Perspective: Kenny Blakeney dreamed big, and Howard is turning it into reality
, the Howard student body was 71 percent female — and the men’s basketball team is powered by women, too.chief program strategist, the team has 67 student managers because Blakeney doesn’t want to turn anyone away from receiving résumé-building experience. Naturally, the majority of the managers are female college students. When Blakeney encouraged the players to take on a social justice project, they chose the issue of Black maternal health — guard Jelani Williams’s idea.
Through his ability to connect with power brokers, Blakeney — who besides working as an assistant coach in the college ranks for a dozen years also co-founded a fashion line — engineered the university’s collaboration with. The Jumpman logo is all over Howard, splashed on students’ tote bags, on signs outside the gym and on the court. As the floor underwent its Jordan Brand makeover, players had to bus to Gallaudet University for 6:20 a.m. practices.
To complete the vision, Howard had to win basketball games. A year ago, the Bison had their first winning season since 2001-02. And if you discount “Congratulations! You on the men’s team?” the man called out. “Congratulations, bruh! I’ve got to shake your hand early. You’re going to be in somebody’s magazine.”
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