WASHINGTON (February 16, 2025) – Howard University men's basketball team returns to The Burr Monday (Feb. 17), welcoming Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) for Senior Day. Tipoff is slated for 3 p.m.
 
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GAME 26
 
EVENT: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Matchup
PARTICIPANTS: Howard (Bison) vs. Maryland Eastern Shore (Hawks)
DATE: February 17, 2025
TIME: 3 pm
LOCATION: Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C.
 
LAST TIMEOUT
 
UMES
 
UMES (4-20, 0-8 MEAC) is coming off a 75-63 home loss to Norfolk State Saturday (Feb. 15) for its ninth straight setback. The Hawks were led by Evan Johnson and Kyrell Shaw, who each scored 21 points.
 
HOWARD
 
Saturday (Feb. 15), freshman guard Blake Harper (Washington) scored a team-high 18 points and graduate forward Cameron Shockley-Okeke (Norwalk, Conn.) added 17 points, but it was not enough as the Bison fell to Delaware State, 90-69, at Memorial Hall.
 
WHEN THE TWO LAST MET
 
On Feb. 10, Shockley-Okeke and senior guard Marcus Dockery (Washington) each scored 18 points to help the Bison pull away to a 77-57 win over UMES) inside the Hytche Center.
 
The Hawks were led Shaw, who led all scorers with 25 points.
 
SERIES RECORD
 
Howard defeated UMES, 77-57, (February 10, 2025) in Princess Anne, Md., for its fifth straight in the series. The Hawks last win was 82-73 in Princess Anne, Md. (Jan. 9, 2022). Howard leads the series, 26-15, dating back to 2004.
 
THE COACHES
 
UMES is coached by Cleo Hill, Jr. (NCCU), who is his first season. The Bison are led by Kenneth Blakeney (Duke, '95) who is in his sixth season and has led the Bison to two straight MEAC Tournament titles and NCAA appearances.
 
PLAYERS TO WATCH
 
UMES PROBABLE STARTERS
 
No.      Name                                      2024-25 Stats                                                                        
0          Ketron "KC" Shaw                   18.0 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 72 assists & 22 steals
35        Christopher Flippin                10.9 ppg & 5.3 rpg 
4          Kyrell Shaw                             7.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 41 3FGM & 79-percent FT%
3          Evan Johnson                          13.0 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 45-precent FG% & 40-percent 3FG%
1          Ralph Martino, Jr.                   1.8 ppg & 2.4 rpg
 
UMES KEY RESERVES
 
No.      Name                                      2024-25 Stats                                                                        
5          Cardell Bailey                          6.9 ppg & 3.1 rpg  
24        Jalen Ware                                3.8 ppg,4.5 rpg & 14 blocks
 
HOWARD PROBABLE STARTERS
 
No.      Name                                      2024-25 Stats                                                                        
15        Cameron Shockley-Okeke       11.6 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 41-percent 3FG% & 60 3FGM
1          Anwar Gill                                  8.3 ppg, 4.5 rpg, team-leading 93 assists & 47-percent FG%
5          Marcus Dockery                       17.2 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 50 assists, 25 steals, 42-percent 3FG%
7          Blake Harper                             18.9 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 88 assists & 41-percent 3FG%
14        Ayodele Taiwo                         1.8 ppg, 1.9 rpg & team-high 25 blocks                     
 
UMES KEY RESERVES
 
No.      Name                                      2024-25 Stats                                                                        
3          Jaren Johnson                           5.5 ppg, 3.1 rpg & 88-percent FT%
4          Calvin Robins Jr.                        3.3 ppg & 2.6 rpg
8          Joshua Strong                           6.1 ppg, 2.3 rpg, 42-percent 3FG% & 88-percent FT%
 
MEAC STATS
 
UMES
 
The Hawks rank fourth in three-pointers made (6.4).
 
Individually, Shaw leads the conference in minutes played (34.7 mpg), third in scoring (18.0), sixth rebounding (5.6), eighth in field goal percentage (45-percent) and free throw shooting (68-percent) and ninth in assets and assists/turnover ratio…Christopher Flippin is 10^th in rebounding (5.3)…Johnson is fourth in three-pointers made per game (2.2), eighth in minutes played and 11^th in assists (2.6)…Jalen Ware is ninth in blocked shots.
 
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 (18.9 ppg), third in rebounding (6.5 rpg), minutes played (34.6) and free throw shooting (82-percent), fourth in assists (3.5), seventh in assists/turnover ratio and ninth in field goal shooting (45-percent)…Dockery ranks second in minutes played (34.6), first in three-pointers made (2.6 per game) and three-point shooting (42-percent), fourth in scoring (17.2 ppg) and field goal shooting (51-percent) and 11^th in steals…Shockley-Okeke is third in three-pointers made (2.4 per game)…graduate guard Joshua Strong (Minneapolis) is eighth in three-pointers made per game (1.8)…graduate guard Anwar Gill (Washington) is second in assists (4.0), ninth in minutes played and eighth in assists/turnover ratio…redshirt junior forward Ayodele Taiwo (Lagos, Nigeria) has moved up to third in blocked shots.
 
NATIONAL STATS
 
HOWARD
 
Howard is ranked 10^th in three-point shooting (40-percent) and tied for 28^th in assists (17.0).
 
Individually, Dockery is 23^rd in three-pointers per game (2.8)…Harper ranks 41^st overall in scoring and fourth among all freshmen in scoring behind Tre Johnson (Texas), Cooper Flagg (Duke) and Ace Bailey (Rutgers)…Harper is tied for second with a number of players who have recorded at least one 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 time this season while winning MEAC Player of the Week twice this season…Harper is one of a handful of Division I players to have recorded a triple-double this season…Harper has recorded four double-doubles this season while scoring 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…Dockery leads the conference in three-point shooting percentage and three-pointers made per game…Dockery has flourished in other areas of his game, including shooting a career-best 49-percent from the field, 42-percent from downtown and 84-percent from the charity stripe…Dockery is scheduled to set a new career high...Dockery has also reached double figures in all but two games...Dockery, who is a member of the 1,000-point club, currently ranks third on the school all-time list for three pointers made in a career behind Charles "CJ" Williams and Ron Williamson…Shockley-Okeke has reached double figures in scoring in eight-of-the-last-nine 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…Howard has now played with 12 different starting lineups, the most in the past 10 years…The 11 blocked shots by Taiwo was the second most in school history behind Grady Livingston, who set the school record with 12 blocks during 1993-94 season.
 
UP NEXT
 
Howard begins a four-game road swing in Baltimore at Morgan State. Tipoff is scheduled for 4 p.m.
 
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