2020–21 Howard Bison men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Howard Bison men's basketball team represented Howard University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by second-year head coach Kenny Blakeney, played their home games at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. With the creation of divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they will play in the Northern Division.[1] They finished the season 1–4, 0–0 in MEAC play before suspending their season on February 9, 2021, due to an abundance of positive cases amongst their players amid the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
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Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Northern Division | |
Record | 1–4 (0–0 MEAC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Burr Gymnasium |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norfolk State † | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 17 | – | 8 | .680 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coppin State | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 9 | – | 13 | .409 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan State | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 14 | – | 8 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 1 | – | 11 | .083 | 3 | – | 16 | .158 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 4 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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North Carolina A&T | 7 | – | 1 | .875 | 11 | – | 10 | .524 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida A&M | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina Central | 3 | – | 5 | .375 | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina State | 1 | – | 7 | .125 | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard suspended their season on February 9, 2021 Bethune–Cookman and Maryland Eastern Shore did not play the 2020–21 season due to COVID-19 concerns. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 MEAC tournament winner |
Previous season
editThe Bison finished the 2019–20 season 4–29, 1–15 in MEAC play to finish in last place. They defeated South Carolina State in the first round of the MEAC tournament,[3] before losing to North Carolina A&T in the quarterfinals.[4]
Roster
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
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Regular season | |||||||||||
November 25, 2020* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Belmont Paradise Jam |
L 78–95 | 0–1 |
Walter E. Washington Convention Center Washington, D.C. | |||||||
November 27, 2020* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. Queens (NC) Paradise Jam |
L 71–85 | 0–2 |
Walter E. Washington Convention Center Washington, D.C. | |||||||
November 28, 2020* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 |
vs. George Mason Paradise Jam |
L 70–84 | 0–3 |
Walter E. Washington Convention Center Washington, D.C. | |||||||
December 2, 2020* 4:00 pm |
La Salle | Canceled | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | ||||||||
December 6, 2020* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Bellarmine Mako Medical Duke Classic |
L 63–84 | 0–4 |
Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | |||||||
December 8, 2020* 6:30 pm |
Elon Mako Medical Duke Classic |
Canceled | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | ||||||||
December 18, 2020* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Hampton | W 81–76 | 1–4 |
Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | |||||||
December 22, 2020* 1:00 pm |
at Mount St. Mary's | Canceled | Knott Arena Emmitsburg, MD | ||||||||
January 9, 2021 2:00 pm |
Delaware State | Postponed | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | ||||||||
January 10, 2021 2:00 pm |
Delaware State | Postponed | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | ||||||||
January 18, 2021* 2:30 pm |
Notre Dame | Canceled | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | ||||||||
January 23, 2021 2:00 pm |
at Morgan State | Postponed | Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD | ||||||||
January 24, 2021 2:00 pm |
at Morgan State | Postponed | Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD | ||||||||
February 1, 2021 9:00 pm, ESPN2 |
North Carolina Central | Canceled | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | ||||||||
February 7, 2021 TBD |
Morgan State | Canceled | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | ||||||||
February 8, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
Morgan State | Canceled | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | ||||||||
February 13, 2021 TBA |
at Delaware State | Canceled | Memorial Hall Dover, DE | ||||||||
February 14, 2021 TBA |
at Delaware State | Canceled | Memorial Hall Dover, DE | ||||||||
February 17, 2021 7:00 pm |
at Norfolk State | Canceled | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, VA | ||||||||
February 18, 2021 7:00 pm |
at Norfolk State | Canceled | Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, VA | ||||||||
February 21, 2021 TBA |
Coppin State | Canceled | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | ||||||||
February 22, 2021 TBA |
Coppin State | Canceled | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | ||||||||
February 27, 2021 TBA |
Norfolk State | Canceled | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | ||||||||
February 28, 2021 TBA |
Norfolk State | Canceled | Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | ||||||||
March 3, 2021 TBA |
at Coppin State | Canceled | Physical Education Complex Baltimore, MD | ||||||||
March 4, 2021 TBA |
at Coppin State | Canceled | Physical Education Complex Baltimore, MD | ||||||||
MEAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 10–13, 2021 |
vs. | Did not compete | Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA | ||||||||
Source[5]
References
edit- ^ "MEAC Announces Revised Conference Schedules for Men's, Women's Basketball". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. December 14, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ "Men's Basketball Cancels Remainder of 2020-21 Season". Howard University Athletics. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ "Williams Leads Howard to First-Round Upset Over S.C. State". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. March 10, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ "Howard vs. North Carolina A&T - Game Summary". ESPN. March 11, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2021.
- ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Howard University Athletics. Retrieved January 26, 2021.