Howard Bison men's basketball

Howard Bison
Howard Bison
	2024–25 Howard Bison men's basketball team
University	Howard University
Head coach	Kenny Blakeney (6th season)
Conference	MEAC
Location	Washington, D.C.
Arena	Burr Gymnasium ; (capacity: 2,700)
Nickname	Bison
Colors	Navy blue and white;
NCAA tournament appearances
	1981, 1992, 2023, 2024
Conference tournament champions
	1980, 1981, 1992, 2023, 2024
Conference regular-season champions
	1980, 1983, 1987, 1992, 2023

Last updated May 30, 2025

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.

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

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

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Venues	Burr Gymnasium (1963–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	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 2024–25

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