2024–25 Howard Bison women's basketball team

2024–25 Howard Bison women's basketball
2024–25 Howard Bison women's basketball
WNIT, Second Round
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	22–12 (12–2 MEAC)
Head coach	Ty Grace (10th season);
Associate head coach	Brian Davis
Assistant coaches	Donnie Stith; Dr. Jeanne-Marie Wilson;
Home arena	Burr Gymnasium

2024–25 MEAC women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Norfolk State †	14	–	0	1.000	30	–	5	.857
	12	–	2	.857	22	–	12	.647
Maryland Eastern Shore	8	–	6	.571	14	–	17	.452
Coppin State	8	–	6	.571	19	–	15	.559
North Carolina Central	6	–	8	.429	9	–	21	.300
Morgan State	6	–	8	.429	13	–	17	.433
Delaware State	1	–	13	.071	5	–	24	.172
South Carolina State	1	–	13	.071	2	–	29	.065

† 2025 MEAC tournament winner

The 2024–25 Howard Bison women's basketball team represented Howard University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Bison, who were led by tenth-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 2023–24 season 15–16, 10–4 in MEAC play, to finish in second place.^[1] They defeated Morgan State^[2] and North Carolina Central,^[3] before falling to top-seeded Norfolk State in the MEAC tournament championship game.^[4]

Preseason

On October 8, 2024, the MEAC released their preseason coaches poll. Howard was picked to finish tied for first in the MEAC.^[5]

Preseason rankings

MEAC preseason poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
T-1	Norfolk State	117 (11)
T-1	Howard	117 (5)
3	Coppin State	79
4	North Carolina Central	78
5	Morgan State	63
6	Maryland Eastern Shore	57
7	Delaware State	43
8	South Carolina State	22

Source:^[5]

Preseason All-MEAC Teams

Preseason All-MEAC Teams
Team	Player	Position	Year
First	Tyana Walker	Guard	Senior
First	Destiny Howell	Guard	Graduate student
Second	Kaiya Creek	Forward	Graduate student
Third	Nile Miller	Forward	Junior

Source:^[5]

Roster

2024–25 Howard Bison women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Saniyah King	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Fr	Bishop Ireton High School	Washington, D.C.
G	1	Destiny Howell	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	GS	St. Francis Prep	Queens, New York
G	3	Nyla Cooper	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	Sr	Jack Britt High School	Fayetteville, North Carolina
F	5	Marissa Steel	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Laurel High School	Laurel, Maryland
F	11	Sa'lah Hemingway	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Etiwanda High School	San Bernardino, California
F	12	Amirah Allen	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Sr	Wakefield High School	Raleigh, North Carolina
F	14	Vanessa Blake	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Sr	Radford	Summerville, South Carolina
G	15	April Edwards	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Trinity Valley Community College	Little Rock, Arkansas
F	22	Kaiya Creek	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	GS	National Christian Academy	Seat Pleasant, Maryland
G	23	Tyana Walker	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	RS So	DME Academy	Leawood, Kansas
F	24	Zennia Thomas	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	Jr	Kentucky	Cleveland, Ohio
F	25	Nile Miller	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Jr	Woodbury High School	Haddonfield, New Jersey
G	32	Janyah Bohanon	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Warrensville High School	Cleveland, Ohio
F	34	Jenesis Perrin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	Jr	Lawrence Academy	Norwich, Connecticut

Head coach

Ty Grace (New Haven)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Davis (Tennessee Tech)
Donnie Stith (Tulane)
Dr. Jeanne-Marie Wilson (St. Augustine's)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: May 26, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 6:30 pm		at Florida A&M	W 78–66	1–0	Al Lawson Center (2,187) Tallahassee, FL
November 8, 2024* 6:00 pm		George Washington	W 69–66	2–0	Burr Gymnasium (1,400) Washington, D.C.
November 10, 2024* 2:00 pm		VCU	L 48–72	2–1	Burr Gymnasium (2,100) Washington, D.C.
November 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Mount St. Mary's	W 39–35	3–1	Knott Arena (518) Emmitsburg, MD
November 20, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		at East Carolina	L 44–65	3–2	Williams Arena (6,865) Greenville, NC
November 23, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		New Hampshire	W 76–55	4–2	Burr Gymnasium (357) Washington, D.C.
November 29, 2024* 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at William & Mary	W 74–63	5–2	Kaplan Arena (867) Williamsburg, VA
December 1, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Georgetown	L 63–69	5–3	Burr Gymnasium (1,080) Washington, D.C.
December 6, 2024* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Seton Hall	L 63–87	5–4	Walsh Gymnasium (813) South Orange, NJ
December 8, 2024* 2:00 pm, FloHoops		at Hofstra	L 52–55	5–5	Mack Sports Complex (769) Hempstead, NY
December 13, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Army	W 61–54	6–5	Burr Gymnasium (498) Washington, D.C.
December 17, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Old Dominion	L 58–75	6–6	Burr Gymnasium (996) Washington, D.C.
December 20, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		at Saint Joseph's Hawk Classic	L 53–69	6–7	Hagan Arena (2,102) Philadelphia, PA
December 21, 2024* 11:00 am, ESPN+		vs. Northwestern Hawk Classic	L 66–68	6–8	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
December 29, 2024* 12:30 pm, ESPN+		at American	W 75–46	7–8	Bender Arena (495) Washington, D.C.
MEAC regular season
January 4, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Delaware State	W 74–66	8–8 (1–0)	Burr Gymnasium (559) Washington, D.C.
January 11, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Morgan State	W 75–56	9–8 (2–0)	Burr Gymnasium (699) Washington, D.C.
January 13, 2025 5:30 pm, ESPN+		Coppin State	W 76–71	10–8 (3–0)	Burr Gymnasium (831) Washington, D.C.
January 25, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Norfolk State	L 53–69	10–9 (3–1)	Echols Hall (2,692) Norfolk, VA
February 3, 2025 5:30 pm, ESPN+		South Carolina State	W 68–41	11–9 (4–1)	Burr Gymnasium (831) Washington, D.C.
February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		North Carolina Central	W 81–64	12–9 (5–1)	Burr Gymnasium (500) Washington, D.C.
February 10, 2025 5:30 pm		at Maryland Eastern Shore	W 66–56	13–9 (6–1)	Hytche Athletic Center (538) Princess Anne, MD
February 15, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Delaware State	W 62–45	14–9 (7–1)	Memorial Hall (1,500) Dover, DE
February 17, 2025 5:30 pm, ESPN+		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 72–59	15–9 (8–1)	Burr Gymnasium (1,000) Washington, D.C.
February 22, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Morgan State	W 62–53	16–9 (9–1)	Hill Field House (345) Baltimore, MD
February 24, 2025 5:30 pm, ESPN+		at Coppin State	W 70–60	17–9 (10–1)	Physical Education Complex (279) Baltimore, MD
March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Carolina Central	W 74–51	18–9 (11–1)	McDougald–McLendon Arena (858) Durham, NC
March 3, 2025 5:30 pm		at South Carolina State	W 89–39	19–9 (12–1)	SHM Memorial Center (435) Orangeburg, SC
March 6, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN+		Norfolk State	L 56–68	19–10 (12–2)	Burr Gymnasium (889) Washington, D.C.
MEAC tournament
March 12, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	(2)	vs. (7) Delaware State Quarterfinals	W 85–49	20–10	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
March 14, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+	(2)	vs. (3) Maryland Eastern Shore Semifinals	W 67–59	21–10	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
March 15, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPNews/ESPN+	(2)	vs. (1) Norfolk State Championship	L 56–68	21–11	Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
WNIT
March 21, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Siena First Round	W 72–62	22–11	Burr Gymnasium (1,030) Washington, D.C.
March 24, 2025* 7:00 pm, FloHoops		at Charleston Second Round	L 56–76	22–12	TD Arena (434) Charleston, SC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[6]^[7]

References

^ "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
^ "#2 Howard Holds Off #7 Morgan State, 49-44 In MEAC Quarterfinal". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
^ "North Carolina Central vs. Howard Box Score (Women), March 15, 2024". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
^ "Howard Men, Norfolk State Women Capture Back-to-Back MEAC Titles". The Washington Informer. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c "MEAC Announces 2024-25 Women's Basketball Preseason Awards, presented by Nike". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
^ "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Howard University Athletics. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
^ "Howard Bison 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 26, 2025.

[1] "2023-24 Women's Basketball Standings". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 26, 2025.

[2] "#2 Howard Holds Off #7 Morgan State, 49-44 In MEAC Quarterfinal". Morgan State University Athletics. Retrieved May 26, 2025.

[3] "North Carolina Central vs. Howard Box Score (Women), March 15, 2024". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 26, 2025.

[4] "Howard Men, Norfolk State Women Capture Back-to-Back MEAC Titles". The Washington Informer. Retrieved May 26, 2025.

[poll-5] "MEAC Announces 2024-25 Women's Basketball Preseason Awards, presented by Nike". Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. Retrieved May 26, 2025.

[6] "2024-25 Women's Basketball Schedule". Howard University Athletics. Retrieved May 26, 2025.

[7] "Howard Bison 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAW Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 26, 2025.

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