Howard Men's Basketball 2023 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 

Howard Bison

MEAC (22-12, 11-3)

 
 
Big Wins: 11/19 Buffalo (63-59), 1/14 at Norfolk State (86-84)
Bad Losses: 12/3 at Hampton (65-74), 2/20 at Morgan State (76-89)
Coach: Kenneth Blakeney
 
Probable Starters:
Jordan Wood, Junior, Forward, 8.8 ppg, 3.7 rpg
Steve Settle III, Junior, Forward, 11.1 ppg, 5.9 rpg
Shy Odom, Freshman, Forward, 10.8 ppg, 4.5 rpg
Elijah Hawkins, Sophomore, Guard, 13.0 ppg, 5.9 apg, 1.7 spg
Marcus Dockery, Sophomore, Guard, 9.6 ppg, 1.0 apg
 
Key Role Players:
Kobe Dickson, Senior, Forward, 4.9 ppg, 2.1 rpg
Bryce Haris, Sophomore, Guard, 7.1 ppg
Khalil Robinson, Senior, Guard, 1.8 ppg, 1.0 apg
Jelani Williams, Senior, Guard, 9.2 ppg, 2.2 apg, 4.4 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 75.4 (92nd in nation, 3rd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 73.3 (268, 5)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.0 (92, 3)
Field-Goal Defense: 45.3 (277, 5)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 8.1 (95, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 38.0 (18, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.2 (148, 2)
Rebound Margin: 2.2 (125, 3)
Assists Per Game: 14.7 (71, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 16.4 (350, 8)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2019CBIFirst Round loss to Coastal Carolina
 
*all team stats through 3/5