# 2014–15 Howard Bison men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Howard Bison men's basketball team represented Howard University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by fifth year head coach Kevin Nickelberry, played their home games at the Burr Gymnasium and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 16–16, 10–6 in MEAC play to finish in fourth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament to Delaware State.

## 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 III | Guard | 5–10 | 165 | Sophomore | Hampton, Virginia |
| 15 | Damon Collins | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 180 | Sophomore | Dallas |
| 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

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm | at Miami (FL) | L 49–84 | 0–1 | BankUnited Center (4,544) Coral Gables, Florida |
| 11/16/2014* 6:00 pm | Goucher | W 101–54 | 1–1 | Burr Gymnasium (640) Washington, D.C. |
| 11/18/2014* 7:00 pm | at William & Mary | L 49–56 | 1–2 | Kaplan Arena (2,312) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 11/20/2014* 7:30 pm | at Radford | W 61–52 | 1–3 | Dedmon Center (2,715) Radford, Virginia |
| 11/23/2014* 7:00 pm | Hood | L 51–78 | 2–3 | Burr Gymnasium (378) Washington, D.C. |
| 11/25/2014* 7:30 pm | at UMBC | W 68–54 | 3–3 | Retriever Activities Center (588) Catonsville, Maryland |
| 11/29/2014* 4:00 pm | Gwynedd Mercy | W 96–83 $^{2OT}$ | 4–3 | Burr Gymnasium (256) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/02/2014* 7:00 pm | at Duquesne | L 63–81 | 4–4 | Palumbo Center (1,337) Pittsburgh |
| 12/06/2014 2:00 pm | North Carolina A&T | L 47–54 | 5–4 (1–0) | Burr Gymnasium (N/A) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/07/2014 6:00 pm | vs. North Carolina Central Big Apple Classic | L 39–61 | 5–5 (1–1) | Barclays Center (N/A) Brooklyn, New York |
| 12/13/2014* 7:00 pm | at Richmond Gotham Classic | L 41–54 | 5–6 | Robins Center (5,489) Richmond, Virginia |
| 12/15/2014* 6:00 pm | IUPUI Gotham Classic | W 57–47 | 6–6 | Burr Gymnasium (57) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/17/2014* 10:00 pm | at Pepperdine Gotham Classic | L 45–53 | 6–7 | Firestone Fieldhouse (885) Malibu, California |
| 12/22/2014* 8:00 pm | at South Alabama Gotham Classic | W 73–60 | 7–7 | Mitchell Center (1,243) Mobile, Alabama |
| 12/28/2014* 4:00 pm | at Fordham | L 59–74 | 7–8 | Rose Hill Gymnasium (1,568) Bronx, New York |
| 01/08/2015* 7:00 pm | at Cornell | L 60–70 | 7–9 | Newman Arena (1,142) Ithaca, New York |
| 01/10/2015 4:00 pm | Coppin State | W 71–69 | 8–9 (2–1) | Burr Gymnasium (345) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/12/2015 7:30 pm | Delaware State | L 76–79 | 8–10 (2–2) | Burr Gymnasium (1,665) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/24/2015 6:00 pm | at Florida A&M | W 59–50 | 9–10 (3–2) | Teaching Gym (763) Tallahassee, Florida |
| 01/26/2015 7:30 pm | at Bethune-Cookman | W 45–42 | 10–10 (4–2) | Moore Gymnasium (804) Daytona Beach, Florida |
| 01/31/2015 4:00 pm | Morgan State | W 64–48 | 11–10 (5–2) | Burr Gymnasium (2,332) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/02/2015 7:30 pm | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 83–74 | 12–10 (6–2) | Burr Gymnasium (N/A) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/07/2015 6:00 pm | at Norfolk State | L 69–72 | 12–11 (6–3) | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,702) Norfolk, Virginia |
| 02/09/2015 7:00 pm | at Hampton | L 69–73 $^{OT}$ | 12–12 (6–4) | Hampton Convocation Center (4,562) Hampton, Virginia |
| 02/14/2015 4:00 pm | at Coppin State | W 77–60 | 13–12 (7–4) | Physical Education Complex (1,304) Baltimore |
| 02/16/2015 7:30 pm | at Maryland Eastern Shore | L 60–71 | 13–13 (7–5) | Hytche Athletic Center (1,015) Princess Anne, Maryland |
| 02/21/2015 7:00 pm | at Savannah State | W 50–48 | 14–13 (8–5) | Tiger Arena (1,820) Savannah, Georgia |
| 02/23/2015 7:30 pm | at South Carolina State | W 75–65 | 15–13 (9–5) | SHM Memorial Center (1,013) Orangeburg, South Carolina |
| 02/28/2015 7:00 pm | Hampton | L 67–68 | 15–14 (9–6) | Burr Gymnasium (2,700) Washington, D.C. |
| 03/02/2015 7:30 pm | Norfolk State | W 61–59 $^{OT}$ | 16–14 (10–6) | Burr Gymnasium (635) Washington, D.C. |
| 03/04/2015* 7:00 pm | NJIT | L 62–71 | 16–15 | Burr Gymnasium (705) Washington, D.C. |
| MEAC tournament |||||
| 03/12/2015 8:00 pm | vs. Delaware State Quarterfinals | L 60–65 | 16–16 | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, Virginia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||