2024–25 Howard Bison men's basketball team
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Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Record | 5–7 (0–0 MEAC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Rod Balanis |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Burr Gymnasium |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norfolk State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 6 | .455 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina Central | 0 | – | 0 | – | 5 | – | 8 | .385 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland Eastern Shore | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 11 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coppin State | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | – | 12 | .000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2025 MEAC tournament winner As of December 16, 2024 |
The 2024–25 Howard Bison men's basketball team represents Howard University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by sixth-year head coach Kenny Blakeney, play their home games at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
Previous season
[edit]The Bison finished the 2023–24 season 18–14, 9–5 in MEAC play, to finish in a three-way tie for second place.[1] They defeated Morgan State,[2] Norfolk State,[3] and Delaware State to win their second consecutive MEAC tournament championship and earned the MEAC's automatic bid bid to the NCAA tournament.[4] They received the #16 seed in the West Region,[5] where they would fall to Wagner in the First Four.[6]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 19, 2024* 11:00 am |
William & Mary | W 74–63 | – |
Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | |||||||
October 28, 2024* 7:00 p.m. |
at American | L 66–74 | – |
Bender Arena Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
November 4, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at No. 1 Kansas McLendon Classic |
L 57–87 | 0–1 |
Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS | |||||||
November 8, 2024* 8:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ |
at Missouri | L 62–77 | 0–2 |
Mizzou Arena (11,044) Columbia, MO | |||||||
November 11, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Dillard | W 91–73 | 1–2 |
Burr Gymnasium (1,060) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
November 13, 2024* 7:00 pm |
vs. Tennessee State HBCU All Stars Challenge |
W 88–84 OT | 2–2 |
GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA | |||||||
November 18, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at FIU | W 75–70 | 3–2 |
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (764) Miami, FL | |||||||
November 24, 2024* 12:00 pm |
vs. Boston University UMBC MTE |
L 62–69 | 3–3 |
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (57) Catonsville, MD | |||||||
November 25, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UMBC UMBC MTE |
L 77–95 | 3–4 |
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,077) Catonsville, MD | |||||||
November 30, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Mount St. Mary's | L 75–79 | 3–5 |
Burr Gymnasium (655) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
December 8, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at No. 14 Cincinnati | L 67–84 | 3–6 |
Fifth Third Arena (10,913) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
December 11, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Virginia Lynchburg | W 124–50 | 4–6 |
Burr Gymnasium (544) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
December 14, 2024* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
UNC Wilmington | W 88–83 | 5–6 |
Burr Gymnasium (499) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
December 17, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Drexel | L 65–68 | 5–7 |
Burr Gymnasium (683) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
December 28, 2024* 4:00 pm, CBS/Paramount+ |
at Hampton CBS Sports Classic: HBCU Showcase |
Hampton Convocation Center Hampton, VA | |||||||||
January 1, 2025* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Yale | John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, CT | |||||||||
January 4, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Delaware State | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | |||||||||
January 6, 2025 8:00 pm |
at Maryland Eastern Shore | Hytche Athletic Center Princess Anne, MD | |||||||||
January 11, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Morgan State | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | |||||||||
January 13, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Coppin State | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | |||||||||
January 15, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Bowie State | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | |||||||||
January 20, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Morehouse | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | |||||||||
January 25, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Norfolk State | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, VA | |||||||||
February 1, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
North Carolina Central | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | |||||||||
February 3, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
South Carolina State | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | |||||||||
February 15, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Delaware State | Memorial Hall Dover, DE | |||||||||
February 17, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Maryland Eastern Shore | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | |||||||||
February 22, 2025 4:00 pm |
at Morgan State | Hill Field House Baltimore, MD | |||||||||
February 24, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Coppin State | Physical Education Complex Baltimore, MD | |||||||||
March 1, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at North Carolina Central | McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC | |||||||||
March 3, 2025 7:30 pm |
at South Carolina State | SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC | |||||||||
March 6, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Norfolk State | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | |||||||||
MEAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 12–15, 2025 |
vs. | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA | |||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ "MEAC tournament: Men's semifinals set as Howard and Delaware State advance". HBCU Sports. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ "Howard ousts Norfolk State from MEAC Tournament in semifinals". WTKR. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ "Howard Bison Vanquish Delaware State Hornets To Repeat As The MEAC Men's Basketball Champions, Head To NCAA Tournament". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ "Latest bracket, schedule and scores for 2024 NCAA men's tournament". NCAA.com. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ "Wagner survives furious Howard rally to win March Madness First Four matchup". New York Post. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Howard University Athletics. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ "Howard Bison 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 19, 2024.