Tag: Howard Basketball

Howard cleans up Morehouse, 89-65 in MLK Day Classic

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Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard University Sports Information Director 65 More 89  HOW Team 1 2 F More 23  42  65 HOW 40  49  89 Howard University sophomore guard Elijah Hawkins (Washington) scored a team-high 15 points to lead five players in double figures as the Bison rolled to an easy 89-65 win over Morehouse College in the annual Martin Luther King, Jr. (MLK) Day Classic at Burr Gymnasium before an overflow crowd. The Bison (10-10) got off to a slow start that was full of turnovers, missed free throws and…

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Howard players sweep MEAC weekly basketball honours

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Courtesy of the Mid-Easter Athletic Conference: The Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) unveiled its women’s basketball weekly honors where Howard University made a clean sweep. The team’s leading scorer Destiny Howell (Queens, NY) earned her second weekly honors this season while first year Nile Miller (Haddonfield, NJ) and junior Kaniyah Harris (Clifton, MD) earned their first recognitions. The announcement came Tuesday afternoon. Howell won her second Player of the Week honor after posting a career-high 35 points in the Bison’s win over VCU. Going 13-for-20 from the floor and hitting nine of her 13 3-point attempts, Howell is the…

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MEAC Basketball: Howell’s career night pushes Howard past VCU

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79  HOWW 67 VCU Team 1 2 3 4 F HOWW 19  15  22  23  79 VCU 15  17  10  25  67 Destiny Howell had herself quite the ball game. The junior point guard poured in a career-high 35 points in helping to lead Howard past Virginia Commonwealth University, 79-67. When Destiny is locked in and focused, she is very tough to guard,” said Coach Ty Grace in her assessment of Howell’s performance. “She was efficient and took every shot with tremendous confidence. When she gets in rhythm, it’s a challenge to…

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Howard gets fanny-kicking from DePaul, 81-56

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Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard University Sports Information Director 56 Howard 3-7,0-0 MEAC 81  DePaul 8-3,1-0 Big East Team 1 2 3 4 F Howard 22  4  16  14  56 DePaul 26  12  24  19  81 CHICAGO, IL. – Junior Destiny Howell scored a team-high 22 points while senior Iyanna Warren added 10, but it was not enough to offset the spectacular play of Darrione Rogers and the rest of her team as Howard University dropped an 81-56 decision to DePaul University (8-3) at the Wintrust Arena before a raucous crowd of 6,523. The Bison (3-7) rode…

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Howard Basketball falls at VCU

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Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard University Sports Information Director 60 HOW 70  VCU Team 1 2 F HOW 31  29  60 VCU 41  29  70 Howard University men’s basketball redshirt junior Steve Settle, III(Glenarden, Md.) led all scorers with 18 points, followed by sophomore Bryce Harris (Brentwood, N.Y.) and third-year Bison Jordan Wood (San Antonio) with 13 points and 12 points, respectively, and the defense held their opponent without a field goal over the last six minutes, but was not able to capitalize as HU fell, 70-60, to Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) in…

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Howard University women’s hoops to take on DePaul Monday night

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Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard University Sports Information Director It will be less than 48 hours since its last outing when the Howard University women’s team returns to the court, but that is college basketball this time of the year. The Bison (3-6) takes on DePaul University in Wintrust Arena at 12 Noon on Monday. The game will be carried on FloHoops. Howard was looking to establish its identity against Towson, coming into the game with a two-game win streak for the first time this season. After going…

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MEAC News: Howard Women’s hoops goes down to FIU 76-65 FIU Classic opening round

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Title image courtesy of Rodney Pierce Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard University Sports Information Director 65 HOW 76 Team 1 2 3 4 F HOW 15  14  19  17  65 FIU 27  15  16  18  76 Howard University women’s basketball senior Iyanna Warren (Accokeek, Md.) and graduate Aziah Hudson (Baldwin, N.Y.) each scored 13 points and junior Kaiya Creek (Seat Pleasant, Md.) came off the bench and added 10 points, but it was not enough as the Bison fell to Florida International University (FIU), 76-65, in the first round of the FIU Thanksgiving Invitational…

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MEAC News: Howard Basketball faces Austin Peay Saturday

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Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard University Sports Information Director The Howard University men’s basketball team will be looking to get back to its winning ways when it takes on Austin Peay State University in a nonconference match Saturday (Nov. 26) inside the Winfield Dunn Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 3:30 pm (ET) and broadcasted on ESPN+. It must be noted that the time was changed from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. to accommodate Howard’s flight and time schedule. FOLLOW THE ACTION Bison Nation can follow all the action via ESPN+ and/or live stats. MATCHUP PREVIEW Last…

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D.C bragging rights on the line in Howard v George Washington showdown

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Courtesy of Ed Hill, Jr., retired Howard University Sports Information Director WASHINGTON, D.C. – There will be a lot at stake when the Howard University women’s basketball team hosts George Washington University in a non-conference tilt at Burr Gymnasium on Monday night. The game will tip off at 7 pm and will be live streamed on http://www.hubison.com. GW (1-1) comes into the game with a 65-50 home win over Maryland Eastern Shore on Thursday following an opening 85-59 road loss to the University of Virginia to start the season. Howard (1-1) opened…

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Howard women’s hoops boat raced by Memphis, 101-54

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Courtesy of 54 Howard 1-1,0-0 MEAC 101  Memphis 1-1,0-0 AAC Team 1 2 3 4 F Howard 14  16  17  7  54 Memphis 33  22  25  21  101 Memphis, Tenn. (November 12, 2022) – Howard University women’s basketball team got 12 points from senior forward Brooklynn Fort-Davis (Chicago), but no one else reached double figures as the Bison fell, 101-54, to Memphis in a nonconference game at the Elma Roane Fieldhouse before 1,734. The Tigers (1-1) jumped out to an early 33-14 first quarter lead and never looked back. The Bison (1-1) shot only 21-percent (14-of-65)…

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