Natasha Howard (basketball)

Natasha Howard
No. 3 – Minnesota Lynx
Position Power forward
League WNBA
Personal information
Born (1991-09-02) September 2, 1991
Toledo, Ohio
Nationality American
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 169 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school Waite (Toledo, Ohio)
College Florida State (2010–2014)
WNBA draft 2014 / Round: 1 / Pick: 5th overall
Selected by the Indiana Fever
Playing career 2014–present
Career history
2014–2015 Indiana Fever
2014–2015 Elitzur Ramla
2015–2016 Yakin Dogu
2016–present Minnesota Lynx
2016–present Samsung Life Blue Minx
Career highlights and awards
  • 2× First-team All-ACC (2013–2014)
Stats at WNBA.com

Natasha Howard (born September 2, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She was drafted in 2014 by the Indiana Fever.[1][2] Born in Toledo, Ohio, she played college basketball for Florida State University, where she finished sixth in the NCAA for field goal percentage.[3]

Florida State statistics

Source[4]

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
Year Team GP Points FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010-11 Florida State 32 339 46.0 36.8 54.9 6.6 0.8 1.1 0.7 10.6
2011-12 Florida State 31 379 48.7 19.0 61.5 9.1 1.4 1.5 1.3 12.2
2012-13 Florida State 33 418 48.6 - 61.2 7.5 0.7 1.8 1.5 12.7
2013-14 Florida State 33 675 59.4 - 65.0 9.3 0.5 2.1 2.3 20.5
Career Florida State 129 1811 51.6 31.3 61.7 8.1 0.9 1.6 1.4 14.0

WNBA Career

Howard was selected 5th overall by the Indiana Fever in the 2014 WNBA Draft. Howard started off the 2014 season hot scoring 16 points and 21 points in her first two games as a professional. The 21 point performance was a career high in points. After her rookie season in Indiana, Howard averaged 7.0 points and 3.1 rebounds.

During her second season with Indiana, Howard regressed in both points and rebounding, averaging 4.2 points and 2.6 rebounds. The only times that Howard scored in double figures were an August 4th loss to the Chicago Sky, when she scored 13 points, and on a September 1st win against the Connecticut Sun, when she scored 10 points. During her second season, the Fever reached the WNBA Finals, where they faced off against the Minnesota Lynx. The Fever ultimately lost the series 3-2, but Howard didn't miss a single shot throughout the entire Finals, going 8 for 8 from the floor in five games.

On February 2nd, 2016, the Fever traded Howard to the Minnesota Lynx in a sign-and-trade deal to acquire Devereaux Peters.[5]

During her first season with Minnesota, Howard was part of the post rotation that included Sylvia Fowles, Rebekkah Brunson, and Janel McCarville. She became a key contributor off the bench for the Lynx the entire season. In her first game against Indiana since the trade, Howard scored 11 points, on 5-5 shooting, and grabbed 3 rebounds. She matched her career high of 21 points in a July 2nd win against the San Antonio Stars. Howard, once again, reached the WNBA Finals for the 2nd consecutive season, although she fell short once again falling to the Los Angeles Sparks 3-2.

WNBA 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 high League leader

Regular Season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2014 Indiana 34 15 17.0 .443 .000 .594 3.1 0.6 0.8 0.7 1.5 7.0
2015 Indiana 30 2 11.4 .379 .000 .721 2.6 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.9 4.2
2016 Minnesota 34 1 14.6 .574 .200 .677 3.6 0.8 0.7 0.8 1.1 6.7
Career 3 years, 2 teams 98 18 14.4 .469 .125 .655 3.1 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.2 6.0

Postseason

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2014 Indiana 4 0 3.7 .167 .000 1.000 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.0
2015 Indiana 9 0 7.1 .917 .000 1.000 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.1 0.5 2.8
2016 Minnesota 8 0 13.0 .700 .000 .429 2.6 0.6 0.8 0.1 0.7 5.6
Career 3 years, 2 teams 21 0 8.7 .688 .000 .667 1.4 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.6 3.5

References

  1. ↑ WNBA 2014 Draft Board
  2. ↑ Schoffel, Ira (2014-04-14). "Being WNBA's 5th pick is 'dream come true' for FSU star Howard". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee.com. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  3. ↑ Woodsdavid, David (2014-04-15). "Fever choose Natasha Howard, Natalie Achonwa in draft". The Indianapolis Star. Indystar.com. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
  4. ↑ "NCAA® Career Statistics". web1.ncaa.org. Retrieved 2016-05-03.
  5. ↑ http://www.wnba.com/news/fever-lynx-trade-natasha-howard-devereaux-peters/
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