Howard Men's Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule

 
Howard Bison
 
MEAC (23-10, 11-3)
 
 
Big Wins: 2/16 at Drexel (74-66), 2/20 at UNC Wilmington (67-66)
Bad Losses: 1/10 at UMES (57-69), 1/24 Morgan State (77-78)
Coach: Kenneth Blakeney
 
Probable Starters:
Cedric Taylor III, Junior, Guard, 17.1 ppg, 3.3 apg, 6.7 rpg, 1.5 spg, 1.3 bpg
Cam Gillus, Junior, Guard, 10.6 ppg, 4.6 apg, 4.3 rpg, 1.8 spg
Alex Cotton, Junior, Guard, 8.7 ppg, 1.2 apg, 3.0 rpg
Ose Okojie, Senior, Guard, 10.5 ppg, 1.7 apg, 3.8 rpg, 1.5 spg
Bryce Harris, Senior, Guard, 17.1 ppg, 2.5 apg, 6.9 rpg, 1.2 spg, 1.1 bpg
 
Key Role Players:
Travelle Bryson, Sophomore, Forward, 8.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg
Danas Kazakevicius, Freshman, Center, 3.9 ppg, 2.6 rpg, 1.1 apg
Isaiah Brown, Sophomore, Guard, 2.8 ppg, 1.5 apg, 1.1 rpg
 
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 77.7 (139th in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 68.1 (39, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 46.2 (121, 2)
Field-Goal Defense: 42.0 (59, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.8 (279, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.0 (125, 1)
Free-Throw Percentage: 72.9 (176, 2)
Rebound Margin: 4.8 (54, 1)
Assists Per Game: 16.5 (47, 1)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.6 (330, 5)
 
Recent Postseason Appearances:
 
2024NCAAFirst Four loss to Wagner
2023NCAARound of 64 loss to Kansas
2019CBIFirst Round loss to Coastal Carolina
 
*all team stats through 3/8