# 2012–13 Howard Bison men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Howard Bison basketball team represented Howard University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by third 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 7–24, 4–12 in MEAC play to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC tournament to Delaware State.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Emmanuel Okoro II | Forward | 6–6 | 220 | Sophomore | Houston, Texas |
| 1 | Tre Lee | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Junior | Hampton, Virginia |
| 2 | Calvin Thompson | Guard | 6–3 | 170 | Senior | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 3 | Prince Okoroh | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 190 | Sophomore | Greenbelt, Maryland |
| 4 | Anton Dickerson | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Senior | Brooklyn, New York |
| 5 | Simuel Frazier | Guard | 5–11 | 175 | Sophomore | Norfolk, Virginia |
| 13 | Mike Phillips | Forward | 6–7 | 185 | Senior | Fredericksburg, Virginia |
| 15 | Brandon Bailey | Forward | 6–6 | 190 | Sophomore | Largo, Maryland |
| 21 | Dadrian Collins | Forward | 6–6 | 220 | Senior | Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 22 | Brandon Ford | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Sophomore | Largo, Maryland |
| 25 | Theodore Boyomo | Center | 6–9 | 220 | Sophomore | Cameroon |
| 32 | Alphonso Leary | Center | 6–10 | 200 | Junior | Norfolk, Virginia |
| 44 | Oliver Ellison | Center | 6–8 | 190 | Sophomore | Washington, D.C. |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/10/2012* 4:00 pm | Lincoln (PA) | L 62–68 | 0–1 | Burr Gymnasium (N/A) Washington, D.C. |
| 11/15/2012* 8:00 pm, BTN2 | at Iowa Cancún Challenge | L 36–66 | 0–2 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,704) Iowa City, Iowa |
| 11/17/2012* 3:00 pm | at Wichtia State Cancún Challenge | L 50–69 | 0–3 | Charles Koch Arena (10,183) Wichita, Kansas |
| 11/20/2012* 4:00 pm | vs. Gardner–Webb Cancún Challenge | L 43–55 | 0–4 | Moon Palace Resort (902) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/21/2012* 1:30 pm | vs. Western Carolina Cancún Challenge | L 67–69 | 0–5 | Moon Palace Resort (302) Cancún, Mexico |
| 11/25/2012* 2:00 pm | Wilmington (DE) | W 66–50 | 1–5 | Burr Gymnasium (279) Washington, D.C. |
| 11/27/2012* 7:00 pm, Pitt Panthers TV/ESPN3 | at Pittsburgh | L 46–70 | 1–6 | Petersen Events Center (8,025) Pittsburgh |
| 12/01/2012 8:00 pm | at Hampton | L 50–58 | 1–7 (0–1) | Hampton Convocation Center (4,832) Hampton, Virginia |
| 12/04/2012* 7:00 pm | American | W 55–50 | 2–7 | Burr Gymnasium (687) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/06/2012* 7:00 pm | at William & Mary | L 69–78 | 2–8 | Kaplan Arena (2,315) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 12/15/2012* 4:00 pm | Liberty | W 60–53 | 3–8 | Burr Gymnasium (205) Washington, D.C. |
| 12/19/2012* 10:00 pm, Pac-12 Network | at Oregon State | L 53–69 | 3–9 | Gill Coliseum (3,879) Corvallis, Oregon |
| 12/21/2012* 7:30 pm | at Rutgers | L 55–79 | 3–10 | The RAC (5,924) Piscataway, New Jersey |
| 12/28/2012* 7:00 pm | at UCF UCF Holiday Tournament | L 45–62 | 3–11 | UCF Arena (4,401) Orlando, Florida |
| 12/29/2012* 5:00 pm | vs. Boston University UCF Holiday Tournament | L 44–71 | 3–12 | UCF Arena (4,278) Orlando, Florida |
| 01/05/2013 4:00 pm | at Coppin State | W 70–60 | 4–12 (1–1) | Physical Education Complex (708) Baltimore |
| 01/12/2013 4:00 pm | Hampton | L 49–51 | 4–13 (1–2) | Burr Gymnasium (1,134) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/14/2013 7:00 pm, ESPNU | Norfolk State | L 49–54 | 4–14 (1–3) | Burr Gymnasium (1,024) Washington, D.C. |
| 01/19/2013 4:00 pm | at North Carolina A&T | L 37–61 | 4–15 (1–4) | Corbett Sports Center (3,189) Greensboro, North Carolina |
| 01/21/2013 7:30 pm | at North Carolina Central | L 36–71 | 4–16 (1–5) | McLendon–McDougald Gymnasium (2,297) Durham, North Carolina |
| 01/23/2013 7:30 pm | at Delaware State | L 46–63 | 4–17 (1–6) | Memorial Hall (1,487) Dover, Delaware |
| 02/02/2013 4:00 pm | Savannah State | L 42–52 | 4–18 (1–7) | Burr Gymnasium (556) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/04/2013 7:40 pm | South Carolina State | W 57–45 | 5–18 (2–7) | Burr Gymnasium (576) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/09/2013 4:00 pm | Maryland–Eastern Shore | W 63–44 | 6–18 (3–7) | Burr Gymnasium (408) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/11/2013 7:30 pm | Morgan State | L 51–53 | 6–19 (3–8) | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. |
| 02/16/2013 6:15 pm | at Florida A&M | L 45–46 | 6–20 (3–9) | Teaching Arena (849) Tallahassee, Florida |
| 02/18/2013 7:30 pm | at Bethune-Cookman | L 50–64 | 6–21 (3–10) | Moore Gymnasium (612) Daytona Beach, Florida |
| 02/23/2013 4:00 pm | Coppin State | L 56–63 | 6–22 (3–11) | Burr Gymnasium (N/A) Washington, D.C. |
| 02/25/2013 7:55 pm | at Maryland–Eastern Shore | W 49–45 | 7–22 (4–11) | Hytche Athletic Center (2,081) Princess Anne, Maryland |
| 03/02/2013 6:00 pm | Delaware State | L 53–56 | 7–23 (4–12) | Burr Gymnasium (N/A) Washington, D.C. |
| 2013 MEAC men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/12/2013 9:00 pm | vs. Delaware State First Round | L 61–73 | 7–24 | Norfolk Scope (2,591) Norfolk, Virginia |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||