2021–22 Howard Bison men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Howard Bison men's basketball team represented Howard University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by third-year head coach Kenny Blakeney, played their home games at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

2021–22 Howard Bison men's basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	16–13 (9–5 MEAC)
Head coach	Kenny Blakeney (3rd season)
Associate head coach	Rod Balanis
Assistant coaches	Tyler Thornton Steve Ongley
Home arena	Burr Gymnasium

2021–22 MEAC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Norfolk State †	12	–	2		.857			24	–	7		.774
Howard	9	–	5		.643			16	–	13		.552
North Carolina Central	8	–	5		.615			16	–	15		.516
Morgan State	7	–	6		.538			13	–	15		.464
South Carolina State	7	–	7		.500			15	–	16		.484
Maryland Eastern Shore	6	–	8		.429			11	–	16		.407
Coppin State	6	–	8		.429			9	–	23		.281
Delaware State	0	–	14		.000			2	–	26		.071
† 2022 MEAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Bison finished the 2020–21 season 1–4, 0–0 in MEAC play before suspending their season on February 9, 2021 due to an abundance of positive cases amongst their players amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Roster

2021–22 Howard Bison men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Khalil Robinson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Gray Collegiate Academy Columbia, SC F 1 Dontarius James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Jacksonville Kershaw, SC F 2 Steve Settle, III 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So DeMatha Catholic HS Glenarden, MD G 3 Elijah Hawkins 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr DeMatha Catholic HS Washington, D.C. F 4 Sam Green 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) GS Drexel Bowie, MD G 10 Deven Richmond 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Howard CC Bowie, MD G 11 Kyle Foster 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 172 lb (78 kg) GS Bethel HS Hampton, VA G 13 Thomas Weaver 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Riverdale Baptist School Upper Marlboro, MD F 20 Randall Brumant 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Columbia Houston, TX F 22 Aljaz Vidmar 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Selfoss Karfa Slovenia F 24 Jordan Wood 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Cornerstone Christian San Antonio, TX G 33 Tai Bibbs 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) GS Columbia Chicago, IL G 34 Bryce Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Putnam Science Brentwood, NY F 35 Miles Stewart 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Lake Highland Prep Orlando, FL F Ayodele Taiwo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr NBA Academy Africa Lagos, Nigeria	Head coach Kenny Blakeney (Duke) Assistant coach(es) Rod Balanis (Georgia Tech) Tyler Thornton (Duke) Steve Ongley (Southern Connecticut) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 10, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2021* 6:00 pm		Virginia State	W 84–80	–	18 – Harris	7 – Richmond	3 – 2 Tied	Burr Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
November 1, 2021* 7:00 pm		Bowie State	W 88–67	–	14 – 2 Tied	8 – Settle	4 – Foster	Burr Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
Regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm		District of Columbia	W 87–59	1–0	23 – Hawkins	11 – Green	6 – Hawkins	Burr Gymnasium (1,514) Washington, D.C.
November 10, 2021* 5:00 pm		Regent	W 118–54	2–0	26 – Harris	9 – Harris	8 – Bibbs	Burr Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
November 13, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bradley	W 76–64	3–0	16 – Foster	10 – Brumant	6 – Hawkins	Carver Arena (3,814) Peoria, IL
November 16, 2021* 6:30 pm, FS2		at No. 5 Villanova	L 81–100	3–1	19 – Foster	4 – Richmond	11 – Hawkins	Finneran Pavilion (6,501) Villanova, PA
November 20, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at High Point Legends Classic at High Point	L 63–73	3–2	21 – Settle	6 – 2 Tied	6 – Hawkins	Qubein Center (3,957) High Point, NC
November 21, 2021* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. William & Mary Legends Classic at High Point	W 82–76	4–2	19 – Settle	7 – 2 Tied	11 – Hawkins	Qubein Center (1,230) High Point, NC
November 26, 2021* 3:00 pm		Austin Peay	L 67–69	4–3	12 – 2 Tied	5 – 3 Tied	6 – Hawkins	Burr Gymnasium (551) Washington, D.C.
November 30, 2021* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row		at Mount St. Mary's	L 70–72	4–4	19 – Hawkins	5 – 2 Tied	6 – Hawkins	Knott Arena (1,617) Emmitsburg, MD
December 4, 2021* 5:30 pm, HBCUGO.TV		American	W 90–56	5–4	19 – Settle	7 – Settle	6 – Hawkins	Burr Gymnasium (612) Washington, D.C.
December 15, 2021* 6:30 pm, FS1		at Georgetown	L 73–85	5–5	26 – Foster	8 – Foster	5 – Hawkins	Capital One Arena (4,154) Washington, D.C.
December 18, 2021* 4:00 pm, TNT		vs. North Carolina A&T Invesco QQQ Legacy Classic	W 79–57	6–5	18 – Foster	9 – 2 Tied	10 – Hawkins	Prudential Center  Newark, NJ
December 21, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Harvard	L 69–77	6–6	18 – Settle	8 – Brumant	4 – Hawkins	Lavietes Pavilion (1,006) Allston, MA
December 23, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Yale	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at Howard					John J. Lee Amphitheater  New Haven, CT
December 30, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Hampton	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at Howard					Hampton Convocation Center  Hampton, VA
January 4, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Penn	Canceled due to COVID-19 issues at Howard					The Palestra  Philadelphia, PA
January 15, 2022 4:00 pm		Norfolk State	L 74–77	6–7 (0–1)	22 – Foster	9 – Foster	3 – Hawkins	Burr Gymnasium (735) Washington, D.C.
January 17, 2022* 2:30 p.m., FOX		Notre Dame MLK Day Classic	L 68–71	6–8	25 – Settle	7 – Settle	5 – Hawkins	Burr Gymnasium (1,315) Washington, D.C.
January 22, 2022 4:00 pm		at Morgan State	W 91–82	7–8 (1–1)	22 – Brumant	8 – Settle	4 – Hawkins	Talmadge L. Hill Field House (1,987) Baltimore, MD
January 24, 2022 7:30 pm		at Coppin State	L 81–83	7–9 (1–2)	19 – Foster	8 – Settle	3 – Foster	Physical Education Complex (517) Baltimore, MD
January 29, 2022 4:00 pm		at North Carolina Central	W 75–74 OT	8–9 (2–2)	27 – Foster	4 – Richmond	7 – Hawkins	McDougald–McLendon Arena (2,337) Durham, NC
January 31, 2022 7:00 pm		at South Carolina State	L 55–58	8–10 (2–3)	13 – Foster	12 – Bruman	3 – Robinson	SHM Memorial Center (614) Orangeburg, SC
February 5, 2022 4:00 pm		Maryland Eastern Shore Rescheduled from January 10	W 72–64	9–10 (3–3)	20 – Foster	5 – Bibbs	8 – Hawkins	Burr Gymnasium (1,271) Washington, D.C.
February 7, 2022 7:30 pm		at Delaware State Rescheduled from January 8	W 69–64	10–10 (4–3)	21 – Settle	7 – Hawkins	5 – Tied	Memorial Hall (600) Dover, DE
February 8, 2022* 6:00 pm		Gallaudet	W 96–38	11–10	21 – Settle	8 – Wood	5 – Hawkins	Burr Gymnasium (818) Washington, D.C.
February 12, 2022 4:00 pm		Delaware State	W 85–72	12–10 (5–3)	27 – Foster	6 – Hawkins	9 – Hawkins	Burr Gymnasium (1,164) Washington, D.C.
February 14, 2022 7:30 pm, FloSports		at Maryland Eastern Shore	W 77–71	13–10 (6–3)	22 – Foster	5 – Wood	8 – Hawkins	Hytche Athletic Center (747) Princess Anne, MD
February 19, 2022 2:00 pm, TNT/ESPN2/NBA TV		vs. Morgan State NBA HBCU Classic	W 68–66	14–10 (7–3)	18 – Foster	9 – Settle	5 – Hawkins	Wolstein Center (4,732) Cleveland, OH
February 21, 2022 7:30 pm, ESPNU		Coppin State	L 82–86	14–11 (7–4)	27 – Foster	6 – Tied	7 – Hawkins	Burr Gymnasium  Washington, D.C.
February 26, 2022 4:00 pm		North Carolina Central	W 77–67	15–11 (8–4)	17 – Hawkins	6 – Foster	3 – Hawkins	Burr Gymnasium (1,994) Washington, D.C.
February 28, 2022 7:30 pm		South Carolina State	W 72–62	16–11 (9–4)	15 – Hawkins	7 – Foster	3 – Foster	Burr Gymnasium (2,178) Washington, D.C.
March 3, 2022 7:30 pm		at Norfolk State	L 61–83	16–12 (9–5)	15 – Settle III	4 – Settle III	2 – Hawkins	Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (2,897) Norfolk, VA
MEAC tournament
March 9, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) Coppin State Quarterfinals	L 57–59	16–13	16 – Settle III	12 – Settle III	4 – Hawkins	Norfolk Scope  Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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