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Jelani Williams

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Joined August 2012
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2025 NBA Champions 🤝 Bryce Harris. Bison fans, it’s time for us to #ThunderUp as Bryce joins OKC for NBA Summer League.
🤖 Made with AI
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Shams Charania
@ShamsCharaniaApr 30
Five-time NBA All-Star John Wall has become the president of basketball operations at Howard University, returning to Washington, D.C. to partner with the top-ranked HBCU in the country, school officials tell ESPN.
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Kevin Sweeney
@CBB_CentralApr 25
NEWS: North Carolina transfer C James Brown has committed to Howard, source tells SI. Former top-100 recruit in 2024 will get a chance to shine for a Howard program that has made the NCAA tournament three times in the last four years. Chicago native has elite size and mobility.
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I remember reading @SBJ articles for homework assignments in college. Now I’m published in the SBJ, talking about the power of college sport and the moment that it’s in. Life is funny. Grateful to the places that helped shape me 🙏🏽
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@HUMensBBMar 31
At #TheDreamFactory, anything is possible for the young men who become part of our program. Just 2 years after finishing his career @HowardU , Jelani Williams is now a published author at @SBJ . Read his piece on the evolution of college sports branding and jersey patches. sportsbusinessjournal.com/Ar…
Go beyond the patch: How to drive real engagement with college fans

Go beyond the patch: How to drive real engagement with college fans

College sports are professionalizing. The brands who professionalize alongside them — who treat the moment as an opportunity for partnership instead of placement — will own cultural territory for...

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Greg Berge
@GregBergeMar 29
Overprotected kids become unprepared adults. Dawn Staley nailed it.🔥 You can’t shelter your child from every hard moment and then expect them to handle adversity when it counts. Hard is the lesson. Watch. Share. Bookmark.
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FOX College Hoops
@CBBonFOXMar 18
Howard senior Ose Okojie is feeling every moment after the program’s first-ever NCAA Tournament win 🤍@HUMensBB
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Almost made me cry lol. Can’t even explain how happy I was watching that game. Nobody more deserving of that type of performance than my guy. Howard is a special place. Dance on! @HUMensBB
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@CBBonFOXMar 18
Howard senior Ose Okojie is feeling every moment after the program’s first-ever NCAA Tournament win 🤍@HUMensBB
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ESPN
@espnMar 18
THE BISON GETS THEIR FIRST-EVER MEN'S NCAA TOURNAMENT WIN IN SCHOOL HISTORY 🔥 Howard will play Michigan after winning in the First Four 🍿
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SportsCenter
@SportsCenterMar 18
Howard coach Kenny Blakeney after winning his first-ever men's tourney game 🔥 All the feels for the Bison 🦬
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NBC4 Sports@NBC4SportsMar 16
HU's Kenny Blakeney (@PoopeeBlakeney) gets emotional responding to a great question from Howard reporter Harmony Bailey "I had to learn how to build a culture" Blakeney gets choked up expressing gratitude for support of @HowardAD_KD @HUMensBB @HUBisonSports @DeMathaCatholic
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ESPN
@espnMar 15
PENNSYLVANIA IS GOING DANCING 🕺 The Quakers head to their first NCAA tourney since 2018 after beating Yale in OT 😮
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Penn Men's Basketball
@PennMBBMar 15
Time to CUT THE NETS 🎉
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TJ POWER
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Dynasty on Georgia Ave 💍
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@HUMensBBMar 14
We’re the 2025-2026 MEAC Tournament Champions! Bison Nation, with your support and dedication we are Champions again! 🦬🏆 #dreamfactory🦬🔵🔴 #howarduniversity #meacchamps
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ESPN
@espnMar 14
THERE GOES HOWARD 🔥 The Bison are going dancing for the third time in four years 🔥
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NewsWire
@NewsWire_US5 Nov 2025
MAMDANI WINS NEW YORK CITY MAYORAL RACE — PROJECTION
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B/R Hoops
@brhoops31 Oct 2025
Georgetown guard Malik Mack against Kentucky: 22 PTS | 9-16 FG | 5 REB | 3 AST
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Caleb has got 20 on the night 🔥 #HoyaSaxa #HoyaBold
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Blessed to see 27. Life is great. Grateful for every day. Thank God. Keep Going
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Unfollowed a lot of people today lol
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