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Jersey Number 2
Avery Howell
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Boise, Idaho
- High School:
- Boise HS
An All-Big Ten Honorable Mention selection, Avery Howell enters her second season with Washington.
2025-26 (SOPHOMORE)
2024-25 (FRESHMAN)
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
HIGH SCHOOL
PERSONAL
2025-26 (SOPHOMORE)
- Selected as an All-Big Ten Honorable Mention
- Recognized as a College Sports Communications Academic All-District selection
- Led the Big Ten in defensive rebounds per game (7.8), becoming the first guard to do so since 2022-23 season
- Finished third in the Big Ten in 3-pointers made (85) and fourth in 3-point percentage (43.1%)
- Moved into third in Husky history with 85 made 3-pointers in a single season and eighth for her 43.1% mark from behind the arc
- Also come in fifth in the conference in rebounds per game (8.3), eighth in minutes per game (34.3), and 22nd in points per game (14.2)
- Recorded a double-double before halftime and finished with 22 points and a career-high 16 rebounds to help Washington record an upset win over No. 6 Michigan (1/1)
- Was named USBWA Player of the Week and selected to the Big Ten Weekly Honor Roll for her efforts against the Wolverines
- Delivered a career-high 34-point, 14-rebound performance to help the Huskies earn a win against Wisconsin (2/8)
- Knocked down a career-high seven 3-pointers against South Dakota State (3/20) to move into a tie for third-most in a single game by a player in March Madness
- Finished with 30 points against the Jackrabbits
- Recorded seven double-doubles in 2025-26
- Notched five steals against Maryland (1/28), four assists against Minnesota (1/18), and two blocks against Illinois (2/1)
- Averaged 14.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, 1.4 assists, and 1.4 steals
- Improved her overall shooting percentage by seven percent (50.8%) and her shooting percentage from behind the arc by three percent (43.1%)
2024-25 (FRESHMAN)
- Named Big Ten Women’s Basketball Freshman of the Week after contributing 18 points, four 3-pointers, and six free throws against Purdue (1/22)
- An impact NCAA Tournament player in her lone season with USC, logging 18 points with four 3-pointers, eight rebounds, and four steals against Kansas State (3/29) in the Sweet Sixteen
- Added another 18-point performance in the Round of 32 against Mississippi State (3/24) and dished out a season-high six assists
- Finished 19th in the Big Ten in 3-point field goal percentage (39.9%)
- Averaged 7.5 points and 3.0 rebounds
- Shot 43.1% from the field, 39.9% from behind the arc, and 82.9% from the line
INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE
- A dual Canadian and United States citizen
- Trains as a member of Canada’s National Team
- Was an alternate for the 2024 Canadian Olympic Team
- Dominated for Canada in GLOBL JAM, averaging 21.5 points and 7.3 rebounds per game while shooting 71.0% from behind the 3-point line to earn MVP honors
- Helped her country earn a fourth-place finish at the FIBA U19 World Cup in Czechia, averaging 14 points, 3.7 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.6 steals per game
HIGH SCHOOL
- Set Boise High School’s single-season scoring record (551 points) and rebound record (354 rebounds) in 2022-23
- Two-time Gatorade Idaho State player of the Year and a member of the Jersey Mike’s Naismith Trophy High School Player of the Year Midseason Team
- Finished with 1,432 points, 970 rebounds, 214 steals, and 180 assists
- Selected as the Girls Athlete of the Year by the Idaho Press
- Averaged 21.2 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists, and 2.9 steals per game her senior season
- Recorded 35 points and 12 rebounds against Coeur d’Alene in the semifinals
- After registering 28 points and 13 rebounds per game in the semifinals, she swept all the top awards in the state — 5A Southern Idaho Conference Player of the Year, 5A Player of the Year, and Gatorade Idaho Girls Basketball Player of the Year
- Earned a selection as the 2024 McDonald’s All-American, becoming only the second Idahoan girl to ever be selected
- Invited to the Nike Hoops Summer for the U19 World Team
- Competed for Hoop Dreams and Meta Hoops, where she was teammates with sophomore Brynn McGaughy
- Four-star prospect
- Ranked as the nation’s No. 23 recruit in the 2024 class by ESPNW
PERSONAL
- Daughter of Rosie and Brian Howell
- Her mother, Rosie, played basketball at Lewis-Clark State College, as did her brother, Cooper
- Served as a counselor at youth summer basketball camps and volunteered with Boise’s parent/daughter clinic
- Helped raise money for breast cancer research by participating in Boise’s Pink Zone Game
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