Howard Bison basketball
Howard Bison basketball history
Howard University (Washington, DC)
Burr Gymnasium
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC)
Current head coach: Kenny Blakeney (2019-)
- Assoc. HC: Rod Balanis (2021-)
- Asst/DPD: Tyler Thornton (2019-)
- Asst: Steve Ongley (2021-)
- Strategy: Daniel G. Marks (2022-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 4 (1981, 1992, 2023, 2024)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 0-4
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- NIT Overall Record: 0-0
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2019)
- CBI Overall Record: 0-1
Conference Titles (MEAC):
- MEAC Regular Season Championships: 5 (1980, 1983, 1987, 1992, 2023)
- MEAC Tournament Championships: 5 (1980, 1981, 1992, 2023, 2024)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- MEAC Player of the Year: 6 (last = RJ Cole, 2019)
Howard head coaches:
Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
Kenny Blakeney | 2019-Pres | 61-76 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Kevin Nickelberry | 2010-19 | 96-194 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gil Jackson | 2005-10 | 37-118 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frankie Allen | 2000-05 | 52-93 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Willie Coward (int.) | 2000 | 1-18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kirk Saulny | 1998-2000 | 2-34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike McLeese | 1994-98 | 31-78 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Butch Beard | 1990-94 | 45-69 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
A.B. Williamson | 1975-90 | 228-169 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Marshall Emery | 1966-75 | 138-91 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
James M. Thompson | 1962-66 | 47-49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
coach unknown | 1960-62 | 36-10 | – | – | – |
William L. Jones | 1959-60 | 13-21 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Thomas A. Hart | 1952-59 | 76-58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
coaches unknown | pre-1952 | – | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.