University of South Alabama Athletics

2023-24: CSC Academic All-District...Made 23 starts and played in all 32 contests...Contributed 22.6 minutes, 6.1 points and 5.6 rebounds per game..  Led the team in rebounds... Second on the team in blocks (19)...Third on the team in field goal percentage (47.6%).. Grabbed a career-high 17 rebounds at home against Georgia State (1/6/24)...

2022-23 (at ULM): Started all 32 games, averaging 9.5 points and a team-high 8.0 rebounds per game while adding 2.1 assists per game … Chipped in 25 steals and 19 blocks … Shot 45% (129-of-289) from the field, 37% (20-of-54) from 3-point range and 57% (26-of-46) at the free-throw line … Scored in double figures 15 times, scored over 20 points once, pulled in 10 or more rebounds 10 times and had three double-doubles … Ranked seventh in the SBC and 87th in NCAA Division I in rebounds per game … Ranked seventh in the SBC and 81st nationally in defensive rebounds per game (5.8) ... Ranked seventh in the SBC in minutes played per game (33.6) and 15th in offensive rebounds per game (2.2) … In Sun Belt Conference games, averaged 10.1 points, 8.3 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game … In conference action, ranked fourth in the SBC in minutes played per game (36.6), fifth in defensive rebounds per game (6.2), sixth in rebounds per game and 13th in offensive rebounds per game (2.1) … Career night with a career-high 21 points and 15 rebounds while playing all 50 minutes, a career best, in the 86-82 double overtime win at Marshall (1/26/23) ... Recorded his first double-double and second of his career with 13 points and a season-high 10 rebounds vs. Omaha (11/25/22) ... Posted his third double-double of the season with 10 points and 11 rebounds vs. Arkansas State (2/24/23) ... Led the team with 16 points (6-of-11 field-goal attempts, 2-of-3 3-point field-goal attempts) and six rebounds at Ragin' Cajuns (2/16/22) ... Picked up 10 rebounds with seven points at Southern Miss (2/11/23) ... Recorded a career-high 16 rebounds vs. App State (2/9/23) ... Chipped in 10 points with seven rebounds vs. Coastal Carolina (2/2/23) ... Led the team with 14 points while shooting a career-best 3-of-3 from 3-point range while adding four rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block at Troy (1/21/23) ... Scored 13 points for the third consecutive game (6-of-7 field-goal attempts) at Georgia Southern (1/19/22) ... Collected 13 points with a team-high six rebounds vs. Texas State (1/14/23) ... Scored 13 points while adding a team-best six rebounds with a career-high matching five assists vs. Ragin' Cajuns (1/12/23) ... Tallied nine points with 10 rebounds while adding two assists and one block vs. Southern Miss (1/7/23) ... Added 13 points with a team-best eight rebounds vs. Georgia State (1/5/23) ... Picked up eight points and added a game-high 13 rebounds in 38 minutes at Texas State (12/29/22) ... Led the team with 12 points while adding five rebounds, two assists, one steal and one block vs. Jacksonville (12/20/22) ... Swiped a career-high four steals vs. Sam Houston (12/14/22) ... In his hometown of Natchitoches, led the team with a season-high 16 points while adding nine rebounds, two assists and one block at Northwestern State (12/10/22) ... Grabbed 15 rebounds (six offensive) with nine points, three assists, two steals and one block vs. Champion Christian (12/3/22) ... Pulled in 11 rebounds while scoring six points and tying a season high with four assists at Tulane (11/28/22) ... Led ULM with six rebounds while adding six points at TCU (11/17/22) ... Scored 12 points, tracked down six rebounds and tied for the team lead with four assists vs. Central Baptist (11/14/22) ... Poured in 14 points (7-of-10 field-goal attempts) with six rebounds and one assist vs. Dallas Christian (11/10/22).
 
2021-22 (at ULM): Played in 31 games with 30 starts as a second-year freshman in 2021-22, averaging 8.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game while shooting 59.4 percent (107-of-180) from the field, ranking as the sixth-best field-goal percentage in a single season in program history … led the Warhawks in offensive rebounding for the second consecutive season; 44 of his 122 rebounds came off the offensive glass … scored in double figures 10 times … picked up his first career double-double with 13 points (6-of-8 field-goal attempts) and 11 rebounds vs. Northwestern State in Ruston (11/22/21) … scored 12 points while adding two rebounds at Georgia State (2/23/22) … poured in 15 points with four rebounds vs. Georgia State (1/29/22) … chipped in 10 points with three rebounds and three assists at UT Arlington (1/15/22) … scored in double figures in four-of-five games from Dec. 8-Dec. 30 … Started Sun Belt Conference play with 12 points and six rebounds at Coastal Carolina (12/30/21) … scored a career high 17 points with six rebounds, two assists and one block at Lamar (12/20/21) … tallied 14 points and ripped down seven rebounds (four offensive) with three assists and a block vs. Southern Miss (12/18/21) … collected 12 points with seven rebounds, two steals, one assist and one block vs. Louisiana Christian (12/8/21) … had three straight double figure games from Nov. 22-Nov. 28 … picked up 13 points with eight rebounds, five assists, one steal and one block at SMU (11/28/21) … added 12 points with three rebounds at Louisiana Tech (11/24/21).
 
2020-21 (at ULM): Received COVID-19 season of competition wavier ... appeared in all 26 games as a true freshman in 2020-21, including four starting assignments ... averaged 4.7 points and 2.9 rebounds in 17.5 minutes per game ... led the Warhawks in offensive rebounding; 37 of his 76 rebounds (47 percent) came off the offensive glass ... ranked second on the team in field-goal percentage (.532; 50-of-94) and blocked shots (12) ... scored in double figures four times ... added some scoring punch to the lineup down the stretch, averaging 7.1 points over the last eight games while shooting an impressive 72 percent (26-of-36) from the field ... contributed nine points (4-of-6 FG shooting) and collected three offensive boards in 24 minutes vs. South Alabama in the opening round of the 2021 Sun Belt Conference Championship ... connected on 3-of-5 shots from the floor in the regular-season finale at Texas State while contributing seven points, three rebounds and a season-high three steals ... hit all three of his field-goal attempts for six points in the series finale vs. Louisiana Lafayette ... came off the bench to score in double figures for his second-straight game, finishing with 11 points on 5-of-8 field-goal shooting in the series-opening win at UL Lafayette in the Cajundome ... went 5-for-5 from the floor for 10 points in 17 minutes in the series finale at UTA; also collected three offensive rebounds ... recorded a season-best three blocks in the series opener vs. Texas State ... made all five of his field-goal attempts in the series finale at Arkansas State and matched his season high with 12 points ... tallied nine points and a season-best seven rebounds (5 offensive boards) vs. Grambling ... earned his first collegiate start in front of his hometown fans at Northwestern State; netted 10 of his 12 points in the first half.

Personal: Son of Amy and the late John Howell ... Has 1 brother, Aaron ... Fiancé to Ainsley Ross.