Courtesy of the MEAC
NORFOLK, Va. – Howard senior guard Bryce Harris was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Men’s Basketball Preseason Player of the Year, presented by Nike. Howard was selected as the preseason favorite to win the MEAC.
All awards were voted on by the conference’s head coaches and sports information directors.
Harris, a first-team All-MEAC honoree, led the Bison to their second MEAC Tournament title in as many years. A six-time defensive player of the week, Harris led the conference in field goal percentage (.547) and ranked second in scoring (16.6 ppg) and rebounding (7.5 rpg). He breached the 20-point mark 11 times throughout the season with a high of 28 points in the opening round of the MEAC Basketball Tournament against Morgan State. Harris scored in double 31 times in 35 games with eight double-double performances.
Defending MEAC champion Howard picked up 12 first-place votes in being named the preseason favorite, while the Spartans of Norfolk State were picked to finish second receiving three first-place votes. North Carolina Central and Morgan State were picked to finish third and fourth, respectively.
South Carolina State and Delaware State tied for fifth, with Maryland Eastern Shore and Coppin State rounding out the predicted order of finish.
Joining Harris on the Preseason All-MEAC First Team are Delaware State’s Martaz Robinson, Morgan State’s Wynston Tabbs and Will Thomas, and Po’Boigh King from North Carolina Central.
The 2025 MEAC Basketball Tournament will be held March 12-15 at the Norfolk Scope Arena in Norfolk, Va.
Predicted Order of Finish
School (1st Place Votes) – Points
| 1 | Howard (12) | 121 |
| 2 | Norfolk State (3) | 106 |
| 3 | North Carolina Central (1) | 85 |
| 4 | Morgan State | 76 |
| T5 | S.C. State | 63 |
| T5 | Delaware State | 63 |
| 7 | Maryland Eastern Shore | 33 |
| 8 | Coppin State | 29 |
2024-25 MEAC Men’s Basketball All-MEAC Teams
Preseason Player of the Year: Bryce Harris, Howard presented by Nike
First Team
Martaz Robinson – Delaware State
Bryce Harris – Howard
Wynston Tabbs – Morgan State
Will Thomas – Morgan State
Po’Boigh King – N.C. Central
Second Team
Ryan Archey – Coppin State
Marcus Dockery – Howard
Christian Ings – Norfolk State
Chris Fields Jr. – Norfolk State
Mitchell Taylor – S.C. State
Third Team
Kameron Hobbs – Morgan State
Jaylani Darden – Norfolk State
Sin’Cere McMahon – Norfolk State
Keishon Porter – N.C. Central
Omar Croskey – S.C. State