Wizards preseason observations & Howard basketball talk with head coach Kenny Blakeney

Chase Hughes and Chris Miller break down what they've seen from the Washington Wizards through a promising first few games of the preseason. Then, the guys are joined by Howard men's basketball coach, Kenny Blakeney to talk about the state of Bison basketball entering the 2026-27 season. SUBSCRIBE TO OFF THE BENCH Apple: https://monsports.net/otb-apple Spotify: https://monsports.net/otb-spotify 0:00 Introduction 0:55 Broadcast behind-the-scenes 5:20 AJ Dybantsa’s defense 6:48 Tre Johnson is a weapon off the bench 9:53 Improved rebounding 11:23 Dybantsa looks ready for NBA 16:47 More physical team? 20:37 Howard coach Kenny Blakeney joins the show 21:20 Howard picked for NBA All-Star Weekend 22:17 What Kenny learned from Morgan Wootten 22:55 Lefty Driesell story 25:17 Following up big year at Howard 28:53 Blakeney’s journey as a coach 34:10 Coaching in NIL era 39:17 John Wall as President of Basketball Operations 41:08 Bison alum now with Wizards SUBSCRIBE TO MONUMENTAL+: https://monsports.net/4be SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER: https://monsports.net/xgd FOLLOW MONUMENTAL SPORTS NETWORK Instagram:   / monsportsnet   Facebook:   / monsportsnet   Twitter:   / monsportsnet   TikTok:   / monsportsnet   Watch Capitals, Wizards and Mystics games, and more original programming surrounding your favorite Washington D.C. sports teams on Monumental Sports Network. Expectations for AJ Dybantsa and the Wizards in preseason with Tony Massenburg