Rhyne Howard

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Rhyne Howard
Rhyne Howard.jpg
Howard with Kentucky in 2022
No. 10–Atlanta Dream
Position Shooting guard
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (2000-04-29) April 29, 2000 (age 24)
Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High school Bradley Central
(Cleveland, Tennessee)
College Kentucky (2018–2022)
WNBA draft 2022: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Dream
Playing career2022–present
Coaching career2023–present
Career history
As player:
2022–present Atlanta Dream
2022–2023 Beretta Famila Schio
2025–present Vinyl BC
As coach:
2023–present Florida (assistant)
Career highlights and awards
Stats at Basketball Reference   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
FIBA AmeriCup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Puerto Rico Team
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Thailand Team
FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Mexico Team
Women's 3x3 basketball
Representing the Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Team

Rhyne Howard (born April 29, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and for Vinyl BC of Unrivaled (basketball). She played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats. She graduated from Bradley Central High School in Cleveland, Tennessee, in 2018. She was drafted first overall by the Dream in the 2022 WNBA draft.

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In her senior year of high school at Bradley Central, she was named 2018 Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year and Tennessee Miss Basketball. Howard participated on the USA team in 2018 and 2019, leading them to a gold medal and was awarded MVP honors in 2018. She participated in the Jordan Brand Classic among the top rated recruits in the U.S. [1] Following her freshman season at Kentucky, Howard was named USBWA National Freshman of the Year. [2] In 2020 and 2021, she was named SEC Player of the Year. [3]

College career

Howard notched SEC player of the year in 2020 and 2021, her sophomore and junior years at UK. She also earned All-SEC defensive team and All-SEC first team honors in 2021. In her freshman year, she earned the honors of All-SEC first team and SEC freshman of the year. Entering the Wildcats' 2021 postseason, Howard is the only player in the nation averaging 19 points per game and 7.5 rebounds per game, while snatching 40 steals and 70 assists. [4]

On January 9, 2020, Howard recorded 43 points during a road game visiting the Alabama Crimson Tide. This performance tied the record for most points scored in a single game for a Kentucky women's player. This record was first accomplished by Jennifer O'Neill in 2013. [5]

On January 27, 2022, Howard scored her 2,000th point in her college career, becoming the third Wildcat to reach that benchmark. [6]

Professional career

WNBA

On April 11, 2022, Howard was drafted first overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2022 WNBA draft. [7] During her rookie year Rhyne started every game and averaged 16.8 points, 2.8 assists, and 1.6 steals. Howard was announced to her first All-star game in July. [8] She went on to earn Rookie of the month honors every month from May to August. [9] Howard would later be announced as the WNBA Rookie of the Year for 2022. [10]

Unrivaled

On July 16, 2024, it was announced that Howard would appear and play in the inaugural season of Unrivaled, a new women's 3x3 basketball league founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart. [11]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold Career best°League leader

WNBA

Regular season

Stats current through end of 2024 season

WNBA regular season statistics [12]
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2022 Atlanta 343431.4.361.343.7924.52.81.60.81.616.2
2023 Atlanta 393932.9.385.352.7884.93.51.30.61.917.5
2024 Atlanta 302933.9.371.329.7844.43.21.80.61.717.3
Career3 years, 1 team10310232.7.373.342.7884.63.21.50.71.717.0
All-Star2015.3.417.3501.0004.03.50.50.00.514.5

Playoffs

WNBA playoff statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2023 Atlanta 2237.5.431.458.6673.52.02.0°0.52.028.5°
2024 Atlanta 2234.5.448.231.5005.53.52.52.5°1.016.5
Career2 years, 1 team4436.0.438.378.5454.52.82.31.51.522.5

College

NCAA statistics
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG
2018–19 Kentucky 323130.9.445.387.6765.12.32.10.72.416.4
2019–20 Kentucky 272731.2.433.382.7916.52.42.31.12.223.4
2020–21 Kentucky 242434.8.444.373.7797.33.82.50.82.120.7
2021–22 Kentucky 313135.3.441.383.8087.43.32.31.31.820.5
Career11411333.0.440.382.7726.92.92.31.02.220.1

Coaching career

Howard was hired as an assistant coach and director of player personnel at Florida in 2023. [13]

Personal life

Howard is a member of Zeta Phi Beta sorority. She was initiated through the Iota Mu chapter at the University of Kentucky. [14]

References

  1. ↑ "Rhyne Howard - Women's Basketball". University of Kentucky Athletics. July 27, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  2. ↑ Gear, Camille (December 5, 2019). "Rhyne Howard named to USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale Award watch list". www.wymt.com. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  3. ↑ "SEC Announces 2021 Women's Basketball Postseason Awards" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  4. ↑ Milam, Brian (March 2, 2021). "Rhyne Howard is the SEC Player of the Year...again". www.wkyt.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
  5. ↑ "Kentucky Women's Basketball Leaders & Records - Game".
  6. ↑ Howard Scores 2,000th Career Point but Cats Fall at Vandy
  7. ↑ "Atlanta Dream Selects Rhyne Howard as First Overall Pick in WNBA Draft 2022 Presented by State Farm". WNBA.com. April 11, 2022. Retrieved April 11, 2022.
  8. ↑ Pickman, Ben (June 28, 2022). "2022 No. 1 Pick Rhyne Howard Among 12 WNBA ASG Reserves". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  9. ↑ Alexandra Parker (August 16, 2022). "Dream's Rhyne Howard wins fourth-straight Rookie of the Month award". www.atlantanewsfirst.com. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  10. ↑ "Atlanta Dream's Rhyne Howard Named 2022 Kia Rookie of the Year". WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved November 10, 2022.
  11. ↑ @Unrivaledwbb (July 16, 2024). "RHYNE HOWARD IS UNRIVALED👑 7/30✅" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ↑ "Rhyne Howard WNBA Stats". Basketball Reference.
  13. ↑ "Dream's Rhyne Howard joins Florida's staff for WNBA offseason". ESPN. October 9, 2023. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  14. ↑ seniorclassaward.com
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