Howard Women’s Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 8, 2026 · CSM Staff
Howard Bison
MEAC (26-7, 13-1)
Big Wins: 12/5 Fairfield (72-69), 12/16 at Cincinnati (66-64)
Bad Losses: 11/17 at VCU (66-69), 1/10 at UMES (56-62)
Coach: Ty Grace
Probable Starters:
Sa’lah Hemingway, Junior, Forward, 3.9 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.0 apg
Nile Miller, Senior, Forward, 7.8 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 1.5 apg, 2.5 spg
Zennia Thomas, Senior, Forward, 15.2 ppg, 8.0 rpg, 1.7 apg, 1.1 bpg
Ariella Henigan, Freshman, Guard, 9.0 ppg, 1.9 apg, 2.7 rpg
Zoe Stewart, Junior, Guard, 11.7 ppg, 1.6 apg, 2.2 rpg
Key Role Players:
Destiny Bynum Johnson, Junior, Guard, 5.4 ppg, 1.0 apg, 3.9 rpg
April Edwards, Sophomore, Guard, 5.3 ppg, 1.9 apg, 1.1 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 67.2 (153rd in nation, 1st in conference)
Scoring Defense: 61.3 (115, 2)
Field-Goal Percentage: 40.3 (183, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 38.6 (103, 3)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 4.5 (316, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 30.5 (198, 2)
Free-Throw Percentage: 71.7 (170, 2)
Rebound Margin: 1.0 (178, 2)
Assists Per Game: 11.8 (254, 2)
Turnovers Per Game: 15.3 (124, 1)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2025 | NIT | First Round win over Siena |
| 2025 | NIT | Second Round loss to Charleston |
| 2022 | NCAA | First Four win over Incarnate Word |
| 2022 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to South Carolina |
| 2013 | WBI | First round loss to Pennsylvania |
| 2012 | NIT | First Round loss to Virginia |
*all team stats through 3/5
