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Rhyne Howard
	Howard with Kentucky in 2022
No. 10 – Atlanta Dream
Position	Shooting guard
League	WNBA
Personal information
Born	April 29, 2000 (age 24); Chattanooga, Tennessee
Nationality	American
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	175 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 career	2022–present
Career history
2022–present	Atlanta Dream
Career highlights and awards
	Unanimous first-team All-American (2021); 2× First-team All-American – AP, USBWA (2020, 2021); WBCA Coaches' All-American (2021); USBWA National Freshman of the Year (2019); WBCA Freshman of the Year (2019); 2× SEC Player of the Year (2020, 2021); 3× First-team All-SEC – Coaches (2019–2021); Second-team All-SEC – AP (2019); SEC All-Defensive Team (2020); SEC Freshman of the Year (2019); Tennessee Miss Basketball (2018); FIBA AmeriCup MVP (2021); FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship MVP (2018);
	Stats at Basketball Reference
Women's basketball
Representing the United States
FIBA AmeriCup
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship

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

In her senior year of high school at Bradley Central located in Tennessee, 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 27, 2022, Howard scored her 2,000th point in her college career, becoming the third Wildcat to reach that benchmark.^[5]

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games 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

College


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PPG
2018–19	Kentucky	32	31	30.9	.445	.387	.676	5.1	2.3	2.1	0.7	2.4	16.4
2019–20	Kentucky	27	27	31.2	.433	.382	.791	6.5	2.4	2.3	1.1	2.2	23.4
2020–21	Kentucky	24	24	34.8	.444	.373	.779	7.3	3.8	2.5	0.8	2.1	20.7
2021–22	Kentucky	31	31	35.3	.441	.383	.808	7.4	3.3	2.3	1.3	1.8	20.5
Career		114	113	33.0	.440	.382	.772	6.9	2.9	2.3	1.0	2.2	20.1

Professional career

On April 11, 2022, Howard was drafted first overall by the Atlanta Dream in the 2022 WNBA draft.^[6]

Personal life

Howard is a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. She was initiated through the Iota Mu Chapter at the University of Kentucky. ^[7] She has a girlfriend.

References

^ "Rhyne Howard - Women's Basketball". University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
^ Gear, Camille (5 December 2019). "Rhyne Howard named to USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale Award watch list". www.wymt.com. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
^ "SEC Announces 2021 Women's Basketball Postseason Awards" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
^ Milam, Brian. "Rhyne Howard is the SEC Player of the Year...again". www.wkyt.com. Retrieved 2021-03-15.
^ Howard Scores 2,000th Career Point but Cats Fall at Vandy
^ "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.
^ seniorclassaward.com

External links

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[1] "Rhyne Howard - Women's Basketball". University of Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved 2021-03-05.

[2] Gear, Camille (5 December 2019). "Rhyne Howard named to USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale Award watch list". www.wymt.com. Retrieved 26 January 2020.

[3] "SEC Announces 2021 Women's Basketball Postseason Awards" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.

[4] Milam, Brian. "Rhyne Howard is the SEC Player of the Year...again". www.wkyt.com. Retrieved 2021-03-15.

[5] Howard Scores 2,000th Career Point but Cats Fall at Vandy

[6] "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.

[7] seniorclassaward.com

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+==Career statistics==
+{{WNBA player statistics legend}}
+===College===
+{{WNBA player statistics start}}
+|-
+| style="text-align:left;" | [[2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2018–19]]
+| style="text-align:left;" | [[2018–19 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team|Kentucky]]
+| '''32''' || '''31''' || 30.9 || '''.445''' || '''.387''' || .676 || 5.1 || 2.3 || 2.1 || 0.7 || 2.4 || 16.4
+|-
+| style="text-align:left;" | [[2019–20 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2019–20]]
+| style="text-align:left;" | [[2019–20 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team|Kentucky]]
+| 27 || 27 || 31.2 || .433 || .382 || .791 || 6.5 || 2.4 || 2.3 || 1.1 || 2.2 || '''23.4'''
+|-
+| style="text-align:left;" | [[2020–21 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2020–21]]
+| style="text-align:left;" | [[2020–21 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team|Kentucky]]
+| 24 || 24 || 34.8 || .444 || .373 || .779 || 7.3 || '''3.8''' || '''2.5''' || 0.8 || 2.1 || 20.7
+|-
+| style="text-align:left;" | [[2021–22 NCAA Division I women's basketball season|2021–22]]
+| style="text-align:left;" | [[2021–22 Kentucky Wildcats women's basketball team|Kentucky]]
+| 31 || '''31''' || '''35.3''' || .441 || .383 || '''.808''' || '''7.4''' || 3.3 || 2.3 || '''1.3''' || '''1.8''' || 20.5
+|-
+| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2 | '''Career'''
+| 114 || 113 || 33.0 || .440 || .382 || .772 || 6.9 || 2.9 || 2.3 || 1.0 || 2.2 || 20.1
+{{s-end}}
 ==Professional career==

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