2024–25 Howard Bison men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 2024–25 Howard Bison men's basketball team represented Howard University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by sixth-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).
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record12–20 (7–7 MEAC)
Headcoach
- Kenny Blakeney (6th season)
Associate headcoachRod Balanis
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| Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 12–20 (7–7 MEAC) |
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| Associate head coach | Rod Balanis |
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| Home arena | Burr Gymnasium |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norfolk State † | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 16 | – | 14 | .533 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Howard | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina Central | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coppin State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 6 | – | 24 | .200 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland Eastern Shore | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 MEAC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Bison finished the 2023–24 season 18–14, 9–5 in MEAC play, to finish in a three-way tie for second place.[1] They defeated Morgan State,[2] Norfolk State[3] and Delaware State to win their second consecutive MEAC tournament championship and earned the MEAC's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.[4] They received the #16 seed in the West Region,[5] where they fell to Wagner in the First Four.[6]
Roster
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Schedule and results
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| October 19, 2024* 11:00 a.m. |
William & Mary | W 74–63 | – |
Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| October 28, 2024* 7:00 p.m. |
at American | L 66–74 | – |
Bender Arena Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at No. 1 Kansas McLendon Classic |
L 57–87 | 0–1 |
Allen Fieldhouse (15,300) Lawrence, KS | |||||||
| November 8, 2024* 8:00 p.m., SECN+/ESPN+ |
at Missouri | L 62–77 | 0–2 |
Mizzou Arena (11,044) Columbia, MO | |||||||
| November 11, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Dillard | W 91–73 | 1–2 |
Burr Gymnasium (1,060) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 p.m. |
vs. Tennessee State HBCU All Stars Challenge |
W 88–84 OT | 2–2 |
GSU Convocation Center Atlanta, GA | |||||||
| November 18, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at FIU | W 75–70 | 3–2 |
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (764) Miami, FL | |||||||
| November 24, 2024* 12:00 p.m. |
vs. Boston University UMBC MTE |
L 62–69 | 3–3 |
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (57) Catonsville, MD | |||||||
| November 25, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at UMBC UMBC MTE |
L 77–95 | 3–4 |
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena (1,077) Catonsville, MD | |||||||
| November 30, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Mount St. Mary's | L 75–79 | 3–5 |
Burr Gymnasium (655) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| December 8, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at No. 14 Cincinnati | L 67–84 | 3–6 |
Fifth Third Arena (10,913) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
| December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Virginia Lynchburg | W 124–50 | 4–6 |
Burr Gymnasium (544) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| December 14, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
UNC Wilmington | W 88–83 | 5–6 |
Burr Gymnasium (499) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| December 17, 2024* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Drexel | L 65–68 | 5–7 |
Burr Gymnasium (683) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| December 28, 2024* 4:00 p.m., CBS/Paramount+ |
at Hampton CBS Sports Classic: HBCU Showcase |
L 67–83 | 5–8 |
Hampton Convocation Center (4,213) Hampton, VA | |||||||
| January 1, 2025* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Yale | L 65–93 | 5–9 |
John J. Lee Amphitheater (1,479) New Haven, CT | |||||||
| January 4, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Delaware State | W 100–94 | 6–9 (1–0) |
Burr Gymnasium (874) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| January 11, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Morgan State | W 100–95 | 7–9 (2–0) |
Burr Gymnasium (1,023) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| January 13, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Coppin State | W 90–75 | 8–9 (3–0) |
Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| January 15, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Bowie State | L 73–76 | 8–10 |
Burr Gymnasium (2,100) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| January 20, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Morehouse | L 76–79 | 8–11 |
Burr Gymnasium (2,695) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| January 25, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Norfolk State | L 75–92 | 8–12 (3–1) |
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (3,715) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
| February 1, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
vs. Hampton | L 79–80 OT | 8–13 |
Entertainment and Sports Arena (2,100) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| February 3, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
South Carolina State | L 66–89 | 8–14 (3–2) |
Burr Gymnasium (1,362) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| February 8, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
North Carolina Central | W 82–78 | 9–14 (4–2) |
Burr Gymnasium (2,131) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| February 10, 2025 8:00 p.m. |
at Maryland Eastern Shore | W 77–57 | 10–14 (5–2) |
Hytche Athletic Center (734) Princess Anne, MD | |||||||
| February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Delaware State | L 69–90 | 10–15 (5–3) |
Memorial Hall (1,800) Dover, DE | |||||||
| February 17, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Maryland Eastern Shore | W 86–62 | 11–15 (6–3) |
Burr Gymnasium (1,328) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| February 22, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Morgan State | W 87–81 | 12–15 (7–3) |
Hill Field House (4,234) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
| February 24, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Coppin State | L 61–72 | 12–16 (7–4) |
Physical Education Complex (388) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
| March 1, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at North Carolina Central | L 68–72 | 12–17 (7–5) |
McDougald–McLendon Arena (945) Durham, NC | |||||||
| March 3, 2025 7:30 p.m. |
at South Carolina State | L 69–79 | 12–18 (7–6) |
SHM Memorial Center (678) Orangeburg, SC | |||||||
| March 6, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Norfolk State | L 69–81 | 12–19 (7–7) |
Burr Gymnasium (1,298) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
| MEAC tournament | |||||||||||
| March 13, 2025 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(4) | vs. (5) Morgan State Quarterfinals |
L 90–91 | 12–20 |
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA | ||||||