2023–24 Howard Bison women's basketball team

2023–24 Howard Bison women's basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record15–16 (10–4 MEAC)
Head coach
  • Ty Grace (9th season)
Associate head coachBrian Davis
Assistant coaches
  • Donnie Stith
  • Dr. Jeanne-Marie Wilson
Home arenaBurr Gymnasium
Seasons
← 2022–23
2024–25 →
2023–24 MEAC women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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

2023–24 Howard Bison women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Aaliyah Frazier 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Fr Plainfield High School Plainfield, IL
G 1 Destiny Howell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr St. Francis Prep Queens, NY
G 2 Iyanna Warren (C) 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) Sr Oxon Hill High School Accokeek, MD
G 3 Nyla Cooper 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) Jr Jack Britt High School Fayetteville, NC
F 5 Marissa Steel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Laurel High School Laurel, MD
F 11 Sa'lah Hemingway 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Etiwanda High School San Bernardino, CA
F 12 Amirah Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Jr Wakefield High School Raleigh, NC
G 13 Taleiyah Gibbs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Killeen High School Charleston, SC
F 14 Vanessa Blake 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Jr Radford Summerville, SC
F 22 Kaiya Creek 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr National Christian Academy Seat Pleasant, MD
G 23 Tyana Walker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS Fr DME Academy Leawood, KS
F 24 Te'Keyah Bland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Fr Northwood High School Pittsboro, NC
F 25 Nile Miller 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) So Woodbury High School Haddonfield, NJ
G 32 Janyah Bohanon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Fr Warrensville High School Cleveland, OH
G 33 Kaniyah Harris (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr C.H. Flowers High School Capitol Heights, MD
F 34 Jenesis Perrin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) So Lawrence Academy Norwich, CT
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 28, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
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
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "2022-23 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  2. ^ Cross, Badi (March 9, 2023). "Women's Basketball Advances to the MEAC Semifinal Round". Howard University Athletics. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  3. ^ Yonker, Shawn (March 10, 2023). "Hawks suffer heart wrenching loss to Howard". University of Maryland Eastern Shore Athletics. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  4. ^ Raggs, Tramel (March 11, 2023). "Howard women fall just short of second straight NCAA tournament berth". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  5. ^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Schedule". Howard University Athletics. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
  6. ^ "Howard Bison Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved February 28, 2024.