30 Ron Howard Class: Senior Hometown: Chicago, Ill. High School: Whitney Young Height / Weight: 6-5 / 170 Position: Guard Birthdate: 11/14/1982

2001-02 Notes: Played in nine games during the year ... Grabbed a rebound and registered an assist in a brief stint vs. DePaul (Jan. 19) ... Hit two-of-three field goal attempts en route to a season-high four points in eight minutes vs. Morris Brown (Jan. 2) ... Played a season-long 12 minutes against Arkansas-Pine Bluff and came up with a season-high three points and three assists ... Totaled 2 pts. vs. Fordham, Sam Houston & Texas Southern ... 10-minute outing vs. Chicago State where he hit a pair of free throws, en route to two points, while grabbing two rebounds ... Scored in seven of his appearances.

Notes: Earned Special Mention honors on the 2000-01 Chicago Tribune All-State Team ... Earned berths on conference and area teams ... Served as his prep team's captain as a senior ... Averaged 17.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per outing ... Ranked as the No. 98 player in the nation by HoopScoop ... Picked by IllinoisSpotLite.com as one of the top players in the Chicago Public League ... Earned conference, area and city accolades ... Recorded 14 points (second high on the team) and helped Chicago to a 104-93 win over NewYork in the Wendy's All-Star Game in April ... As a junior he averaged 15.7 points en route to Special Mention honors on the 2000 Chicago Tribune All-State Team ... Helped his junior squad to a 20-8 record ... Earned three varsity letters as a prep player ... Coached in high school by Lamont Bryant ... In the summer of 2000, he played at the prestigious ABCD adidas Summer Camp and also played for the Illinois Warriors ... Selected Marquette over Tulane, Saint Louis and Cincinnati ... Attended the same high school of former Golden Eagle Cordell Henry.

Personal: Born Nov. 14, 1982 ... Son of Isom Bearden and Lorri Howard ... Cousin, Jason Bogan, plays football at Northern Illinois University.

Ron Howard Season Highs

Points

4 vs. Morris Brown - Jan. 2, 2002

Rebounds

2 vs. Chicago State - Nov. 18, 2001

Field Goals

2 vs. Morris Brown - Jan. 2, 2002

Field Goal Atts

3 vs. Morris Brown - Jan. 2, 2002

3 pt. Field Goal Atts

1 vs. Chicago State - Nov. 18, 2001

Free Throws

2 vs. Chicago State - Nov. 18, 2001

Free Throw Atts

3 vs. Arkansas-PB - Dec. 19, 2001

Assists

3 vs. Arkansas-PB - Dec. 19, 2001

Steals

1 vs. Arkansas-PB - Dec. 19, 2001

1 vs. Texas Southern - Nov. 30, 2001

Minutes

12 vs. Arkansas-PB - Dec. 19, 2001