Idaho State Champ with Elite Prep Scoring Now Developing as Rice Guard
Bodey Howell is a freshman guard for the Rice Owls who brings a championship pedigree from his high school career, where he led Meridian Storm to the 2024 Class 6A Idaho state title averaging 18.1 PPG. While his 2025-26 college stats show 3.4 PPG and 40.2% shooting, his differentiator is his intense, high-effort personality and a 3.9 GPA that signals discipline. He set a career-high efficiency rating of 16 in December 2025, proving flashes of his elite prep scoring (20.1 PPG in AAU) can translate. You should care because he's a resilient, academically driven athlete with a 'never lose to an in-state opponent' mindset; he's a good fit for teams needing a hard-working, intelligent guard who will grow into a scoring role as he adapts to the American Athletic Conference.
