Hayden Howell

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Honors

Career highs

2018-19 (Redshirt)

2017-18 (Junior)

Played in all 32 games, making three starts
Named second team Academic All-Southland Conference in 2017-18
Averaged 3.8 points, 2.0 rebounds, 0.2 steals, and 0.1 blocks per game
Averaged 3.8 points, 2.0 rebounds, 0.2 steals, and 0.1 blocks per game
Tallied three double-digit scoring games including a career-best 12 against Incarnate Word on Feb. 10
Shot 52.6% (50-95) from the floor, including four three-pointers
Pulled down a season-best six rebounds against UIW
Added nine assists and four blocks.

2016-17 (Sophomore)

Howell started 20 of the 29 games he saw action in
Averaged 5.1 points and 3.1 rebounds per game
Scored 16 points while shooting 7 of 10, and recorded four rebounds against Incarnate Word (03/01)
Scored in double figures three times
Had a season high seven rebounds in the season opener against Schreiner
Finished third on the team in offensive rebounds with 37 and second in blocked shots with 12.

2015-16 (Freshman)

Howell was one of six Wildcats to play in all 31 games in 2015-16, joining Jaren Lewis, Parker Wentz, Duran Porter, Jovan Crnic and Austin Cooke in that category
Howell averaged 3.8 points and 2.2 rebounds per game
Third on the team in blocks with 13
Scored in double figures in two games as a freshman, scoring 10 points in ACU’s Dec. 18 game against California-Riverside and then scoring 12 points in a Feb. 2 home win over Houston Baptist
His hot start in a starting role against Southeastern Louisiana – seven points in the Wildcats’ first three possessions – helped the Wildcats to a big win over the Lions.

High School

As a senior, Howell was selected as the Oklahoma Basketball Coaches' Association (OBCA) Class 5A Player of the Year
Helped lead Carl Albert HS to four straight playoff appearances, including a trip to the Class 5A state championship game in 2014-15
Top-ranked Carl Albert dropped a 43-41 decision to No. 2 Lawton Eisenhower in the state championship game
Howell had 18 points and eight rebounds in his final high school game, capping a season that saw him average 18 points per game and earn second team Class 5A all-state honors
As a junior in 2013-14, Howell averaged bettered than 19 points and nine rebounds per game as he earned second team all-Suburban Conference honors
He led Class 5A in rebounds per game and was an honorable mention all-Oklahoma City selection
As a sophomore in 2012-13, he was an all-Suburban Conference honorable mention selection and earned Carl Albert High School's Outstanding Sophomore Award.

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