Greg Howell joined the ASU Men's Basketball staff in June 2024 and immediately made an impact in Tempe.
He came to Arizona State after being at Rice since 2020, serving as an Assistant Coach for the past three seasons. He crossed paths with a familiar name to Sun Devil fans on the 2021-22 Rice coaching staff, as he worked alongside ASU’s all-time assists leader, Derek Glasser. While at Rice, Howell helped the Owls to back-to-back postseason appearances for just the third time in school history and the first since 2004-05.
On the staff for former ASU assistant coach Scott Pera, Howell provided administrative and experiential assistance on the court. He was responsible for game-planning and preparing on both sides of the ball. He also scouted and recruited the California, Las Vegas, Texas and Arizona student-athlete prospects. Howell and the staff retained four-star recruit Keanu Dawes, beating out several Power Five schools for his signature.
In Howell’s second season as an assistant, Rice led C-USA in assists, setting a school record with 533. With a win over UTSA in the Conference USA Tournament, he helped guide the Owls to wins in three straight conference tournaments for the first time since 1994-96. Under his tutelage, Max Fiedler and Quincy Olivari earned Second Team All-Conference USA honors, Travis Evee earned Honorable Mention for the second straight year, and Mekhi Mason was named to the All-Freshman Team. Olivari set the school record for career three-pointers made, while Fiedler set the school and C-USA single-season record for field goal percentage.
Before becoming an assistant coach, Howell spent a year as the video coordinator, preparing all post-practice videos for the coaches and team. Additionally, he prepared video on all upcoming opponents. He also worked on the floor during practice, working with the post players. His work helped Max Fiedler become one of the best big men in Conference USA, as he finished in the top ten in C-USA in rebounding, assists, assist-to-turnover ratio and double-doubles while setting a Rice record for single-season field goal percentage.
Before his time at Rice, Howell spent four years as Director and Head Coach of the Team Harden AAU basketball program, where he handled all administrative responsibilities while developing and implementing training programs for all teams. Before Team Harden, Howell served as a Marketing Associate and Scouting Assistant for the Houston Rockets. While with the Rockets, he assisted with online scouting of future potential prospects while creating detailed reports on players’ on-court performance.
Howell has close connections with legendary Sun Devil Men’s Basketball player and current NBA star James Harden. The two played together at Artesia High School alongside former Sun Devil point guard Derek Glasser.
After playing basketball at Cerritos College, he attended Waldorf University, where he starred from 2010 to 12. At Waldorf, he recorded 81 career steals, the sixth most in school history. Howell received his bachelor’s degree in Business Marketing and Sports Management from Waldorf in 2012.
On the staff for former ASU assistant coach Scott Pera, Howell provided administrative and experiential assistance on the court. He was responsible for game-planning and preparing on both sides of the ball. He also scouted and recruited the California, Las Vegas, Texas and Arizona student-athlete prospects. Howell and the staff retained four-star recruit Keanu Dawes, beating out several Power Five schools for his signature.
In Howell’s second season as an assistant, Rice led C-USA in assists, setting a school record with 533. With a win over UTSA in the Conference USA Tournament, he helped guide the Owls to wins in three straight conference tournaments for the first time since 1994-96. Under his tutelage, Max Fiedler and Quincy Olivari earned Second Team All-Conference USA honors, Travis Evee earned Honorable Mention for the second straight year, and Mekhi Mason was named to the All-Freshman Team. Olivari set the school record for career three-pointers made, while Fiedler set the school and C-USA single-season record for field goal percentage.
Before becoming an assistant coach, Howell spent a year as the video coordinator, preparing all post-practice videos for the coaches and team. Additionally, he prepared video on all upcoming opponents. He also worked on the floor during practice, working with the post players. His work helped Max Fiedler become one of the best big men in Conference USA, as he finished in the top ten in C-USA in rebounding, assists, assist-to-turnover ratio and double-doubles while setting a Rice record for single-season field goal percentage.
Before his time at Rice, Howell spent four years as Director and Head Coach of the Team Harden AAU basketball program, where he handled all administrative responsibilities while developing and implementing training programs for all teams. Before Team Harden, Howell served as a Marketing Associate and Scouting Assistant for the Houston Rockets. While with the Rockets, he assisted with online scouting of future potential prospects while creating detailed reports on players’ on-court performance.
Howell has close connections with legendary Sun Devil Men’s Basketball player and current NBA star James Harden. The two played together at Artesia High School alongside former Sun Devil point guard Derek Glasser.
After playing basketball at Cerritos College, he attended Waldorf University, where he starred from 2010 to 12. At Waldorf, he recorded 81 career steals, the sixth most in school history. Howell received his bachelor’s degree in Business Marketing and Sports Management from Waldorf in 2012.