{"id":157418,"date":"2025-08-31T12:42:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T16:42:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=157418"},"modified":"2025-08-31T12:42:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T16:42:35","slug":"ncaa-recruiting-2-teams-watch-4-star-bryson-howard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/08\/31\/ncaa-recruiting-2-teams-watch-4-star-bryson-howard\/","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: 2 Teams To Watch For Former NBA All-Star’s 4-Star Son"},"content":{"rendered":"

Basketball season is getting ever closer, and 2026 four-star wing Bryson Howard is preparing to meet with coaches around the country as he looks to take the next step towards putting on his dad’s sneakers. The son of a former NBA All-Star (Josh Howard), Howard went from being unranked in May<\/a> to moving into the top-15 of his class. Following his rapid rise, Rivals national analyst Jamie Shaw says two teams to watch in the 17-year-old’s recruitment are heavyweight programs Houston<\/a> and Kentucky<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

2 Teams To Watch For 4-Star Prospect Bryson Howard<\/h2>\n

In 2025-26, Howard will be a standout senior at <\/span>Heritage High School in Frisco (TX). As a junior, he averaged 25.9 minutes, 17.1 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.4 blocks per game as a junior (h\/t MaxPreps). In that 2024-25 campaign, he connected on <\/span><\/span>47.8 percent of his field goal attempts, though he converted just 25.7 percent of his 3s. He also shot 71.9 percent from the free-throw line, which inspires confidence in his ability to improve beyond the arc.<\/p>\n

As a team, Heritage had a tremendous season, going <\/span>32-5 overall.<\/p>\n

Offer Sheet Grows<\/h3>\n

In Rivals recent update of its 2026 rankings, Howard landed at No. 11 overall<\/a>, No. 4 at small forward and No. 1 in Texas. Both the industry-generated 247Sports Composite and Rivals Industry Ranking place him in the top-26 nationally<\/a> in the 2026 recruiting cycle. ESPN also recently refreshed its rankings for the Class of 2026<\/a>. Howard checked in at No. 20 around the country, and he was just one spot away from being a five-star prospect, according to this recruiting service.<\/p>\n

To date, Howard has landed more than 20 scholarship offers from a range of high-major programs. They include<\/a> Tennessee, UConn, Kentucky, Houston, Duke, Texas, North Carolina, Texas A&M, Baylor, Georgetown, Indiana, Maryland, Memphis, Miami, Michigan, Michigan State, Missouri, NC State, Oklahoma, Oregon, SMU, Virginia, Virginia Tech and Wake Forest. 11 of those teams have extended an offer to Howard since May.<\/p>\n

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Jan 13, 2010; Dallas, TX, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant (8) drives past Dallas Mavericks guard Josh Howard (5) in the ofurth quarter at American Airlines Center. The Lakers beat the Mavs 100-95. Mandatory Credit: Matthew Emmons-USA TODAY Sports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Shaw notes that Howard has scheduled eight official visits. This weekend, he made plans to visit Texas A&M. On the heels of that trip, he’d arrive on the campuses of North Carolina, Texas, Duke, Houston, Kentucky, UConn and Tennessee. Suffice it to say, that’s a stellar list of suitors.<\/span><\/p>\n

All of that being said, Howard’s father grew up in North Carolina and was a highly decorated player by the time he left Wake Forest. As such, keep an eye on the Demon Deacons and Tar Heels, too.<\/span><\/p>\n

AAU Circuit Star<\/h3>\n

This year, Howard competed for the Dallas-based ProSkills 17U team<\/a>\u00a0in the Nike EYBL. Simply put, he was one of the best all-around players in the league during the latest AAU season. In the EYBL’s regular season, he averaged 21.1 points, 5.7 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.0 blocks per game.<\/p>\n

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Bryson Howard shot 45% from 3 and has a +7 wingspan. That is incredibly rare at this age. https:\/\/t.co\/Qnyx7Ef9mJ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Adam Finkelstein (@AdamFinkelstein) July 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n