2023–24 Howard Bison men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Howard Bison men's basketball team represented Howard University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison were led by fifth-year head coach Kenny Blakeney, and played their home games at Burr Gymnasium located in Washington, D.C. as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the season 18–14, 9–5 in MEAC play, to finish in a three-way tie for second place. As the No. 4 seed in the MEAC tournament, they defeated Morgan State, Norfolk State and Delaware State to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 16 seed in the West region, where they lost to Wagner in the First Four.

2023–24 Howard Bison men's basketball
MEAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Four
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record18–17 (9–5 MEAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaBurr Gymnasium
Seasons
2023–24 MEAC men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Norfolk State 11 3   .786 24 11   .686
North Carolina Central 9 5   .643 18 13   .581
South Carolina State 9 5   .643 14 18   .438
Howard 9 5   .643 18 17   .514
Morgan State 7 7   .500 11 20   .355
Delaware State 6 8   .429 15 19   .441
Maryland Eastern Shore 4 10   .286 9 20   .310
Coppin State 1 13   .071 2 27   .069
2024 MEAC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Bison finished the 2022–23 season 19–12, 11–3 in MEAC play, to finish in first place. As the No. 1 seed, they defeated South Carolina State, Maryland Eastern Shore and Norfolk State to win the MEAC tournament. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, Howard's first appearance in the tournament since 1992. As the No. 16 seed in the West Region, they were defeated by No. 1 seed Kansas in the first round.[1]

Roster

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2023–24 Howard Bison men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Marcus Dockery 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Maryland Washington, D.C.
F 2 Dom Campbell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 268 lb (122 kg) So Notre Dame Scarborough, ME
G 3 Isiah Warfield 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
GS Liberty Monaca, PA
F 4 Miles Stewart 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 202 lb (92 kg) RS So Lake Highland Prep Orlando, FL
G 5 Jelani Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 201 lb (91 kg) GS Penn Washington, D.C.
G 10 Talin Lewis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 182 lb (83 kg) GS Corban Westlake Village, CA
G 11 Ose Okojie 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 191 lb (87 kg) So United Scholastic Academy Brampton, ON
G 12 Elijah Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Gettysburg Washington, D.C.
G 13 Thomas Weaver 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 156 lb (71 kg) Sr Riverdale Baptist School Upper Marlboro, MD
F 14 Ayodele Taiwo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 243 lb (110 kg) RS So NBA Academy Africa Lagos, Nigeria
G 20 Jordan Atkins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Rutgers Prep South Orange, NJ
G 21 Quint Booker 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Fr Bishop Ireton High School Alexandria, VA
F 22 Shy Odom 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 229 lb (104 kg) So Sierra Canyon School Chatsworth, CA
G 23 Jordan Hairston 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
GS Texas–Tyler Fairfax, VA
G 24 Dylan Metoyer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr Sierra Canyon School Chatsworth, CA
G 30 Joshua Strong 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
GS Minnesota–Duluth Brooklyn Park, MN
F 31 Seth Towns 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Ohio State Columbus, OH
G 34 Bryce Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Putnam Science Brentwood, NY
G 40 AJ Magbegor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr Diamond V.E. Queensland, Australia
G 55 Freedom Rhames 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 169 lb (77 kg) So Brewster Academy Los Angeles, CA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 14, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 25, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
Capital W 83–79 
Burr Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
October 31, 2023*
7:00 p.m.
American W 69–61 
Burr Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Hampton W 92–80  1–0
Burr Gymnasium (2,500)
Washington, D.C.
November 9, 2022*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX
at Georgia Tech L 85–88  1–1
McCamish Pavilion (3,802)
Atlanta, GA
November 12, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at James Madison L 86–107  1–2
Atlantic Union Bank Center (4,443)
Harrisonburg, VA
November 14, 2023*
7:30 p.m.
Boston University W 64–53  2–2
Burr Gymnasium (2,413)
Washington, D.C.
November 18, 2023*
6:00 p.m., BTN
at Rutgers L 63–85  2–3
Jersey Mike's Arena (8,000)
Piscataway, NJ
November 20, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Bryant L 61–67  2–4
Chace Athletic Center (754)
Smithfield, RI
November 25, 2023*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Mount St. Mary's W 87–83 2OT 3–4
Knott Arena (1,215)
Emmitsburg, MD
November 28, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Cincinnati L 81–86 OT 3–5
Burr Gymnasium (1,324)
Washington, D.C.
December 11, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Penn L 68–78  3–6
Palestra (1,062)
Philadelphia, PA
December 13, 2023*
1:00 p.m., MSN
Regent W 88–49  4–6
Burr Gymnasium (298)
Washington, D.C.
December 17, 2023*
12:00 a.m., ESPNU
vs. Jackson State
CP3 HBCU Challenge
L 74–81  4–7
Michelob Ultra Arena (1,306)
Paradise, NV
December 17, 2023*
6:00 p.m., ESPNU
vs. Texas Southern
CP3 HBCU Challenge
L 78–79  4–8
Michelob Ultra Arena 
Paradise, NV
December 20, 2023*
10:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Santa Barbara L 81–94  4–9
The Thunderdome (1,073)
Santa Barbara, CA
December 30, 2023*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at La Salle W 71–66  5–9
Tom Gola Arena (1,732)
Philadelphia, PA
January 3, 2024*
4:00 p.m.
Yale L 78–86 OT 5–10
Burr Gymnasium (557)
Washington, D.C.
January 6, 2024
12:00 p.m., ESPNU
at North Carolina Central L 54–73  5–11
(0–1)
McDougald–McLendon Arena (1,852)
Durham, NC
January 8, 2024
7:30 p.m.
at South Carolina State W 82–78  6–11
(1–1)
SHM Memorial Center (225)
Orangeburg, SC
January 13, 2024
4:00 p.m.
Maryland Eastern Shore W 72–61  7–11
(2–1)
Burr Gymnasium (1,200)
Washington, D.C.
January 15, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Morehouse
MLK Day Classic
W 78–72  8–11
Burr Gymnasium (1,256)
Washington, D.C.
January 20, 2024
4:00 p.m.
Norfolk State L 61–65  8–12
(2–2)
Burr Gymnasium (1,943)
Washington, D.C.
January 27, 2024
4:00 p.m.
at Morgan State L 79–85  8–13
(2–3)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (3,571)
Baltimore, MD
January 29, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
at Coppin State W 81–66  9–13
(3–3)
Physical Education Complex (612)
Baltimore, MD
February 3, 2024*
4:00 p.m., TNT
vs. Hampton
Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic
L 61–63  9–14
Prudential Center (13,834)
Newark, NJ
February 5, 2024
7:30 p.m.
at Delaware State W 75–71  10–14
(4–3)
Memorial Hall (1,100)
Dover, DE
February 17, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Carolina Central W 90–82  11–14
(5–3)
Burr Gymnasium (1,245)
Washington, D.C.
February 19, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
South Carolina State L 68–75  11–15
(5–4)
Burr Gymnasium (1,452)
Washington, D.C.
February 24, 2024
4:00 p.m., ESPN+
Morgan State W 78–72  12–15
(6–4)
Burr Gymnasium (2,064)
Washington, D.C.
February 26, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Coppin State W 78–69  13–15
(7–4)
Burr Gymnasium (1,200)
Washington, D.C.
March 2, 2024
4:00 p.m.
at Maryland Eastern Shore W 70–66  14–15
(8–4)
Hytche Athletic Center (911)
Princess Anne, MD
March 4, 2024
7:30 p.m., ESPN+
Delaware State W 85–66  15–15
(9–4)
Burr Gymnasium (1,250)
Washington, D.C.
March 7, 2024
9:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Norfolk State L 58–77  15–16
(9–5)
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (4,176)
Norfolk, VA
MEAC tournament
March 14, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
(4) vs. (5) Morgan State
Quarterfinals
W 78–65  16–16
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
March 15, 2024
6:00 p.m., ESPN+
(4) vs. (1) Norfolk State
Semifinals
W 80–74  17–16
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
March 16, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN2
(4) vs. (6) Delaware State
Championship
W 70–67  18–16
Norfolk Scope 
Norfolk, VA
NCAA tournament
March 19, 2024
6:40 p.m., TruTV
(16 W) vs. (16 W) Wagner
First Four
L 68–71  18–17
UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "2022-23 Howard Bison Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Howard University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Howard Bison Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved July 15, 2024.