Greg Howard (basketball)

Greg Howard

Personal information
Born	(1948-01-08) January 8, 1948 (age 77) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	215 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school	Fifth Avenue (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
College	Hartnell College (1966–1967) New Mexico (1967–1969)
NBA draft	1970: 1st round, 10th overall pick
Drafted by	Phoenix Suns
Position	Power forward
Number	40, 44
Career history
1969–1970	Brill Cagliari
1970–1971	Phoenix Suns
1971–1972	Cleveland Cavaliers
1974–1975	ABC Nantes
1975–1977	Fribourg Olympic Basket
1977–1978	Sporting CP
Career highlights
First-team All-WAC (1969)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats at Basketball Reference

Gregory Darryle Howard (born January 8, 1948) ^[1] is an American former professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for two seasons.

Career

Howard attended Fifth Avenue High School in Pittsburgh until 1966. After one year at Hartnell College, ^[2] he enrolled at the University of New Mexico, playing for the New Mexico Lobos men's basketball team from 1967 to 1969. In 1968–69, he was the Lobos leading scorer (19.7 points per game). In a total of 45 games for New Mexico, he averaged 16.6 points and 10.1 rebounds per contest. ^[3] Howard had 22 double-doubles for the Lobos. ^[4]

After playing for one season in the Italian Serie A for Brill Cagliari, he was selected in the first round of 1970 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns. He played the 1970–71 season with the team before being traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1971. ^[5] He appeared in a total of 92 NBA games, averaging 3.4 points and 2.5 rebounds a contest. ^[1]

In 1974–75, Howard played for ABC Nantes in France. ^[6] From 1975 ^[7] to 1977, ^[8] he played for Fribourg Olympic Basket. His dominating and spectacular style of play was considered new for Swiss basketball. ^[9] He moved to Portugal in 1977 and was signed by Sporting CP. ^[10]

Career statistics

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

Source ^[5]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1970–71	Phoenix	44	9.7	.393	.638	2.7	.6	3.9
1971–72	Cleveland	48	8.9	.382	.765	2.3	.6	2.9
Career		92	9.3	.388	.697	2.5	.6	3.4

References

1. "Greg Howard". www.nba.com. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
2. Hostutler, Mark (2010). Heads of State: Pennsylvania's Greatest High School Basketball Players of the Modern Era. iUniverse. p. 266. ISBN   978-1450267076.
3. "Greg Howard College Stats". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
4. "2021–22 Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). University of New Mexico. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
5. "Greg Howard NBA stats". Basketball Reference . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
6. "Howard, "tel le messie"…" (PDF). France Basket Hebdo. August 29, 1974. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
7. "Switzerland LNA, Season 1975–76". Pearl Basket. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
8. "Switzerland LNA, Season 1976–77". Pearl Basket. Retrieved March 21, 2022.
9. 1961–1980: Fribourg Olympic, naissance d'un club (in French). Fribourg: Toujours plus haut. Fribourg Olympic. 1961–2021. 2021. p. 58. ISBN   9782940707065.
10. "Greg Howard :: Gregory Darryle Howard ::". www.zerozero.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved March 21, 2022.