WASHINGTON (January 18, 2026) – Howard University men's basketball team returns to The Burr (2,700) Monday (Jan. 19) for the annual MLK Day Classic against Morehouse College. Tipoff is scheduled for 4 p.m., live on ESPN+.
 
FOLLOW THE ACTION
 
Bison Nation can follow all the action via live stats and/or ESPN+. Kevin DiDomenico and Amani Clark-Bey will provide the play-by-play and color commentary.
 
Tickets are still available here.
 
COACHES
 
Morehouse is coached by Larry Dixon (J.C. Smith, '96), who is in his first season at the helm. Howard is led by Kenneth Blakeney (Duke, '95), who is in his seventh season.
 
THE SERIES
 
This is the fourth meeting between the two programs. Last year (January 20, 2025), Morehouse pulled off the upset and defeated the Bison, 79-72, inside Burr Gymnasium. In that game, it was Cedric Taylor III (Atlanta), who was a member of the victorious Morehouse team, with 17 points and seven rebounds.
 
HU won the previous two matchups, 79-76 (January 15, 2024) and 89-65 (January 16, 2023), to lead the series, 2-1.  The last two games have been decided by a total of 10 points. 
 
LAST TIMEOUT
 
HOWARD
 
Saturday (Jan. 17), graduate guard Bryce Harris (Brentwood, N.Y.) scored a team-high 20 points and grabbed 13 rebounds to lead four Bison in double figures as HU used a second-half scoring surge to down North Carolina Central University, 83-69, in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) showdown at McDougal-McLendon Arena.
 
MOREHOUSE
 
The Maroon Tigers (10-7, 10-3 SIAC) come into the game as one of the hottest teams in NCAA Division II, riding a six-game win streak following an 86-64 win over Clark Atlanta Saturday (Jan. 17). Morehouse was led by senior guard JerMonte Hill with 18 points and six rebounds.
 
PROBABLE STARTERS/KEY RESERVES
 
MOREHOUSE PROBABLE STARTERS
 
No.      Name                          Class                Position           2025-26 Stats                                    
12        Sincere Moore            Junior              Guard              13.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg & 87-percent FT%
15        Brandon Peters           Senior             Guard              11.1 ppg, 3.9 rpg & 39-percent 3FG%
32        Caleb Thompson        Junior              Forward          6.1 ppg, 3.0 rpg & 45-percent FG%
4          JerMontae Hill            Senior             Guard              9.8 ppg & 6.3 rpg
14        Peter Okechukwu       Freshman        Forward          0.4 ppg & 0.9 rpg
 
MOREHOUSE KEY RESERVES
 
No.      Name                          Class                Position           2025-26 Stats                                    
2          Omar Farah                 Sophomore     Guard              3.9 ppg
22        Logan McCormick       Sophomore     Forward          10.9 ppg, 6.2 rpg & 56-percent FG%
25        Josiah Lawson             Sophomore     Forward          11.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 48-percent FG%
 
HU PROBABLE STARTERS
 
No.      Name                          Class                Position           2025-26 Stats                                    
34        Bryce Harris                Graduate        Guard              17.2 ppg, 7.0 rpg & 46-percent FG%
11        Ose Okojie                  Senior             Guard              10.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg & 57-percent FG%
2          Cam Gillus                  Junior              Guard              9.9 ppg, 3.8 rpg & 73 assists
32        Travelle Bryson           Sophomore     Forward          10.1 ppg, 3.6 rpg & 85-percent FT%
12        Cedric Taylor III           Junior              Guard              12.3 ppg & 5.8 rpg
 
HU KEY RESERVES
 
No.      Name                          Class                Position           2025-26 Stats                                    
4          Alex Cotton                 Junior              Guard              8.0 ppg & 31 3FGM
13        Danas Kazakevicius     Freshman        Center             6.0 ppg, 3.4 rpg & 51-percent FG%
0          Isaiah Brown               Sophomore     Guard              3.0 ppg, 32 assists & 82-percent FT%
 
GAME NOTES
 
MOREHOUSE
 
The Maroon Tigers lead the SIAC (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) tin turnover margin…Individually, Sincere Moore is fifth in free throw shooting percentage (87-percent)…Morehouse features a balanced attack with four players (Moore, Brandon Peters, Josiah Lawson and Logan McCormick) averaging in double figures with JerMontae Hill just under double digits in scoring (9.8 ppg).
 
HOWARD
 
Howard leads the MEAC in scoring defense (69.6 ppg), blocks (3.5 bpg) and steals (9.4)…Individually, Harris leads the MEAC in rebounding (7.0)…Junior guard Cam Gillus (Falls Church, Va.) is third in steals, fourth in assists, seventh in assists/turnover ratio and minutes and 10^th in free throw shooting percentage…Junior guard Alex Cotton (Carrollton, Texas) is fifth three-point shooting percentage…Freshman guard Jeremiah Johnson (Potomac, Md.) is seventh in steals…Senior guard Ose Okojie (Brampton, Canada) is eighth in steals…Nationally, the Bison are 31^st in steals.
 
NEXT UP
 
Howard returns to MEAC action when it hosts Morgan State Saturday (Jan. 24) at 6 p.m., inside Burr Gymnasium.
 
For more information, visit the official Howard Athletics website www.hubison.com.