Richard Howell (born September 26, 1990) is an American-Israeli professional

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player who last played for

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of the

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. He played

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for the

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High school career

Howell attended

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. 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. He played AAU basketball for the Worldwide Renegades alongside his future teammate at N.C. State,

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. Coming out of high school, Howell was rated by ''Scout.com'' as the 16th best power forward in the nation.

College career

In his freshman season at

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, 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. 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. 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. 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. He was regarded as a very important member of the 2012–13 Wolfpack.

College statistics

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Professional career

NBA and D-League (2013–2014)

After going undrafted in the 2013 NBA draft, Howell joined the

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for the

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, and had a short stint with French club

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. On September 13, 2013, Howell signed with the

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. However, he was later waived by the Trail Blazers on October 22 after appearing in one preseason game. On November 1, 2013, he was acquired by the

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of the

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as an affiliate player of the Trail Blazers. On January 29, 2014, he was waived by the Stampede. 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

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as an import for the 2014 PBA Commissioner's Cup. 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. 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 Sporting Club JuveCaserta (sometimes spelled Juve Caserta), also known as Decò Caserta after its title sponsor, is an Italian professional basketball team based in Caserta, Campania. The team currently plays in the Serie A2, the second tier of Ita ...

of Italy for the 2014–15 season. On November 20, 2014, he was released by Juvecaserta after appearing in just four games. On January 13, 2015, Howell re-signed with the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters for the

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. However, on February 18, he was released by the club despite leading his team to a 4–1 record through five games. 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

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of the

. 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. In six games for Leones, he averaged 11.7 points, 7.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.

Israel (2015–2019)

Ironi Nahariya (2015–2016)

On August 11, 2015, Howell signed with

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. On January 24, 2016, Howell recorded a season-high 27 points, shooting 12-of-17 from the field, along with eight rebounds in a 94–87 win over

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. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 17 MVP. Howell helped Nahariya reach the 2016 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually lost Hapoel Eilat. In 34 games played during the 2015–16 season, Howell averaged 15.1 points, 9.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game.

Hapoel Tel Aviv (2016–2017)

On July 21, 2016, Howell agreed terms with

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, but eventually the deal fell through. One week later, Howell signed a two-year deal with

Hapoel Tel Aviv Hapoel Tel Aviv ( he, הפועל תל אביב) is a sports club in Israel, founded in the 1920s, and part of the Hapoel association. It runs several sports clubs and teams in Tel Aviv which have competed in a variety of sports over the years, suc ...

. On December 1, 2016, Howell was named Israeli League Player of the Month for games played in November.

Hapoel Jerusalem (2017–2018)

On April 13, 2017, Howell parted ways with Hapoel Tel Aviv and joined

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, signing a one-year deal. He helped lead Jerusalem to the 2017 Israeli League championship. On May 27, 2018, Howell recorded 22 points, shooting 11-of-13 from the field, along with six rebounds and two steals in a 99–80 win over

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. He was subsequently named Israeli League Round 33 MVP. On June 3, 2018, Howell recorded a season-high 24 points, shooting 8-of-12 from the field, along with nine rebounds, two assists and four steals in a 107–105 playoff win over

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. Howell helped Jerusalem reach the 2018 Israeli League Final Four, where they eventually lost to

Hapoel Holon Hapoel Holon Basketball Club ( he, מועדון הכדורסל הפועל חולון), known for sponsorship reasons as Hapoel Atsmon Playgrounds Holon (), is a professional basketball club based in Holon, Israel. The team plays in the Israeli B ...

. In September 2018, Howell was suspended by the Israeli anti-doping agency for three months after he tested positive to Cannabis use during the Israeli League playoffs.

Return to Hapoel Tel Aviv (2018–2019)

On November 10, 2018, Howell returned to

for a second stint, signing a one-year deal. On November 25, 2018, Howell recorded a double-double with a season-high 22 points and 10 rebounds in his second game with Hapoel, shooting 9-of-15 from the field, to go with five assists in a 90–78 win over

. In 26 games played for Hapoel, he averaged 12.6 points, 6.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game. Howell helped the team reach the 2019 Israeli League Playoffs, where they eventually were eliminated by

in the Quarterfinals.

Return to the Philippines (2019)

In June 2019, Howell signed with the

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of the

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as a replacement for

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as the team's import for the 2019 PBA Commissioner's Cup. In 9 games played for the Fuel Masters, he averaged 22.7 points, 16.6 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game

Return to Israel (2019–2022)

On October 20, 2019, Howell signed with

. He averaged 8.0 points and 5.6 rebounds per game during the 2019–20 season. He returned to Hapoel Holon for the 2020–21 season, but injury saw him miss most of the season. In October 2022, Howell signed with

. He played one game before leaving the team.

National team career

On April 6, 2017, Howell received an Israeli passport. In September 2017, Howell made his debut for the Israeli national team at

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tournament, where he averaged 17.8 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.2 steals per game.

References

External links

NC State Wolfpack bioRealGM profileNBA D-League profile
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