Richard Howell (basketball)

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Richard Howell
No. 14 – Ironi Nahariya
Position Power forward
League Israeli Basketball Premier League
Personal information
Born (1990-09-26) September 26, 1990 (age 34)
Marietta, Georgia
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight 250 lb (113 kg)
Career information
High school Wheeler (Marietta, Georgia)
College NC State (2009–2013)
NBA draft 2013 / Undrafted
Playing career 2013–present
Career history
2013–2014 Idaho Stampede (D-League)
2014 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters (Philippines)
2014 Juvecaserta Basket (Italy)
2015 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters (Philippines)
2015 Austin Spurs (D-League)
2015 Leones de Santo Domingo (Dominican Rep.)
2015–present Ironi Nahariya (Israel)
Career highlights and awards

Richard Howell (born September 26, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who plays for Ironi Nahariya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for North Carolina State University.

High school career

Howell attended Joseph Wheeler High School in Marietta, Georgia. As a senior, he averaged 16.5 points per game as he went on to be selected to the Georgia 5A All-State first team.[1] He played AAU basketball for the Worldwide Renegades[2] alongside his future teammate at N.C. State, Lorenzo Brown. Coming out of high school, Howell was rated by Scout.com as the 16th best power forward in the nation.[3]

College career

In his freshman season at North Carolina State, Howell missed the first five games of the season due to a knee injury sustained during pre-season. In 30 games, he averaged 4.9 points and 4.6 rebounds in 13.6 minutes per game.[1][4]

In his sophomore season, he finished fifth in the ACC in offensive rebounds, pulling down 2.8 per game. In 30 games, he averaged 7.4 points and 6.5 rebounds in 18.2 minutes per game.[1][4]

In his junior season, he finished third in the ACC in rebounding. In 37 games, he averaged 10.8 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.0 steals in 27.0 minutes per game.[1][4]

In his senior season, he was named to the All-ACC first team. In 35 games, he averaged 12.7 points, 10.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.0 steals in 31.6 minutes per game.[4][5] He was regarded as a very important member of the 2012–13 Wolfpack.[6]

College statistics

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2009–10 NC State 30 13.6 .460 .182 .574 4.6 .6 .4 .2 4.9
2010–11 NC State 30 18.2 .518 .400 .648 6.5 .9 .8 .5 7.4
2011–12 NC State 37 27.0 .489 .000 .636 9.2 1.1 1.0 .3 10.8
2012–13 NC State 35 31.6 .570 .000 .648 10.9 1.7 1.0 .9 12.7
Career 132 23.2 .518 .222 .633 8.0 1.1 .8 .5 9.2

Professional career

2013–14 season

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Howell joined the Denver Nuggets for the 2013 NBA Summer League.

On July 12, 2013, Howell signed with BCM Gravelines of France for the 2013–14 season.[7] However, he later parted ways with Gravelines on September 5, 2013 before appearing in a game for them.[8]

On September 13, 2013, he signed with the Portland Trail Blazers.[9] However, he was later waived by the Trail Blazers on October 22, 2013.[10] In November 2013, he was acquired by the Idaho Stampede as an affiliate player.[11] On January 29, 2014, he was waived by the Stampede.[12]

On January 30, 2014, he signed with the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters as an import for the 2014 PBA Commissioner's Cup.[13] In his first game for the Texters, Howell recorded a career-high 30 rebounds, surpassing his previous record of 20, in an 85-72 victory over the Alaska Aces.[14]

2014–15 season

On July 30, 2014, Howell signed with Juvecaserta Basket of Italy for the 2014–15 season.[15][16] On November 20, 2014, he was released by Juvecaserta.[17]

On January 17, 2015, he returned to the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters, signing with the club as an import for the 2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup.[18] However, after just five games, he was released by the club on February 18.[19] On March 6, he was acquired by the Austin Spurs.[20]

On June 19, 2015, he signed with Leones de Santo Domingo for the rest of the 2015 LNB season.[21]

2015–16 season

On August 11, 2015, Howell signed with Ironi Nahariya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[22]

References

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