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.
howard, bison, basketball, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, . This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Howard Bison men s basketball news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2016 Learn how and when to remove this template message 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 2023 The head coach of the Bison is Kenny Blakeney Howard Bison2022 23 Howard Bison men s basketball teamUniversityHoward UniversityHead coachKenny Blakeney 4th season ConferenceMEACLocationWashington D C ArenaBurr Gymnasium Capacity 2 700 NicknameBisonColorsNavy blue and white 1 NCAA tournament appearances1981 1992 2023Conference tournament champions1980 1981 1992 2023Conference regular season champions1980 1983 1987 1992 2023 Contents 1 History 1 1 2020 season and Makur Maker 2 Notable players 3 Postseason results 3 1 NCAA tournament results 3 2 CBI results 4 References 5 External linksHistory Edit2020 season and Makur Maker Edit 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 Notable players EditMakur MakerPostseason results EditNCAA tournament results Edit The Bison have appeared in the NCAA tournament three times Their combined record is 0 3 Year Seed Round Opponent Result1981 12 Round of 48 5 Wyoming L 43 781992 16 Round of 64 1 Kansas L 67 1002023 16 First Round 1 Kansas L 68 96CBI results Edit The Bison have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational CBI once Their record is 0 1 Year Round Opponent Result2019 First Round Coastal Carolina L 72 81References Edit Howard Bison Department of Intercollegiate Athletics Identity Guide PDF December 13 2018 Retrieved January 17 2022 External links EditOfficial website nbsp This college basketball team article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a basketball team in Washington D C is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Howard Bison men 27s basketball amp oldid 1172839601, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
