WASHINGTON (November 4, 2026) – Howard University men's basketball team continues its road swing in Lorman, Miss., facing Alcorn State in a nonconference HBCU showdown. Match time is slated for 7 p.m.
GAME INFO
GAME 2
EVENT: Howard at Alcorn State
DATE: November 5, 2026
LOCATION: Daveu L. Whitney Complex (7,000) in Lorman, Miss.
TIME: 7 p.m.
COVERAGE: SWAC TV
COACHES
Howard is coached by
Kenneth Blakeney (Duke, '95), who is in seventh year at the helm. Alcorn State is led by Jake Morton (Miami, '93), who is in his second season there.
SERIES
The two schools played each other for the first-time last season and Howard came away with a 72-64 victory inside Burr Gymnasium.
Some clutch free-throw shooting by senior guard
Cam Gillus (Falls Church, Va.) helped the Bison hold off Alcorn State.
LAST TIMEOUT
HOWARD
Monday (Nov. 2), Gillus picked up where he left off last season, scoring a team-high 16 points while fellow classmate guard
Cedric Taylor III (Atlanta) and junior transfer
James Brown (Aurora, Ill.) each added 11 points but it was not enough to defeat Yale as the Bison fell, 72-62, in the season opener at the John Lee Amphitheater.
ALCORN STATE
Alcorn State opened the season against SEC foe Ole Miss, dropping a 99-56 decision. Calvin Simmans paced the Braves with 20 points, six assists and three steals in the loss. Teammate Bobby Cannon tallied 14 points off the bench.
PROBABLE STARTERS
HOWARD STARTERS
No. Name Position Height Class 2026-27 Stats
2
Cam Gillus Guard 5-11 Sr. 16.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 2.0, asg & 4.0 spg
13
James Brown Center 6-10 Jr. 11.0 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 4.0 bpg & 4.0 spg
12
Cedric Taylor III Guard 6-7 Sr. 11.0 ppg & 5.0 rpg
4
Alex Cotton Guard 6-5 Sr. 6.0 ppg & 3.0 rpg
6
Gasper Kocevar Center 6-10 So. 2.0 ppg & 6.0 rpg
HOWARD RESERVES
No. Name Position Height Class 2026-27 Stats
1
Drew Harris Forward 6-7 Fr. 8.0 ppg & 7.0 rpg
8
Josiah Lawson Forward 6-7 Jr. 6.0 ppg & 3.0 rpg
0
Isaiah Brown Guard 6-1 Jr. 2.0 ppg
ALCORN STATE STARTERS
No. Name Position Height Class 2026-27 Stats
3 Calvin Simmans III Guard 5-8 Sr. 20.0 ppg, 6.0 apg & 3.0 spg
0 Jahseen Felton Guard 6-5 So. 6.0 ppg & 2.0 rpg
13 Ma'Kya Taylor Forward 6-7 Jr. 1.0 ppg & 10.0 rpg
15 Christian Richardson Center 7-1 Gr. 2.0 ppg
7 Thomas Brayham Guard 6-6 Jr. 3.0 ppg
ALCORN STATE RESERVES
No. Name Position Height Class 2026-27 Stats
2 Bobby Cannon Forward 6-9 Jr. 14.0 ppg & 2.0 rpg
11 Sandy Sunderland Guard 6-4 Sr. 6.0 ppg & 1.0 rpg
6 Josh Powell Guard 6-5 Fr. 4.0 ppg & 1.0 rpg
GAME NOTES
Morton played for Gonzaga College High School in D.C….Howard graduate guard
Ose Okojie (Brampton, Canada) did not play in the loss at Yale (Nov.2)…Brown, a transfer from UNC, had an outstanding outing at Yale with 11 points, seven rebounds, four blocks, four assists and three steals…Freshman forward
Drew Harris (Westminster, Md.) showed that he is going to be a factor, tallying eight points and seven rebounds off the bench.
NEXT UP
The Bison take on their second Ivy League opponent Monday, Nov. 9, at Penn. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at
www.HUBison.com.
