HIGHLIGHTS:
• Finished career with 1,139 points, which ranks fifth in the D-I era and tied for 21st all-time
• Become the fifth member of NJIT’s D-I 1,000-point club at Lipscomb on 2/1/16
• Finished career with 535 rebounds, which ranks third in the D-I era
• Become the 2nd member of NJIT’s 500-rebound club in the D-I era at UNF on 2/18/16
• Finished career with 416 assists, which ranks first in the D-I era and third all-time
• Finished career ranked tied for 54th in the nation in assists (416) among NCAA Division-I active career leader
• One of just three Highlanders to have reached both 1,000 points and 500 rebounds (Isaiah Wilkerson, Tim Coleman)
• Had at least one point, rebound and assist in 108 of 113 contests in his career (had 44 straight, 11/14/14-2/18/16)
• His only game in career without a rebound was in his first as a freshman, 11/10/12 @ Providence (19 minutes)
• Dad, Maurice, was drafted in second round by Cleveland of 1976 NBA Draft (Maryland); Played two years in NBA
• Brother, Ashley, is an assistant coach at Villanova University
HONORS/AWARDS:
• 2015-16 (SR): A-Sun Co-Player of Week, Feb. 8-14... In 2 G, averaged 20.5 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 4.5 apg; shot .667 (12-18)
• 2015-16 (SR): A-Sun Player of Week, Dec. 7-13... In 3 G, averaged 16.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 6.3 apg; shot .581 (18-31)
• 2015-16 (SR): Selected as NJHoops.com College Player of Week, Nov. 16-22 (15.7 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 5.0 apg, 2.5 spg)
• 2012-13 (FR): CollegeHoopsDaily.com Great West Conference Rookie of the Year
• 2012-13 (FR): CollegeSportsMadness.com Great West Conference Freshman of the Year
• 2012-13 (FR): Official Great West Conference All-Newcomer team
• 2012-13 (FR): Finalist for the Newcomer* of the Year and Sixth Man awards (*included non-freshmen)
2015-16 (SR):
• A-Sun Ranks: 3rd in apg (4.5), 10th in FT% (.762), 11th in FG% (.495), 14th in ppg (12.7) and 16th in rpg (4.6)
• NCAA Ranks: 53rd in d-rpg (6.3), 114th total rebounds (262), 115th in total steals (51), 139th in double-doubles (7)
• Set NJIT single-season assist record (154), breaking the old mark of 123, set by Damon Lynn in 2014-15
• Led team in scoring six times, in rebounding four times and assists 22 times... Scored 10+ points in 26 of 34 G
• 3/24 vs. UT Arlington (CIT): Scored a game-high tying 14 points, inc. the 3FG that put NJIT on top for good (5:48)
• 2/20 at JU: 0 pts (0-0 FG)...Snapped streak of 44-straight games w/ at least 1 point+rebound+assist back to 11/14/14
• 1/27 vs. Lipscomb: Was flirting with a triple-double before second-half cramping issues; finished 14 pts, 9 reb, 6 ast
• 12/12 at Columbia: Again tied career-high 23 points in 2nd straight game; added game-high 7 assists and 4 rebounds
• 12/10 at St. Francis: Tied career-high w/ 23 points & added 10 rebounds for 2nd double-double of year, 5th of career
• 11/27 at UA: Left game early (concussion symptoms), had 9 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists in 23 minutes
• 11/16 at USF: Posted his fourth career double-double (10 points, 10 rebounds) with two assists and four steals
• 11/14 at #2 Kentucky: Scored 13 points (4-8, 1-1, 4-6) with two rebounds and an assist
• One of three seniors on the team (Emmanuel Tselentakis, Winfield Willis)
• Enters season as second-leading returning distributor (3.9 apg) in New Jersey Division I men’s basketball
• Enters season as third-leading returning rebounder (5.7 rpg) in New Jersey Division I men’s basketball
2014-15 (JR):
• Finished as the team’s per-game leader in rebounds (5.7) and assists (3.9); fourth-leading scorer (10.9)
• Led team in rebounding in 10 of his 17 games; including a career-high 12 vs. UML (11/22)
• Injured ankle against Yale (1/9) and ruled “out for season;” missed 10 games but returned for the final five games
• Prior to injury, ranked 12th in Division I in FG% (.520) among guards
• After return (3/4), averaged 7.6 ppg, 6.2 rpg and 3.4 apg in 28.2 mpg over the final five games
• 3/23 vs. Cleveland State (CIT): Drained game-winning trey w/ :19.7 left in the second round of the CIT
• 3/16 vs. New Hampshire (CIT): Flirted with triple-double, logging 10 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists
• 3/4 vs. Howard: Returned from 10-game absence (ankle) to post team highs in reboundss (8) and assists (4)
• 12/23 at #7 Villanova: Set NJIT record with 11 assists, also contributed four points and four rebounds
• 12/12 at Holy Cross: Career-high 23 points (7-8 FG, 1-1 3FG, 8-11 FT) w/ game-high five assits
• 12/6 at #17 Michigan: Scored 17 pts (7-9 FG) with five rebounds and a game-high 6 assists in 72-70 win
• 11/22 vs. UMass Lowell: Recorded second double-double of career with 12 points and a career-high 12 rebounds
2013-14 (SO):
• Led team in assists per game (3.9) and set then NJIT record with 105 assists (Damon Lynn 123 in ‘14-15)
• Finished ranked third on team in both scoring (9.1 ppg) & third rebounding (4.2 rpg)
• Led team in assists in 15 games, rebounding in 3 games, blocks in 3 games and steals in 2 games
• Scored in double-figures 10 times, with two double-figure rebound games
• 1/4 at Saint Francis University: Recorded first double-double of NCAA career (10 points, 10 rebounds)
2012-13 (FR):
• Finished as both the second-leading freshman scorer (7.2 ppg) & rebounder (4.6) in the Great West Conference
• Led team in rebounding seven times and grabbed at least eight boards in six affairs... Double-digit scorer eight times
• 2/9 at Chicago State: Missed first double-double of career by a rebound (10 points, 9 rebounds)
Prep:
Attended St. Thomas More Prep (CT) in 2011-12 and was New England Preparatory School Athletic Council (NEPSAC) honorable mention...
High School:
All-time leading scorer (1,261 points) at The Shipley School in Bryn Mawr, PA ... Main Line Player of the Year ...played AAU ball for Team Phenom ... also a member of the football and cross country teams...
Personal:
Aidien Kyran Howard ... son of Joanne Davis-Howard and Maurice Howard ... business management major ... Father (Maurice) is widely regarded as one of the best players ever in the Philadelphia Catholic League... Later played his college ball at Maryland ... second round pick of the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1976 and also played for the New Orleans Jazz ... brother (Ashley) is as assistant men’s basketball coach at Villanova...
updated 12/29/15
