2014-15 SCHEDULE

November 14 at University of Miami 49-82 (L)

at College of William Mary 49-56 (L)

16 vs Goucher College 101-54 (W)

vs Hood College 78-51 (W)

18

vs Gwynedd Mercy College 96-83 (W)

20 at Radford Univeristy 52-61 (L) 23 25 at UMBC 68-54 (W) 29 December 2 at Duquesne 81-63 (L) 6 #vs NCA&T 54-47 (W)

#vs NCCU (Big Apple Classic) 39-61 (L)

7 13 % Richmond U 6 pm 15 18 at Pepperdine 10 pm ET 23 at South Alabama 7 pm28 at Fordham University 6 pm

January 8 at Cornell University 7 pm 10 #vs Coppin State 4 pm 12 #vs Deleware State 7:30 pm 24 at Florida A&M* 6 pm26 at Bethune Cookman 7:30 pm31 #vs Morgan State 4 pm

February 2 #vs UMES 7:30 pm 7 at Norfolk State 6 pm 9 #at Hampton University 8 pm 14 #vs Coppin State 4 pm 16 #at UMES 7:30 pm

21 #at Savannah State 4 pm 23 #at South Carolina State 7:30 pm28 #vs Hampton 4 pm

March 2 #vs NSU 7:30 pm 6 #vs NJIT (Senior Night) 8 pm

9-14 MEAC Tournament Norfolk, Va.Times are EASTERN Home games (BOLD) played at the Burr Gymnasium

[&] Progressive Legends Classic [#] Denotes Mid-Eastern Athle�c Conference Games

[%] Denotes Gotham Classic

HOWARD UNIVERSITYvs.

UNIVERSITY of RICHMOND SPIDERS

Saturday, December 13, 2014, Robins Center (7,201)Richmond, Virginia 6 pm

CSN+

THE TIP

HOWARD Record Coach Kevin Nickelberry Record at School 36-99 Season at School 5th Leading Scorer James Danie, III (15.4) Leading Rebounder James Carlton (8.0)Leading Assists James Daniel, III (1.9)Series Record

RICHMOND3-45-5

Chris Mooney169-136

Anthony Kendall(15.9) Alonzo Nelson-Ododa (6.1) ShawnDre' Jones (3.3)

PROBABLE HOWARD STARTERS Howard University Bison (5-5) Ppg. Rpg. F #1 James “JC” Carlton (Sr., 6-8, 220) 10.7 8.0F #15 Damon Collins (Soph., 6-7, 210) 5.6 5.2C #22 Marcel Boyd (Soph., 6-11, 225) 3.2 3.2G #33 James "JT" Miller (Soph., 6-3, 185) 13.5 2.9G #11 James "J-Byrd" Daniel III (Soph., 5-11, 175) 15.4 2.1

F C G G

KEY RESERVES

F #32 Tyler Stone (Soph., 6-7, 210) 2.6 1.8G #10 Keon Hill (R-Soph., 5-9, 170) 2.3 1.0G #21 Jared Norsworthy (Sr., 6-4, 180) 5.6 3.7

HOWARD UNIVERSITY “GOTHAM CLASSIC"

10th

[*] Denotes Scrimmage

First meeting between the two teams

THE GAME: This is the opening round of the Gotham Classic featuring the Bison of Howard University from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and the Spiders of the University of Richmond from the Atlantic 10. The Bison (5-5) are coming off of a hard fought, 61-39 loss against North Carolina Central on Sunday while the Spiders (3-4) dropped a tough 61-56 road decision to James Madison.

THE COACHES: Howard is coached by Kevin Nickelberry (Virginia Wesleyan, ‘86), who is in his fifth year and has 36-99 record to date. Nickelberry’s overall record is 126-173 in 10-plus years as a head coach. Richmond is coached by Chris Mooney (Princeton, ’94) who is in his 10th year there and has 169-136 record to date. Mooney's overall coaching record is 182-144.

SERIES RECORD: This is the first matchup between the two teams.

FOLLOW THE ACTION: The game will be broadcast on CSN+ and will be joined in progress. Bob Black will provide play by play and Greg Beckwith the color commentary. For audio, the game can be heard on ESPN950 or www.richmondspiders.com Robert Fish and Matt Smith will call the action. DEFENSE AND REBOUNDING: The Bison are getting strong rebounding from James “JC” Carlton, Marcel Boyd and Oliver Ellison to the tune of a 42-33 advantage in seven games. The trio has helped Howard record 30 blocked shots this season. The Bison pressure defense has forced over 8 steals per game, ranking them 17th nationally.

SCOUTING THE SPIDERS: Richmond is 3-0 at home this season. The Spiders are being out-rebounded, 33-27 on the season. Three of Richmond’s losses have been by six points or less. The Spiders’ opponents are shooting 45 percent from the field. Richmond has done a good job taking care of the ball and are averaging only 10 turnovers per game, ranking them 8th in the country. NEXT UP: Following this game, the Bison will continue play in the Gotham Classic when they host IUPUI on Monday at 6 pm in Burr Gymnasium. The Spiders will host South Alabama in the next round of the Classic on December 18 at 7 pm.

LIVE STATS: www.richmondspiders.com

COMMON OPPONENTS: Howard and Richmond have played common opponents in Radford and William & Mary. The Spider defeated Radford, 64-46 at home and edged William & Mary, 68-67 at the Robins Center. The Bison lost 56-49 at William & Mary and 61-52 at Radford.

Howard University vs. University of Richmond Game Notes

University of Richmond Men’s BasketballProbable Starters 2014-15

Probable Starters

Howard University Bison (5-5) Ppg. Rpg.F #1 James “JC” Carlton (Sr., 6-8, 220) 10.7 8.0F #15 Damon Collins (Soph., 6-7, 210) 5.6 5.2C #22 Marcel Boyd (Soph., 6-11, 225) 3.2 3.2G #33 James "JT" Miller (Soph., 6-3, 185) 13.5 2.9G #11 James "J-Byrd" Daniel III (Soph., 5-11, 175) 15.4 2.1

Key Reserves

F #32 Tyler Stone (Soph., 6-7, 210) 2.6 1.8G #10 Keon Hill (R-Soph., 5-9, 170) 2.3 1.0G #21 Jared Norsworthy (Sr., 6-4, 180) 5.6 3.7

Probable Starters

Richmond (3-4) Ppg. Rpg.G#0 Anthony Kendall (Sr., 5-8, 150) 15.9 1.1G#3 ShawnDre' Jones (Soph., 5-10, 160) 7.7 1.1F#33 Alonzo Nelson-Ododa (Jr., 6-9, 235) 7.6 6.1F #5 Trey Davis (Jr.,6-5, 215) 5.9 4.9F #15 Terry Allen (Jr., 6-8, 240) 10.4 5.0

Key Reserves

F #10 TJ Kline (R-Soph., 6-9, 235) 9.9 3.4G #1 Josh Jones (Soph., 6-4, 190) 2.3 1.1

Stat Breakdown

Category Richmond HowardScoring Offense 62.4 64.9Scoring Defense 60.3 63.2Scoring Margin +2.1 +1.7Field goal percentage .462 .423Field goal percentage defense .452 .3813 Pt FG PCT .326 .2793 Pt FG PCT defense .376 .310Free throw pct .728 .674Rebound margin -6.4 +5.9Turnovers per game 10.0 17.2

Who to ContactHoward University

Edward Hill, Jr.

202 806-7184 office

202 345-6276 cell

Ehill1950@aol.com

www.hubison.com

University Of Richmond

Will Bryan

804 289 8320 office

804 437 8317 cell Email: cbryan@richmond.edu

Athletics website: www.richmondspiders.com

THE GAME: This is the opening round of the Gotham Classic featuring the Bison of Howard University

Howard University & University of Richmond Basketball Contact sheet

Who to Contact

Howard University

Edward Hill, Jr.202 806-7184 office202 345-6276 cellEhill1950@aol.comwww.hubison.com

University Of Richmond

Will Bryan804 289 8320 office804 437 8317 cellEmail: cbryan@richmond.eduAthletics website: www.richmondspiders.com

Howard Men’s BasketballFact Sheet 2014-15

2014- 15 Howard University’s Men’s Basketball Fact Sheet

Founded: 1867

Location: Washington, DC

President : Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick

Enrollment: 10,500

Affiliation: NCAA Division 1

Conference: Mid-Eastern Athletic

Nickname: Bison

Colors: Blue and White

Facility/Arena: Burr Gymnasium/2,700

Athletics Director: Louis “Skip” Perkins

Office Phone: 202 806-7141

Office Fax: 202 806-9090

Sport Media Relations:

Sports Information Director: Edward Hill, Jr.

Basketball Contact: Same

SID Phone: 202 806-7184/88

SID Fax: 202 806-9595

E-mail Address: ehill@howard.edu

Mailing Address:

Howard University Sports Information

Drew Hall, 511 Gresham Pl. NW Room 100

Washington, DC 20059

Athletic website: HUBISON.COM

Basketball Information:

Howard Men’s BasketballFact Sheet 2014-15 continued...

Head Coach: Kevin Nickelberry (Virginia Wesleyan, ’86)

Record at Howard: 31-94, Fifth season

Career Record: 122-168 in nine seasons

Office Phone: 202 806-6689

Associate Coach: Keith Coutreyer (Columbia Union, ’92), 5th season

Asst. Coach: Travis Lyons (Manhattan College, ’94), 5th season

Asst. Coach: Clarence Carter (St .Joseph ’), 3rd season

Asst. Coach: Victor Montgomery (Howard University), 3rd season

Graduate Assistant/Player Development: James “Tre” Lee, First season

Athletic Trainer: Khalfani Sullivan, Second season

Basketball Phone: 202 806-6689

Basketball Fax: 202 518-3316

Best Time to Call: Between 9 am-11 am

2013-14 Overall Record: 8-25

2013-14 Conference Record: 5-11

Lettermen Returning/Lost: 9/1

Starters Returning/Lost: 4/1

Howard University Head CoachKevin Nickelberry

HEAD COACH KEVIN NICKELBERRY

KEVIN NICKELBERRY HOWARD UNIVERSITY HEAD COACH 2014-15 IS FIFTH YEAR AS HU HEAD COACH & NINTH YEAR OVERALL AS A HEAD COACH

Kevin NickelberryHoward University Head CoachKevin Nickelberry enters his fifth seasonas head coach of the Howard Universitymen’s basketball team. During the past fourseasons, Nickelberry has begun to build theprogram back to respectability. Regardedas one of the top recruiters in America,Nickelberry put together one of the toprecruiting classes in school history lastseason, featuring nine freshmen. Includedin that class was James “J-Bird” Daniel, thefreshman phenom who set the college gameon fire with his prolific scoring and wasnamed the MEAC Rookie of the Year and isthe 2014-15 MEAC Preseason Player of theYear. With the outstanding class in tow, theHoward University men’s basketballprogram under Nickelberry is prime toestablish itself as one of the tops in theMEAC. Prior to coming to Howard, Nickel-berry served as the head coach of the LibyaNational Basketball team. Before that, hewas head coach at Hampton Universityfrom 2006-09. During his three year tenurewith the Pirates, Nickelberry helped guidehis teams to 20 non-conference wins. Hecollected 49 Division 1 wins during thatperiod to rank second among MEACschools. Before Hampton, he was an assistant at Clemson and made an impact on theprogram there during his tenure from 2003-06 when he recruited nine players on theTigers’ 2007-08 and 2008-09 NCAA

Tournament teams. Before that, Nickelberry was the assistant coach at UNC Charlotte for two seasons. Over that period in 2001-03, he helpeddevelop Eddie Basden, the second player inConference USA history to win Player ofthe Year and Defensive Player of the Yearawards in the same season. Nickelberry also contributed to successful programs at Holy Cross and Monmouth. For his efforts, Nickelberry was rated among the Top 25 “Up-and-Coming” college basketball coaches by The Sporting Newsand Hoopscooponline.com in 2008.Nickelberry began his coaching careeras the head women’s basketball coach atColumbia Union College in 1991 andmoved to Howard University for fourseasons, from 1994-98. While at Howard,he played a role in the recruitment of backto-back MEAC Rookies of the Year. During his time in the coachingranks,the versatile Nickelberry worked in allareas, including recruiting, fundraising,marketing and public relations. Nickelberryhas become active in the Washington, DCcommunity due to his campaign for Stop theBullying among youth.The Kevin Nickelberry basketball camp hasalso shown tremendous growth during histenure at Howard, featuring youth from allover the District of Columbia/Maryland/Virginia area.Nickelberry graduated from VirginiaWesleyan in 1986 with a Bachelor of Artsdegree in communications. He and his wife,Mamie have two sons, Kyan and Kelby.

Howard University Men’s Basketball Alphabetical Roster 2014-15

2014-15 HOWARD UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

NO NAME HT WT CL POS HS/HOMETOWN

02 ANDOH, Kofi 6-2 175 Soph G Flowers/Largo, MD

22 BOYD, Marcel 6-11 225 Soph C Gwynn Park HS/Accokeek, MD

25 BOYOMO, Theodore 6-9 220 R-Sr C/F The Kent School/Cameroon

01 CARLTON, James 6-8 200 Sr G/F College of Charleston/Winterville, NC

15 COLLINS, Damon 6-5 180 Soph G/F Prime Prep/Dallas, TX

11 DANIEL, James 5-11 175 Soph G Phoebus HS/Hampton, VA

44 ELLISON, Oliver 6-8 190 R-Jr C Gonzaga College HS/Washington, DC

05 FORD, Brandon 6-3 190 R-Jr G Gwynn Park HS/Clinton, MD

10 HILL, Keon 5-9 170 R-Soph G Riverdale Baptist HS/Largo, MD

04 MADISON, Ausar 5-10 150 Soph G Whitney Young HS/Carson, CA

20 MANGHAM, Solomon 6-6 200 Soph G/F Woodward Academy/Atlanta, GA

33 MILLER, James 6-5 185 Soph F/G Mt. Zion Academy/Clinton, NC

0 MINGO, Dalique 6-2 185 Fr G Farmingdale HS/Long Island, NY

21 NORSWORTHY, Jared 6-2 170 Sr F/G Flintridge Prep/LaCanada, CA

03 OKOROH, Prince 6-5 190 Sr G/F Eleanor Roosevelt HS/Greenbelt, MD

32 STONE, Tyler 6-7 200 Soph F Eastern Commerce/ Toronto

HEAD COACH: Kevin Nickelberry (Virginia Wesleyan, ‘86), 5th Season

Associate Head Coach: Keith Coutreyer (Columbia Union, ’92), 5th Season

Assistant Coach/ Recruiting Coordinator: Travis Lyons (Manhattan College, ‘94), 5th Season

Volunteer Assistant Coach: Clarence Carter (St Joe’s) 3rd Season

Volunteer Assistant Coach: Victor Montgomery (Howard University), 3rd season

Graduate Assistant/Player Development: James “Tre” Lee, First season

Athletic Trainer: Khalfani Sullivan, Second season

Howard University Men’s Basketball Numerical Roster 2014-15

2014-15 HOWARD UNIVERSITY MEN’S BASKETBALL NUMERICAL ROSTER

NO NAME HT WT CL POS HS/Hometown

0 Dalique Mingo 6-2 185 Fr G Farmingdale HS/Long Island, NY

01 James Carlton 6’8 200 Sr G/F College of Charleston/ Winterville, NC

02 Kofi Andoh 6-2 175 Soph G Flowers HS/Largo, MD

03 Prince Okoroh 6-5 190 Sr G/F Eleanor Roosevelt HS/Greenbelt, MD

04 Ausar Madison 5-10 150 Soph G Whitney Young HS/Carson, CA

05 Brandon Ford 6-3 190 R-Jr G Gwynn Park HS/Clinton, MD

10 Keon Hill 5-9 170 R-Soph G Riverdale Baptist HS/Largo, MD

11 James “J-Byrd” Daniel III 5-11 175 Soph G/F Pheobus HS/ Hampton, VA

15 Damon Collins 6-5 180 Soph G/F Prime Prep/Dallas, TX

20 Solomon Mangham 6-6 200 Soph F/G Woodward Academy/ Atlanta, GA

21 Jared Norsworthy 6-2 170 Sr F/G Flintridge Prep/ LaCanada, CA

22 Marcel Boyd 6-11 225 Soph C Gwynn Park HS/ Accokeek, MD

25 Theodore Boyomo 6-9 220 R-Sr C/F The Kent School (CT)/Cameroon

32 Tyler Stone 6-7 200 Soph F Eastern Commerce/ Toronto

33 James Miller 6-5 185 Soph G/F Mt. Zion Academy/Clinton, NC

44 Oliver Ellison 6-8 190 R-Jr C Gonzaga College HS/Washington, DC

HEAD COACH: Kevin Nickelberry (Virginia Wesleyan, ‘86), 5th Season

Associate Head Coach: Keith Coutreyer (Columbia Union, ’92), 5th Season

Assistant Coach/ Recruiting Coordinator : Travis Lyons (Manhattan College, ‘94), 5th Season

Volunteer Assistant Coach: Clarence Carter (St Joe’s) 3rd Season

Volunteer Assistant Coach: Victor Montgomery (Howard University), 3rd season

Graduate Assistant/Player Development: James “Tre” Lee, First season

Athletic Trainer: Khalfani Sullivan, Second season

Name Pronunciation

NO. NAME 0 ` Da-Leek Mingo 4 Uh-Sar Madison 25 Theodore Boy-O-Mo 25 Theodore Boy-O-Mo2 Ko-Fi An-doe 3 Prince O-kor-oh4 Uh-Sar Madison 25 Theodore Boy-O-Mo

Howard University: 2014-2015 Men’s Basketball Roster Breakdown

Bison by Geography

California (2)4 Ausar Madison Carson, CA/Whitney Young H.S.

21 Jared Norsworthy Pasadena, CA/Flintridge PreparatoryDistrict of Columbia (1)

44 Oliver Ellison Washington, DC/Gonzaga H.S.Georgia (1)

20 Solomon Mangham Stone Mountain, GA/Woodward AcademyMaryland (5)2 Kofi Andoh Largo, MD/Flowers H.S.

3 Prince Okoroh Greenbelt, MD/Eleanor Roosevelt H.S.5 Brandon Ford Clinton, MD/Gwynn Park H.S.

10 Keon Hill Largo, MD/Riverdale Baptist H.S.22 Marcel Boyd Accokeek, MD/Gwynn Park H.S.New York (1)

0 Dalique Mingo Long Island, NY/Farmingdale H.S.North Carolina (4)

1 James Carlton Winterville, NC/College of Charleston23 Jones Jones Kinston, NC/Raleigh Christian Academy33 James Miller Clinton, NC/Mt. Zion Academy

Texas (1)15 Damon Collins Dallas, TX/Prime Prep

Virginia (1)11 James Daniel Hampton, VA/Pheobus H.S.

Africa (1)25 Theodore Boyomo Cameroon/The Kent School (CT)

Canada (1)32 Tyler Stone Toronto, CA/Eastern Commerce

Bison by Class

Seniors (4)No. 1 James CarltonNo. 3 Prince OkorohNo. 21 Jared NorsworthyNo. 25 Theodore Boyomo

Juniors (2)No. 5 Brandon FordNo. 44 Oliver Ellison

Sophomores (9)No. 2 Kofi AndohNo. 4 Ausar MadisonNo. 10 Keon HillNo. 11 James DanielNo. 15 Damon CollinsNo. 20 Solomon ManghamNo. 22 Marcel BoydNo. 32 Tyler StoneNo. 33 James Miller

Freshman (1)No. 0 Dalique MingoNo. 23 Jalen Jones

Howard Combined Team Statistics all Games

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