WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Howard University men's basketball opens its 62nd season with head coach Kenneth Blakeney at the helm. The Blakeney era will tipoff Tuesday, November 5 at 5 p.m. in Burr Gymnasium versus the Washington Adventist University Shockers, with all of the action available live on hubison.com.

News and Notes:

• The men's team will tip-off the season home-opener before the women's team, they will face LaSalle University, their tip-off will be 30 minutes after the conclusion of the men's game.
• Record Watch: Charles Williams is 139 points shy for the most career points (1,933) currently held by James Daniel. 
• C. Williams career numbers rank in the nation: (84th in career points(1,794); 94th in scoring average; 47th field goals attempt)
• The match will be the first in the head coaching career of Kenneth Blakeney, who was named the programs 12th head coach
• Howard was picked to finish sixth in the 11-team MEAC in 2019-20, according to a poll of the leagues head coaches and sports information directors

The Series: 

• The meeting between Washington Adventist and Howard is the fourth, the Bison lead the series 3-1
• Howard dominated the Shockers in last season match-up, behind a strong second-half outscoring Washington Adventist 69-51, cruising to a 115-91 victory

About Washington Adventist:

• The Shockers are led by head coach Patrick Crarey II in his tenth season 
• WAU is coming off a 22-10 finish which included a trip to the 2019 NAIA Division II Men's Basketball Tournament. It was the program's third national appearance in four years. 
• The Shockers defeating Oakwood University in their season home opener, 89-72

Tickets:

• Tickets are on sale: General Public $15, Staff, Children & Senior Citizen $10, Students $5
• Tickets can be purchased online at HUBison.com

UP NEXT:

• Howard will begin a six-game road trip, starting off with cross-town foe George Washington November 9 for a 4 p.m. scheduled tip-off
• The Bison will head to Notre Dame to begin the Men Against Breast Cancer Invitational (Nov. 12-21), HU will face Robert Morris and Toledo in Toledo, Ohio and then head South to face the Marshall University Herd in Huntington, West Virginia
• Howard's sixth consecutive road contest will end in Munice, Indiana facing Ball State University on ESPN+