Howard is also first player in D-League history to be bestowed the honor of having his number 19 retired by the Mad Ants.

As a senior, he averaged 17 points and five rebounds per game while earning All-Conference, All-City, All-Area and Special Mention All-State honors.

[2] As a freshman at Marquette, Howard played alongside future NBA players Dwyane Wade and Travis Diener.

In October 2006, he joined the Hanzevast Capitals of the Netherlands for a try-out but was unsuccessful and left the next month.

In early 2007, he joined Trigueros de Ciudad Obregón of Mexico for the 2007 CIBACOPA season.

On November 1, 2007, Howard was selected by the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in the 7th round of the 2007 NBA D-League Draft.

[17] On March 29, 2014, in a game against the Springfield Armor, Howard broke the NBA D-League career scoring record, surpassing the previous mark by Renaldo Major (4,252 points).

[19] Six days later, Howard and Othyus Jeffers were named the co-MVPs of the NBA D-League for the 2013–14 season.

[20] On April 26, the Mad Ants claimed their first D-League championship as they defeated the Santa Cruz Warriors 2–0.

On March 3, 2015, he signed with Piratas de Quebradillas of Puerto Rico for the 2015 BSN season.

[22] In July 2015, Howard was selected by the Seoul Samsung Thunders with the final pick in the 2015 Korean Basketball League draft.

On November 6, 2016, Howard signed with French team Élan Béarnais Pau-Lacq-Orthez as an injury replacement for Yannick Bokolo.

19 jersey retired by the Mad Ants,[27] at halftime of the team's 106–94 win over the Westchester Knicks at Memorial Coliseum.