1. Jett Howard was born on September 14,2003 and is an American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association.
17 Facts About Jett Howard
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Jett Howard is the son of former NCAA All-American, NBA All-Star and NBA champion Juwan Howard and has three older brothers who play or played NCAA Division I college basketball.
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Jett Howard attended NSU University School for his freshman and sophomore seasons from 2018 to 2020, before transferring to IMG Academy for his junior and senior seasons from 2020 to 2022.
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Jett Howard participated in 3 USA Basketball Junior National Team minicamps as well as a USA U16 National Team training camp in 2018 and 2019.
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Jett Howard participated in the April 2022 Jordan Brand Classic despite being the 37th-ranked player and 11th-ranked player at his position in the national class of 2022.
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Jett Howard had several offers from major conference schools, including four SEC schools as well as Michigan, Georgetown and NC State.
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Jett Howard visited Tennessee in September 2021 and almost committed to them.
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On October 13,2021, Jett Howard committed to play for his father and with his brother Jace for the Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team.
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Jett Howard contributed 21 points in his debut, becoming the first Wolverine to debut with 20-plus points since Jamal Crawford posted 21 on November 19,1999.
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Jett Howard posted a season-high 34 points on January 12,2023, against Iowa, including Michigan's first 11 points and his first 5 three-pointers.
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Jett Howard was Michigan's second-leading scorer with 14.2 points per game and led the Wolverines with 78 made three-pointers.
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On March 23,2023, Jett Howard announced he would forgo his remaining eligibility and declared for the 2023 NBA draft.
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Jett Howard went back and forth between the NBA and the G-League posting 19 points in 39 minutes over his first 10 NBA appearances and averaging 24.5 points, 3.3 rebounds and 1.5 assists in his first six G League starts.
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Jett Howard was born in Chicago on September 14,2003, to Jenine and Juwan Jett Howard.
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Jett Howard's father had a 21-year career in the NBA before becoming the Michigan Wolverines basketball head coach at his alma mater, and was playing for the Orlando Magic at the time of Jett's birth.
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Jett Howard was an NCAA All-American as well as an NBA All-Star and champion.
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Jett Howard's father is cousins with Angela Jackson, mother of NBA athletes Jalen McDaniels and Jaden McDaniels, making him second cousins with them.