Friday, January 20, 2012

Wolfpack's Richard Howell making big strides

N.C. State junior forward Richard Howell lost 25 pounds in the offseason and found his game. Howell always played with a high basketball IQ but didn't always have the physical means, or stamina, to maximize his potential.

Howell is still undersized — he's listed at 6-8 but is really about three inches shorter — but he's made up for his lack of height with effort. He was all over the court on Thursday in the Wolfpack's 76-62 victory over Boston College, finishing with 11 points, 16 rebounds and three steals. (I actually think he was short-changed by the official scorer in the latter category as State produced a season-best 16 steals.)

"He set the tone for us with his defense," Scott Wood said.

Howell was key in the game-turning 15-0 run after BC tied the score at 21 with 8:44 left in the first half. BC coach Steve Donahue applauded Howell's efforts after the game.

"He's a big, strong kid," Donahue said. "He's a load. He's a tough kid. He's a hard matchup for anyone, particularly us."


-- J.P. Giglio

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

UNC 81 NCSU 67.....holla!

Anonymous said...

14 secs.... 90-57

Anonymous said...

UNC 85 NCSU 61...Lol...NC State will always be the 3rd or 4th best school in the state...will always be behind UNC and dook....get used to it! Oh, I forgot you already are.....ha! ha!!

Anonymous said...

Kids go to NC State that can't get offers from UNC or Duke...ALWAYS a 3rd option....

Anonymous said...

If you truly believe that kids that go to state only go there becuase they dont get into UNC or Duke than you dont know anything about either school and what programs/majors they specialize in. I hope that was just a weak attempt at trying to make yourself feel better for pulling for UNC because they have the most clothes on sale at walmart.

Anonymous said...

Howell is rebounding like a mad man. He and Leslie give NCSU a very talented pair of forwards.

Anonymous said...

Miami 79 NCSU 68.....State is a joke again! No NBA talent on either team...holla!

Anonymous said...

Miami will simply out rebound NC State...guards are better to. It will be close but Miami wins this game.....looks like NC State is headed for 2 losses in a row...I guess there use to it though...Lol....

Anonymous said...

I see the walmart'ers are out in full force today. There is a reason they play the games, people.

Anonymous said...

I see the walmart'ers are out in full force today. There is a reason they play the games, people.

And 11:08 needs to review the unc-cheat recruiting flow chart, he left out a couple of things: after claiming the only people that don't to carolina are the ones that don't get offers, then you claim you didn't want them anyway, and/or they must have been paid to go somewhere else.

Anonymous said...

These players that go to NC State are the "ones" who don't get offers from UNC or Duke....lol...State is a joke!

Anonymous said...

Does anyone know the last time State who anything?

Anonymous said...

I think it was 1984....Lol....they stink