Richard Howell (basketball)

Richard Howell
No. 1 – Hapoel Tel Aviv
Position Power forward
League Israeli League
Personal information
Born (1990-09-26) September 26, 1990
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
2014 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
2014 Juvecaserta Basket
2015 Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters
2015 Austin Spurs
2015 Leones de Santo Domingo
2015–2016 Ironi Nahariya
2016–present Hapoel Tel Aviv
Career highlights and awards

Richard Howell (born September 26, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv 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 1 13.6 .460 .182 .574 4.6 .6 .4 .2 4.9
2010–11 NC State 30 8 18.2 .518 .400 .648 6.5 .9 .8 .5 7.4
2011–12 NC State 37 37 27.0 .489 .000 .636 9.2 1.1 1.0 .3 10.8
2012–13 NC State 35 35 31.6 .570 .000 .648 10.9 1.7 1.0 .9 12.7
Career 132 81 23.2 .518 .222 .633 8.0 1.1 .8 .5 9.2

Professional career

NBA and D-League (2013–2014)

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Howell joined the Denver Nuggets for the 2013 NBA Summer League, and had a short stint with French club BCM Gravelines.[7][8]

On September 13, 2013, Howell signed with the Portland Trail Blazers.[9] However, he was later waived by the Trail Blazers on October 22 after appearing in one preseason game.[10] On November 1, 2013, he was acquired by the Idaho Stampede of the NBA Development League as an affiliate player of the Trail Blazers.[11] On January 29, 2014, he was waived by the Stampede.[12] In 20 games for the Stampede, he averaged 18.0 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.4 steals per game.

Philippines and Italy (2014–2015)

On January 30, 2014, Howell 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] In 15 games for the Texters, he averaged 19.6 points, 18.5 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

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 after appearing in just four games.[17]

On January 13, 2015, Howell re-signed with the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters for the 2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup.[18] However, on February 18, he was released by the club despite leading his team to a 4–1 record through five games.[19] In five games, he averaged 15.8 points, 15.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.6 steals per game.

Return to D-League (2015)

On March 6, 2015, Howell was acquired by the Austin Spurs of the NBA Development League.[20] In eight games for the Spurs, he averaged 8.8 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 1.0 steals per game.

Dominican Republic (2015)

On June 19, 2015, Howell signed with Leones de Santo Domingo for the rest of the 2015 LNB season.[21] In six games for Leones, he averaged 11.7 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.

Israel (2015–present)

On August 11, 2015, Howell signed with Ironi Nahariya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[22] In 34 games for Ironi in 2015–16, he averaged 15.1 points, 9.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

On July 28, 2016, Howell signed a two-year deal with Hapoel Tel Aviv, returning to Israel for a second stint.[23]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Richard Howell Bio". GoPack.com. Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Scout.com: Richard Howell Profile". Scout.com. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Scout.com College Basketball Team Recruiting Prospects". Scout.com. Retrieved March 28, 2014.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Richard Howell Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  5. ↑ Keeley, Laura (March 11, 2013). "Duke, UNC, NC State combine for 13 on all-ACC basketball teams". NewsObserver.com. Retrieved February 16, 2014.
  6. ↑ Fagan, Ryan (January 12, 2013). "No. 1 Duke upset: Richard Howell avoids 'greedy decisions,' Wolfpack profit". SportingNews.com. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Gravelines-Dunkerque signs rookie Richard Howell". Sportando.com. July 12, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Gravelines-Dunkerque, Richard Howell part ways". Sportando.com. September 5, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  9. ↑ "TRAIL BLAZERS SIGN FORWARD RICHARD HOWELL". NBA.com. September 13, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  10. ↑ "TRAIL BLAZERS WAIVE BOST, SINGLER, AND HOWELL". NBA.com. October 22, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Stampede acquire Pledger, Finalize Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. November 4, 2013. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Stampede Acquire Derrick Caracter". NBA.com. January 29, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  13. ↑ Dionela, John Rupert (January 30, 2014). "Talk n' Text Calls Up Import, To Bring in Richard Howell". PhilNews.ph. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  14. ↑ Joble, Rey (March 5, 2014). "With 30-rebound debut, Richard Howell announces dominant presence for Talk 'N Text". InterAksyon.com. Retrieved March 7, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Pasta Reggia Caserta announces Richard Howell". Sportando.com. July 30, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  16. ↑ "FIRMATO RICHARD HOWELL". juvecaserta.it. July 30, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Juve Caserta lands Ivanov and Antonutti, parts ways with Howell". Sportando.com. November 26, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
  18. ↑ Ganglani, Naveen (January 13, 2015). "Alapag's first move as team manager is bringing back Richard Howell". Rappler.com. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  19. ↑ Ganglani, Naveen (February 18, 2015). "Richard Howell replaced as Talk 'N Text's import". Rappler.com. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  20. ↑ "AUSTIN SPURS ACQUIRE RICHARD HOWELL". NBA.com. March 6, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  21. ↑ Nunez, Johanna (June 19, 2015). "Richard Wohell nuevo refuerzo de Leones para esta noche". FiebreDeportiva.com (in Spanish). Retrieved June 20, 2015.
  22. ↑ "Richard Howell Moves to Ironi Nahariya". Sportando.com. August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  23. ↑ "Hapoel Tel Aviv signs Richard Howell to a two-year deal". Sportando.com. July 28, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
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