11 Zay Howard
Zay Howard
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    155
  • Hometown:
    Beloit, Wis.
  • Position:
    G
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • High School:
    Beloit Turner
  • gp
    22
  • pts/g
    4.0
  • fg %
    38.2
  • 3pt %
    31.7
  • ft %
    40.0
  • reb/g
    1.0
  • a/g
    1.0

Bio

Honors & Awards
  • One-time Letterwinner (2025)
2024-25 | freshman
  • Appeared in 22 games for the Storm
  • Averaged 12.6 minutes per game in those 22 games
  • Scored 89 points on the season for an average of 4.0 per game
  • Scored a career-high 18 points in a game at Dubuque
  • Swiped a career-high five steals in a game vs Olivet
High School
  • Graduated in 2024 from Beloit Turner High School
  • Named the conference player of the year in basketball
  • Earned conference defensive player of the year in basketball
  • Selected to first team all-conference in football
  • Named second team all-conference in football
  • Earned honor roll status
Personal
  • Parents are Eldgret and Nicole
  • Has three siblings, Jasmyn, Janaeya, and Eldgret
  • Majoring in business administration with a minor in sports administration

Player Profile

Recent Games
Feb 1 at Wartburg L, 85-63
Feb 5 Coe W, 83-78
Feb 8 Luther L, 63-53
Feb 13 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 82-54
Feb 16 at Loras L, 86-56
Feb 19 Buena Vista L, 77-57
  Overall Conf
Games 22 13
Games started 0 -
Minutes 277 157
Minutes per game 12.6 12.1
FG 34-89 23-59
FG Pct 38.2 39.0
3PT 13-41 12-31
3PT Pct 31.7 38.7
FT 8-20 5-11
FT Pct 40.0 45.5
Off rebounds 4 3
Def rebounds 17 10
Total rebounds 21 13
Rebounds per game 1.0 1.0
Personal fouls 30 12
Disqualifications 0 0
Assists 22 10
Turnovers 24 16
Assist to turnover ratio 0.9 0.6
Steals 17 10
Blocks 1 0
Points 89 63
Points per game 4.0 4.8
Points per 40 min 12.9 16.1

Game Log - Shooting

Date Opponent Score gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Nov 9 vs. Olivet L, 71-55 - 14 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-2 0.0 0
Nov 10 vs. St. Scholastica W, 87-85 - 12 3-6 50.0 0-2 0.0 0-0 - 6
Nov 15 Augsburg L, 74-59 0 20 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 0-1 0.0 5
Nov 16 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 75-52 - 22 4-9 44.4 0-4 0.0 2-2 100.0 10
Nov 23 at Gust. Adolphus L, 77-66 - 11 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0
Nov 26 Central (Iowa) L, 100-79 - 3 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 4 at Coe L, 79-51 - 16 0-5 0.0 0-3 0.0 0-0 - 0
Dec 7 Dubuque L, 81-67 - 9 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 15 at Bethany Lutheran W, 95-89 - 6 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-1 0.0 0
Dec 19 Cornell College L, 79-71 - 7 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 21 Wis.-Whitewater W, 87-71 0 12 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Dec 31 at Knox L, 74-73 - 16 2-7 28.6 0-1 0.0 1-3 33.3 5
Jan 4 Wartburg L, 82-70 - 15 2-3 66.7 2-3 66.7 0-0 - 6
Jan 8 Neb. Wesleyan L, 81-60 - 4 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Jan 11 at Luther W, 61-57 - - - - - - - - -
Jan 15 at Buena Vista L, 98-75 - 16 3-12 25.0 2-6 33.3 0-0 - 8
Jan 18 Loras L, 100-72 - 16 3-8 37.5 0-3 0.0 0-1 0.0 6
Jan 25 at Dubuque L, 95-71 - 17 6-8 75.0 3-3 100.0 3-4 75.0 18
Jan 29 at Central (Iowa) L, 85-60 - 18 4-10 40.0 2-4 50.0 1-2 50.0 11
Feb 1 at Wartburg L, 85-63 - 11 1-3 33.3 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 3
Feb 5 Coe W, 83-78 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 Luther L, 63-53 - - - - - - - - -
Feb 13 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 82-54 - 14 2-3 66.7 1-2 50.0 0-0 - 5
Feb 16 at Loras L, 86-56 - 15 2-6 33.3 1-4 25.0 1-4 25.0 6
Feb 19 Buena Vista L, 77-57 - 3 0-1 0.0 0-1 0.0 0-0 - 0

Game Log - Ball control

Date Opponent Score gs min off def reb ast to a/to stl blk pf dq
Nov 9 vs. Olivet L, 71-55 - 14 0 0 0 2 1 2.0 5 0 3 -
Nov 10 vs. St. Scholastica W, 87-85 - 12 0 0 0 2 1 2.0 1 0 4 0
Nov 15 Augsburg L, 74-59 0 20 0 0 0 1 2 0.5 1 0 4 0
Nov 16 Saint John's (Minn.) L, 75-52 - 22 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 2 0
Nov 23 at Gust. Adolphus L, 77-66 - 11 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 1 0
Nov 26 Central (Iowa) L, 100-79 - 3 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0 0
Dec 4 at Coe L, 79-51 - 16 0 1 1 3 1 3.0 1 0 1 0
Dec 7 Dubuque L, 81-67 - 9 0 0 0 2 1 2.0 0 0 0 0
Dec 15 at Bethany Lutheran W, 95-89 - 6 0 0 0 3 0 - 0 0 0 0
Dec 19 Cornell College L, 79-71 - 7 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 0
Dec 21 Wis.-Whitewater W, 87-71 0 12 0 4 4 2 0 - 0 0 1 0
Dec 31 at Knox L, 74-73 - 16 1 2 3 2 0 - 0 1 2 0
Jan 4 Wartburg L, 82-70 - 15 0 1 1 1 0 - 0 0 0 0
Jan 8 Neb. Wesleyan L, 81-60 - 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 0
Jan 11 at Luther W, 61-57 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 15 at Buena Vista L, 98-75 - 16 1 1 2 0 2 0.0 2 0 1 0
Jan 18 Loras L, 100-72 - 16 0 2 2 1 3 0.3 0 0 3 0
Jan 25 at Dubuque L, 95-71 - 17 0 2 2 1 4 0.3 4 0 1 0
Jan 29 at Central (Iowa) L, 85-60 - 18 1 1 2 0 1 0.0 1 0 1 0
Feb 1 at Wartburg L, 85-63 - 11 0 1 1 0 1 0.0 0 0 1 0
Feb 5 Coe W, 83-78 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 8 Luther L, 63-53 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 13 at Neb. Wesleyan L, 82-54 - 14 0 0 0 2 1 2.0 1 0 2 0
Feb 16 at Loras L, 86-56 - 15 1 0 1 0 1 0.0 1 0 1 0
Feb 19 Buena Vista L, 77-57 - 3 0 1 1 0 0 - 0 0 0 0

Career Stats - Shooting per game

  gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
2024-25 22 0 12.6 1.5-4.0 38.2 0.6-1.9 31.7 0.4-0.9 40.0 4.0
Total 22 0 12.6 1.5-4.0 38.2 0.6-1.9 31.7 0.4-0.9 40.0 4.0

Career Stats - Shooting totals

  gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
2024-25 22 0 277 34-89 38.2 13-41 31.7 8-20 40.0 89
Total 22 0 277 34-89 38.2 13-41 31.7 8-20 40.0 89

Career Stats - Shooting per 40 min

  gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
2024-25 22 0 12.6 0.0-0.0 38.2 0.0-0.0 31.7 0.0-0.0 40.0 0.0
Total 22 0 12.6 0.0-0.0 38.2 0.0-0.0 31.7 0.0-0.0 40.0 0.0

Career Stats - Ball control per game

  gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
2024-25 22 0 12.6 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.4 0.0 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.0
Total 22 0 12.6 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.4 0.0 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.0

Career Stats - Ball control totals

  gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
2024-25 22 0 277 4 17 21 30 0 22 24 0.9 17 1
Total 22 0 277 4 17 21 30 0 22 24 0.9 17 1

Career Stats - Ball control per 40 min

  gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
2024-25 22 0 12.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0
Total 22 0 12.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0

Splits Stats - Shooting per game

    gp gs min/g fg/g pct 3pt/g pct ft/g pct ppg
Event Total 22 0 12.6 1.5-4.0 38.2 0.6-1.9 31.7 0.4-0.9 40.0 4.0
Conference 13 - 12.1 1.8-4.5 39.0 0.9-2.4 38.7 0.4-0.8 45.5 4.8
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 10 0 11.1 1.1-2.6 42.3 0.3-1.3 23.1 0.2-0.4 50.0 2.7
Away 10 - 14.0 2.0-5.6 35.7 1.0-2.6 38.5 0.6-1.4 42.9 5.6
Neutral 2 - 13.0 1.5-3.5 42.9 0.0-1.0 0.0 0.0-1.0 0.0 3.0
Result Wins 3 0 10.0 1.0-2.3 42.9 0.0-0.7 0.0 0.0-0.3 0.0 2.0
Losses 19 0 13.0 1.6-4.3 37.8 0.7-2.1 33.3 0.4-1.0 42.1 4.4
Month November 6 0 13.7 1.5-3.7 40.9 0.2-1.5 11.1 0.3-0.8 40.0 3.5
December 6 0 11.0 0.3-2.2 15.4 0.0-0.7 0.0 0.2-0.7 25.0 0.8
January 6 - 14.3 3.0-6.8 43.9 1.5-3.2 47.4 0.7-1.2 57.1 8.2
February 4 - 10.8 1.2-3.2 38.5 0.8-2.2 33.3 0.2-1.0 25.0 3.5

Splits Stats - Shooting totals

    gp gs min fg pct 3pt pct ft pct pts
Event Total 22 0 277 34-89 38.2 13-41 31.7 8-20 40.0 89
Conference 13 - 157 23-59 39.0 12-31 38.7 5-11 45.5 63
Exhibition - - - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0-0 - 0
Location Home 10 0 111 11-26 42.3 3-13 23.1 2-4 50.0 27
Away 10 - 140 20-56 35.7 10-26 38.5 6-14 42.9 56
Neutral 2 - 26 3-7 42.9 0-2 0.0 0-2 0.0 6
Result Wins 3 0 30 3-7 42.9 0-2 0.0 0-1 0.0 6
Losses 19 0 247 31-82 37.8 13-39 33.3 8-19 42.1 83
Month November 6 0 82 9-22 40.9 1-9 11.1 2-5 40.0 21
December 6 0 66 2-13 15.4 0-4 0.0 1-4 25.0 5
January 6 - 86 18-41 43.9 9-19 47.4 4-7 57.1 49
February 4 - 43 5-13 38.5 3-9 33.3 1-4 25.0 14

Splits Stats - Shooting per 40 min

    gp gs min/g fg/40 pct 3pt/40 pct ft/40 pct pts/40
Event Total 22 0 12.6 0.0-0.0 38.2 0.0-0.0 31.7 0.0-0.0 40.0 0.0
Conference 13 - 12.1 0.0-0.0 39.0 0.0-0.0 38.7 0.0-0.0 45.5 0.0
Exhibition - - - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - 0.0-0.0 - -
Location Home 10 0 11.1 0.0-0.0 42.3 0.0-0.0 23.1 0.0-0.0 50.0 0.0
Away 10 - 14.0 0.0-0.0 35.7 0.0-0.0 38.5 0.0-0.0 42.9 0.0
Neutral 2 - 13.0 0.0-0.0 42.9 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0
Result Wins 3 0 10.0 0.0-0.0 42.9 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 19 0 13.0 0.0-0.0 37.8 0.0-0.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 42.1 0.0
Month November 6 0 13.7 0.0-0.0 40.9 0.0-0.0 11.1 0.0-0.0 40.0 0.0
December 6 0 11.0 0.0-0.0 15.4 0.0-0.0 0.0 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0
January 6 - 14.3 0.0-0.0 43.9 0.0-0.0 47.4 0.0-0.0 57.1 0.0
February 4 - 10.8 0.0-0.0 38.5 0.0-0.0 33.3 0.0-0.0 25.0 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control per game

    gp gs mpg off/g def/g reb/g pf/g dq/g ast/g to/g a/to stl/g blk/g
Event Total 22 0 12.6 0.2 0.8 1.0 1.4 0.0 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.8 0.0
Conference 13 - 12.1 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.9 0.0 0.8 1.2 0.6 0.8 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 10 0 11.1 0.0 0.9 0.9 1.2 0.0 0.7 0.9 0.8 0.1 0.0
Away 10 - 14.0 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.1 0.0 1.1 1.3 0.8 1.0 0.1
Neutral 2 - 13.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.5 0.0 2.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.0
Result Wins 3 0 10.0 0.0 1.3 1.3 1.7 0.0 2.3 0.3 7.0 0.3 0.0
Losses 19 0 13.0 0.2 0.7 0.9 1.3 0.0 0.8 1.2 0.7 0.8 0.1
Month November 6 0 13.7 0.0 0.2 0.2 2.3 0.0 0.8 1.3 0.6 1.2 0.0
December 6 0 11.0 0.2 1.2 1.3 0.8 0.0 2.0 0.5 4.0 0.2 0.2
January 6 - 14.3 0.3 1.2 1.5 1.2 0.0 0.5 1.7 0.3 1.2 0.0
February 4 - 10.8 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.8 0.7 0.5 0.0

Splits Stats - Ball control totals

    gp gs min off def reb pf dq ast to a/to stl blk
Event Total 22 0 277 4 17 21 30 0 22 24 0.9 17 1
Conference 13 - 157 3 10 13 12 0 10 16 0.6 10 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 10 0 111 0 9 9 12 0 7 9 0.8 1 0
Away 10 - 140 4 8 12 11 0 11 13 0.8 10 1
Neutral 2 - 26 0 0 0 7 0 4 2 2.0 6 0
Result Wins 3 0 30 0 4 4 5 0 7 1 7.0 1 0
Losses 19 0 247 4 13 17 25 0 15 23 0.7 16 1
Month November 6 0 82 0 1 1 14 0 5 8 0.6 7 0
December 6 0 66 1 7 8 5 0 12 3 4.0 1 1
January 6 - 86 2 7 9 7 0 3 10 0.3 7 0
February 4 - 43 1 2 3 4 0 2 3 0.7 2 0

Splits Stats - Ball control per 40 min

    gp gs mpg off/40 def/40 reb/40 pf/40 dq/40 ast/40 to/40 a/to stl/40 blk/40
Event Total 22 0 12.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 0.0 0.0
Conference 13 - 12.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Location Home 10 0 11.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0
Away 10 - 14.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0
Neutral 2 - 13.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0
Result Wins 3 0 10.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.0 0.0 0.0
Losses 19 0 13.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0
Month November 6 0 13.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0
December 6 0 11.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 0.0
January 6 - 14.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
February 4 - 10.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.0 0.0

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