2023–24 Howard Bison women's basketball team

The 2023–24 Howard Bison women's basketball team represents Howard University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, led by ninth-year head coach Ty Grace, play their home games at Burr Gymnasium located in Washington, D.C. as members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.

2023–24 Howard Bison women's basketball
ConferenceMid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record13–14 (10–3 MEAC)
Head coach
  • Ty Grace (9th season)
Associate head coachBrian Davis
Assistant coaches
  • Donnie Stith
  • Dr. Jeanne-Marie Wilson
Home arenaBurr Gymnasium
2023–24 MEAC women's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Norfolk State131 .929276  .818
Howard104 .7141516  .484
North Carolina Central95 .6431615  .516
Maryland Eastern Shore86 .5711515  .500
Coppin State86 .5711218  .400
Delaware State410 .286820  .286
Morgan State311 .214822  .267
South Carolina State113 .071228  .067
2024 MEAC tournament winner

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
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Aaliyah Frazier 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) FrPlainfield High School Plainfield, IL
G 1 Destiny Howell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) SrSt. Francis Prep Queens, NY
G 2 Iyanna Warren (C) 5 ft 3 in (1.6 m) SrOxon Hill High School Accokeek, MD
G 3 Nyla Cooper 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) JrJack Britt High School Fayetteville, NC
F 5 Marissa Steel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrLaurel High School Laurel, MD
F 11 Sa'lah Hemingway 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrEtiwanda High School San Bernardino, CA
F 12 Amirah Allen 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) JrWakefield High School Raleigh, NC
G 13 Taleiyah Gibbs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrKilleen High School Charleston, SC
F 14 Vanessa Blake 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) JrRadford Summerville, SC
F 22 Kaiya Creek 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrNational Christian Academy Seat Pleasant, MD
G 23 Tyana Walker 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) RS FrDME Academy Leawood, KS
F 24 Te'Keyah Bland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) FrNorthwood High School Pittsboro, NC
F 25 Nile Miller 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) SoWoodbury High School Haddonfield, NJ
G 32 Janyah Bohanon 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) FrWarrensville High School Cleveland, OH
G 33 Kaniyah Harris (C) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) SrC.H. Flowers High School Capitol Heights, MD
F 34 Jenesis Perrin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) SoLawrence 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 pm
Virginia State W 71–65 
Burr Gymnasium (–)
Washington, D.C.
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at George Washington L 58–64  0–1
Charles E. Smith Center (253)
Washington, D.C.
November 9, 2023*
7:00 pm
Mount St. Mary's W 58–39  1–1
Burr Gymnasium (654)
Washington, D.C.
November 12, 2023*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at New Hampshire L 51–59  1–2
Lundholm Gym (194)
Durham, NH
November 14, 2023*
5:30 pm
Duquesne L 51–65  1–3
Burr Gymnasium (2,431)
Washington, D.C.
November 18, 2023*
12:00 pm, 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 pm, FloHoops
vs. Memphis
Battle 4 Atlantis consolation 2nd round
L 43–52  1–5
Imperial Arena (248)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 20, 2023*
7:30 pm, FloHoops
vs. DePaul
Battle 4 Atlantis 7th-place game
L 62–85  1–6
Imperial Arena (257)
Nassau, Bahamas
November 26, 2023*
2:00 pm
Manhattan L 50–53  1–7
Burr Gymnasium (245)
Washington, D.C.
November 30, 2023*
7:00 pm, FloHoops
at Georgetown L 43–45  1–8
McDonough Arena (451)
Washington, D.C.
December 10, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tulane L 52–67  1–9
Devlin Fieldhouse (1,243)
New Orleans, LA
December 13, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cincinnati L 62–87  1–10
Fifth Third Arena (573)
Cincinnati, OH
December 16, 2023*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Florida Atlantic W 46–45  2–10
Eleanor R. Baldwin Arena (389)
Boca Raton, FL
December 21, 2023*
12:00 pm
Hofstra L 49–58  2–11
Burr Gymnasium (654)
Washington, D.C.
December 30, 2023*
2:00 pm
American W 75–57  3–11
Burr Gymnasium (498)
Washington, D.C.
MEAC regular season
January 6, 2024
3:00 pm
at North Carolina Central L 76–79 OT 3–12
(0–1)
McDougald–McLendon Arena (783)
Durham, NC
January 8, 2024
5:30 pm
at South Carolina State W 70–46  4–12
(1–1)
SHM Memorial Center (212)
Orangeburg, SC
January 20, 2024
2:00 pm
Norfolk State W 73–60  5–12
(2–1)
Burr Gymnasium (1,233)
Washington, D.C.
January 27, 2024
2:00 pm
at Morgan State W 54–51  6–12
(3–1)
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,700)
Baltimore, MD
January 29, 2024
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Coppin State L 58–63  6–13
(3–2)
Physical Education Complex (478)
Baltimore, MD
February 3, 2024
2:00 pm
Maryland Eastern Shore W 52–47  7–13
(4–2)
Burr Gymnasium (786)
Washington, D.C.
February 5, 2024
5:30 pm
at Delaware State W 69–57  8–13
(5–2)
Memorial Hall (550)
Dover, DE
February 17, 2024
1:00 pm
North Carolina Central L 64–70 OT 8–14
(5–3)
Burr Gymnasium (567)
Washington, D.C.
February 19, 2024
5:30 pm, ESPN+
South Carolina State W 69–51  9–14
(6–3)
Burr Gymnasium (500)
Washington, D.C.
February 24, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Morgan State W 70–47  10–14
(7–3)
Burr Gymnasium (850)
Washington, D.C.
February 26, 2024
5:30 pm, ESPN+
Coppin State W 76–73  11–14
(8–3)
Burr Gymnasium (500)
Washington, D.C.
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm
at Maryland Eastern Shore W 64–48  12–14
(9–3)
Hytche Athletic Center (183)
Princess Anne, MD
March 4, 2024
5:30 pm, ESPN+
Delaware State W 61–43  13–14
(10–3)
Burr Gymnasium (250)
Washington, D.C.
March 7, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPNU
at Norfolk State Joseph G. Echols Memorial Hall 
Norfolk, VA
MEAC tournament
March 13–16, 2024
 ESPN+
vs.  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 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
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