Howard University returns to Burr Gymnasium to tipoff three consecutive Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) games and will face the Bethune-Cookman University Wildcats (B-CU) Monday, Jan. 6 at 7:30 p.m. for Community Day.

The Bison played well in spurts versus the University of Maryland Eastern Shore this past Saturday, but could not finish, falling to the Hawks 78-66.

The Wildcats dropped their MEAC opener 85-72 versus Norfolk State University. 

GAME 16 – BETHUNE-COOKMAN (6-9, 0-1) AT HOWARD (2-13, 0-1) 

Monday, Jan. 6 | 7:30 p.m.

Burr Gymnasium | Washington, D.C.

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Last time out Howard 66, Maryland Eastern Shore 78

• The Howard University Bison men's basketball team dropped its Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) opener 78-66 to the University of Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks at the Hytche Athletic Center, Saturday afternoon.
• Williams led all scorer, recording 21 points, shooting 8-of-13 from the floor and 4-of-7 from the charity stripe. Khalil Robinson (18) and Wayne Bristol, Jr. (10) joined Williams in double-figures. Bristol led the Bison with eight rebounds.
• Howard forced 10 steals to Eastern Shore 7. The Hawks bench outscored the Bison 42-8. 

The Series

• Howard leads the series, 44-24.
• The Bison is 2-3 in the last five regular-season games.

About Bethune-Cookman: 

• The Wildcats' basketball program falls under third-year head coach Ryan Ridder.
• Ridder is 3-3 versus Howard. 
• B-CU is on a two-game losing streak falling to St. Louis , 67-77, and Norfolk State, 72-85.
• The MEAC coaches and sports information directors selected Bethune-Cookman to finish second in conference play. 

  

Up Next:

• Howard will continue their three consecutive homestand versus Norfolk State | Theme: Military Appreciation Day (Jan. 11), and South Carolina State | Theme: Throwback Night (Jan. 13).

 

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 2,066 career points, he's now passed Morgan State's Reggie Holmes for third place in MEAC history (2,051 points). Williams surpassed 2,000 versus Harvard.
• Howard won their first game of the 2019-20 campaign at 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 Bison's 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.