Natasha Howard

USA Basketball

Invited to attend the 2023 USA Women's National Team minicamp Feb. 6-9 in Minneapolis.
Attended the 2022 USA Basketball Women’s National Team training camp from Sept. 6-12 in Las Vegas.
Helped the February 2022 USA World Cup Qualifying team finish 2-0, defeating Belgium (84-75) and Puerto Rico (93-55).
Named to the 2022 USA World Cup Qualifying Team on Feb. 7, 2022.
Member of the 2016 USA Select Team that was edged 88-84 by the 2016 USA National Team in a pre-Olympic exhibition contest; scored a game-high 24 points on 8-of-13 shooting off the bench.

Professional Notes

Drafted: No. 5 by the Indiana Fever in 2014; traded to the Minnesota Lynx on Feb. 2, 2016; traded to the Seattle Storm on Feb. 7, 2018; acquired by the New York Liberty on Feb. 10, 2021.
WNBA titles: 2017, 2018, 2020
All-WNBA first team: 2019
WNBA Most Improved Player: 2018
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year: 2019
WNBA All-Defensive first team: 2018, 2019
WNBA All-Star: 2019, 2022
In 2022, played a career-high 35 games (35 starts) while averaging 29.9 minutes, 15.1 points, 7.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.0 blocks.
Missed 15 games in the 2021 season due to a knee injury suffered on May 24, played in 13 games and averaged 16.2 points and a team-high 7.2 rebounds.
Competed in Russia in 2021-22 for Dynamo Kursk in the EuroLeague, her second stint with Kursk, and has played professionally overseas since 2014-15 in China, Israel, Italy and South Korea.
Owns WNBA career averages of 10.2 points and 5.1 rebounds in 270 games with 155 starts from 2014-2022.

Collegiate Notes

Competed for Florida State University from 2010-11 through 2013-14 and was a 2013 and 2014 All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection and 2011 ACC All-Freshman Team honoree.
Capped her collegiate career as FSU’s all-time leader for double-doubles with 41, started in all but two games and compiled 1,811 points, 1,047 rebounds and 186 blocked shots.
2014 WBCA All-America honorable mention.
2014 Associate Press All-American.
2014 Senior CLASS All-America second team.

Personal Notes

Attended Morrison R. Waite High School in her hometown of Toledo, Ohio, where she helped lead her team to a state runner-up finish as a senior in 2010; averaged 24.7 points, 11.0 rebounds and 2.6 asists.
Daughter of Latasha Howard.
Majored in social science at Florida State.
2010 Ohio Ms. Basketball by the Associated Press
2010 McDonald’s All-American and earned co-MVP honors at the McDonald’s All-American Game.
Also competed on the Waite track and field team in the 100m, 400m and 800m.

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