WASHINGTON (February 20, 2026) -- Howard University men's basketball team will be looking to extend its current win streak when it hosts North Carolina Central (NCCU) Saturday (Feb. 21) at noon inside Burr Gymnasium.
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COACHES
NCCU is coached by Levelle Moton (NCCU, '96), who is in his 17
th year and the winningest coach in school history.
Kenneth Blakeney (Duke, '95) is in his seventh season at The Mecca.
THE SERIES
Howard (17-10, 7-3 MEAC) defeated NCCU, 83-69, in Durham (Jan. 17, 2026). In that contest, graduate guard
Bryce Harris (Brentwood, N.Y.) recorded a double-double (20 points & 13 rebounds) to lead four Bison in double figures. The Eagles also featured a balanced attack, led by Takeo Carpenter, who led all scorers with 21 points.
The Bison have won four-of-the-last-seven matchups, but the Eagles hold a 15-8 advantage, dating back to 2011.
LAST TIMEOUT
NCCU
The Eagles (10-15, 6-4 MEAC) are coming off an 85-72 road loss at South Carolina State Wednesday (Feb. 18). Jae Slack led NCCU with 17 points in a losing cause.
HOWARD
Monday (Feb. 16), the dynamic duo of Harris and
Cedric Taylor III (Atlanta) lead five Bison in double figures as HU rolled to a 91-59 win over Delaware State at Memorial Hall.
PROBABLE STARTERS/KEY RESERVES
NCCU PROBABLE STARTERS
No. Name Class Position 2025-26 Stats
21 Kelechi Okworogwo Senior Forward 7.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg & 58-percent FG%
11 Gage Lattimore Sophomore Guard 17.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg & 39-percent 3FG%
8 Jae Slack R-Senior Guard 9.3 ppg, 2.8 rpg & 44-percent FG%
2 Dionte Johnson Senior Guard 7.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg & 142 assists
1 Kyric Davis Senior Guard 6.7 ppg, 2.9 rpg & 49-percent FG%
NCCU KEY RESERVES
No. Name Class Position 2025-26 Stats
10 Ryan Archey R-Sophomore Guard 2.8 ppg
5 TeKao Carpenter Senior Guard 6.3 ppg & 2.0 rpg
HU PROBABLE STARTERS
No. Name Class Position 2025-26 Stats
34
Bryce Harris Graduate Guard 17.3 ppg, 6.7 rpg & 48-percent FG%
11
Ose Okojie Senior Guard 9.7 ppg, 3.7 rpg & 56-percent FG%
2
Cam Gillus Junior Guard 9.9 ppg, 3.9 rpg & 120 assists
12
Cedric Taylor III Junior Guard 11.6 ppg & 6.4 rpg
4
Alex Cotton Junior Guard 8.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg & 51 3FGM
HU KEY RESERVES
No. Name Class Position 2025-26 Stats
32
Travelle Bryson Sophomore Guard 9.2 ppg, 3.7 rpg & 81-percent FT%
13 Danas Kazakevicius Freshman Center 4.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg & 50-percent FG%
0
Isaiah Brown R-Freshman Guard 2.8 ppg & 42 assists
GAME NOTES
NCCU
The Eagles lead the conference in turnover margin, assists/turnover margin and blocks…Individually, Gage Lattimore leads the MEAC in scoring (17.7), three-point shooting percentage (38-percent) and free throw shooting percentage (90-percent)…Khouri Carvey ranks second in rebounding, fifth in blocks and seventh in scoring (13.6)…Kelechi Okworogwu leads the MEAC in field goal shooting percentage (57-percent)…Slack is fifth in free throw shooting percentage (81-percent)…Dionte Johnson has the trifecta, leading the conference in assists per game (5.8), assists/turnover ratio and steals…Nationally, Johnson ranks 16
th in turnover margin, 39
th in assists and 45
th in turnover margin…Lattimore is 25
th in free throw shooting percentage (88-percent)…The Eagles suffered a huge blow and will be without the services of Carvey, who will miss the rest of the season due to an undisclosed medical reason.
HOWARD
Howard leads the MEAC in scoring defense (68.0 ppg), field goal shooting defense (42-percent), assists (15.5), blocks (3.6), offensive rebounding (12.3) and rebounding margin…Individually, Harris leads the conference in rebounding (6.9)…Junior guard
Cam Gillus (Falls Church, Va.) is third in assists (4.5) and steals and fourth in assists/turnover…Junior guard
Alex Cotton (Carrollton, Texas) is fifth in three-pointers made per game (2.2)…Senior guard
Ose Okojie (Brampton, Canada) is ninth in steals…As a team, the Bison rank 10th, nationally, in turnovers forced per game…Nationally, Harris is tied for 28
th in free throw attempts and tied for 28
th in free throw attempts…Harris and Taylor have been on a tear of late, in the past seven games, Harris has connected 43-of-77 from the field and 41-of-53 from the free throw line, 8-of-18 from downtown, along with 11 blocks during that stretch…Harris has reached double figures in nine straight games…Taylor, who missed the first 11 games, has been equally impressive, hitting of 46-of-88 from the floor and 60-of-66 from the charity stripe in the past seven contests…Taylor has also dished out 22 assists, recorded 12 steals and blocked nine shots...Gillus has dished out 39 assists in the past seven games and has eclipsed the century mark with over 122 dimes…Cotton has also come on strong of late; the junior sharpshooter is 19-of-44 from beyond the arc the past seven games…Harris is quietly approaching a milestone of 1,500 points and 700 rebounds in his career…Taylor has connected on 33-of-34 free throws dating back seven games.
NEXT UP
NCCU travels to Dover, Del., to take on the Hornets of Delaware State Saturday (Feb. 28) at 4:30 p.m. Howard travels to Baltimore Saturday (Feb. 28) to take on the Bears of Morgan State at 4:30 p.m., inside Hill Fieldhouse.
For more information, visit the official Howard Athletics website
www.hubison.com.
