2018-2019 Howard Bison

Change team?

2018-2019 Howard Bison Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
12 Savior Akuwovo Fr PF 6-9 220 - Delta Nigeria Ranney School
35 Princewill Anosike Fr C 6-9 225 - Lagos Nigeria Believe Prep
20 Mike Barber Fr SF 6-8 212 Jun 14, 2000 Jackson (MS) United States Jackson Academy
4 Raymond Bethea, Jr. Fr F 6-5 200 - Atlantic City (NJ) United States Atlantic City High School
2 R.J. Cole So G 6-1 185 Aug 24, 1999 Union (NJ) United States St. Anthony High School
24 Justin Cotten Jr G 6-0 180 - Clinton (MD) United States Bishop McNamara High School
10 Zion Cousins So F 6-9 205 - Upper Marlboro (MD) United States Frederick Douglass High School
11 Kyle Foster So SF 6-5 172 May 27, 1997 Hampton (VA) United States Hampton High School
0 Langston Gaither Fr F 6-5 197 - Alexandria (VA) United States Hayfield Secondary High School
3 Nate Garvey So SG 6-3 180 - Montvale (NJ) United States St. Joseph High School
5 Marcus Hall Jr F 6-7 205 - Atlanta (GA) United States Woodward Academy
- Garon Jones So G 6-2 170 - Monroe Township (NJ) United States Monroe High School
23 Jalen Jones Sr G 6-5 200 May 16, 1995 Kinston (NC) United States Raleigh High School
15 Phillip Jones Jr G 6-1 175 - Atlanta (GA) United States The Westminster School
25 Cameron Lewis Sr FC 6-8 220 Aug 2, 1997 Buffalo (NY) United States Nichols School
21 Chad Lott Jr SG 6-2 189 Oct 2, 1996 Shreveport (LA) United States C.E. Byrd High School
0 Dalique Mingo Sr G 6-2 200 Mar 8, 1995 Long Island City (NY) United States Farmingdale High School
34 Michael Obindu Sr FC 6-8 230 - Los Angeles (CA) United States Cathedral High School
44 Henry Odunze So PF 6-8 185 - Erwin (NC) United States Cape Fear Christian Academy
1 Andre Toure Fr F 6-8 210 Nov 28, 1999 Paris France / Russia St. Benedict's Prep
13 C.J. Williams Jr SG 6-6 188 Sep 11, 1996 Richmond (VA) United States Millwood 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

2018-2019 Howard Bison Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
R.J. Cole NABC All-District (15) First Team
C.J. Williams NABC All-District (15) First Team
R.J. Cole AP All-American Honorable Mention
R.J. Cole MEAC Player of the Year
R.J. Cole All-MEAC First Team
C.J. Williams All-MEAC First Team
Chad Lott All-MEAC Third Team
R.J. Cole MEAC Player of the Week (Mar 5, 2019)
R.J. Cole MEAC Player of the Week (Nov 27, 2018)
R.J. Cole MEAC Player of the Week (Feb 26, 2019)
R.J. Cole MEAC Player of the Week (Feb 12, 2019)
R.J. Cole MEAC Player of the Week (Dec 11, 2018)
Chad Lott MEAC Player of the Week (Nov 13, 2018)
C.J. Williams MEAC Player of the Week (Jan 29, 2019)
C.J. Williams MEAC Player of the Week (Nov 20, 2018)
Andre Toure MEAC Defensive Player of the Week (Nov 13, 2018)
Savior Akuwovo MEAC Rookie of the Week (Nov 20, 2018)
Raymond Bethea, Jr. MEAC Rookie of the Week (Feb 12, 2019)
Andre Toure MEAC Rookie of the Week (Feb 26, 2019)
Andre Toure MEAC Rookie of the Week (Dec 18, 2018)

2018-2019 Howard Bison Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters R. Cole C. Lott C. Williams Z. Cousins S. Akuwovo
Rotation   J. Jones K. Foster A. Toure  
Rotation     R. Bethea, Jr.    
Lim PT J. Cotten D. Mingo M. Hall C. Lewis P. Anosike
Lim PT P. Jones N. Garvey L. Gaither M. Obindu  
Lim PT       H. Odunze  

2018-2019 Howard Bison Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
R.J. Cole 34 35.6 21.4 4.1 6.4 1.9 0.0 3.2
C.J. Williams 33 31.1 17.9 2.7 0.7 0.7 0.3 1.5
Chad Lott 30 30.4 14.2 5.1 2.3 0.7 0.7 3.0
Raymond Bethea, Jr. 33 11.9 5.1 1.2 0.8 0.5 0.1 0.7
Zion Cousins 34 27.9 5.1 7.1 0.8 0.6 1.0 0.7
Andre Toure 28 18.4 5.0 3.4 0.6 0.5 0.7 1.3
Savior Akuwovo 34 19.7 4.6 5.3 0.3 0.4 0.7 1.0
Kyle Foster 31 9.2 4.5 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.4
Langston Gaither 8 4.9 2.9 0.6 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.8
Nate Garvey 10 4.7 2.4 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1
Marcus Hall 1 5.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Princewill Anosike 28 8.4 1.6 2.9 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.6
Cameron Lewis 10 6.8 1.6 1.6 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.1
Jalen Jones 32 13.7 1.2 1.8 1.2 0.2 0.4 0.6
Justin Cotten 11 4.7 0.8 0.7 1.1 0.4 0.0 0.3
Phillip Jones 5 1.8 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0

2018-2019 Howard Bison Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Kevin Nickelberry Head Coach 2010-2011 N/A
Keith Coutreyer Associate Head Coach 2015-2016 Assistant Coach (Howard, 2010 to 2015)
Sean Whalen Assistant Coach 2016-2017 N/A
Jordan Brooks Assistant Coach 2018-2019 N/A
Clarence Carter Special Assistant to the Head Coach 2018-2019 Director of Basketball Operations (Howard, 2016 to 2018)
Kery Davis Athletic Director 2015-2016 N/A
Daniel Bellamy Director of Sports Medicine 2016-2017 Head Athletic Trainer (Coppin State, 2013 to 2015)
Anthony Lucas Athletic Trainer 2016-2017 N/A