Otis Howard

Otis Howard
Howard as a senior at APSU
Personal information
Born (1956-11-05) November 5, 1956
Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High schoolOak Ridge (Oak Ridge, Tennessee)
CollegeAustin Peay (1974–1978)
NBA draft1978: 4th round, 80th overall pick
Drafted byMilwaukee Bucks
Playing career1978–1990
PositionPower forward
Number30, 32
Career history
1978Milwaukee Bucks
1978Detroit Pistons
1978–1980Sarila Rimini
1980–1984Bartolini Brindisi
1984–1985FC Barcelona
1985–1987OAR Ferrol
1987–1988S. Benedetto Torino
1988–1989Sharp Montecatini
1989–1990Tenerife AB
Career highlights
Stats at NBA.com 
Stats at Basketball Reference 

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.

A two-time Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Player of the Year, Howard is an inductee in the Austin Peay Athletics Hall of Fame.[2]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source[1]

Regular season

Year Team GP MPG FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
1978–79 Milwaukee 3 7.3 .455 – 2.3 .3 .0 .0 3.3
Detroit 11 8.3 .422 .478 3.1 .4 .2 .2 4.5
Career 14 8.1 .429 .478 2.9 .4 .1 .1 4.2

References

  1. ^ a b "Otis Howard NBA stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  2. ^ "Otis Howard". Austin Peay State University. Retrieved June 16, 2011.


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