![]() Howard with Kentucky in 2022 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 – Atlanta Dream | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Shooting guard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
League | WNBA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. | April 29, 2000|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career information | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
High school | Bradley Central (Cleveland, Tennessee) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College | Kentucky (2018–2022) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
WNBA draft | 2022: 1st round, 1st overall pick | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Selected by the Atlanta Dream | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2022–present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Career history | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–present | Atlanta Dream | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022-2023 | Beretta Famila Schio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rhyne Howard (born April 29, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats. She graduated from Bradley Central High School in Cleveland, Tennessee, in 2018. She was drafted first overall by the Dream in the 2022 WNBA draft.
In her senior year of high school at Bradley Central, she was named 2018 Tennessee Gatorade Player of the Year and Tennessee Miss Basketball. Howard participated on the USA team in 2018 and 2019, leading them to a gold medal and was awarded MVP honors in 2018. She participated in the Jordan Brand Classic among the top rated recruits in the U.S.[1] Following her freshman season at Kentucky, Howard was named USBWA National Freshman of the Year.[2] In 2020 and 2021, she was named SEC Player of the Year.[3]