Howard Bison Men's Basketball Early Pick to Win MEAC by CBS

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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- It has been reported by CBS that Howard University is projected as one of the 65 teams to make the 2017 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. The Bison, who return all five starters, including senior guard James "J-Byrd" Daniel, III, the nation's leading scorer in 2016, to go along with some quality depth, are ranked 141st among all Division I programs in the pre-season projections.

Howard will be tested early and often as it embarks on its most challenging schedule in more than decade. The Bison have early road games against George Washington, Georgetown, Maryland, VCU and Old Dominion.

The winner of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Tournament receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The Bison last reached the tournament during the 1991-92 season.

HOWARD UNIVERSITY 2016-17 MEN'S BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

Date	Opponent	Location	Time/Result
2K Classic
11/11/2016	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	TBA
11/14/2016	Marquette University	Milwaukee, WI	TBA
11/18/2016	IUPUI	Indianapolis, IN	TBA
11/19/2016	Gardner Webb/Eastern Mich.	Indianapolis, IN	TBA
11/26/2016	Georgetown University	Washington, DC	TBA
12/3/2016	American University	Washington, D.C.	7 pm
12/7/2016	University of Maryland	College Park, MD	TBA
12/10/2016	George Washington University	Washington, D.C	7 PM
12/14/2016	Jacksonville State University	Washington, DC	7 PM
12/16/2016	Shenandoah University	Washington, DC	6 PM
12/18/2016	Central Pennsylvania College	Washington, DC	7 PM
12/22/2016	Old Dominion University	Norfolk, VA	TBA
12/27/2016	Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond, VA	TBA
12/30/2016	Harvard University	Cambridge, MA	TBA
1/4/2017	Florida A&M University	Washington, DC	7 PM
1/7/2017	Columbia University	New York, NY	TBA
1/14/2017	University of Maryland Eastern Shore	Princess Anne, MD	12 PM
1/16/2017	Coppin State University	Washington, DC	7 PM
1/21/2017	North Carolina A&T State University	Greensboro, NC	4 PM
1/23/2017	North Carolina Central University	Durham, NC	7:30 PM
1/28/2017	Savannah State University	Washington, DC	4 PM
1/30/2017	South Carolina State University	Washington, DC	7 PM
2/4/2017	Florida A&M University	Tallahassee, FL	4 PM
2/6/2017	Bethune-Cookman University	Daytona Beach, FL	8 PM
2/11/2017	Hampton University	Hampton, VA	8 PM
2/13/2017	Morgan State University	Washington, DC	7 PM
2/18/2017	North Carolina A&T State University	Washington, DC	6 PM
2/20/2017	North Carolina Central University	Washington, DC	7 PM
2/25/2017	Norfolk State University	Norfolk, VA	8 PM
2/27/2017	University of Maryland Eastern Shore	Washington, DC	8 PM
3/2/2017	Delaware State University	Dover, DE	8 PM
MEAC Tournament
3/7-12/2017	TBA	Norfolk, VA	TBA

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