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Conference | Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference |
Record | 15–16 (10–4 MEAC) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Brian Davis |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Burr Gymnasium |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norfolk State † | 13 | – | 1 | .929 | 27 | – | 6 | .818 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Howard | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina Central | 9 | – | 5 | .643 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland Eastern Shore | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coppin State | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 8 | – | 20 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morgan State | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina State | 1 | – | 13 | .071 | 2 | – | 28 | .067 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2024 MEAC tournament winner |
The 2023–24 Howard Bison women's basketball team represented Howard University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, led by ninth-year head coach Ty Grace, played their home games at Burr Gymnasium in Washington, D.C. as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC).
Previous season
[edit]The Bison finished the 2022–23 season 16–14, 10–4 in MEAC play, to finish in a tie for second place.[1] In the MEAC tournament, they defeated Delaware State in the quarterfinals,[2] and Maryland Eastern Shore in the semifinals,[3] before falling to top-seeded Norfolk State in the championship game.[4]
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 23, 2023* 6:00 p.m. |
Virginia State | W 71–65 | – |
Burr Gymnasium (–) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 6, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at George Washington | L 58–64 | 0–1 |
Charles E. Smith Center (253) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
November 9, 2023* 7:00 p.m. |
Mount St. Mary's | W 58–39 | 1–1 |
Burr Gymnasium (654) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
November 12, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at New Hampshire | L 51–59 | 1–2 |
Lundholm Gym (194) Durham, NH | |||||||
November 14, 2023* 5:30 p.m. |
Duquesne | L 51–65 | 1–3 |
Burr Gymnasium (2,431) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
November 18, 2023* 12:00 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. No. 23 Ole Miss Battle 4 Atlantis quarterfinals |
L 54–67 | 1–4 |
Imperial Arena (284) Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||
November 19, 2023* 5:00 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. Memphis Battle 4 Atlantis consolation 2nd round |
L 43–52 | 1–5 |
Imperial Arena (248) Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||
November 20, 2023* 7:30 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. DePaul Battle 4 Atlantis 7th-place game |
L 62–85 | 1–6 |
Imperial Arena (257) Nassau, Bahamas | |||||||
November 26, 2023* 2:00 p.m. |
Manhattan | L 50–53 | 1–7 |
Burr Gymnasium (245) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
November 30, 2023* 7:00 p.m., FloHoops |
at Georgetown | L 43–45 | 1–8 |
McDonough Arena (451) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Tulane | L 52–67 | 1–9 |
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,243) New Orleans, LA | |||||||
December 13, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Cincinnati | L 62–87 | 1–10 |
Fifth Third Arena (573) Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Florida Atlantic | W 46–45 | 2–10 |
Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (389) Boca Raton, FL | |||||||
December 21, 2023* 12:00 p.m. |
Hofstra | L 49–58 | 2–11 |
Burr Gymnasium (654) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
December 30, 2023* 2:00 p.m. |
American | W 75–57 | 3–11 |
Burr Gymnasium (498) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
MEAC regular season | |||||||||||
January 6, 2024 3:00 p.m. |
at North Carolina Central | L 76–79 OT | 3–12 (0–1) |
McDougald–McLendon Arena (783) Durham, NC | |||||||
January 8, 2024 5:30 p.m. |
at South Carolina State | W 70–46 | 4–12 (1–1) |
SHM Memorial Center (212) Orangeburg, SC | |||||||
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m. |
Norfolk State | W 73–60 | 5–12 (2–1) |
Burr Gymnasium (1,233) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
January 27, 2024 2:00 p.m. |
at Morgan State | W 54–51 | 6–12 (3–1) |
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,700) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
January 29, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Coppin State | L 58–63 | 6–13 (3–2) |
Physical Education Complex (478) Baltimore, MD | |||||||
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m. |
Maryland Eastern Shore | W 52–47 | 7–13 (4–2) |
Burr Gymnasium (786) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
February 5, 2024 5:30 p.m. |
at Delaware State | W 69–57 | 8–13 (5–2) |
Memorial Hall (550) Dover, DE | |||||||
February 17, 2024 1:00 p.m. |
North Carolina Central | L 64–70 OT | 8–14 (5–3) |
Burr Gymnasium (567) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
February 19, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
South Carolina State | W 69–51 | 9–14 (6–3) |
Burr Gymnasium (500) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
February 24, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
Morgan State | W 70–47 | 10–14 (7–3) |
Burr Gymnasium (850) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
February 26, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Coppin State | W 76–73 | 11–14 (8–3) |
Burr Gymnasium (500) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m. |
at Maryland Eastern Shore | W 64–48 | 12–14 (9–3) |
Hytche Athletic Center (183) Princess Anne, MD | |||||||
March 4, 2024 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ |
Delaware State | W 61–43 | 13–14 (10–3) |
Burr Gymnasium (250) Washington, D.C. | |||||||
March 7, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPNU |
at Norfolk State | L 53–59 | 13–15 (10–4) |
Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall (1,806) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
MEAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
vs. Morgan State Quarterfinals |
W 49–44 | 14–15 |
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA | |||||||
March 15, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
North Carolina Central Semifinals |
W 69–56 | 15–15 |
Norfolk Scope (612) Norfolk, VA | |||||||
March 16, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+/ESPNU |
at Norfolk State Championship |
L 46–51 | 15–16 |
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA | |||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ Cross, Badi (March 9, 2023). "Women's Basketball Advances to the MEAC Semifinal Round". Howard University Athletics. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ Yonker, Shawn (March 10, 2023). "Hawks suffer heart wrenching loss to Howard". University of Maryland Eastern Shore Athletics. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ Raggs, Tramel (March 11, 2023). "Howard women fall just short of second straight NCAA tournament berth". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Howard University Athletics. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ "Howard Bison Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved February 28, 2024.