2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster

11 Maurice Howard

11 Maurice Howard

  • Position:
    Guard
  • Height:
    6-1
  • Weight:
    190
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Quincy, Fla.
  • Highschool:
    James S. Richards HS

Summary

Biography

2019-20 (Senior)
Concluded his career having made more three-pointers than anyone in school history with 276... was a .381 career three-point shooter and .831 career free throw shooter... ended his career ranked 21st all-time in Alcorn history in points with 1,363 and fifth in assists with 339... led the team in scoring with 13.9 points per game... franked first in the SWAC in minutes (33.6 mpg), third in threes made per game (2.3) and third in assists (3.8 apg)... aided Alcorn in breaking the school record in team free throw percentage with a .744 (415-558) mark, the previous record was .727 in 1966-67... registered 21 double-figure scoring games on the year and 65 in his career... tallied four 20-plus scoring outings on the season and 13 in his career... poured in a career-high 31 points in a win at Texas Southern and was 14-for-15 from the free throw line... netted 24 points at Tulane... posted a 24-point night and was 6-for-9 from beyond-the-arc in a victory over Ecclesia... played 40 minutes in his final career game against Jackson State in the SWAC Championships and notched a team-high 18 points... was 1 of 10 players from the SWAC named on the Dos Equis 3X3U Watch List despite the event being canceled due to COVID-19

2018-19 (Junior)
The SWAC’s top three-point shooter with a .406 percentage and 3.1 threes made per game… broke his own single-season school record for threes made in a season with 91… had the third-longest active streak in the nation of making at least one three-pointer in a game with 39 straight games… the .406 shooting percentage was the second-highest in school history in a season… logged 36.4 minutes per game, which led the SWAC… played 40 minutes 11 times… averaged a team-high 13.7 points per game… shot 43-48 (.896) from the free throw line… netted a career-high 27 points in a 76-64 victory over Southern and was 7-for-11 from long range… scored in double-figures 22 times including six 20-plus outings… poured in 26 points on 8-for-16 shooting from three against Rust College… netted 21 points in the SWAC Championships at Prairie View A&M where he played all 40 minutes… started in 30 of 31 games… played all 45 minutes in an overtime win over Alabama State… up to 973 career points in three seasons and is shooting 212-551 (.385) in his career from three... named Team Most Valuable at the 2019 awards banquet

2017-18 (Sophomore)
Broke the Alcorn single-season record in three-pointers made with 74… reached double-figures in scoring 14 times including a trio of 20-plus outings… averaged 10.3 points per game on the year… shot .357 from long-range and .707 from the free throw line… ranked third in the SWAC in three-pointers made per game (2.3)… netted a career-high 23 points against Rust College where he was 7-for-10 from beyond-the-arc… submitted 22 points at Alabama A&M after shooting 6-for-9 from long-range… poured in 20 points at Mississippi Valley State where he went 6-for-8 from three… made at least four three-pointers seven times… dished out six assists three times… started in eight games including the final six, and saw action in all 32… played a career-high 40 minutes at home against Prairie View A&M where he matched his career-high with six rebounds

2016-17 (Freshman)
Shot team-bests of .391 (43-110) from three-point range and .822 (37-45) from the free throw line... in SWAC games, he ranked seventh in the league in three-point field goal percentage with a .403 mark... made at least three three-pointers four times including against Southern in the semifinals of the SWAC Championships... recorded eight double-figure scoring games... drained a career-high 18 points at Alabama State after sinking five three-pointers (five-for-five)... registered a 14-point outing at TSU where he went four-for-six from beyond-the-arc... notched a 13-point performance against JSU where he was a perfect six-for-six from the free throw line... opened conference play with back-to-back double-figure scoring games with 10 points against Texas Southern and 11 vs. PVAMU... averaged 6.8 points per game on the year

High School
Four-year letterwinner at James S. Richards HS... named State Player of the Year... guided the team to the district championship... posted a career-high of 50 points

Personal
Full name is Maurice S. Howard Jr... born July 17, 1997... son of Maurice Howard Sr. and Jennifer Smith... has two sisters and one brother... majoring in sports management with a minor in physical therapy
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Historical Player Information

  • 5

    2016-17Freshman

    Guard
    6'1" 190 lbs
    5
  • 5

    2017-18Sophomore

    Guard
    6'1" 190 lbs
    5
  • 11

    2018-19Junior

    Guard
    6'1" 190 lbs
    11
  • 11

    2019-20Senior

    Guard
    6'1" 190 lbs
    11