #12 Quinton Forrest (So. 6-5, 210) 12.9 5.8 rebounding and 3rd in field goal percentage (54 F #32 Ulmer Manzie (R-Fr., 6-9, 240) 2.9 3.4 percent) and is tied for 4th in steals…Diamante Lewis is 5th in assists and in assist/turnover ratio…the Wildcats KEY RESERVES rank last in field goal percentage defense as their F #33 Brandon Suggs (Fr., 6-8, 215) 4.0 3.7 opponents are connecting on almost 50 percent from G #21 Jeffrey Altidort (Jr., 6-1, 180) 5.9 1.9 the floor…the Wildcats have dropped four in a row and 11 of their last 12…BCU has four players averaging in double figures. HOWARD UNIVERSITY VS BETHUNE-COOKMAN UNIVERSITY NOTES Emerging Charles “CJ” continues to show that he is a force to The Game be dealt with. The 6-5 freshman guard from This is a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference match-up between Millwood in Richmond, VA, has scored in double the Bison of Howard University and the Wildcats of Bethune- figures in 10 of the last 15 games and is averaging 20 Cookman University. points during that stretch. Included in that was a Series Record career-high 39 against Savannah State. In addition to Howard has won two in a row, including last year’s game at leading the team in scoring, he leads the team in Howard as the Bison prevailed, 70-68 on 24 points from James free throw shooting at 78 percent and in single- “J-Byrd” Daniel, III, 14 from Damon Collins and a double-double game highs in both free throws attempted (13) and of 13 points and 10 rebounds from Tyler Stone. The Bison lead made (11) and in three pointers taken and made. the series, 44-22. Making an Early Strong Argument The Coaches CJ is not just in conversation for MEAC Rookie of the Howard is coached by Kevin Nickelberry (Virginia Wesleyan, Year, he is now being talked about as a first team ’86), who is in his seventh season and has a 64-148 record to selection after being named Rookie of the Week five date. The Wildcats are coached by Gravelle Craig (Cleveland times this season…the talented freshman has led the State, ’99), who is in his sixth season and a 68-119 career record team in scoring 12 games this season and has scored to date there. 20 or more points seven times and 30 or more twice. Last Time Out Rebounding Duo Howard (5-18, 2-6 MEAC) dropped a 71-62 road decision to Marcel Boyd has averaged almost 10 rebounds in the Florida A&M University on Saturday for its fourth straight loss past eight games and Solomon “Solo” Mangham is and fifth out of the last six. BCU (4-18, 1-7 MEAC) is looking for averaging 7 during that same stretch. its second conference win of the season after dropping an 88-82 home decision to Delaware State on Saturday. Stepping Up His Game Who to Contact Miller is averaging almost 18 points in the past three games. Howard University Ed Hill Jr. A Void Before the season began, there was high optimism with the 202-806-7184 (office) Bison program. Howard was picked to win the MEAC for the 202-345-6276 (cell) first time in almost 20 years. That was in part due to the fact [email protected] that Daniel, the nation’s leading scorer (27.4 points a game) last www.hubison.com year was returning as a senior along with an experienced squad and a couple of talented freshmen. But Daniel was injured Bethune-Cookman University before the season began, along with his back-up, freshman Kai Dan Ryan Tease. But that was just the beginning of the nightmare. Miller, 386-481-2240 (office) who missed all of last season, came out with a vengeance, [email protected] www.bcuathletics.com leading the team in scoring along with the play of seniors Solomon Mangham, Marcel Boyd and Damon Collins. The Recent MEAC Results injuries reared their ugly head again and this time it was Boyd, February 4 who injured his foot against Georgetown and missed the next NCCU 68 Morgan 62 three games. Then it was Miller, who was coming off back-to- Delaware State 88 BCU 82 back, 30-point performances, who broke his hand at the Norfolk State 65 SC State 62 beginning of the Maryland game. And finally, there was Damon FAMU 71 Howard 62 Collins, another senior and the team’s starting point guard, who St. Louis 78 NC A&T 59 turned his ankle and missed two games, leaving the Bison with UMES 78 Coppin State 57 Mangham as the only starter who has remained healthy through the season. Daniel and Miller returned to the lineup in Today’s MEAC Schedule the FAMU game, but Daniel has since reinjured the ankle and is February 6 out at least two weeks. Boyd and Collins are also healthy for the NC Central at Coppin State, 7:30 pm conference slate.