WASHINGTON (February 8, 2026) – Howard University men's basketball team will be looking to extend its current win streak when it faces Ivy League power Yale Monday (Feb. 9) at 7 p.m., inside Burr Gymnasium.
The Bulldogs are 17-4 overall and have won four-of-the-last-five contests. The Bison are 15-9 overall.
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COACHES
Yale is coached by James Jones (Albany, '86), who is in his 27
th season at the helm and is the winningest coach in school history. Howard is led by
Kenneth Blakeney (Duke, '95), who is in his seventh season.
THE SERIES
Yale defeated the Bison, 93-65, last year in New Haven, holding a 4-0 record versus Howard. It must be noted that Yale outlasted Howard, 86-78, in overtime (January 3, 2024).
LAST TIMEOUT
YALE
Yale (17-4) recovered from a 36-31 halftime deficit to defeated Brown, 81-69, in an Ivy League contest Friday (Feb. 6). The Bulldogs were led by Riley Fox, who came off the bench to score a team-high 23 points on 9-of-13 shooting, including 4-of-6 from downtown.
HOWARD
Saturday (Feb. 7), junior guard
Cedric Taylor III (Atlanta) scored a game-high 24 points and graduate guard
Bryce Harris (Brentwood, N.Y.) collected 23 points to lead the Bison to an 85-57 win over South Carolina State at Burr Gymnasium.
PROBABLE STARTERS/KEY RESERVES
YALE PROBABLE STARTERS
No. Name Class Position 2025-26 Stats
3 Nick Townsend Sophomore Guard 17.2 ppg, 8.0 rpg & 52-percent FG%
8 Isaac Celiscar Sophomore Forward 12.1 ppg, 5.1 rpg & 83-percent FT%
11 Trevor Mullin Junior Guard 10.7 ppg & 41-percent 3FG%
14 Casey Simmons Senior Guard 9.0 ppg & 52-percent FG%
10 Samson Aletan Junior Center 8.7 ppg & 5.9 rpg
YALE KEY RESERVES
No. Name Class Position 2025-26 Stats
9 Riley Fox Sophomore Forward 12.4 ppg & 50-percent FG%
3 Jordan Braithwaite Sophomore Guard 6.4 ppg & 48-percent FG%
HU PROBABLE STARTERS
No. Name Class Position 2025-26 Stats
34
Bryce Harris Graduate Guard 17.5 ppg, 7.1 rpg & 47-percent FG%
11
Ose Okojie Senior Guard 9.8 ppg, 3.9 rpg & 55-percent FG%
2
Cam Gillus Junior Guard 9.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg & 106 assists
12
Cedric Taylor III Junior Guard 16.5 ppg, 7.1 rpg & 81-percent FT%
4
Alex Cotton Junior Guard 8.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg & 40 3FGM
HU KEY RESERVES
No. Name Class Position 2025-26 Stats
32
Travelle Bryson Sophomore Forward 8.8 ppg, 3.4 rpg & 82-percent FT%
13 Danas Kazakevicius Freshman Center 5.1 ppg, 3.0 rpg & 50-percent FG%
0
Isaiah Brown R-Freshman Guard 2.7 ppg, 39 assists & 82-percent FT%
21
Calvin Robins Jr. Sophomore Forward 2.0 ppg & 63-percent FG%
GAME NOTES
YALE
The Bulldogs lead the Ivy League in shooting percentage (50-percent), three-point shooting percentage (41-percent), turnover margin, assists/turnover margin…Individually, Nick Townsend is second in assists (4.2), sixth in scoring (17.0), rebounding (7.7) and assist/turnover ratio and seventh in free throw shooting percentage (81-percent)…Samson Aleton is second in blocked shots and field goal shooting percentage (60-percent) and fifth in rebounding (6.1)…Isaac Celiscar is second in assists, third in free throw shooting percentage (85-percent) and sixth in assists (3.4)…Casey Simmons is ninth in field goal shooting percentage (51-percent)…Nationally, Yale leads the nation in three-point shooting percentage (42 percent)…Yale boasts five Bulldogs who are shooting over 40-percent from three-point range, four Bulldogs who are shooting over 80-percent from the free throw line and eight Bulldogs who are connecting on over 50-percent from the floor…The Bulldogs feature a balanced attack with four players averaging in double figures…Simmons comes in just under double digits (9.6 ppg).
HOWARD
Howard leads the MEAC in scoring defense (68.3 ppg), field goal shooting defense (41-percent), offensive rebounding (12.3), assists (15.5), blocks (3.6) and rebounding margin…Individually, Harris leads the conference in rebounding (6.9)…Junior guard
Cam Gillus (Falls Church, Va.) is third in assists and steals and fourth in assists/turnover…Junior guard
Alex Cotton (Carrollton, Texas) is fifth in three-point shooting percentage…senior guard
Ose Okojie (Brampton, Canada) ranks seventh in steals…Nationally, Howard ranks 20
th in forced turnovers…Harris is tied for 26
th in free throws made and tied for 36th in free throws attempts…Harris and Taylor have been on a tear of late, in the past four games, Harris has connected 24-of-44 from the field and 32-of-38 from the free throw line and has reached double figures in seven straight games…Taylor, who missed the first 11 games, has been equally impressive, hitting of 28-of-44 and 41-of-46 from the charity stripe in the past four contests…Gillus has dished out 33 assists in the past five games and has eclipsed the century mark with over 106 dimes…Cotton has also come on strong of late, the junior sharpshooter is 11-of-25 from beyond the arc the past five games.
NEXT UP
Yale returns to conference play when it battles Dartmouth on the road Friday (Feb. 13) at 6 p.m. Howard hosts Maryland Eastern Shore in a key Valentine's Day showdown Saturday (Feb. 14) at 4:30 p.m., inside Burr Gymnasium.
For more information, visit the official Howard Athletics website
www.hubison.com.
