WASHINGTON (December 16, 2024) – Howard University men's basketball team closes out its three-game home stretch against Drexel Tuesday (Dec. 17). Tipoff is set for 3:30 p.m., inside The Burr.
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GAME 12
PARTICIPANTS: Drexel (Dragons) at Howard (Bison)
DATE: December 17, 2024
TIME: 3:30 p.m.
LOCATION: Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C.
LAST TIMEOUT
HOWARD
Saturday (Dec. 14), senior guard
Marcus Dockery (Washington) scored 12 of his team-high 27 points in the second half to lead four Bison in double figures as HU pulled out a hard-fought 88-83 win over a talented UNCW in a nonconference matchup at Burr Gymnasium.
DREXEL
Dragons (7-4) are coming off a 77-70 win over Albany Saturday (Dec. 14) for their second win-in-a-row. Drexel was led Kobe Magee, who scored a team-high 17 points to lead five players in double figures. Jason Drake (14), Victor Panov (12), reserve Shane Blakeney (11) Yame Butler (10) provide balanced scoring in the win.
SERIES RECORD
This is the third meeting between the two institutions with Drexel winning the first two matchups.
THE COACHES
Drexel is coached Zack Spiker (Ithaca, '00), who is in his ninth season. Howard is led by
Kenneth Blakeney (Duke, '95) who is in his sixth season and has led the Bison to two straight Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Tournament titles and NCAA appearances.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
HOWARD PROBABLE STARTERS
No. Name 2024-25 Stats
15
Cameron Shockley-Okeke 7.3 ppg, 2.1 rpg & 47-percent 3FG%
1
Anwar Gill 10.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg & team-leading 36 assists
5
Marcus Dockery 16.8 ppg, 47-percent 3FG% & 33 FGM
7
Blake Harper 16.5 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 35 assists, 13 steals & 82-percent FT%
4
Miles Stewart 3.6 rpg, 2.5 rpg, six blocked shots & 56-percent FG%
HOWARD KEY RESERVES
No. Name 2024-25 Stats
2
Dom Campbell 6.1 ppg, 4.0 rpg & 58 percent FG%
8
Joshua Strong 7.8 ppg, 2.1 rpg & 23 3FGM
DREXEL PROBABLE STARTERS
No. Name 2024-25 Stats
5 Kobe Magee 15.8 ppg, 5.1 rpg, team-leading 32 assists & 13 steals
11 Jason Drake 8.5 ppg, 2.9 rpg & team-leading 32 assists
1 Victor Panov 7.6 ppg & 4.3 rpg
23 Yame Butler 13.5 ppg & 4.3 rpg
15 Cole Hargrave 11.6 ppg, team-leading 8.9 rpg & 16 blocks
DREXEL KEY RESERVES
No. Name 2024-25 Stats
0 Horace Simmons, Jr. 3.8 ppg & 0.4 rpg
4 Shane Blakeney 8.4 ppg & 4.2 rpg
GAME NOTES
HOWARD
Blake Harper (Washington) has established himself as one of the top freshmen in the country, being named MEAC Rookie of the Week five times this young season...Harper followed up his first double-double against Cincinnati (23 points & 11 rebounds) with his first triple-double recorded his first triple in the win over VUL (30 points, 13 rebounds & 10 assists)…In his last three games, Harper is shooting 50-percent from the field while averaging 23 points, 10.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists during that period...Dockery needs only nine points to reach the 1,000-point plateau in his career…The Bison played without the services of junior forward
Dom Campbell (Scarborough, Maine), senior guard
Bryce Harris (Brentwood, N.Y.) and junior reserve forward
Ose Okojie (Brampton, Canada), who combine for over 20 points per game among them and their status for this game is unknown at this time…The Bison are averaging 19 assists per game.
DREXEL
Drexel has won three of its last four...The Dragons are averaging 4.2 blocks...Drexel has seven players who average between 6.0 points and 16.0 points per game...The Dragons also have six players who have each recorded between 17 and 32 assists on the season.
NEXT UP
Howard gets a few days off before traveling to Hampton, Va., to take on the Pirates in the HBCU Showcase, Battle of the Real HU, Saturday (Dec. 28). Tipoff at 4 p.m.
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at
www.HUBison.com.
