2024-25 USC Women's Basketball Roster
Roster
Avery Howell
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-0
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Boise HS
- Hometown:
- Boise, Idaho
THIS SEASON
Named an alternate for Canada's 2024 Olympic Team, Avery Howell enters her first season at USC as a true freshman.
NATIONAL TEAMS
• Trains as a member of Canada's National Team
• Named an alternate for the 2024 Canadian Olympic Team
• Invited to Nike Hoops Summer for U19 World Team
HIGH SCHOOL
A 2024 graduate of Boise High... Two-time Gatorade Idaho State Player of the Year... Set the school single-season scoring (551 points) and rebounding (354 rebounds) records in 2022-23 as a junior... Finished her prep career with 1,432 points, 970 rebounds, 214 steals and 180 assists...Averaged 21.2 points, 10.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.9 steals per game as a senior... Ranked as the nation's No. 23 recruit in the Class of 2024 by espnW... 2024 McDonald's All-American — only the second Idahoan girl in history to be selected... Jersey Mike's Naismith Trophy High School Player of the Year Midseason Team... 2022 and 2023 State All-Tournament First Team... Participated in the Wooten Top 150 and the Adidas 3SSB Eurocamp... Also played soccer for two years in high school... Played club for Meta Hoops and Hoop Dreams... An honor student.
PERSONAL
Avery Rose Howell was born June 8, 2006 in Boise, Idaho.... The daughter of Rosie and Brian Howell... Has one brother, Cooper, who played collegiate basketball at Lewis-Clark State College... Her mother, Rosie, also played basketball at Lewis-Clark... Enjoys hanging out with friends, being outside or watching a good show in her free time... Lists Kobe Bryant as her biggest sports hero... Hopes to travel to the Virgin Islands, Rome and the Bahamas... Has always wanted to get a puppy... In high school, served as a counselor at youth summer basketball camps... Also volunteered with Boise's parent/daughter clinic and helped raise money for breast cancer research with Boise's Pink Zone Game... Aims to win a national championship at USC, compete in the Olympics and play in the WNBA... Majoring in communication.
