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Howard shocks Cincinnati on the road 66-64

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Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr.,retired Howard University Sports Information Director 66 Winner HOW 64 UC Team 1 2 3 4 F HOW 18  18  18  12  66 UC 15  17  18  14  64 Junior forward Sa’lah Hemingway (San Bernardino, Calif.) scored on a layup with 3.3 seconds remaining to give the Howard University women’s basketball team a hard-fought 66-64 win over Cincinnati at the Fifth Third Arena. It marked only the fifth time in school history that the Bison have defeated a Power 4 opponent: North Carolina State; Maryland; Minnesota and Rutgers. The game was…

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Howard gets by NCAT, 73-69

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Image via Steven Worthy Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard University Sports Information Director 69 NCA&T 73 Winner HOW Team 1 2 F NCA&T 30  39  69 HOW 41  32  73 DURHAM, N.C. (December 9, 2025) — Guards Bryce Harris (Brentwood, N.Y.) and Cam Gillus(Falls Church, Va.) and center Danas Kazakevicius(Vilnius, Lithuania) each scored 19 points to help the Howard University men’s basketball team (6-5) hold off North Carolina A&T State (NCAT), 73-69, in a nonconference showdown at Cameroon Indoor Stadium. The Bison, which led the entire game, jumped out to the early lead and used…

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Howard’s Bryce Harris and Danas Kazakevicius claim weekly basketball honours

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Image via Howard Athletics Courtesy of Derek W. Bryant, Assistant Athletic Director for Media Relations & Sports Information The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) revealed its men’s basketball weekly awards where Howard University saw a pair of Bison recognized for their outstanding efforts. The announcement came Monday afternoon. Graduate guard Bryce Harris (Brentwood, N.Y.) won MEAC Player of the Week while fellow Bison freshman Danas Kazakevicius (Vilnius, Lithuania) claimed the league’s Rookie of the Week. Harris took home back-to-back awards after scoring a career-high 36 points in the win over St. Mary’s (Md.) Wednesday (Nov.…

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Howard defeats Alcorn State, 72-64

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image via David Sierra Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard University Sports Information Director 64 Alcorn 72 Winner HOW Team 1 2 F Alcorn 23  41  64 HOW 28  44  72 Graduate guard Bryce Harris (Brentwood, N.Y.) poured in a game-high 24 points, but it was some clutch free-throw shooting by junior guard Cam Gillus (Falls Church, Va.) that helped the Howard University men’s basketball team hold off Alcorn State University, 72-64, in a nonconference HBCU clash at Burr Gymnasium. A preseason All-MEAC First Team selection, Harris connected on 9-of-12 from the field and just…

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Howard women’s hoops gets road win over George Washington , 62-60

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image via David Sierra Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard University Sports Information Director Senior Zennia Thomas (Cleveland) scored a team-high 15 points and fellow classmate Nile Miller(Woodbury, N.J.) added 11 points to help the Howard University women’s basketball hold off George Washington University (GW), 62-60, in a crosstown nonconference clash at the Smith Center. The senior forward duo continues to show why they were both named to the preseason All-MEAC First Team. The tandem combined for 9-of-13 shooting from the floor. Thomas, in particular, has proven to be a formidable presence,…

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Howard Women’s hoops to take on George Washington on Tuesday

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Title image via Benita Gladney Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard University Sports Information Director WASHINGTON (November 10, 2025) – Howard University women’s basketball team (2-0) takes on the Revolutionaries of George Washington University (1-1) in an inner-city nonconference showdown at The Smith Center. Tipoff is scheduled for Tuesday (Nov.11) at 6 p.m. and will be aired on ESPN+. LAST TIMEOUT HOWARD Saturday (Nov. 8), redshirt junior Zoe Stewart(Terre Haute, Ind.) scored a team-high 15 points to lead four players in double figures as the Howard University women’s basketball team cruised…

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Howard romps UDC 101-73

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Image via David Sierra Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard Sports Information Dir Bryce Harris (Brentwood, N.Y.) scored a game-high 20 points to lead four players in double figures as the Howard University men’s basketball team rolled to a 103-71 win over the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) in a nonconference matchup at Burr Gymnasium. A 6-foot-4 graduate guard, Harris connected on 5-of-7 from the floor, including 2-of-2 from three-point range, while just missing a double-double with eight rebounds. The Bison (1-1) were coming off an 87-66 home…

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Former Howard Guard Steve Settle III Signs Exhibit 10 Deal With Miami Heat

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Former Howard University guard Steve Settle III signed an Exhibit-10 contract with the Miami Heat. Introduced in the 2017 collective bargaining agreement, an Exhibit-10 contract is a one-year non-guaranteed minimum salary deal. It can also include a bonus of up to $75,000 that kicks in should the player who signed the deal spend at least 60 days with a team’s G-League affiliate. Additionally, this contract can be converted to a two-way deal, which allows a player to split time between an NBA and its G-League affiliate, with a maximum of…

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Morgan State bounces defending champs Howard 91-90

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image via the MEAC Courtesy of Kylon LewisStrategic Communications Intern  Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Fifth-seeded Morgan State built a commanding 15-point lead late in the game but needed a clutch driving layup by Kameron Hobbs with 9.2 seconds remaining to escape with a 91-90 victory over fourth-seeded Howard in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) men’s basketball quarterfinals Thursday night at the Norfolk Scope Arena. Hobbs, whose jumper at the 2:52 mark put the Bears ahead 86-71, finished with a game-high 33 points and seven rebounds in the dramatic win. The Bears seemed to have…

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Howard’s Saniyah King named Rookie of the Week for 10th time

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image via Rodney Pierce The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) uncovered its women’s basketball weekly awards where Howard University freshman guard Saniyah King (Washington) received the league’s Co-Rookie of the Week. The announcement came Monday afternoon. King led the Bison to a perfect 2-0 week after wins over Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) and at Morgan State (MSU), averaging 24.5 points, 3.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals. Monday (Feb. 17), she tallied 24 points, five boards and a pair of steals against the Hawks. In Saturday’s road win at MSU, the D.C. native registered 25 points…

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