#23 Isaia Howard Season 2025-26

2025-26 -- Has started four games as the shooting guard... averaging 6.6 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.1 assists... shooting 49.5 percent from the field... had a breakout performance in Acrisure Classic title game against Grand Canyon (11/26), finishing with a game-high 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting with three 3-pointers and six rebounds... had a career-high seven steals -- the most by a Hawkeye since 2010 and the fourth-most in a game in school history -- in the win over Bucknell (12/20)... had a career-high eight rebounds and six points with a team-best +22 plus/minus in the win over Rutgers (1/20)... finished with 11 points and five rebounds in win over UCLA (1/3)... scored 10 points and had six rebounds at Minnesota (1/6)... finished with 10 points on 2-of-3 shooting (6-of-8 FT) in Iowa debut against Robert Morris (11/4) in his first career start.

At Drake (2024-25) -- Played in 30 games as a freshman reserve guard, averaging 4.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.1 steals and 0.8 assists… shot 43.5 percent from the field... averaged 15.4 minutes per game... scored in double figures in three games and had five or more rebounds seven times... finished with a career-high 21 points on 8-of-17 shooting with four 3-pointers and six assists in 36 minutes in the MVC Tournament win over Southern Illinois... netted 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting against Murray State (1/5) and scored seven points on 3-of-4 shooting in the NCAA Tournament win over sixth-seeded Missouri... helped the team win 31 games, win a MVC regular season and tournament title and advance to the Round of 32 at the NCAA Tournament.

High School -- Named 2024 Missouri Class 2 Player of Year after averaging 34.4 points, 13.2 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 5.6 steals... led Plattsburg High School to 25-6 record and quarterfinal round of state tournament... three-time first team all-state and all-league selection... scored 3,001 points in prep career with 541 steals (which ranks No. 16 on national career prep list)… finished prep career with 77 double-doubles and four triple-doubles.

Personal -- Born March 24, 2006... son of Lisa and Michael Howard... has three siblings, Letecia, Quincey and Cece... mother played volleyball and ran track at Missouri Valley... father played football at Fort Scott... pre-business major.

CAREER BESTS
Points: 21 vs. Southern Illinois, 3/7/25
Rebounds: 8 vs. Rutgers, 1/20/26
FGM: 8 vs. Southern Illinois, 3/7/25
FGA: 17 vs. Southern Illinois, 3/7/25
3-pt FG: 4 vs. Southern Illinois, 3/7/25
3-pt FGA: 9 vs. Southern Illinois, 3/7/25
FTM: 2, 5X, last vs. Missouri State, 3/2/25
FTA: 4, 2X, last vs. Southern Illinois, 3/7/25
Assists: 4 vs. Western Illinois, 11/7/25
Steals: 7 vs. Bucknell, 12/20/25
Blocks: 2 at Evansville, 2/26/25
Minutes: 36 vs. Southern Illinois, 3/7/25