Rhyne Howard tabbed as Wooden Award All-American

For the third straight season, Rhyne Howard is sweeping the All-American honors.

On Wednesday night, it was announced that the Kentucky Women’s Basketball superstar guard had been named to the John R. Wooden Award All-American Team. Howard is now up for the 19th annual Wooden Award National Player of the Year honor, which will be announced on Monday, April 4 during SportsCenter on ESPN. The 6-foot-2 native of Cleveland, TN joins a five-woman All-American Team consisting of Aliyah Boston (South Carolina), Caitlin Clark (Iowa), Naz Hillmon (Michigan), and NaLyssa Smith (Baylor).

Howard has now been named to the John R. Wooden Award All-American Team as a sophomore, junior, and senior.

3⃣x @WoodenAward All-American. 👏

Yeah, @howard_rhyne did that!#CrownHer 👑 pic.twitter.com/IJcBGZQilT

— Kentucky WBB (@KentuckyWBB) March 30, 2022

Howard recently officially declared for the 2022 WNBA Draft, where she’s widely expected to go among the top two picks. The school’s second all-time leading scorer has been hauling in the postseason honors since her Wildcat career came to a close, earning First-Team All-American honors from The Associated Press and United States Basketball Writers Association. She is one of just three women ever to earn First-Team AP honors across three consecutive seasons.

Below are some of the other awards Howard is in contention for.

• 2022 WBCA Wade Trophy finalist
• 2022 Cheryl Miller Award finalist
• 2022 Dawn Staley Award finalist
• Naismith Trophy Women’s National Player of the Year semifinalist

Thursday night will provide one last opportunity for the Big Blue Nation to watch Howard compete in a UK jersey, as she’ll participate in the 2022 State Farm College 3-Point Championship at 9:00 p.m. EST on ESPN. Kentucky Men’s Basketball guard Davion Mintz will also partake in the contest.