WASHINGTON (February 14, 2025) – Howard University men's basketball team faces Delaware State (DSU) Saturday (Feb. 15) in a MEAC (Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference) rematch inside Memorial Hall. Game time is set for 4 p.m.
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GAME 25
EVENT: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Matchup
PARTICIPANTS: Howard University (Bison) at Delaware State University (Hornets)
DATE: February 15, 2025
TIME: 4 pm
LOCATION: Memorial Hall in Dover, Del.
LAST TIMEOUT
HOWARD
Monday (Feb. 10), graduate forward
Cameron Shockley-Okeke (Norwalk, Conn.) and senior guard
Marcus Dockery (Washington) each scored 18 points to help the Bison pull away to a 77-57 win over Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) inside the Hytche Center.
DELAWARE STATE
DSU (12-10, 4-3 MEAC) is coming off an 84-82 win over Morgan State Monday (Feb. 3) for its fourth victory in a row. The Hornets were led by Kaseem Watson with a team-high 30 points.
LAST TIME THEY PLAYED
On Jan. 4, freshman standout
Blake Harper (Washington) poured in a game-high 34 points to lead four Bison in double figures to lift HU to a 100-94 shootout win over Delaware State in the MEAC opener.
SERIES RECORD
Earlier this season (Jan. 4), Howard defeated Delaware State, 100-94, in a shootout at Burr Gymnasium. It was the Bison's eighth straight win in the series. Howard holds a slight, 16-15, advantage in the series, dating back to 2004. The Hornets last won, 100-88 (March 5, 2020).
THE COACHES
Kenneth Blakeney (Duke, '95), who is in his sixth season and has led the Bison to two straight MEAC Tournament titles and NCAA appearances. DSU is coached by Stan Waterman (Delaware, 1989), who is his fourth season at the helm.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
HOWARD PROBABLE STARTERS
No. Name 2024-25 Stats
15
Cameron Shockley-Okeke 11.3 ppg, 2.9 rpg, 41-percent 3FG% & 56 3FGM
1
Anwar Gill 8.5 ppg, 4.5 rpg, team-leading 92 assists & 48-percent FG%
5
Marcus Dockery 17.4 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 51 assists, 24 steals & 43-percent 3FG%
7
Blake Harper 19.0 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 85 assists, 24 steals & 82-percent FT%
14
Ayodele Taiwo 1.8 ppg, 1.9 rpg & team-high 24 blocks
HOWARD KEY RESERVES
No. Name 2024-25 Stats
3
Jaren Johnson 5.7 ppg, 3.1 rpg & 89-percent FT%
4
Calvin Robins Jr. 3.2 rpg, 2.5 rpg & 60-percent FG%
8
Joshua Strong 5.9 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 44-percent 3FG% & 80-percent FT%
DSU PROBALE STARTERS
No. Name 2024-25 Stats
11 Kaseem Watson 15.6 ppg & 5.9 rpg
0 Robert Smith 16.5 ppg & 54 3FGM
3 Martez Robinson 15.5 ppg, 6.5 ppg, 59 assists, 34 steals & 83-percent FT%
25 Muneer Newton 7.8 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 57-percent FG% & 18 blocks
1 Alston Andrews 4.0 ppg & 4.4 rpg
DSU KEY RESERVES
No. Name 2024-25 Stats
32 Javavzria Belton 4.7 ppg, 4.3 rpg & 60-percent FG%
2 Corey Perkins 5.9 ppg & 1.8 rpg
MEAC STATS
HOWARD
The Bison lead the MEAC in three-point shooting (40-percent), three-pointers made per game (8.6) and assists (16.7).
Individually, Harper leads the conference in scoring (19.0 ppg), second in rebounding (6.6 rpg), third in minutes played (34.3) and free throw shooting (82-percent), fourth in assists (3.5), sixth in assists/turnover ratio and eighth in field goal shooting (45-percent)…Dockery again leads the MEAC in both three-pointers made (2.8 per game) and three-point shooting (43-percent), second in minutes played (34.3) and fourth in scoring (17.4 ppg) and field goal shooting (51-percent) and 11
th in steals…Shockley-Okeke is third in three-pointers made (2.3 per game)…graduate guard
Joshua Strong (Minneapolis) is ninth in three-pointers made per game (1.6)…graduate guard
Anwar Gill (Washington) is second in assists (4.2), eighth in minutes played (30.2) and assists/turnover ratio…redshirt junior forward
Ayodele Taiwo (Lagos, Nigeria) has moved up to second in blocked shots.
DSU
The Hornets are second in field goal defense (42-percent), three-point shooting defense (29-percent), team offensive rebounding (13.3) and assists/turnover ratio.
Individually, Robert Smith is second in three pointers made per game, third in field goal percentage (51-percent), sixth in scoring (16.5), seventh in assists (3.2) and assists/turnover ratio and 10
th in field goal…Watson is fifth in rebounding, minutes played and rebounding (5.9) and seventh in scoring (15.6)…Martez Robinson is second in rebounding (6.5), free throw shooting (83-percent) and steals, fourth in minutes played (31.3), eighth in scoring (15.5) and 10
th in assists…Muneer Newton is seventh in blocked shots and ninth in rebounding (5.5)…Corey Perkins is second in assists/turnover ratio and sixth in assists…Raymond Somerville is ninth in blocked shots.
NATIONAL STATS
HOWARD
Howard is ranked sixth in three-point shooting (40-percent) and 28
th in assists (16.8).
Individually, Dockery is 20
th in three-point shooting percentage (43-percent)…Harper ranks fifth among all freshmen in scoring and 38
th overall…Harper is one of the few players to have recorded a triple-double this season.
GAME NOTES
BISON NOTES
Harper has established himself as one of the top freshmen in the country, being named MEAC Rookie of the Week for a record-setting 14 times this season and holding the honor of being named the MEAC Player of the Week twice....Harper also holds the distinction of being ranked in the Top 5 among all freshmen in scoring in the NCAA Division I…Harper is one of a handful of Division I players to have recorded a triple-double this season…Harper has recorded four double-doubles and has scored 30 or more points three times, including a career-high 35 points versus Hampton (Feb. 1)…Harper has reached double figures in all but two games...Dockery is quietly having his best all-around season in a Bison uniform, continuing to be the premier long ball shooter in the conference for the third straight season while led the conference in three-point shooting percentage and three pointers made per game…Dockery has flourished in other areas, including overall shooting with a career-best 51-percent from the floor; 43-percent from three-point land and 82-percent from the charity stripe…Dockery is scheduled to set a new career high in assists...Dockery ranks 20
th in the country in three-point field shooting percentage...Dockery has also reached double figures in all but two games and the same for hitting at least one three pointer in all but two contests... Dockery currently ranks third on the school all-time list for three pointers made in a career (227), behind
Charles "CJ" Williams and
James "J-Byrd" Daniel, and need only 19 to move up to second…Shockley-Okeke has reached double figures in scoring in nine of the last 10 games…The Bison are averaging almost 18 assists per game and limiting opponents to 31-percent shooting from the three-point line…A nemesis for Howard has been the turnover where they are surrendering 18 points a contest off their miscues to rank last in the MEAC in that category…Howard has now played with 12 different starting lineups, the most in the past 10 years…The 11 blocked shots by Taiwo versus NCCU (Feb. 8) was the second most in school history behind
Grady Livingston, who set the school record with 12 blocks during the 1993-94 campaign…Gill is on track to set some milestones of his own, needing 47 points to reach the 1,000-point mark in his career, 47 shy of 400 assists in his career and 52 short of 500 rebounds.
HORNETS STINGS
DSU has averaged almost 92 points during its current win streak…The Hornets have used a balanced scoring attack with three players averaging in double figures, unselfish play and taking care of the basketball (+3 in turnover margin) for a winning formula…In MEAC play, DSU is averaging 77 points per game while limiting its opponents to 70 ppg.
NEXT UP
Delaware State travels to Norfolk, Va., for a showdown with the Spartans of Norfolk State Monday (Feb. 17) at 7:30 p.m. Howard returns home to host UMES Monday (Feb. 17) at 3 p.m., inside Burr Gymnasium.
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www.HUBison.com.
