Washington, D.C. - On the heels of his first non-conference season as the Howard University men's basketball head coach Kenny Blakeney, the HU Bison commence their road to the 2020 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference tournament with league foe Maryland Eastern Shore on Saturday, Jan. 4 in the Hytche Athletic Center at 4 p.m. 

The Bison ended December with a record of 2-3, defeating Hampton (Dec. 5 | 94-91) and Regent (Dec. 18 | 105-47).

During their last contest against UPenn on Monday, Dec. 30. Howard made a final push in the middle of the second quarter down 53-33. Nate Garvey (Nanuet, N.Y.) got the run started with a lay-up, then forced a turnover that was later converted to a long-range jumper by Kyle Foster (Hampton, Va.) to cut the lead, 38-53 with 11-minutes left in regulation. Garvey and Foster connected on a pair of jumpers from beyond the arc to bring the game to within nine with 9-minutes left. After a Penn timeout, the Quakers went on a 19-7 run in five minutes, connecting on five three-pointers to put the game out of reach.

GAME 15 – HOWARD (2-12, 0-0) at Maryland Eastern Shore (1-14, 0-0)

Saturday, Jan. 4 | 4 p.m.

Hytche Athletic Center | Princess Anne, Md.

News and Notes:

• Charles "CJ" Williams (Richmond, Va.) continues to score at a rapid pace, averaging 18.4 points a game this season, and eclipsed 2,000 career points versus Harvard. 
• Howard won their first game versus Hampton breaking a ten-game losing streak with the Pirates on Thursday, Dec. 5 in Hampton, Va.
• Howard scheduled three Ivy League opponents this season (Harvard, Penn, and Yale) on campus. Tickets for Yale can be purchased at www.BisonTickets.com
• The HU November road swing began Nov. 9 in Washington, D.C., at George Washington and concluded on Nov. 26 in Washington, D.C., at American University.
• Broken Record: Williams broke Howard record for the most career points (1,933) formerly held by James Daniel against Mount St. Mary's Nov. 30. 
• Howard was picked to finish sixth in the 11-team MEAC for the 2019-20 season, according to a poll of the leagues head coaches and sports information directors during the pre-season.

Last time out Howard 62, Penn 81

• The Howard University men's basketball could not overcome the University of Pennsylvania's (UPenn) hot perimeter shooting, falling to the Quakers 81-62 in the final game of 2019.
• UPenn connected on 14 three-point shots (one shy of Penn school record), shooting 35 percent from long range to keep Howard from gaining true momentum.
• Howard made a final push in the middle of the second quarter down 53-33. Garvey got the run started with a lay-up, then forced a turnover that was later converted to a long-range jumper by Foster to cut the lead, 38-53 with 11-minutes left in regulation. Garvey and Foster connected on a pair of jumpers from beyond the arc to bring the game to within nine with 9-minutes left.
•  After a Penn timeout, the Quakers went on a 19-7 run in five minutes, connecting on five three-pointers to put the game out of reach.

The Series

• Howard leads the series, 63-42.
  • The Bison hold a seven-game win streak
  • Last loss at Eastern Shore - 2/1/2016, 67-85
  • Last win at Eastern Shore - 1/7/2019, 79-39

About Maryland Eastern Shore: 

• The Hawks' Basketball program falls under first-year head coach Jason Crafton
• Last time out, Hawks fell to Virginia Tech 92-37 (12/29)

Up Next:

• Howard will head home for three consecutive MEAC games versus Bethune-Cookman| Theme: Community Day (Jan. 6), Norfolk State | Theme: Military Appreciation Day (Jan. 11), and South Carolina State | Theme: Throwback Night (Jan. 13).