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.
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High school career
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.
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College career
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.
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Professional career
NBA and D-League (2013-2014)
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.
Philippines and Italy (2014-2015)
On January 30, 2014, Howell signed with the Talk 'N Text Tropang Texters 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 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 2015 PBA Commissioner's Cup. 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 Austin Spurs of the NBA Development League. 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-present)
On August 11, 2015, Howell signed with Ironi Nahariya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. In 34 games for Ironi in 2015-16, he averaged 15.1 points, 9.9 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.5 steals per game.
On July 28, 2016, Howell signed a two-year deal with Hapoel Tel Aviv, after he failed to ink a deal with Maccabi Tel Aviv. In April 2017, he was granted Israeli citizenship and received an Israeli passport.
On April 6, 2017, Howell transferred from Hapoel Tel Aviv to Hapoel Jerusalem. He officially signed with Hapoel Jerusalem a week later.
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