WASHINGTON (November 12, 2025) – Howard University men's basketball team wraps up its four-game homestand Thursday (Nov. 13), hosting Alcorn State (ASU) in another HBCU showdown inside The Burr. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m., live on ESPN+.
 
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LAST TIMEOUT
 
ALCORN STATE
 
Jameel Morris and Shane Lancaster combined for 32 points off the bench, but a second half surge proved to the difference as Alcorn State fell, 84-64, against Maryland Tuesday (Nov.11) at the Xfinity Center.
 
HOWARD
 
Sunday (Nov. 9), graduate guard Bryce Harris (Brentwood, N.Y.) scored a team-high 15 points to lead four Bison in double figures, but Grambling State made just enough plays to edge the Howard University men's basketball team, 73-70, in a nonconference  HBCU showdown inside Burr Gymnasium.
 
COACHES
 
Alcorn State is coached by Jake Morton (Miami '93), who is his first season. Morton played locally at Gonzaga College High School.
 
Howard is led by Kenneth Blakeney (Duke, '95), who is in his sixth season.
 
SERIES RECORD
 
This is the fourth meeting between the two schools with Alcorn State holding a 2-1 advantage.
 
PLAYERS TO WATCH
 
ALCORN STATE PROBABLE STARTERS
 
No.      Position           Class                Name                          2025-26 Stats                                    
3          Guard              Sophomore    Davian Williams          7.5 ppg & 3.3 rpg
8          Forward           Junior              Tycen McDaniels         8.5 ppg & 3.0 rpg
30        Guard              Senior              Travis Roberts             7.0 ppg & 47-percent FG%
22        Wing                Freshman        Mike Jones                  2.3 ppg & 2.8 rpg
7          Forward           Senior              Nick Woodard             8.0 ppg & 5.0 rpg
 
ALCORN STATE KEY RESERVES
 
No.      Position           Class                Name                          2025-26 Stats                                    
6          Forward           Junior              William Henderson    4.3 ppg & 2.0 rpg
00        Guard              Junior              Shane Lancaster          13.8 ppg & 61-percent 3PT%
 
HOWARD PROBABLE STARTERS
 
No.      Position           Class                Name                          2025-26 Stats                                    
34        Guard              Graduate         Bryce Harris                20.7 ppg, 6.0 rpg & 57-percent 3PT%
32        Forward          Sophomore     Travelle Bryson           5.7 ppg, 3.0 rpg & 11 assists
4          Guard              Junior               Alex Cotton                 15.3 ppg & 50-percent 3PT%
13        Center             Freshman        Danas Kazakevicius    7.7 ppg & 3.3 rpg
2          Guard              Junior               Cam Gillus                   12.3 ppg, 3.3 rpg & 5.0 apg
 
HOWARD KEY RESERVES
 
No.      Position           Class                Name                          2025-26 Stats                                    
23        Guard              R-Senior           Ed Holland III               6.0 ppg & 4.3 rpg
11        Forward          Senior              Ose Okojie                   6.0 ppg, 2.0 rpg & 61-percent FG%
 
GAME NOTES
 
ALCORN STATE
 
The Alcorn State Braves are on a challenging schedule.  The Braves have played three Power Four programs: Florida State (Atlantic Coast Conference); Maryland (Big Ten) and Minnesota (Big Ten).
 
HOWARD
 
The Howard men's basketball team continues to challenge the unprecedented. When the Bison hosted Missouri to kick off the season (Nov. 3), it was the fourth Power Four team to visit Burr Gymnasium, along with Oregon State (PAC-12), Notre Dame (Atlantic Coast Conference) and Cincinnati (Big 12).
 
Another first for Howard is its scheduling as it pertains to nonconference HBCUs. The Bison have already played UDC (Nov. 6), Grambling State (Nov. 9), now Alcorn State (Nov. 13) and later with games against Bowie State (Dec. 6), North Carolina A&T State (Dec. 9), Hampton (Dec. 13) and Morehouse (Jan. 19).
 
There has been a local flavor to the scheduling. UDC head coach Mike Riley played locally at Cardozo and Georgetown where he also coached under the late John Thompson Jr. Then, the Bison followed with Grambling State head coach Patrick Crary, who is from the DMV. And Alcorn State head coach Jake Morton played locally at Gonzaga and coached at Bowie State. One of his assistants is Darryl Prue, a former standout at Dunbar High School and Hall of Famer at West Virginia.
 
The Bison are missing the services of redshirt junior Cedric Taylor III (Atlanta), who is out with a wrist injury.
 
Howard will depend on his to give instant offense, but in the interim, it has allowed for the development sophomore forward Travelle Bryson (Anderson, S.C.), redshirt senior Ed Holland III (Philadelphia), sophomore guard Isaiah Brown (Ramsey, N.J.) and senior guard Ose Okojie (Brampton, Canada). The quartet showed well in the loss to Grambling State and figure to be invaluable once Taylor returns.
 
NEXT UP
 
Alcorn State takes on LSU Tuesday (Nov. 18) in Baton Rouge at 7 p.m. Howard takes to the road and plays at Stetson Wednesday (Nov. 19) at 7 p.m.
 
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