WBCA recognizes Rhyne Howard with 4th All-American honor of year

Rhyne Howard just keeps stacking up the postseason awards.

On Thursday, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced its annual WBCA NCAA Division I Coaches’ First-Team All-American team for the 2021-22 season, where Howard was named to the roster for the second consecutive year. This is now the fourth All-American recognition that the Kentucky WBB senior guard has earned this year, joining honors from The Associated Press, the United States Basketball Writers Association, and the John R. Wooden Award, the last of which she received on Wednesday.

Howard has earned First-team All-American honors across three straight seasons from the AP and USBWA.

South Carolina junior center Aliyah Boston took home the Wade Trophy, which headlines the WBCA All-American team as the National Player of the Year.

Make that 4⃣💪@howard_rhyne has been named a @WBCA1981 All-American which is her fourth All-American honor this season!#CrownHer 👑 pic.twitter.com/UUu8xXDoQn

— Kentucky WBB (@KentuckyWBB) March 31, 2022

Earlier this month, Howard was named to her third consecutive All-SEC First-Team before taking home SEC Tournament MVP honors in what was Kentucky’s first conference tournament title since 1982. She currently ranks second in school history in regards to total points — both men’s and women’s — with 2,290 career points, trailing only Valerie Still in that category.

During her senior season at Kentucky, Howard averaged 20.5 points, 7.4 rebounds. 3.3 assists, 2.3 steals, and 1.3 blocks per outing across 31 total contests. In those 35.3 minutes per game, she shot 44.1 percent from the floor, 38.3 percent from distance, and 80.8 percent from the free-throw line. Howard is widely expected to go among the top two picks in the upcoming 2022 WNBA Draft.

2022 WBCA All-Americans

Aliyah Boston – South Carolina (NPOY)
Cameron Brink – Stanford
Caitlin Clark – Iowa
Elissa Cunane – N.C. State
Naz Hillmon – Michigan
Rhyne Howard – Kentucky
Ashley Joens – Iowa State
Haley Jones – Stanford
Elizabeth Kitley – Virginia Tech
NaLyssa Smith – Baylor