NEWARK, N.J. (February 2, 2024) --Howard University men's basketball team looks to build on its 81-66 win over Coppin State (CSU) Monday (Jan. 29) when it takes on Hampton University in the Third Annual Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic at the Prudential Center. The tipoff is scheduled for 4 p.m., and the game will be carried live on TNT.
This is the Bison's second appearance. They defeated North Carolina A&T State, 79-57, in 2021.
LAST TIMEOUT
On Jan. 29, junior guard
Bryce Harris (Brentwood, N.Y.) scored a team-high 18 points to lead all starters in double figures as the Bison pulled away to an 81-66 win over CSU in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) clash at the Physical Education Complex Arena.
Sophomore forward
Dom Campbell (Scarborough, Maine) complemented Harris by scoring 11 points in the paint and grabbing five rebounds.
MATCHUP PREVIEW
SERIES RECORD
The two rivals met earlier in the season and Howard prevailed, 92-80, in Burr Gymnasium. The Bison have won two-in-a-row and four-of-the-last-five, but the Pirates lead the series, 16-11, since 2006.
HOWARD
The Bison (9-13, 3-3 MEAC) are led by Harris (15.9 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 57-percent shooting from the floor, team-leading 21 total blocks & 18 total steals), graduate forward
Seth Towns (15.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 47 total assists, 17 total steals, 10 total blocks, 46 three pointers made & 83-percent from the free throw line), junior guard
Marcus Dockery (13.1 ppg, 2.7 rpg, team-leading 56 three pointers made, career-high 41 total assists & 82-percent from the free throw line), graduate guard
Isiah Warfield (8.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg, team-best 87-percent from the free throw line & 33 total assists) and Campbell (8.0 ppg, 4.4 rpg & 52-percent shooting from the field).
HAMPTON
Hampton University (4-18, 0-10 CAA) is coming off a 59-58 road loss at North Carolina A&T State Thursday (Feb. 1).
The Pirates are led by sophomore forward Kyrese Mullen (15.4 ppg, 9.1 rpg & 47 percent shooting), graduate guard Tedric Wilcox, Jr. (12.3 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 24 total steals & 89-percent from the free throw line), junior guard Jordan Nesbitt (10.0 ppg, 4.0 rpg & team-leading 63 assists), and junior forward Ja'Von Benson (6.5 ppg, 4.0 rpg & team-leading 18 blocked shots).
NEXT UP
The Bison return to MEAC play when they travel to Dover, Del., to take on the Hornets of Delaware State Monday (Feb. 5) at 7:30 p.m.
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at
www.HUBison.com.
