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2023–24 Howard Bison men's basketball
2023–24 Howard Bison men's basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	8–12 (2–2 MEAC)
Head coach	Kenny Blakeney (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Rod Balanis; Tyler Thornton; Steve Ongley;
Home arena	Burr Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

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2023–24 MEAC men's basketball standings
v t e	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

The 2023–24 Howard Bison men's basketball team represents Howard University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison are led by fifth-year head coach Kenny Blakeney, and play their home games at Burr Gymnasium located in Washington, D.C. as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

Previous season

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

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, Canada
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

Kenny Blakeney (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Rod Balanis (Georgia Tech)
Tyler Thornton (Duke)
Steve Ongley (Southern Connecticut)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 14, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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 pm, 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	The 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			Talmadge L. Hill Field House Baltimore, MD
January 29, 2024 7:30 p.m.	at Coppin State			Physical Education Complex Baltimore, MD
February 3, 2024* 4:00 p.m., TNT	vs. Hampton Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic			Prudential Center Newark, NJ
February 5, 2024 7:30 p.m.	at Delaware State			Memorial Hall Dover, DE
February 17, 2024 4:00 p.m.	North Carolina Central			Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
February 19, 2024 7:30 p.m.	South Carolina State			Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
February 24, 2024 4:00 p.m.	Morgan State			Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
February 26, 2024 7:30 pm	Coppin State			Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
March 2, 2024 4:00 p.m.	at Maryland Eastern Shore			Hytche Athletic Center Princess Anne, MD
March 4, 2024 7:30 pm	Delaware State			Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
March 7, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPNU	at Norfolk State			Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall Norfolk, VA
MEAC tournament
March 13–16, 2024 TBD	vs. TBD			Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[2]^[3]

References

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

[1] "2022-23 Howard Bison Men's Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 9 November 2023.

[2] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Howard University Athletics. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

[3] "2023-24 Howard Bison Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 14, 2023.

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