The 2019–20 Howard Bison men's basketball team represented Howard University in the

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. The Bison, led by first-year head coach

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, played their home games at Burr Gymnasium in

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as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 4–29, 1–15 in MEAC play to finish in last place. They defeated

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in the first round of the MEAC tournament before losing to

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in the quarterfinals.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2018–19 season 17–17, 10–6 in MEAC play to finish in a tie for third place. In the MEAC tournament, they defeated Bethune–Cookman in the quarterfinals, before falling to

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in the semifinals. They were invited to the CBI, where they lost in the first round to

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. On March 27, 2019, it was announced that head coach

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had resigned, ending his nine-year tenure with the team. On May 6, it was announced that Columbia assistant Kenny Blakeney would be Howard's next head coach.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Howard Bison The Howard Bison and Lady Bison are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Howard University, located in Washington, D.C. The Bison compete in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)'s and Division I Footba ...

Howard Bison men's basketball The Howard Bison men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Howard University in Washington, DC, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and is coached by Kenny Blakeney. Hi ...