2019-20 Men's Basketball Roster
Howard, Rodney
Jersey Number 24
Rodney Howard
- Height:
- 6-11
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Ypsilanti, Mich.
- High School:
- Legacy (S.C.) Charter School
Bio
Final Bio (PDF)
2019-20 Season Highlights:
• Played in 24 games, including a pair of starts against North Carolina Central and at Arizona State.
• Averaged 1.3 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.6 blocks in 7.3 minutes of action per game.
• Finished second on the team in blocked shots (15) despite seeing a fraction of the playing time of the team leaders.
• Blocked three shots against South Carolina in Athens, the second-most by an Bulldog in a single game all season.
• Efficient from the floor in the first three games of the campaign, connecting on 80.0 pct. (4-of-5) of his shots.
• After single-digit minute tallies in the first five games of the season, logged 21 minutes of playing time against No. 3 Michigan State in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational. Played 14 minutes of the second half against the Spartans.
• Notched his first start against N.C. Central and also got the nod at Arizona State.
• After playing a combined 34 minutes – with three DNPs – and grabbing seven rebounds in the Bulldogs’ first 10 SEC outings, collected a team-high six boards in 13 minutes of PT against South Carolina in Athens.
• Also logged double-digit minutes at LSU in the regular-season finale.
High School Highlights:
• Coached by B.J. Jackson as a senior at Legacy Charter.
• Only began playing basketball as a sophomore in high school and quickly burst into the national recruiting rankings. His status fluctuated between 2018-19, topping out at No. 106 in the 247Sports.com composite in the summer of 2018.
• Rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com, rivals.com and in the 247Sports.com composite.
• As a senior, averaged 10.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game for Legacy’s Lions.
• Scored in double figures in 21 of 39 games, with eight double-double outings.
• Helped lead Legacy to a 34-5 record and the USA National Prep School National Championship.
• In three outings at the National Prep tournament, averaged 10.7 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.7 blocks while shooting 61.5 percent from the floor.
• Equaled his season high with 14 boards in a 58-46 win over Hillcrest Prep in the National Prep semifinals.
• Put up a season-high 20 points – and also collected 12 boards – against Franklin Prep.
• Played at Centennial High in Alpharetta as a sophomore and junior, where he was coached by Lorenzo Withrite.
• As a junior, averaged 11.7 points, 9.1 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game.
• Interestingly, his high schools have strong ties to University of Georgia athletics. Legacy Charter alum Nicolas Claxton was an All-SEC forward for the Bulldogs in 2019 who was selected with the No. 31 overall pick of the 2019 NBA Draft by the Brooklyn Nets. Centennial High is the alma mater of ESPN’s Maria Taylor, who played both volleyball and basketball at UGA.
Personal:
• Born June 16, 2001, in Ypsilanti, Mich., Rodney is the son of Elina Jarrell and intends to major in Real Estate.
• William K. Holmes Men’s Basketball Scholarship recipient.
2019-20 Season Highlights:
• Played in 24 games, including a pair of starts against North Carolina Central and at Arizona State.
• Averaged 1.3 points, 1.5 rebounds and 0.6 blocks in 7.3 minutes of action per game.
• Finished second on the team in blocked shots (15) despite seeing a fraction of the playing time of the team leaders.
• Blocked three shots against South Carolina in Athens, the second-most by an Bulldog in a single game all season.
• Efficient from the floor in the first three games of the campaign, connecting on 80.0 pct. (4-of-5) of his shots.
• After single-digit minute tallies in the first five games of the season, logged 21 minutes of playing time against No. 3 Michigan State in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational. Played 14 minutes of the second half against the Spartans.
• Notched his first start against N.C. Central and also got the nod at Arizona State.
• After playing a combined 34 minutes – with three DNPs – and grabbing seven rebounds in the Bulldogs’ first 10 SEC outings, collected a team-high six boards in 13 minutes of PT against South Carolina in Athens.
• Also logged double-digit minutes at LSU in the regular-season finale.
High School Highlights:
• Coached by B.J. Jackson as a senior at Legacy Charter.
• Only began playing basketball as a sophomore in high school and quickly burst into the national recruiting rankings. His status fluctuated between 2018-19, topping out at No. 106 in the 247Sports.com composite in the summer of 2018.
• Rated as a three-star recruit by 247Sports.com, rivals.com and in the 247Sports.com composite.
• As a senior, averaged 10.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per game for Legacy’s Lions.
• Scored in double figures in 21 of 39 games, with eight double-double outings.
• Helped lead Legacy to a 34-5 record and the USA National Prep School National Championship.
• In three outings at the National Prep tournament, averaged 10.7 points, 9.0 rebounds and 1.7 blocks while shooting 61.5 percent from the floor.
• Equaled his season high with 14 boards in a 58-46 win over Hillcrest Prep in the National Prep semifinals.
• Put up a season-high 20 points – and also collected 12 boards – against Franklin Prep.
• Played at Centennial High in Alpharetta as a sophomore and junior, where he was coached by Lorenzo Withrite.
• As a junior, averaged 11.7 points, 9.1 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game.
• Interestingly, his high schools have strong ties to University of Georgia athletics. Legacy Charter alum Nicolas Claxton was an All-SEC forward for the Bulldogs in 2019 who was selected with the No. 31 overall pick of the 2019 NBA Draft by the Brooklyn Nets. Centennial High is the alma mater of ESPN’s Maria Taylor, who played both volleyball and basketball at UGA.
Personal:
• Born June 16, 2001, in Ypsilanti, Mich., Rodney is the son of Elina Jarrell and intends to major in Real Estate.
• William K. Holmes Men’s Basketball Scholarship recipient.
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