Howard men’s basketball team is on the brink of making March Madness history
Written by Site Hub on March 19, 2026
Source: Capital B News Published: March 18, 2026
The day after Howard University’s men’s basketball team secured its first-ever NCAA Tournament win, students on campus and HBCU supporters nationwide were rallying behind the Bison ahead of their first-round Midwest Regional matchup against No. 1 seed Michigan in Buffalo, New York. Howard’s 86–83 victory over UMBC in the First Four marked a breakthrough for a program that had lost in previous tournament appearances in 2021 and 2023. The story also highlights the financial stakes: each game an HBCU team plays in the tournament generates approximately $2 million in NCAA revenue distributed across the conference over six years. Howard joined Prairie View A&M, Tennessee State, and Southern University as HBCU programs competing in the 2026 tournament, while Howard’s women’s team also earned a bid.
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