Rhyne Howard

Rhyne Howard
Howard with Kentucky in 2022
No. 10 – Atlanta Dream
PositionShooting guard
LeagueWNBA
Personal information
Born (2000-04-29) April 29, 2000 (age 24)
Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
High schoolBradley Central
(Cleveland, Tennessee)
CollegeKentucky (2018–2022)
WNBA draft2022: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Selected by the Atlanta Dream
Playing career2022–present
Career history
2022–presentAtlanta Dream
2022-2023Beretta Famila Schio
Career highlights and awards
Medals
Women's basketball
Representing the  United States
FIBA AmeriCup
Gold medal – first place 2021 Puerto Rico Team
FIBA Under-19 World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2019 Thailand Team
FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2018 Mexico Team
Women's 3x3 basketball
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Team

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]

  1. ^ "Rhyne Howard - Women's Basketball". University of Kentucky Athletics. July 27, 2018. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  2. ^ Gear, Camille (December 5, 2019). "Rhyne Howard named to USBWA Ann Meyers Drysdale Award watch list". www.wymt.com. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "SEC Announces 2021 Women's Basketball Postseason Awards" (Press release). Southeastern Conference. March 2, 2021. Retrieved March 3, 2021.