Howard Bison | |||
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University | Howard University | ||
Head coach | Ty Grace (10th season) | ||
Conference | MEAC | ||
Location | Washington, D.C. | ||
Arena | Burr Gymnasium (capacity: 2,700) | ||
Nickname | Bison | ||
Colors | Navy blue and white [1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1982, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2022 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
1982, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2022 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
1987, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2022 |
The Howard Bison women's basketball team represents Howard University in women's basketball. The school competes in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Bison play their home games at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. [2]
Howard has won the MEAC Tournament 11 times, but they have only competed in six NCAA Tournaments due to the MEAC champion not going to the Tournament from 1983 to 1994. Sanya Tyler was the coach for all but one of the Bison's tournament championships in her tenure, beginning in 1980. In the 1982 Tournament, they lost to Long Beach 95–57 in the first round. In the 1996 Tournament, they lost 94–63 to Connecticut in the first round. In 1997, they lost 111–59 to Stanford in the first round. In 1998, they lost 91–71 to North Carolina in the first round. In 2001, they lost 100–61 to Iowa State. They have appeared in the WNIT twice (2012 and 2013). In the former, they lost 59–56 to Virginia. In the latter, they lost to Penn 65–60, both times being in the first round. [3]
The Bison have appeared in six NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 1–6.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1982 | #8 | First Round | #1 Long Beach State | L 57–95 |
1996 | #16 | First Round | #1 Connecticut | L 63–94 |
1997 | #16 | First Round | #1 Stanford | L 59–111 |
1998 | #15 | First Round | #2 North Carolina | L 71–91 |
2001 | #15 | First Round | #2 Iowa State | L 61–100 |
2022 | #16 | First Four First Round | #16 Incarnate Word #1 South Carolina | W 55–51 L 21–79 |
The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference is a collegiate athletic conference whose full members are historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the Southeastern and the Mid-Atlantic United States. It participates in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, and in football, in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS).
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The Howard Bison and Lady Bison are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Howard University, located in Washington, D.C. The Bison compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s and Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference for most sports. On July 16, 2015, the Athletics Department unveiled new logos, replacing the previous logo that was nearly identical to that used by the National Football League's Buffalo Bills.
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.
The 2012–13 Howard Bison basketball team represented Howard University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by third year head coach Kevin Nickelberry, played their home games at the Burr Gymnasium and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 7–24, 4–12 in MEAC play to finish in eleventh place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC tournament to Delaware State.
The 2015–16 Howard Bison men's basketball team represented Howard University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by sixth year head coach Kevin Nickelberry, played their home games at the Burr Gymnasium and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 12–20, 6–10 in MEAC play to finish in a three way tie for ninth place. They lost in the first round of the MEAC tournament to North Carolina Central.
The 2016–17 Howard Bison men's basketball team represented Howard University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by seventh-year head coach Kevin Nickelberry, played their home games at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–24, 5–11 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for 11th place. They defeated Coppin State and Morgan State in the MEAC tournament before losing in the semifinals to Norfolk State.
The Delaware State Hornets women's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Delaware State University in Dover, Delaware, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
The Bethune–Cookman Wildcats women's basketball team represents Bethune–Cookman University in the sport of basketball. The Wildcats competes in the NCAA Division I and the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They play their home games in Moore Gymnasium on Bethune–Cookman University campus in Daytona Beach, Florida.
The Coppin State Eagles women's basketball team represents Coppin State University in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The school's team currently competes in the NCAA Division I in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
The 2017–18 Howard Bison men's basketball team represented Howard University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by eighth-year head coach Kevin Nickelberry, played their home games at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–23, 7–9 in MEAC play to finish in a three-way tie for seventh place. As the No. 8 seed in the MEAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Florida A&M.
The 2019–20 Howard Bison men's basketball team represented Howard University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by first-year head coach Kenny Blakeney, played their home games at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the 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 before losing to North Carolina A&T in the quarterfinals.
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 (MEAC). With the creation of divisions to cut down on travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they will play in the Northern Division. 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.
The 1992 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 4–7, 1992, at Norfolk Scope in Norfolk, Virginia. Top seed Howard defeated three seed Florida A&M, 67–65 in the championship game, to win its third MEAC Tournament title.
The 1981 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men's basketball tournament took place March 5–7 at Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Howard defeated North Carolina A&T, 66–63 in the championship game, to win the MEAC Tournament title.
The 2021–22 Howard Bison women's basketball team represented Howard University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, led by seventh-year head coach Ty Grace, played their home games at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).
The 2022–23 Howard Bison men's basketball team represented Howard University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by fourth-year head coach Kenny Blakeney, played their home games at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). They finished the 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.
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.
The 2023–24 Howard Bison women's basketball team represented Howard University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, led by ninth-year head coach Ty Grace, played their home games at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).