William Howard (basketball)

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William Howard
Howard in 2017
Personal information
Born (1993-10-25) October 25, 1993 (age 30)
Montbrison, France
NationalityFrench
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High schoolNew Hope Academy
(Forestville, Maryland)
NBA draft2015: undrafted
Playing career2012–2022
PositionSmall forward / power forward
Career history
2012–2014Gravelines-Dunkerque
2014–2015Denain Voltaire
2015–2017Hyères-Toulon
2017–2019Limoges
2019Salt Lake City Stars
2019–2020Houston Rockets
2019–2020→Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2020–2022ASVEL
2022Joventut
Career highlights and awards
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com

William Howard (born October 25, 1993) is a former French professional basketball player who last played for Joventut Badalona of the Spanish Liga ACB. Howard started his basketball career in his home country, France.

Professional career[edit]

Gravelines-Dunkerque (2012–2014)[edit]

In June 2012, while preparing to enter the University of Washington, he returned to France because he was ineligible for the NCAA because of a low score on an English exam.[1] A month later, he signed with BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque.[2]

On June 25, 2014, he was extended for two years by Gravelines-Dunkerque.[3]

Loan to Denain Voltaire (2014–2015)[edit]

On July 12, 2014, he was sent on loan to Denain Voltaire Basket in Pro B.[4]

Hyères-Toulon (2015–2017)[edit]

Between June 20 and June 25, 2015, he participated in an internship in Vichy with the France A team.[5]

On June 25, 2015, he joined Hyères-Toulon.[6]

Limoges CSP (2017–2019)[edit]

On May 27, 2017, Howard joined Limoges CSP.[7] On June 15, 2018, the Limoges re-signed with Howard for another year.[8]

Salt Lake City Stars (2019)[edit]

On July 15, 2019, he received an offer to join the Utah Jazz, who helped buy out his contract with Limoges.[9] Howard officially signed with the Jazz on July 17.[10] He was ultimately waived and added to their NBA G League affiliate, the Salt Lake City Stars.[11]

Houston Rockets (2019–2020)[edit]

On December 27, 2019, the Houston Rockets announced via Twitter that they had signed Howard to a two-way contract.[12]

ASVEL (2020–2022)[edit]

On July 16, 2020, ASVEL announced that they had signed with Howard.[13]

Joventut Badalona (2022)[edit]

On July 21, 2022, he has signed with Joventut Badalona of the Spanish Liga ACB.[14]

Career statistics[edit]

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA[edit]

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2019–20 Houston 2 0 6.5 .000 .000 — 1.0 .5 .0 .0 .0
Career 2 0 6.5 .000 .000 — 1.0 .5 .0 .0 .0

References[edit]

  1. ^ "William Howard, inéligible pour la NCAA, rentre en France". bebasket.fr. June 6, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  2. ^ "William Howard à Gravelines". bebasket.fr. July 4, 2012. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "Prolongé deux saisons par le BCM Gravelines-Dunkerque, William Howard pourrait être prêté en Pro B". bebasket.fr. June 25, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  4. ^ "William Howard en prêt à Denain". bebasket.fr. July 12, 2014. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  5. ^ Benjamin Guillot (June 23, 2015). "A' : 17 joueurs ont commencé à Vichy". bebasket.fr. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  6. ^ Benjamin Guillot (June 25, 2015). "William Howard en route vers Hyères-Toulon". bebasket.fr. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  7. ^ "William HOWARD rejoint le Limoges CSP". Limogoes CSP on Twitter.com (in French). 2017-05-27. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
  8. ^ "Limoges re-signs forward Howard". eurocupbasketball.com. 2018-06-15. Archived from the original on June 22, 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  9. ^ "William Howard leaving Limoges to join Jazz". Sportando. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  10. ^ "Jazz sign William Howard and Stanton Kidd". NBA.com. July 17, 2019.
  11. ^ "Stars Finalize Opening Night Roster". NBA.com. November 8, 2019. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  12. ^ "Roster Update: Rockets today announced that the team has signed forward William Howard to a two-way contract". Houston Rockets on Twitter.com. December 27, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  13. ^ "William HOWARD clôt le recrutement !". ldlcasvel.com (in French). July 16, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  14. ^ "William Howard officially signs with Joventut Badalona". Sportando. July 21, 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

External links[edit]

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