Richard Howell (basketball)
| No. 14 – Hapoel Jerusalem | |
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| Position | Power forward / Center |
| League | Israeli Basketball Premier League |
| Personal information | |
| Born |
September 26, 1990 Marietta, Georgia |
| Nationality | American / Israeli |
| 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 |
| 2016–2017 | Hapoel Tel Aviv |
| 2017–present | Hapoel Jerusalem |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Richard Howell (born September 26, 1990) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player for Hapoel Jerusalem of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He played college basketball for North Carolina State University.
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. He played AAU basketball for the Worldwide Renegades 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.
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.
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.
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.
On September 13, 2013, Howell signed with the Portland Trail Blazers. 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 Idaho Stampede of the NBA Development League 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.
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