Howard men's basketball opens season at Yale on Monday night

Howard men's basketball begins its season Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. ET against the Yale Bulldogs at the John J. Lee Amphitheater in New Haven, Conn. The game streams on ESPN+.

Both teams are 0-0, so this is the first regular-season game of the year for the Bison and the Bulldogs. Yale is the home team.

How Howard ended last season

The Bison's last five games all came in March 2026, and they won four of them. They beat Norfolk State 84-76 on the road on Thursday, Mar. 5, then returned home and beat South Carolina State 78-61 on Friday, Mar. 13.

Howard followed that with a 70-63 win over North Carolina Central on Saturday, Mar. 14, and an 86-83 win over UMBC on Tuesday, Mar. 17. The Bison's most recent game was a 101-80 loss at Michigan on Thursday, Mar. 19.

How Yale ended last season

Yale's last five games ran from Feb. 28 to Mar. 17, 2026. The Bulldogs won three straight to open that stretch, beating Columbia 60-54 on the road, Princeton 78-53 at home on Saturday, Mar. 7, and Cornell 88-76 at home on Saturday, Mar. 14.

They then lost their final two games, both at home. Pennsylvania beat Yale 88-84 in overtime on Sunday, Mar. 15, and UNC Wilmington won 68-67 on Tuesday, Mar. 17.

What to know Monday

No injuries are listed for either team, and no season leaders are available since neither team has played. Howard is looking for its first win of the new season on the road in New Haven.