2022-2023 Howard Bison

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2022-2023 Howard Bison Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
15 Reece Brown Jr F 6-9 191 Jun 21, 2001 Albany (NY) United States Loomis Chaffee School
12 Kobe Dickson Sr F 6-9 250 Jul 25, 1999 Holcomb (KS) United States Holcomb High School
0 Marcus Dockery So PG 6-2 170 - Washington (DC) United States Brewster Academy
34 Bryce Harris So F 6-4 220 - Brentwood (NY) United States Putnam Science Academy
3 Elijah Hawkins So PG 5-11 160 Jul 9, 2002 Crisfield (MD) United States DeMatha Catholic High School
10 Talin Lewis Jr G 6-4 182 Jul 17, 2000 Westlake Village (CA) United States Oaks Christian High School
22 Shy Odom Fr SF 6-6 229 Jun 27, 2003 Roxbury (MA) United States Sierra Canyon School
11 Ose Okojie Fr F 6-5 191 Aug 7, 2003 Brampton Canada N/A
55 Freedom Rhames Fr G 5-11 169 - Los Angeles (CA) United States Brewster Academy
1 Khalil Robinson Sr G 6-0 154 - West Columbia (SC) United States Gray Collegiate Academy
2 Steve Settle Jr F 6-10 180 Feb 20, 2001 Baltimore (MD) United States DeMatha Catholic High School
4 Miles Stewart Fr F 6-7 202 - Orlando (FL) United States Lake Highland Preparatory
14 Ayodele Taiwo Fr C 6-9 243 Dec 28, 2002 Lagos Nigeria NBA Academy Africa
13 Thomas Weaver Jr PG 5-10 156 - Potomac (MD) United States Bullis Prep High School
5 Jelani Williams Sr G 6-5 201 - Washington (DC) United States Sidwell Friends School
24 Jordan Wood Jr F 6-9 205 Jan 3, 2002 San Antonio (TX) United States Cornerstone Christian Academy High School

Recent Howard Bison History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 18-17 (9-5) 2nd (MEAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2022-2023 22-13 (11-3) 1st (MEAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2021-2022 16-13 (9-5) 2nd (MEAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2020-2021 1-3 9th (MEAC) N/A N/A
2019-2020 4-29 (1-15) 11th (MEAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 17-17 (10-6) 3rd (MEAC) 3rd Rnd CBI 1st Rnd
2017-2018 10-23 (7-9) 7th (MEAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2016-2017 10-24 (5-11) 11th (MEAC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 12-20 (6-10) 9th (MEAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2014-2015 16-16 (10-6) 4th (MEAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2013-2014 8-25 (5-11) 8th (MEAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2012-2013 7-24 (4-12) 11th (MEAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2011-2012 10-21 (6-10) 8th (MEAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2010-2011 6-24 (4-12) 11th (MEAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2009-2010 6-26 (5-11) 9th (MEAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 8-23 (6-10) 8th (MEAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2007-2008 6-26 (3-13) 10th (MEAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 9-22 (5-13) 10th (MEAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 7-22 (5-13) 9th (MEAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2004-2005 5-23 (2-16) 10th (MEAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 6-22 (4-14) 10th (MEAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2002-2003 13-17 (9-9) 7th (MEAC) 3rd Rnd N/A

2022-2023 Howard Bison Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Elijah Hawkins NABC All-District (15) Second Team
Elijah Hawkins All-MEAC First Team
Steve Settle All-MEAC Second Team
Jelani Williams All-MEAC Third Team
Shy Odom MEAC Tournament MOP
Bryce Harris MEAC All-Tournament Team
Shy Odom MEAC All-Tournament Team
Shy Odom MEAC Rookie of the Year
Shy Odom MEAC All-Rookie Team
Elijah Hawkins MEAC Player of the Week (Jan 31, 2023)
Elijah Hawkins MEAC Player of the Week (Nov 22, 2022)
Jordan Wood MEAC Defensive Player of the Week (Nov 29, 2022)
Shy Odom MEAC Rookie of the Week (Feb 14, 2023)
Shy Odom MEAC Rookie of the Week (Jan 3, 2023)
Shy Odom MEAC Rookie of the Week (Nov 22, 2022)
Shy Odom MEAC Rookie of the Week (Feb 20, 2023)
Shy Odom MEAC Rookie of the Week (Jan 17, 2023)
Shy Odom MEAC Rookie of the Week (Dec 20, 2022)
Shy Odom MEAC Rookie of the Week (Feb 28, 2023)
Shy Odom MEAC Rookie of the Week (Jan 31, 2023)
Shy Odom MEAC Rookie of the Week (Dec 27, 2022)

2022-2023 Howard Bison Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters E. Hawkins J. Williams S. Odom S. Settle J. Wood
Rotation K. Robinson M. Dockery     K. Dickson
Rotation   B. Harris      
Lim PT T. Weaver T. Lewis O. Okojie R. Brown A. Taiwo
Lim PT F. Rhames   M. Stewart    

2022-2023 Howard Bison Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Elijah Hawkins 31 29.6 12.9 3.6 6.0 1.7 0.0 4.0
Steve Settle 32 29.4 11.1 5.7 1.1 1.2 0.9 2.1
Shy Odom 31 22.0 10.9 4.6 1.4 0.8 0.5 1.7
Marcus Dockery 31 22.3 9.6 2.4 1.0 0.7 0.1 1.0
Jelani Williams 35 25.2 9.1 4.4 2.1 1.2 0.1 1.9
Jordan Wood 35 20.9 8.6 3.7 0.7 0.5 0.5 1.2
Bryce Harris 34 15.9 7.0 3.5 0.6 0.4 0.6 1.0
Kobe Dickson 31 14.6 4.9 2.2 1.3 0.1 0.2 1.7
Reece Brown 9 8.0 2.6 1.2 0.7 0.2 0.1 0.8
Miles Stewart 21 7.9 2.1 2.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.4
Talin Lewis 12 5.1 1.8 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.6
Khalil Robinson 27 11.6 1.7 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.5
Ose Okojie 28 9.4 1.6 1.2 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.6
Ayodele Taiwo 10 4.2 1.2 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.7
Thomas Weaver 26 6.9 1.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.6
Freedom Rhames 17 5.4 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.4

2022-2023 Howard Bison Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Kenny Blakeney Head Coach 2019-2020 Assistant Coach (Columbia, 2018 to 2019)
Rod Balanis Associate Head Coach 2022-2023 Associate Head Coach (Notre Dame, 2017 to 2022)
Tyler Thornton Assistant Coach, Director of Player Development 2019-2020 Graduate Manager (Marquette, 2014 to 2017)
Steve Ongley Assistant Coach 2021-2022 Assistant Coach (Dartmouth, 2019 to 2021)
Kery Davis Athletic Director 2015-2016 N/A
Lucas Lopez Director of Strength and Conditioning 2022-2023 N/A
Lynson Willis Director of Sports Medicine 2020-2021 Assistant Athletic Trainer (St. Francis (NY), 2012 to 2020)