# 2016–17 Howard Bison men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Howard Bison men's basketball team represented Howard University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by seventh-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 10–24, 5–11 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They defeated Coppin State and Morgan State in the MEAC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Norfolk State.

## Previous season

The Bison finished the 2015–16 season 12–20, 6–10 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC tournament to North Carolina Central.

## Preseason

The Bison were picked to finish in first place in the preseason MEAC poll. James Daniel III and Marcel Boyd were named to the preseason All-MEAC first team and Damon Collins was named to the third team. Daniel was also named the conference preseason player of the year.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 9:00 pm, BTN+ | | 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 | W 71–54 | 1–5 | Burr Gymnasium (500) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/07/2016* 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Maryland | L 56–79 | 1–6 | Xfinity Center (15,584) College Park, MD |
| 12/10/2016* 7:00 pm | | at George Washington | L 62–79 | 1–7 | Charles E. Smith Center (2,304) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/14/2016* 7:00 pm | | Jacksonville State | L 59–72 | 1–8 | Burr Gymnasium (100) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/16/2016* 6:00 pm | | Shenandoah | W 77–66 | 2–8 | Burr Gymnasium (250) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/18/2016* 7:00 pm | | Central Penn | W 67–60 | 3–8 | Burr Gymnasium (150) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/22/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Old Dominion | L 46–65 | 3–9 | Ted Constant Convocation Center (4,665) Norfolk, VA |
| 12/27/2016* 7:00 pm | | at VCU | L 51–85 | 3–10 | Stuart C. Siegel Center (7,637) Richmond, VA |
| 12/30/2016* 7:00 pm | | at Harvard | L 46–67 | 3–11 | Lavietes Pavilion (1,646) Cambridge, MA |
| 01/04/2017 7:00 pm | | Florida A&M | L 66–78 | 3–12 (0–1) | Burr Gymnasium (534) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/07/2017* 5:00 pm | | at Columbia | L 48–66 | 3–13 | Levien Gymnasium (1,193) New York, NY |
| 01/14/2017 12:00 pm | | at Maryland Eastern Shore | W 74–66 | 4–13 (1–1) | Hytche Athletic Center (842) Princess Anne, MD |
| 01/16/2017 7:00 pm | | Coppin State | L 72–81 | 4–14 (1–2) | Burr Gymnasium (834) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/21/2017 4:00 pm | | at North Carolina A&T | W 78–63 | 5–14 (2–2) | Corbett Sports Center (2,143) Greensboro, NC |
| 01/23/2017 7:30 pm | | at North Carolina Central | L 39–74 | 5–15 (2–3) | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (1,661) Durham, NC |
| 01/28/2017 4:00 pm | | Savannah State | L 70–73 | 5–16 (2–4) | Burr Gymnasium (1,975) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/30/2017 7:00 pm | | South Carolina State | L 68–77 | 5–17 (2–5) | Burr Gymnasium (2,703) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/04/2017 4:00 pm | | at Florida A&M | L 62–71 | 5–18 (2–6) | Alfred Lawson, Jr. Multipurpose Center (2,179) Tallahassee, FL |
| 02/06/2017 8:00 pm | | at Bethune–Cookman | L 67–71 | 5–19 (2–7) | Moore Gymnasium (981) Daytona Beach, FL |
| 02/11/2017 8:00 pm | | at Hampton | L 61–75 | 5–20 (2–8) | Hampton Convocation Center (6,123) Hampton, VA |
| 02/13/2017 7:00 pm | | Morgan State | W 70–67 | 6–20 (3–8) | Burr Gymnasium (934) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/18/2017 6:00 pm | | North Carolina A&T | W 84–53 | 7–20 (4–8) | Burr Gymnasium (876) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/20/2017 7:00 pm | | North Carolina Central | L 59–66 | 7–21 (4–9) | Burr Gymnasium (876) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/25/2017 8:00 pm | | at Norfolk State | L 65–73 | 7–22 (4–10) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,832) Norfolk, VA |
| 02/27/2017 8:00 pm | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 79–69 | 8–22 (5–10) | Burr Gymnasium (1,234) Washington, D.C. |
| 03/02/2017 8:00 pm | | at Delaware State | L 56–66 | 8–23 (5–11) | Memorial Hall (1,348) Dover, DE |
| MEAC tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2017 7:00 pm | (11) | vs. (6) Coppin State First round | W 79–73 | 9–23 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| 03/09/2017 6:00 pm | (11) | vs. (3) Morgan State Quarterfinals | W 68–65 | 10–23 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| 03/10/2017 8:00 pm | (11) | vs. (2) Norfolk State Semifinals | L 53–68 | 10–24 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. Source ||||||