Howard Women's Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
Howard Bison
 
MEAC (26-7, 13-1)
 
 
Big Wins: 12/5 Fairfield (72-69), 12/16 at Cincinnati (66-64)
Bad Losses: 11/17 at VCU (66-69), 1/10 at UMES (56-62)
Coach: Ty Grace
 
Probable Starters:
Sa’lah Hemingway, Junior, Forward, 3.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.0 apg
Nile Miller, Senior, Forward, 7.8 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.5 apg, 2.5 spg
Zennia Thomas, Senior, Forward, 15.2 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.1 bpg
Ariella Henigan, Freshman, Guard, 9.0 ppg, 1.9 apg, 2.7 rpg
Zoe Stewart, Junior, Guard, 11.7 ppg, 1.6 apg, 2.2 rpg
 
Key Role Players:
Destiny Bynum Johnson, Junior, Guard, 5.4 ppg, 1.0 apg, 3.9 rpg
April Edwards, Sophomore, Guard, 5.3 ppg, 1.9 apg, 1.1 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 67.2 (153rd in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 61.3 (115, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.3 (183, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.6 (103, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.5 (316, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.5 (198, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.7 (170, 2)
Rebound Margin: 1.0 (178, 2)
Assists Per Game: 11.8 (254, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.3 (124, 1)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2025NITFirst Round win over Siena
2025NITSecond Round loss to Charleston
2022NCAAFirst Four win over Incarnate Word
2022NCAARound of 64 loss to South Carolina
2013WBIFirst round loss to Pennsylvania
2012NITFirst Round loss to Virginia
 
*all team stats through 3/5