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Willie Otis Howard (born November 5, 1956) is an American former basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Howard was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in the fourth round of the 1978 NBA draft and began that season as a member of the team.[1] He was later traded to the Detroit Pistons for a fourth-round draft pick.
 Howard as a senior at APSU | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 5, 1956 Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Oak Ridge (Oak Ridge, Tennessee) |
| College | Austin Peay (1974–1978) |
| NBA draft | 1978: 4th round, 80th overall pick |
| Selected by the Milwaukee Bucks | |
| Playing career | 1978–1990 |
| Position | Power forward |
| Number | 30, 32 |
| Career history | |
| 1978 | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 1978 | Detroit Pistons |
| 1978–1980 | Sarila Rimini |
| 1980–1984 | Bartolini Brindisi |
| 1984–1985 | FC Barcelona |
| 1985–1987 | OAR Ferrol |
| 1987–1988 | S. Benedetto Torino |
| 1988–1989 | Sharp Montecatini |
| 1989–1990 | Tenerife AB |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
A two-time Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Player of the Year, Howard is an inductee in the Austin Peay Athletics Hall of Fame.[2]
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