Ron Howard (born November 14, 1982) is an American former professional

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player. He held the

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all-time scoring record from March 2014 to December 2014.Renaldo Major Becomes the All-Time Leading Scorer in NBA D-League History
/ref> He is currently fifth all time in most points scored in D-League history, with 4,325 career points across seven seasons with the

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. He led the Mad Ants to the 2014 D-League Championship, was named 2014 D-League MVP, was 2× NBA D-League Sportsmanship Award winner, was selected 2014 All-NBA D-League First Team, and 3×

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. Howard is also first player in

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history to be bestowed the honor of having his number 19 retired by the Mad Ants.

High school career

Howard attended Whitney Young High School in Chicago, Illinois. As a senior, he averaged 17 points and five rebounds per game while earning All-Conference, All-City, All-Area and Special Mention All-State honors.#30 - Ron Howard
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College career

As a freshman at Marquette, Howard played alongside future NBA players

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and

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. In 9 games, he averaged just 1.8 points per game.Ron Howard Stats
/ref> In 2002, he transferred to Valparaiso and subsequently sat out the 2002–03 season due to NCAA transfer rules. As a sophomore, he played 19 games, averaging 5.8 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. As a junior, he earned second team All-Conference honors, as well as winning the Dick Koenig Assist Award and the Homer W. Drew Sr. Memorial Most Improved Player Award. In 31 games. he averaged 13.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.4 steals per game. As a senior, he again earned second team All-Conference honors. In 29 games, he averaged 13.1 points, 3.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.4 steals per game.

Professional career

2006–07 season

Howard went undrafted in the

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. In October 2006, he joined the Hanzevast Capitals of the Netherlands for a try-out but was unsuccessful and left the next month. In early 2007, he joined Trigueros de Ciudad Obregón of Mexico for the 2007 CIBACOPA season. As well as being an All-Star, he helped Trigueros win the 2007 championship.

2007–08 season

On November 1, 2007, Howard was selected by the

in the 7th round of the 2007 NBA D-League Draft.

2008–09 season

On September 29, 2008, Howard signed with the

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. However, he was later waived by the Bucks on October 20, 2008. Later that month, he was re-acquired by the Mad Ants.

2009–10 season

In July 2009, Howard joined the

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for the 2009 NBA Summer League. On September 24, 2009, he signed with the Knicks. However, he was later waived by the Knicks on October 7, 2009. In November 2009, he was re-acquired by the Mad Ants. In March 2010, he left the Mad Ants. In April 2010, he signed with

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for the 2010 LPB season.

2010–11 season

In July 2010, Howard re-joined the

for the 2010 NBA Summer League. In September 2010, he signed with

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of Israel for the 2010–11 season. In November 2010, he left Netanya after just 3 games. On December 15, 2010, he signed with the

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for the rest of the

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. On February 23, 2011, he was released by the 36ers due to an ankle injury. In 11 games, he averaged 8.8 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. On March 14, 2011, he was re-acquired by the Mad Ants.

2011–12 season

On September 20, 2011, Howard was re-acquired by the Mad Ants. On December 10, 2011, he again signed with the

. However, he was later waived by the Bucks on December 19, 2011. He then returned to the Mad Ants.

2012–13 season

In October 2012, Howard was re-acquired by the Mad Ants. On February 4, 2013, Howard was named to the Futures All-Star roster for the 2013

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. On April 16, 2013, he received the 2013 NBA D-League Jason Collier Sportsmanship Award.

2013–14 season

In July 2013, Howard joined the

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for the Orlando Summer League (did not play for them) and the

Select Team for the Las Vegas Summer League. On September 10, 2013, he signed with the Pacers but was later waived on October 17, 2013. In November 2013, he was re-acquired by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants. On February 3, 2014, Howard was named to the Prospects All-Star roster for the 2014

. On March 29, 2014, in a game against the

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, Howard broke the NBA D-League career scoring record, surpassing the previous mark by

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(4,252 points). Howard finished the game with 20 points, bringing the new record to 4,261. On April 18, 2014, he received the 2014 NBA D-League Jason Collier Sportsmanship Award. Six days later, Howard and

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were named the co-MVPs of the NBA D-League for the 2013–14 season. On April 26, the Mad Ants claimed their first D-League championship as they defeated the Santa Cruz Warriors 2–0. Howard completed the 2013–14 season with 4,324 career points. In December 2014, Renaldo Major re-claimed the scoring record.

2014–15 season

In July 2014, Howard re-joined the NBA D-League Select Team for the

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. On March 3, 2015, he signed with

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of Puerto Rico for the 2015 BSN season.

2015–16 season

In July 2015, Howard was selected by the

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with the final pick in the 2015

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draft. In December 2015, he parted ways with Seoul after appearing in 27 games. Over that time, he averaged 7.1 points, 1.5 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game.

2016–19 seasons

On November 6, 2016, Howard signed with French team

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as an injury replacement for

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. He appeared in five games for the team before Bokolo returned to the line-up in early December. Later in his career, from 2016 to 2019, Howard played professionally for the

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, and the

Jersey retirement

On March 3, 2017, Howard had his No. 19 jersey retired by the Mad Ants, at halftime of the team's 106–94 win over the

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at Memorial Coliseum. Howard, who led the Mad Ants to the 2014 D-League Championship, was named 2014 Co-MVP of the league, was 2× NBA D-League Sportsmanship Award winner, 2014 All-NBA D-League First Team, and 3×

, is the first player in

history to be bestowed the honor.

Personal

Howard is the son of Lorri Howard and Isom Bearden. Howard graduated Valparaiso in May 2005 with a degree in communications and also studied Sports Administration in their graduate program.

Career statistics

Fort Wayne Mad Ants

Regular season

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, 48 , , 43 , , 36.1 , , .497 , , .000 , , .760 , , 4.6 , , 2.4 , , 1.2 , , .2 , , 18.7 , - , align="left", 2009–10 , align="left",

, 29 , , 29 , , 36.0 , , .464 , , .385 , , .796 , , 4.1 , , 2.9 , , 1.2 , , .1 , , 20.6 , - , align="left",

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, 8 , , 1 , , 28.1 , , .493 , , .267 , , .680 , , 4.1 , , 1.8 , , 1.0 , , .0 , , 11.1 , - , align="left", 2011–12 , align="left",

, 31 , , 27 , , 32.9 , , .477 , , .346 , , .790 , , 4.1 , , 2.7 , , 1.4 , , .2 , , 17.5 , - , align="left",

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, 49 , , 49 , , 34.5 , , .473 , , .280 , , .834 , , 4.3 , , 4.3 , , 1.6 , , .0 , , 20.5 , -class="sortbottom" , align="center" colspan="2", Career , 247 , , 218 , , 33.4 , , .481 , , .324 , , .804 , , 4.0 , , 3.1 , , 1.3 , , 0.1 , , 17.5

Playoffs

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References

External links

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at nba.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Howard, Ron 1982 births Living people Adelaide 36ers players American expatriate basketball people in Australia American expatriate basketball people in France American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Mexico American expatriate basketball people in South Korea American men's basketball players Barak Netanya B.C. players Basketball players from Chicago Suwon KT Sonicboom players Élan Béarnais players Fort Wayne Mad Ants players Goyang Sono Skygunners players Busan KCC Egis players Marinos B.B.C. players Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball players Piratas de Quebradillas players Seoul Samsung Thunders players Shooting guards Small forwards Trigueros de Ciudad Obregón players Valparaiso Beacons men's basketball players