WASHINGTON (March 8, 2022) – No. 2 Howard University men's basketball team clashes with No. 7 Coppin State (CSU) in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Tournament Quarterfinals inside the Norfolk Scope Arena. Tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. on ESPN+.
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MATCHUP PREVIEW
Wednesday's showdown will be the third faceoff between Howard and Coppin State with CSU winning the first two matchups during the regular season.
On Jan. 24, with less than five ticks remaining, Coppin State's Nendah Tarke scored the go-ahead three-point play to down the Bison in a nail biter, 83-81, inside PEC Arena.
Nearly a month later (Feb. 21), HU dropped a tough bout to conference rival CSU, 86-82, inside Burr Gymnasium on ESPNU.
HOWARD
Howard (16-12) enters the tourney with a 9-5 league record and secured the No. 2 spot.
After the regular season, four Bison earned MEAC postseason honors. Freshman star
Elijah Hawkins (Washington) headlined the Bison, earning three accolades, including 2022 MEAC Rookie of the Year. Graduate sharpshooter
Kyle Foster (Hampton, Va.) received All-MEAC First Team recognition while redshirt sophomore
Steve Settle, III (Glenarden, Md.) claimed All-MEAC Second Team. Graduate big man
Randall Brumant (Houston) took home a pair of awards: All-MEAC Third Team and All-Defensive Team.
COPPIN STATE
CSU (7-22) comes in as the No. 7 seed after going 6-8 during conference play.
Coppin State is led by Tarke, All-MEAC First Team and All-Defensive Team selection. Freshman guard Greg Spurlock was named to the league's All-Rookie Team.
LAST TIMEOUT
Thursday (March 3), the Bison dropped its regular season finale at Norfolk State, 83-61, inside Echols Hall.
Settle had a team-leading 15 points while Hawkins and junior
Khalil Robinson (Columbia, S.C.) chipped in 11 points apiece.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
With a win, Howard awaits the winner of No. 3 North Carolina Central and No. 6 Maryland Eastern Shore. Tipoff is slated for Friday (March 11) at 8 p.m. on ESPN+.
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at
www.HUBison.com.
