Rutgers Athletics Hall of Fame
The "Sticks" half of the formidable "Wicks and Sticks" combination, Regina Howard remains near the top of RU's all-time scoring and rebounding charts. She finished her career with 1,807 points and was the first women's basketball player in RU history to haul in over 1,000 career rebounds ending with 1,036 boards. Additionally, Howard remains one of the Scarlet Knights' all-time leaders in steals with 216, including averaging 2.8 per game during the 1986-87 season, and led Rutgers in field goal percentage in each of her four years. During her senior season, which saw Howard named as a Wade Trophy Candidate and voted Player of the Year by the New Jersey Coaches & Sportswriters Association, she set a school record with 15 free throws made on 24 attempts against Temple on Feb. 19, 1987. Also as a senior in 1987, she captured the Most Valuable Player Award at the NCAA East Regional and shared the Lady Knight MVP with Sue Wicks as Rutgers advanced to the NCAA East Region finals. Howard was a two-time Atlantic-10 All-Tournament Team member, including earning MVP honors in guiding the Scarlet Knights to the 1987 championships. She was a member of the 1984 Atlantic-10 All-Rookie Team and was named First Team All-Atlantic-10 in 1986 and 1987. Following her career the Babylon, N.Y. native played professionally overseas in Spain.
