2025–26 Howard Bison men's basketball team

2025–26 Howard Bison men's basketball
2025–26 Howard Bison men's basketball
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	9–5 (0–0 MEAC)
Head coach	Kenny Blakeney (7th season);
Associate head coach	Rod Balanis; Nate James
Assistant coaches	Tramel Raggs; Thomas Weaver;
Home arena	Burr Gymnasium

2025–26 MEAC men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Howard	0	–	0	–	9	–	5	.643
Norfolk State	0	–	0	–	6	–	9	.400
Delaware State	0	–	0	–	5	–	9	.357
North Carolina Central	0	–	0	–	4	–	10	.286
Maryland Eastern Shore	0	–	0	–	4	–	13	.235
Morgan State	0	–	0	–	2	–	11	.154
Coppin State*	0	–	0	–	2	–	14	.125
South Carolina State	0	–	0	–	1	–	13	.071

† 2026 MEAC tournament winner * Ineligible for 2026 NCAA Tournament due to APR penalties. As of December 23, 2025

The 2025–26 Howard Bison men's basketball team represents Howard University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bison, led by seventh-year head coach Kenny Blakeney, play their home games at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).

Previous season

The Bison finished the 2024–25 season 12–20, 7–7 in MEAC play, to finish in a tie for fourth place.^[1] They were defeated by Morgan State^[2] in the quarterfinals of the MEAC tournament.

Preseason

On October 8, 2025, the MEAC released their preseason polls. Howard was picked to finish second in the conference, while receiving four first-place votes.^[3]

Preseason rankings

MEAC Preseason Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Norfolk State	118 (12)
2	Howard	97 (4)
3	South Carolina State	90
4	Morgan State	73
T–5	Delaware State	70
T–5	North Carolina Central	70
7	Maryland Eastern Shore	31
8	Coppin State	27
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-MEAC Teams

Preseason All-MEAC Team
Team	Player	Year	Position
First	Bryce Harris	Graduate Senior	Guard
Second	Cam Gillus	Junior
Third	Cedric Taylor III	Junior

Source:^[3]

Roster

2025–26 Howard Bison men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Isaiah Brown	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Fr	Don Bosco Prep	Ramsey, NJ
F	1	Stefan Isailovic	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr	KK Partizan U18	Belgrade, Serbia
G	2	Cam Gillus	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Lehigh	Falls Church, VA
G	3	BJ Powell	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Fr	Combine Academy	Charlotte, NC
G	4	Alex Cotton	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	North Texas	Carrollton, TX
G	5	Shane Frazier	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Brentwood School	Los Angeles, CA
F	7	Julian Johnson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	Fr	Providence Day School	Charlotte, NC
G	9	River Smith	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Fr	Englewood HS	Englewood, NJ
G	10	Jeremiah Johnson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	—	Fr	Bullis School	Potomac, MD
G	11	Ose Okojie	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	Jr	United Scholastic Academy	Brampton, ON
G	12	Cedric Taylor III	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Morehouse College	Atlanta, GA
C	13	Danas Kazakevicius	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Fr	Telekom Baskets Bonn	Vilnius, Lithuania
F	21	Calvin Robins Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Kenwood Academy	Chicago, IL
G	23	Ed Holland III	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Sr	Penn	Philadelphia, PA
F	32	Travelle Bryson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Vincennes	Anderson, SC
G	34	Bryce Harris	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Putnam Science Academy	Brentwood, NY

Head coach

Kenny Blakeney (Duke)

Assistant coach(es)

Rod Balanis (Georgia Tech)
Nate James (Duke)
Tramel Raggs (Missouri)
Thomas Weaver (Howard)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 9, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 28, 2025* 7:00 p.m.	American	W 77–63		Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
Regular season
November 3, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Missouri	L 67–88	0–1	Burr Gymnasium (2,312) Washington, D.C.
November 6, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	District of Columbia	W 103–71	1–1	Burr Gymnasium (1,162) Washington, D.C.
November 9, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Grambling State	L 70–73	1–2	Burr Gymnasium (1,653) Washington, D.C.
November 13, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Alcorn State	W 72–64	2–2	Burr Gymnasium (1,891) Washington, D.C.
November 19, 2025* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Stetson	L 60–64	2–3	Edmunds Center (630) DeLand, FL
November 22, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ACCNX	vs. Niagara The Brotherhood Run	W 80–70	3–3	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
November 23, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ACCN	at No. 5 Duke The Brotherhood Run	L 56–93	3–4	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
November 26, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	St. Mary's (MD)	W 115–61	4–4	Burr Gymnasium (396) Washington, D.C.
November 29, 2025* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Mount St. Mary's	L 75–79	4–5	Knott Arena (1,407) Emmitsburg, MD
December 6, 2025* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bowie State	W 85–69	5–5	Burr Gymnasium (871) Washington, D.C.
December 9, 2025* 7:00 p.m., HBCU GO	vs. North Carolina A&T	W 73–69	6–5	Cameron Indoor Stadium (780) Durham, NC
December 13, 2025* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	vs. Hampton Battle of the Real HU	W 61–57	7–5	CareFirst Arena Washington, D.C.
December 16, 2025* 11:00 a.m., FloSports	at Drexel	W 74–66	8–5	Daskalakis Athletic Center (1,954) Philadelphia, PA
December 20, 2025* 2:00 p.m., FloSports	at UNC Wilmington	W 67–66	9–5	Trask Coliseum (5,220) Wilmington, NC
December 30, 2025* 4:00 p.m., BTN	at Northwestern			Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
January 3, 2026 4:00 p.m.	at South Carolina State			SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, SC
January 10, 2026 4:30 p.m.	at Maryland Eastern Shore			Hytche Athletic Center Princess Anne, MD
January 12, 2026 7:00 p.m.	Delaware State			Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
January 17, 2026 4:30 p.m.	at North Carolina Central			McDougald–McLendon Arena Durham, NC
January 19, 2026* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+	Morehouse MLK Day Classic			Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
January 24, 2026 6:00 p.m., ESPNU	Morgan State			Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
January 26, 2026 7:00 p.m.	at Coppin State			Physical Education Complex Baltimore, MD
January 31, 2026 4:00 p.m., ESPNU	Norfolk State			Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
February 7, 2026 4:00 p.m.	South Carolina State			Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
February 9, 2026* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Yale			Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
February 14, 2026 4:00 p.m.	Maryland Eastern Shore			Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
February 16, 2026 7:00 p.m.	at Delaware State			Memorial Hall Dover, DE
February 21, 2026 4:00 p.m.	North Carolina Central			Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
February 28, 2026 4:00 p.m.	at Morgan State			Hill Field House Baltimore, MD
March 2, 2026 7:00 p.m.	Coppin State			Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
March 5, 2026 TBA	at Norfolk State			Echols Hall Norfolk, VA
MEAC tournament
March 11–14, 2026	vs.			Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
^ "Men's Hoops Drops Heartbreaker to Morgan State". Howard University Athletics. March 13, 2025. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "S. C. State's Jayden Johnson Named 2025-26 MEAC Men's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year". meacsports.com. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. October 8, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Howard University Athletics. Retrieved December 9, 2025.
^ "Howard Bison Schedule 2025-2026". ESPN. Retrieved December 9, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Season Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved December 9, 2025.

[2] "Men's Hoops Drops Heartbreaker to Morgan State". Howard University Athletics. March 13, 2025. Retrieved December 9, 2025.

[poll-3] "S. C. State's Jayden Johnson Named 2025-26 MEAC Men's Basketball Preseason Player of the Year". meacsports.com. Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. October 8, 2025. Retrieved December 16, 2025.

[4] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Howard University Athletics. Retrieved December 9, 2025.

[5] "Howard Bison Schedule 2025-2026". ESPN. Retrieved December 9, 2025.

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