Howard Brown
College: Villanova
Height: 6-5
Weight: 200 pounds
Position: Guard
Age: 20 (July 21, 1997)
Birthplace: Pottstown, Pa.

Career highlights

  • Great athlete who finished Villanova career with 1,122 total points, tied with former NBA player John Olive for 39th on Villanova's all-time scoring list
  • Started 77 total games for the Wildcats, including the final 59 of his career
  • Set career highs in points (24), minutes (47), and rebounds (nine) in Big East Tournament game versus Pittsburgh on March 4, 1998

    College highlights
    Senior

  • Villanova's second-leading scorer, averaging 13.4 points per game
  • Was third on team in rebounding with 5.1 per game
  • Scored season-high 21 points in a win over Seton Hall
  • Led the team in minutes played (1,063) and minutes per game (33)
  • Dislocated his shoulder in Big East Tournament game against West Virginia, but managed to score 16 points and led the Wildcats to victory

    Junior

  • Named First-Team Philadelphia All-Big Five and Villanova's Most Valuable Player
  • Regarded as the team's top defensive player
  • Averaged 13.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game
  • Was third in the Big East in assist-to-turnover ratio
  • Scored in double figures 21 times including a season-high 24 versus Pittsburgh
  • Was team leader in three pointers made (54 ) and second in 3-point field goal percentage (.370)

    Sophomore

  • Started 13 games and averaged 5.8 points per game
  • Selected as Villanova's Scholar Athlete of the Year
  • Scored season-high 18 points versus St. Joseph's (PA)
  • Scored in double figures on seven different occasions
  • Averaged 2.9 rebounds per game

    Freshman

  • Named to the Big East Academic All-Star team
  • Scored season-high 10 points versus Hofstra
  • Had perhaps best game of season defensively when he limited All-American guard Allen Iverson (now with Philadelphia 76ers) to only five points in a half

    College statistics
    SEASON G FGM FGA PCT FTM FTA PCT REB AST PTS AVG
    SEASONGFGMFGAPCTFTMFTAPCTREBASTPTSAVG
    1995-963239109.3582034.58864331143.5
    1996-973473186.3922953.547100431975.8
    1997-9829143321.4454168.6031549238113.1
    1998-9932152331.45979110.7181628043013.4
    TOTALS127407947.430169265.63848024811228.8
    Three-point field goals: 1995-96, 16-for-56 (.286); 1996-97, 22-for-83 (.265); 1997-98 54-for-146 (.370); 1998-99, 47-for-134 (.351) Totals: 139-for-419 (.332 ).











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