2018–19 Howard Bison men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Howard Bison men's basketball team represented Howard University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by ninth-year head coach Kevin Nickelberry, played their home games at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 17-17, 10-6 in MEAC Play to finish a tie for 3rd place. They defeated Bethune-Cookman in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Norfolk State. They received an at-large bid to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Coastal Carolina.

2018–19 Howard Bison men's basketball
CBI, First Round
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	17–17 (10–6 MEAC)
Head coach	Kevin Nickelberry (9th season)
Assistant coaches	Keith Coutreyer Sean Whalen Jordan Brooks
Home arena	Burr Gymnasium

2018–19 MEAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Norfolk State	14	–	2		.875			22	–	14		.611
North Carolina A&T	13	–	3		.813			19	–	13		.594
North Carolina Central †	10	–	6		.625			18	–	16		.529
Howard	10	–	6		.625			17	–	17		.500
Bethune–Cookman	9	–	7		.563			14	–	17		.452
Florida A&M*	9	–	7		.563			12	–	19		.387
Savannah State	8	–	8		.500			11	–	20		.355
Coppin State	7	–	9		.438			8	–	25		.242
MD Eastern Shore	5	–	11		.313			7	–	25		.219
South Carolina State	5	–	11		.313			8	–	26		.235
Morgan State	4	–	12		.250			9	–	21		.300
Delaware State	2	–	14		.125			6	–	25		.194
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2019 MEAC tournament winner

Departures

• Kai tease
• Ibrahim Dosunmu
• Michael Obindu
• Henry Odunze

Transfers

• Phillip Jones

Roster

2018–19 Howard Bison men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Langston Gaither 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr Alexandria, Virginia G 1 Andre Toure 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Paris, France G 2 R. J. Cole 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Union, New Jersey G 3 Nate Garvey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Nanuet, New York G 4 Raymond Bethea, Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Atlantic City, New Jersey F 5 Marcus Hall 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Atlanta, Georgia F 10 Zion Cousins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Upper Marlboro, Maryland G 11 Kyle Foster 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Hampton, Virginia G 12 Akuwovo Ogheneyole 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Asaba, Nigeria G/F 13 Charles Williams 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Richmond, Virginia G 15 Philip Jones 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia G 20 Michael Barber 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Jackson, Mississippi G 21 Chad Lott 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Shreveport, Louisiana F 23 Jalen Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Kinston, North Carolina G 24 Justin Cotten 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Clinton, Maryland F/C 25 Cameron Lewis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Buffalo, New York C 35 Princewill Anosike 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Lagos, Nigeria	Head coach Kevin Nickelberry (Virginia Wesleyan) Assistant coach(es) Keith Coutreyer (Washington Adventist) Sean Whalen Jordan Brooks (Hampton) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 24, 2018

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2018* 7:00 pm		Washington Adventist	W 115–91	1–0	27 – Lott	8 – Cousins	8 – Cole	Burr Gymnasium (1,647) Washington, DC
November 11, 2018* 4:00 pm		Central Penn Military Appreciation Night	W 99–71	2–0	24 – Williams	7 – Ogheneyole	8 – Cole	Burr Gymnasium (1,264) Washington, DC
November 13, 2018* 7:00 pm		Regent	W 108–51	3–0	20 – Cole	7 – Cole	8 – Ogheneyole	Burr Gymnasium (1,091) Washington, DC
November 16, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at UMass Las Vegas Invitational campus game	W 68–63	4–0	19 – Williams	14 – Ogheneyole	7 – Cole	Mullins Center (2,048) Amherst, MA
November 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Illinois Las Vegas Invitational campus game	L 69–83	4–1	30 – Williams	9 – Cole	7 – Cousins	SIU Arena (3,720) Carbondale, IL
November 23, 2018* 3:30 pm		at Little Rock Las Vegas Holiday Invitational regional semifinals	L 76–97	4–2	26 – Cole	3 – Cole	5 – Toure	Jack Stephens Center (1,448) Little Rock, AR
November 24, 2018* 2:00 pm		vs. California Baptist Las Vegas Holiday Invitational regional 3rd place game	W 86–84	5–2	31 – Cole	5 – Cole	6 – Cousins	Jack Stephens Center  Little Rock, AR
December 4, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Appalachian State	L 86–100	5–3	19 – Williams	6 – Cole	7 – Anosike	Holmes Dome (603) Boone, NC
December 8, 2018* 7:00 pm		American	W 85–83	6–3	24 – Lott	12 – Cousins	10 – Cole	Burr Gymnasium (1,823) Washington, DC
December 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at George Washington	L 64–70	6–4	15 – Cole	7 – Cole	12 – Cousins	Smith Center (2,630) Washington, DC
December 16, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Fordham	L 67–74	6–5	18 – Cole	7 – Williams	5 – Cole	Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,907) The Bronx, NY
December 20, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Ball State	L 71–98	6–6	14 – Williams	9 – Anosike	8 – Cole	Worthen Arena (3,324) Muncie, IN
December 22, 2018* 5:00 pm, Monumental SN		vs. Hampton DC Holiday HoopsFest	L 82–89	6–7	29 – Cole	13 – Cousins	6 – Cole	St. Elizabeth's Arena (1,050) Washington, DC
December 29, 2018* 12:00 pm, FS1		at Georgetown DC Holiday Hoopsfest	L 67–102	6–8	28 – Cole	9 – Cousins	6 – Cole	Capital One Arena (7,519) Washington, DC
MEAC regular season
January 5, 2019 4:00 pm, Monumental SN		Florida A&M	L 72–82	6–9 (0–1)	25 – Williams	7 – Lott	3 – Cole	Burr Gymnasium (1,187) Washington, DC
January 7, 2019 7:30 pm		at MD Eastern Shore	W 73–39	7–9 (1–1)	26 – Cole	13 – Cousins	5 – Cole	Hytche Athletic Center (532) Princess Anne, MD
January 12, 2019 4:00 pm		Bethune–Cookman	L 63–71	7–10 (1–2)	20 – Cole	12 – Cousins	5 – Cole	Burr Gymnasium (896) Washington D.C.
January 15, 2019 7:30 pm		Morgan State	L 86–89 OT	7–11 (1–3)	25 – Williams	10 – Toure	6 – Cole	Burr Gymnasium (2,153) Washington D.C.
January 19, 2019 4:00 pm		at South Carolina State	W 71–67 OT	8–11 (2–3)	26 – Cole	6 – Lott	6 – Cole	SHM Memorial Center  Orangeburg, SC
January 21, 2019* 1:00 pm		Harvard	L 71–84	8–12	21 – Cole	11 – Cousins	8 – Cole	Burr Gymnasium (2,523) Washington D.C.
January 26, 2019 4:00 pm		Delaware State	W 80–74	9–12 (3–3)	30 – Williams	8 – Cousins	6 – Lott	Burr Gymnasium (1,849) Washington D.C.
January 28, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU		MD Eastern Shore	W 72–57	10–12 (4–3)	21 – Williams	7 – Toure	8 – Cole	Burr Gymnasium (1,078) Washington, D.C.
February 2, 2019 4:00 pm		Norfolk State	L 78–80	10–13 (4–4)	29 – Cole	9 – Lott	6 – Cole	Burr Gymnasium (2,284) Washington D.C.
February 9, 2019 4:00 pm		at Florida A&M	W 70–66	11–13 (5–4)	20 – Cole	7 – Cousins	7 – Cole	Teaching Gym (1,911) Tallahassee, FL
February 11, 2019 7:30 pm, FloHoops.com		at Bethune–Cookman	W 79–73	12–13 (6–4)	32 – Cole	10 – Ogheneyole	6 – Cole	Moore Gymnasium (901) Daytona Beach, FL
February 16, 2019 4:00 pm		North Carolina A&T	L 81–85	12–14 (6–5)	20 – Cole	8 – Ogheneyole	6 – Cole	Burr Gymnasium (2,597) Washington, D.C.
February 18, 2019 7:30 pm		North Carolina Central	L 90–98	12–15 (6–6)	26 – Cole	4 – Cole	5 – Cole	Burr Gymnasium (2,607) Washington, D.C.
February 23, 2019 4:00 pm		at Coppin State	W 74–73	13–15 (7–6)	19 – Cole	12 – Cousins	7 – Cole	Physical Education Complex (2000) Baltimore, MD
February 25, 2019 7:30 pm		at Morgan State	W 75–69	14–15 (8–6)	19 – Cole	7 – Lott	4 – Cole	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,510) Baltimore, MD
March 2, 2019 6:00 pm		at Savannah State	W 81–76	15–15 (9–6)	23 – Cole	10 – Lott	5 – Cole	Tiger Arena (2,000) Savannah, GA
March 7, 2019 8:00 pm		at Norfolk State	W 98–95	16–15 (10–6)	36 – Cole	7 – Ogheneyole	7 – Cole	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,469) Norfolk, VA
MEAC tournament
March 14, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN3	(4)	vs. (5) Bethune–Cookman Quarterfinals	W 80–71	17–15	23 – Cole	8 – Cousins	9 – Cole	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
March 14, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN3	(4)	vs. (1) Norfolk State Semifinals	L 69–75	17–16	21 – Lott	7 – Cousins	7 – Cole	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
College Basketball Invitational
March 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Coastal Carolina First Round	L 72–81	17–17	17 – Williams	12 – Cole	8 – Cole	HTC Center (779) Conway, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.