This article is about the basketball player. For the rower, see Natasha Howard (rower).
Natasha Howard
Howard in 2019
No. 6 – Dallas Wings
Position
Power forward
League
WNBA
Personal information
Born
(1991-09-02) September 2, 1991 (age 32) Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight
165 lb (75 kg)
Career information
High school
Waite (Toledo, Ohio)
College
Florida State (2010–2014)
WNBA draft
2014: 1st round, 5th overall pick
Selected by the Indiana Fever
Playing career
2014–present
Career history
2014–2015
Indiana Fever
2014–2015
Elitzur Ramla
2015–2016
Yakin Dogu
2016–2017
Minnesota Lynx
2016–2017
Samsung Life Blue Minx
2018–2020
Seattle Storm
2018–2019
Xinjiang Magic Deer
2020–2021
Reyer Venezia
2021–2022
New York Liberty
2021–2022
Dynamo Kursk
2022-present
Fenerbahce
2023-present
Dallas Wings
Career highlights and awards
3× WNBA champion (2017, 2018, 2020)
2x WNBA All-Star (2019, 2022)
WNBA Defensive Player of the Year (2019)
All-WNBA First Team (2019)
2× WNBA All-Defensive First Team (2018, 2019)
2× First-team All-ACC (2013, 2014)
EuroLeague champion (2024)
FIBA Europe SuperCup Women winner (2023)
Triple Crown (2024)
Turkish League champion (2022–23)
Turkish Cup winner (2024)
Ohio Ms. Basketball (2010)
Stats at WNBA.com
Natasha Howard (born September 2, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Wings of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) and Fenerbahçe of the Women's Basketball Super League EuroLeague Women.[1] Howard was the 2019 WNBA Defensive Player of the Year.[2] She was drafted in 2014 by the Indiana Fever.[3][4] Born in Toledo, Ohio, she played college basketball for Florida State University, where she finished sixth in the NCAA for field goal percentage.[5]
^"Natasha Howard". Official Site of the WNBA. Retrieved 2021-11-16.
^"Seattle's Natasha Howard Named 2019 WNBA Defensive Player Of The Year" (Press release). WNBA. September 11, 2019. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
^"NBA.com". Retrieved 2017-09-09.
^Schoffel, Ira (2014-04-14). "Being WNBA's 5th pick is 'dream come true' for FSU star Howard". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee.com. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
^Woodsdavid, David (2014-04-15). "Fever choose Natasha Howard, Natalie Achonwa in draft". The Indianapolis Star. Indystar.com. Retrieved 2014-04-22.
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