Howard Bison men's basketball

Howard Bison

2023–24 Howard Bison men's basketball team

University

Howard University

Head coach

Kenny Blakeney (5th season)

Conference

MEAC

Location

Washington, D.C.

Arena

Burr Gymnasium
(Capacity: 2,700)

Nickname

Bison

Colors

Navy blue and white^[1]

NCAA tournament appearances

1981, 1992, 2023, 2024

Conference tournament champions

1980, 1981, 1992, 2023, 2024

Conference regular season champions

1980, 1983, 1987, 1992, 2023

The Howard Bison men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Howard University in Washington, DC, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Howard most recently appeared in the NCAA tournament in 2024. The head coach of the Bison is Kenny Blakeney.

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History

2020 season and Makur Maker

In summer 2020, the university received a commitment from Makur Maker, a five-star recruit out of Arizona and cousin of NBA players Thon and Matur Maker. It was the first successful recruitment of a major NBA prospect to an HBCU in the modern era, and Maker spoke of it as an attempt to "change the culture", namely that of recruits looking only to Power Five schools as their path to the pros. Maker would only play in two games for the Bison in his freshman season however, due to injury.

In February 2021, the Bison would cancel the remainder of their season due to ongoing medical issues stemming from COVID-19.

Postseason results

NCAA tournament results

The Bison have appeared in the NCAA tournament four times. Their combined record is 0–4.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1981	#12	Round of 48	#5 Wyoming	L 43–78
1992	#16	Round of 64	#1 Kansas	L 67–100
2023	#16	First Round	#1 Kansas	L 68–96
2024	#16	First Four	#16 Wagner	L 68–71

CBI results

The Bison have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) once. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2019	First Round	Coastal Carolina	L 72–81

References

^ Howard Bison Department of Intercollegiate Athletics Identity Guide (PDF). December 13, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2022.

External links

Official website

v t e Howard Bison men's basketball
Venues	Burr Gymnasium (1963–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
<span class="tmp-color" style="color:white">Seasons</span>	List of seasons Records unavailable pre-1952 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

Howard University

Academics

Colleges	Arts and Sciences Business Communications Dentistry Divinity Education Engineering, Architecture & Computer Sciences Graduate School Law Medicine Nursing & Allied Health Sciences Pharmacy Social Work
Research	Moorland–Spingarn Research Center Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center Journal of Negro Education
People	Oliver Otis Howard Wayne A. I. Frederick Notable faculty

Athletics

Sports	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Soccer
Facilities	Burr Gymnasium Greene Stadium
People	Kenny Blakeney Phillip Gyau David Oliver Larry Scott

Broadcasting

Howard University Television (WHUT)
Howard University Radio (96.3 WHUR)

Campus

Student life

v t e Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball
Teams	Coppin State Eagles Delaware State Hornets Howard Bison Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks Morgan State Bears Norfolk State Spartans North Carolina Central Eagles South Carolina State Bulldogs
Championships & awards	MEAC men's basketball tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23

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