2018-19 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Howard, Frank

Jersey Number 23
Frank Howard
- Position:
- Guard
- Height:
- 6-5
- Weight:
- 205
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Suitland, Md.
- High School:
- Paul VI
Bio
Senior Year: Howard tallied 3 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, and 3 steals in his season-debut during a win against COLGATE ... Howard provided 8 points in a win against OHIO STATE ... Howard tallied 3 points and 4 assists in a win against CORNELL ... Howard contributed 6 assists and 4 steals to a winning effort against NORTHEASTERN ... Howard scored 4 points while also providing 4 steals in a win over GEORGETOWN ... Howard totaled 9 points, 1 rebound, and 6 assists in a loss against OLD DOMINION ... Howard set a new season-high with 13 points in a loss against BUFFALO ... Howard scored 6 points while also providing 3 assists in a win against ARKANSAS STATE ... Howard notched 4 points while also providing 4 assists in a win over ST BONAVENTURE ... Howard totaled 8 points, 2 rebounds, and 4 assists in a win against NOTRE DAME ... Howard scored 12 points and grabbed 5 rebounds in a win against CLEMSON ... Howard provided 8 points and 3 assists in a loss against GEORGIA TECH ... Howard set a new season-high with 16 points in a win against #1 DUKE ... Howard contributed 10 points and 5 assists to a winning effort against PITTSBURGH ... Howard scored 9 points in a home-win over MIAMI ... Howard scored 13 points and had 4 steals in a loss against VIRGINIA TECH ... Howard added 9 points and 1 assist in a victory against BOSTON COLLEGE ... Howard made three 3-pointers and scored 15 points in road-win against PITT ... Howard tallied a rebound, an assist and 3 points in the home win over BOSTON COLLEGE ... Howard set season-highs in points (21) and made threes (5) in the road game against NC STATE ... Howard provided 10 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, and 2 blocks against #1 DUKE ... Howard had 11 points and 7 assists against #5 NORTH CAROLINA ... Howard recorded 6 points while also providing 6 assists in a win over WAKE FOREST ... Howard scored 6 points in a loss against #2 VIRGINIA ... Howard scored 3 points in the loss at CLEMSON ... Howard scored 18 points and made 4 three-pointers in the ACC Tournament win versus PITTSBURGH ... Howard scored a season high 28 points on 11-20 shooting in the ACC Tournament second-round loss to DUKE ...
Junior Year: Howard leads the ACC in steals (2.0 spg.), is fifth in assists (5.2 apg.), and 13th in scoring (15.2 ppg.) ... Scored in double digits 24 times in 27 outings ... Recorded eight assists against TEXAS SOUTHERN ... Posted 18 points against OAKLAND ... Recorded a career high in points (25) against TOLEDO ... Posted his first double-double of the season and fourth of his career with 15 points and 10 assists versus MARYLAND. Also had a career-high seven steals against the Terrapins ... Scored 15 points against KANSAS ... Produced 18 points, dished out six assists and pulled down six rebounds against COLGATE ... Finished with 19 points and led all competitors with nine assists at GEORGETOWN ... Recorded 18 points versus BUFFALO ... Finished with a team-high 17 points and a game-high six assists versus ST. BONAVENTURE ... Accumulated 11 points and a game-high seven assists against EASTERN MICHIGAN ... Scored 17 points in a win over VIRGINIA TECH ... Totaled a game-high 23 points and five assists at WAKE FOREST ... Posted a team-high 18 points at VIRGINIA ... Recorded 18 points and a career-high 7 rebounds against PITTSBURGH ... Went 6-7 from the free-throw line ... Howard made a career-high five 3-pointers on his way to a squad-best 23 points at WAKE FOREST ... Posted five 3-pointers on his way to a 23 point total against NORTH CAROLINA ... Scored 17 points against BOSTON COLLEGE ... Recorded 11 points and five rebounds against CLEMSON ... Howard posted 11 points, five assists, and five rebounds in the ACC Tournament game against WAKE FOREST ... Contributed 12 points in the ACC Tournament game against NORTH CAROLINA and in the NCAA Tournament game against ARIZONA STATE ... Pulled down 13 points against MICHIGAN STATE in the NCAA Tournament.
Sophomore Year: Howard played in 33 of 34 Syracuse contests ... He averaged 3.6 assists per game ... Howard had a career-high 11 points and nine assists in the season-opening victory over COLGATE ... He contributed a team-leading six assists in the home win over MONMOUTH ... Howard tallied his first career double-double in the Orange win over SOUTH CAROLINA STATE with 10 points and a career-high 11 assists ... He was one of three players in double-digits versus SOUTH CAROLINA with 10 points ... Howard had seven points and three steals at WISCONSIN ... He set a new career-high assist mark with 13 versus NORTH FLORIDA, completing his second-career double-double with 10 points ... Howard had a team-leading three assists versus CONNECTICUT ... He had 11 assists in Syracuse’s win over BOSTON UNIVERSITY to notch his third-career double-digit assist game ... Howard tallied his third-career double-double versus EASTERN MICHIGAN with 11 assists and 10 points ... He had three points and three assists at BOSTON COLLEGE ... Howard had a team-leading four assists off the bench at VIRGINIA TECH ... He had four points and three assists versus BOSTON COLLEGE ... Howard added a team-leading four assists with four points at NOTRE DAME ... He had a career-high 12 points in 25 minutes of play in Syracuse’s loss at PITTSBURGH ... Howard tallied eight points and a pair of assists in 19 minutes off the bench in Syracuse’s overtime loss to LOUISVILLE ... He had five points and two assists at GEORGIA TECH ... Howard had three points and four assists in Syracuse’s NIT first round victory over UNC-GREENSBORO ... He had seven points and two assists in Syracuse’s second round NIT loss to OLE MISS.
Freshman Year: He played in the last 21 consecutive games for the Orange ... Howard made his first collegiate appearance in the season opener against LEHIGH ... He recorded his first point in a victory against ELON ... He scored four points in a loss to GEORGETOWN ... Howard scored a season-high six points and added three steals versus TEXAS SOUTHERN ... Howard had five points and two assists against WAKE FOREST ... He recorded a career-high six assists in a home contest against GEORGIA TECH ... Howard went 2-for-3 from the field and scored four points in a home-court victory against FLORIDA STATE ... He added four-point efforts at home against PITTSBURGH and at NORTH CAROLINA ... Howard had five assists in 18 minutes against PITTSBURGH in the ACC Tournament ... His best NCAA Tournament showing came against GONZAGA when he contributed five points, three assists and two steals.
Paul VI High School: Howard spent one year at Gonzaga High School before transferring to Paul VI prior to his sophomore season ... He played for Coach Glenn Farello at Paul VI ... Howard was a first-team, Division I Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA) all-state selection in 2013 ... He earned First-Team All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) and Third-Team All-Metropolitan as a sophomore ... The Panthers were 22-8 in 2012-13 ... Paul VI defeated Oak Hill Academy, 56-54, in double-overtime, in the 2012 Nike Hoops Festival. The victory halted Oak Hill Academy’s 56-game winning streak ... He helped Paul VI to the 2013 Bass Pro Tournament title ... He had 15 points when the Panthers opened the tournament by defeating Hillcrest, 69-44 ... Howard had 10 points when Paul VI beat St. John Bosco, 52-50 ... The Panthers claimed the tournament crown by defeating Montverde Academy, 69-67. Howard had 10 points in the win ... The Panthers were defeated by Bishop O’Connell, 58-56, in the WCAC semifinals ... Howard missed his junior campaign with a knee injury ... Paul VI was 30-7 overall and captured the VISAA State Championship that year ... He was a team captain as a senior ... Howard was a First-Team All-WCAC selection ... He also was named First-Team Division I All-VISAA ... He scored in double digits in 14 straight contests to start the year ... He averaged 16.6 points per game during the stretch ... Howard had 17 points in the season opener, a 62-41 victory against St. Mary’s Ryken ... His 22 points and 10 assists helped the Panthers defeat Bishop Ireton, 84-51 ... Paul VI lost the next time out to St. John’s, 60-56, despite 21 points from Howard ... He had 23 points and seven rebounds in an 83-44 victory against Ceasar Chavez Charter ... At the City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Fla., Paul VI defeated Mater Dei, 57-56, and Howard had 13 points and 10 rebounds ... In a home game versus Archbishop Carroll that resulted in a 72-48 victory, Howard had 18 points ... He had 21 points in a 65-64 loss to Bishop O’Dowd in the Bass Pro Tournament ... Howard contributed 18 points in a narrow, 74-72 loss to Gonzaga ... He helped the Panthers to another victory against St. Mary’s Ryken, this time by scoring 21 points in a 61-48 win ... Howard posted back-to-back 24-point outings against DeMatha Catholic and Bishop McNamara, respectively. The Panthers lost to the Stags, 70-64, but beat the Mustangs, 74-62 ... Howard tallied 19 points versus Archbishop Carroll in a 64-47 win ... His eighth 20-point effort of the season came in a 71-54 win versus Trinity Episcopal in the semifinals of the VISAA Championship ... Howard’s 16 points were not enough and the Panthers lost in the VISAA title game to Cape Henry, 54-53 ... He was selected to play in the 2015 Jordan Brand Regional game ... ESPN.com ranked him 92nd overall and the 27th shooting guard ... Scout.com had Howard rated 81st overall and the 23rd shooting guard ... Rivals.com had him 86th overall.
Personal: Frank was born in April 1997 ... He is the son of Jon and Gloria Howard ... He is enrolled in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics and majoring in Child and Family Studies.
Junior Year: Howard leads the ACC in steals (2.0 spg.), is fifth in assists (5.2 apg.), and 13th in scoring (15.2 ppg.) ... Scored in double digits 24 times in 27 outings ... Recorded eight assists against TEXAS SOUTHERN ... Posted 18 points against OAKLAND ... Recorded a career high in points (25) against TOLEDO ... Posted his first double-double of the season and fourth of his career with 15 points and 10 assists versus MARYLAND. Also had a career-high seven steals against the Terrapins ... Scored 15 points against KANSAS ... Produced 18 points, dished out six assists and pulled down six rebounds against COLGATE ... Finished with 19 points and led all competitors with nine assists at GEORGETOWN ... Recorded 18 points versus BUFFALO ... Finished with a team-high 17 points and a game-high six assists versus ST. BONAVENTURE ... Accumulated 11 points and a game-high seven assists against EASTERN MICHIGAN ... Scored 17 points in a win over VIRGINIA TECH ... Totaled a game-high 23 points and five assists at WAKE FOREST ... Posted a team-high 18 points at VIRGINIA ... Recorded 18 points and a career-high 7 rebounds against PITTSBURGH ... Went 6-7 from the free-throw line ... Howard made a career-high five 3-pointers on his way to a squad-best 23 points at WAKE FOREST ... Posted five 3-pointers on his way to a 23 point total against NORTH CAROLINA ... Scored 17 points against BOSTON COLLEGE ... Recorded 11 points and five rebounds against CLEMSON ... Howard posted 11 points, five assists, and five rebounds in the ACC Tournament game against WAKE FOREST ... Contributed 12 points in the ACC Tournament game against NORTH CAROLINA and in the NCAA Tournament game against ARIZONA STATE ... Pulled down 13 points against MICHIGAN STATE in the NCAA Tournament.
Sophomore Year: Howard played in 33 of 34 Syracuse contests ... He averaged 3.6 assists per game ... Howard had a career-high 11 points and nine assists in the season-opening victory over COLGATE ... He contributed a team-leading six assists in the home win over MONMOUTH ... Howard tallied his first career double-double in the Orange win over SOUTH CAROLINA STATE with 10 points and a career-high 11 assists ... He was one of three players in double-digits versus SOUTH CAROLINA with 10 points ... Howard had seven points and three steals at WISCONSIN ... He set a new career-high assist mark with 13 versus NORTH FLORIDA, completing his second-career double-double with 10 points ... Howard had a team-leading three assists versus CONNECTICUT ... He had 11 assists in Syracuse’s win over BOSTON UNIVERSITY to notch his third-career double-digit assist game ... Howard tallied his third-career double-double versus EASTERN MICHIGAN with 11 assists and 10 points ... He had three points and three assists at BOSTON COLLEGE ... Howard had a team-leading four assists off the bench at VIRGINIA TECH ... He had four points and three assists versus BOSTON COLLEGE ... Howard added a team-leading four assists with four points at NOTRE DAME ... He had a career-high 12 points in 25 minutes of play in Syracuse’s loss at PITTSBURGH ... Howard tallied eight points and a pair of assists in 19 minutes off the bench in Syracuse’s overtime loss to LOUISVILLE ... He had five points and two assists at GEORGIA TECH ... Howard had three points and four assists in Syracuse’s NIT first round victory over UNC-GREENSBORO ... He had seven points and two assists in Syracuse’s second round NIT loss to OLE MISS.
Freshman Year: He played in the last 21 consecutive games for the Orange ... Howard made his first collegiate appearance in the season opener against LEHIGH ... He recorded his first point in a victory against ELON ... He scored four points in a loss to GEORGETOWN ... Howard scored a season-high six points and added three steals versus TEXAS SOUTHERN ... Howard had five points and two assists against WAKE FOREST ... He recorded a career-high six assists in a home contest against GEORGIA TECH ... Howard went 2-for-3 from the field and scored four points in a home-court victory against FLORIDA STATE ... He added four-point efforts at home against PITTSBURGH and at NORTH CAROLINA ... Howard had five assists in 18 minutes against PITTSBURGH in the ACC Tournament ... His best NCAA Tournament showing came against GONZAGA when he contributed five points, three assists and two steals.
Paul VI High School: Howard spent one year at Gonzaga High School before transferring to Paul VI prior to his sophomore season ... He played for Coach Glenn Farello at Paul VI ... Howard was a first-team, Division I Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISAA) all-state selection in 2013 ... He earned First-Team All-Washington Catholic Athletic Conference (WCAC) and Third-Team All-Metropolitan as a sophomore ... The Panthers were 22-8 in 2012-13 ... Paul VI defeated Oak Hill Academy, 56-54, in double-overtime, in the 2012 Nike Hoops Festival. The victory halted Oak Hill Academy’s 56-game winning streak ... He helped Paul VI to the 2013 Bass Pro Tournament title ... He had 15 points when the Panthers opened the tournament by defeating Hillcrest, 69-44 ... Howard had 10 points when Paul VI beat St. John Bosco, 52-50 ... The Panthers claimed the tournament crown by defeating Montverde Academy, 69-67. Howard had 10 points in the win ... The Panthers were defeated by Bishop O’Connell, 58-56, in the WCAC semifinals ... Howard missed his junior campaign with a knee injury ... Paul VI was 30-7 overall and captured the VISAA State Championship that year ... He was a team captain as a senior ... Howard was a First-Team All-WCAC selection ... He also was named First-Team Division I All-VISAA ... He scored in double digits in 14 straight contests to start the year ... He averaged 16.6 points per game during the stretch ... Howard had 17 points in the season opener, a 62-41 victory against St. Mary’s Ryken ... His 22 points and 10 assists helped the Panthers defeat Bishop Ireton, 84-51 ... Paul VI lost the next time out to St. John’s, 60-56, despite 21 points from Howard ... He had 23 points and seven rebounds in an 83-44 victory against Ceasar Chavez Charter ... At the City of Palms Classic in Fort Myers, Fla., Paul VI defeated Mater Dei, 57-56, and Howard had 13 points and 10 rebounds ... In a home game versus Archbishop Carroll that resulted in a 72-48 victory, Howard had 18 points ... He had 21 points in a 65-64 loss to Bishop O’Dowd in the Bass Pro Tournament ... Howard contributed 18 points in a narrow, 74-72 loss to Gonzaga ... He helped the Panthers to another victory against St. Mary’s Ryken, this time by scoring 21 points in a 61-48 win ... Howard posted back-to-back 24-point outings against DeMatha Catholic and Bishop McNamara, respectively. The Panthers lost to the Stags, 70-64, but beat the Mustangs, 74-62 ... Howard tallied 19 points versus Archbishop Carroll in a 64-47 win ... His eighth 20-point effort of the season came in a 71-54 win versus Trinity Episcopal in the semifinals of the VISAA Championship ... Howard’s 16 points were not enough and the Panthers lost in the VISAA title game to Cape Henry, 54-53 ... He was selected to play in the 2015 Jordan Brand Regional game ... ESPN.com ranked him 92nd overall and the 27th shooting guard ... Scout.com had Howard rated 81st overall and the 23rd shooting guard ... Rivals.com had him 86th overall.
Personal: Frank was born in April 1997 ... He is the son of Jon and Gloria Howard ... He is enrolled in the David B. Falk College of Sport and Human Dynamics and majoring in Child and Family Studies.
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