Jett Howard

About

Jett Howard (born September 14, 2003) is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Texas Legends of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Michigan Wolverines, and was selected by the Orlando Magic 11th overall in the 2023 NBA draft. He is the son of former NBA player Juwan Howard, who was his head coach at Michigan.
In high school, he won a Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) Class 5A State championship as a freshman at NSU University School. As a junior, he transferred to IMG Academy, where the team made back to back runs to the high school national final four. He was both a Jordan Brand Classic and an Iverson Roundball Classic honoree/participant.

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. His brother Jace played his junior and senior seasons with him for NSU University from 2018 to 2020. The 2018–19 NSU University team, which included Vernon Carey Jr., Scottie Barnes and Taylor Hendricks…