Division I · Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
Howard University Men's Basketball
Washington, DC · the Bison · Howard University overview
18
Roster
3 over the D-I cap of 15
$2.2M
Team budget
27th percentile in Division I
$124,379
Per roster spot
median $196,319
5
Coaches
1 head · 4 assistant
980
APR
99% of players retained
35%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
Howard University fields a men's basketball team in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf. (NCAA Division I). In 2024–25 the roster carried 18 players, above the median of 16, with 1 head coach and 4 assistants. Team expenses were $2,238,824, below the median of $3M — $124,379 per roster spot, bottom quarter of Division I men's basketball programs. Under the Division I roster cap of 15 in force from 2025-26, that is 3 over — cuts or attrition are likely, though players already on the roster may stay (221 of 362 Division I programs carried more than the cap). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 980, about the median of 967, with 99% of players retained year to year. The school gave $5,187,982 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $18,267 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's basketball programs
Where this program sits against its 362 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
#266Team budgetof 362 · Division I#291Spend per playerof 362 · Division I#28Roster sizeof 362 · Division I#86APRof 362 · Division I
Team budgets across the division
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Roster sizes (cap 15)
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The program
- Roster18 2024–25 season
- Division I roster cap15 3 over last season
- Coaching staff1 head, 4 assistant
- Team expenses$2,238,824 for the year
- Operating expenses$394,223 game-day and travel
- Spend per roster spot$124,379 division median $196,319
- Academic Progress Rate980 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained99% year to year
- Eligible96% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$5,187,982 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$18,267 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$47,770 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Kenneth Blakeney head coach | Head Coach | not on file |
| Rod Balanis | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Nate James | Associate Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Thomas Weaver | Assistant Coach | On file · sign in |
| Talin Lewis | Assistant Coach | Operations | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school basketball players540,704 2024-25
- Division I roster spots5,786 362 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 93 1.1% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
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About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →10,190undergraduates · 13,416 students in all
Women 70% Men 30%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
- HBCU
- Yes
Getting in
Full picture →35%admitted · of 30,342 applicants
SAT middle 50%1100 – 1298
ACT middle 50%22 – 28
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 69%
Men's Basketball
Full picture →18on the roster · 2024–25 season
Roster vs the D-I cap of 1518
3 over — players already on the roster may stay
Academic Progress Rate980
99% of players kept year to year
- Team expenses
- $2,238,824 $124,379 per roster spot · lower half of Division I
- Coaches
- 1 head · 4 assistant
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $5,187,982
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $47,770
Cost
Full picture →$30,028net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $33,344
Campus safety
Full picture →1.25violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 0 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →14%of bachelor's degrees in business · 23 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research Howard University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Basketball program18 on the rosterPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions35% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$30,028 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 14%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 10,190Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.25 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Basketball programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic University Division III · Landmark Conference | 1 | 18 | $390k | — | 84% | |
| Gallaudet University Division III · United East Conference | 2 | 12 | $154k | — | 61% | |
| George Washington University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 2 | 16 | $6.2M | 973 | 44% | |
| University of the District of Columbia Division II · East Coast Conference | 3 | 13 | $621k | — | — | |
| Georgetown University Division I · BIG EAST Conference | 3 | 16 | $17M | 950 | 13% | |
| American University Division I · Patriot League | 4 | 19 | $2.1M | 985 | 47% | |
| Marymount University (Virginia) Division III · Atlantic East Conference | 6 | 17 | $189k | — | 81% | |
| University of Maryland, College Park Division I · Big Ten Conference | 6 | 15 | $13M | 959 | 45% | |
| Bowie State University Division II · Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association | 15 | 16 | $690k | — | 84% | |
| George Mason University Division I · Atlantic 10 Conference | 17 | 16 | $5.8M | 979 | 89% | |
| University of Maryland, Baltimore County Division I · America East Conference | 28 | 17 | $2.5M | 980 | 74% | |
| U.S. Naval Academy Division I · Patriot League | 29 | — | — | 974 | 9% |
Other men's basketball programs in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conf.
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk State University room for 1 | 14 | $2.8M | $197,976 | 970 | vs | |
| Howard University 3 over cap | 18 | $2.2M | $124,379 | 980 | vs | |
| Morgan State University 2 over cap | 17 | $2.2M | $130,325 | 969 | vs | |
| North Carolina Central University 2 over cap | 17 | $1.5M | $88,502 | 955 | vs | |
| South Carolina State University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.4M | $88,174 | 966 | vs | |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore room for 2 | 13 | $1.2M | $95,818 | 931 | vs | |
| Delaware State University 1 over cap | 16 | $1.2M | $72,665 | 901 | vs | |
| Coppin State University 1 over cap | 16 | $865k | $54,093 | 906 | vs |
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