Howard Jonathan Eisley (born December 4, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player and current coach.

Eisley spent twelve seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA): six with the Utah Jazz (1995–2000, 2004–2005) and the other six with seven other teams.

Eisley graduated from Southwestern High School in Detroit, where he was teammates with future NBA players Jalen Rose and Voshon Lenard, and played for the Boston College Eagles basketball team for four years before being drafted by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round (30th overall) in 1994.

[1] Eisley began the next season with the Rockford Lightning of the Continental Basketball Association (CBA) before signing with the Utah Jazz, who sought a point guard to back up John Stockton and to replace the injured Jamie Watson.

[6][7] (This game took place four years before the NBA instituted instant replay to review calls.

That season he would also appear in nine games for the Mavericks in the 2001 NBA playoffs where Dallas defeated the Utah Jazz in the first round 3-2 and lost to the San Antonio Spurs in the western conference semifinals 4–1.

Eisley was traded to the Phoenix Suns in 2004, alongside Maciej Lampe, Antonio McDyess, Charlie Ward, the rights to Miloš Vujanić, and draft considerations, in exchange for Stephon Marbury, Penny Hardaway and Cezary Trybański.

He scored four points and made three assists, and the Jazz beat the Los Angeles Lakers 104–78.

[10] The Clippers, having experimented with a three-guard lineup as Corey Maggette was out due to injury, released Eisley on January 3, 2006.