WASHINGTON (January 2, 2026) – Howard University men's basketball team travels to Orangeburg, S.C., Saturday (Jan. 3), battling South Carolina State (SC State) in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) showdown inside Smith-Hammond-Middleton Gymnasium (3,200). Tipoff is scheduled for 4 p.m.
 
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COACHES
 
Howard (9-6) is coached by Kenneth Blakeney (Duke, '95), who is in his seventh season. SC State is coached by Erik Martin (Cincinnati, '93), who is in his third season at the helm.
 
SERIES RECORD
 
The Bulldogs have won three-in-a-row, including last year's 79-69 victory in Orangeburg. SC State leads the series, 12-10, since January 2006. Howard last won in Orangeburg, 82-78 (January 8, 2024).
 
LAST TIMEOUT
 
HOWARD
 
On Dec. 30, sophomore forward Travelle Bryson (Anderson, S.C.) came off the bench to score a season-high 19 points and senior guard Ose Okojie (Brampton, Canada) added 13 points, but a combination of foul trouble and free throw shooting proved to be too much to overcome as the Bison fell, 80-60, to Northwestern at the Welsh-Arena Arena.
 
SC STATE
 
SC State (1-14) is coming off a 105-54 loss at Tennessee in Knoxville Tuesday (Dec. 30). The Bulldogs got a game-high 25 points from Jayden Johnson on 9-of-17 shooting from the floor, including 4-of-6 from three, along with three assists.
 
PROBABLE STARTERS/KEY RESERVES
 
HU PROBABLE STARTERS
 
No.      Name                          Class                Position           2025-26 Stats                                    
34        Bryce Harris                Graduate        Guard              18.7 ppg, 7.0 rpg & 37-percent 3PT%
11        Ose Okojie                  Senior             Forward          9.3 ppg, 3.6 rpg & 57-percent FG%
13        Danas Kazakevicius     Freshman        Center             6.4 ppg, 3.6 rpg & 51-percent FG%
2          Cam Gillus                  Junior              Guard              10.9 ppg, 4.1 rpg & 63 assists
12        Cedric Taylor III           Junior              Guard              10.5 ppg & 5.5 rpg
 
HU KEY RESERVES
 
No.      Name                          Class                Position           2025-26 Stats                                    
4          Alex Cotton                 Junior              Guard              9.8 ppg & 3.8 rpg
32        Travelle Bryson           Sophomore     Forward          9.3 ppg, 3.4 rpg & 87-percent FT%
23        Ed Holland III              Junior              Guard              2.9 ppg & 2.9 rpg
 
SC STATE PROBABLE STARTERS
 
No.      Name                          Class                Position           2025-26 Stats                                    
10        Jayden Johnson          Sophomore     Guard              11.1 ppg & 55 assists
1          Florian Teneboy         Senior             Forward          5.6 ppg & 2.6 rpg
5          Owen Bronston Jr.      Junior              Forward          11.3 ppg, 2.7 rpg & 37-percent 3PT%
22        James Morrow            Junior              Guard              6.9 ppg & 2.1 rpg
4          Cameron Clark            Senior             Center             7.8 ppg, 4.9 rpg & 6 blocks
 
SC STATE KEY RESERVES
 
No.      Name                          Class                Position           2025-26 Stats                                    
0          Noah Treadwell          Freshman        Guard              8.9 ppg
30        Rayniel Wright            Junior              Guard              4.5 ppg, 2.1 rpg & 20 steals
 
GAME NOTES
 
HOWARD
 
Graduate guard Bryce Harris (Brentwood, N.Y.) has established himself as one of the best players in the country, currently tied for 11^th nationally in free throws made and tied for 15^th free throw attempts…Harris has scored in double figures in all but one game this season and has four double-doubles…In the MEAC, Harris, the frontrunner for MEAC Player of the Year, ranks second in scoring, rebounding and field goal shooting percentage, third in blocked shots and fourth in free throws made…Junior guard Alex Cotton (Carrollton, Texas) ranks third three pointers made per game (2.4)…Junior guard Cam Gillus (Falls Church, Va.) is third in steals, fourth in assists, seventh in free throw shooting and ninth assists/turnover ratio…As a team, the Bison lead the MEAC in blocked shots, three pointers made per game, three-point shooting and three-point shooting defense…Nationally, Howard is tied for 42^nd in turnovers forced per game…This will be a homecoming of sorts for Bryson, who hails from Anderson, S.C…Bryson, who missed games this season with injuries, has now scored in double figures the last five games in which he has played, including a career-high 19 points at Northwestern (Dec. 30).
 
SC STATE
 
The Bulldogs lead the conference in team offensive rebounding (12.3)…Individually in the MEAC, Johnson ranked sixth in assists, seventh in assists/turnover ratio and 10^th in scoring…Cameron Clark is seventh in rebounding…Owen Bronston is fifth in three-point shooting…Tim Okojie is fifth in blocked shots.
 
NEXT UP
 
Howard travels to Princess Anne, Md., to take on the Hawks of UMES (Maryland Eastern Shore) Saturday (Jan. 10) at 4 p.m.
 
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