Pe'Shon Howard Class: Sophomore Hometown: Los Angeles, Calif. High School: Oak Hill Academy Height / Weight: 6-3 / 195 Position: Guard Experience: 1V

AS A FRESHMAN (2010-11) - Strong, physical guard who plays at high level... Competitor with excellent physical skills... 6th in ACC in assist-turnover ratio (1.89)... 4th in ACC in A/T ratio in league games (2.39)... Finished with 5 assists and only 1 turnover in exhibition win over Florida Southern (11/1).... Had 8 assists, 3 steals, 5 points, 3 boards in 24 minutes off bench in collegiate debut (11/8)... Hit game-winning shot with 4.6 seconds left over Charleston (11/10), finished with 14 points, 4 assists... Finished with 3 boards and 4 assists in 13 minutes vs. Illinois (11/19)... Had 8 points (3-4 FG), including 2 of 2 behind arc in win vs. Delaware State (11/23)... Finished with 7 points, 3 rebounds in ACC/Big Ten win at Penn State (12/1)... Had 6 points, 6 assists in 23 minutes off the bench at BB&T vs. Temple (12/5)... First start as a collegian vs. NJIT (12/22) with 4 points (1-2 3FG), 2 steals in 17 minutes... 7 points (2-6 FG, 1-2 3FG) with 3 assists, 3 steals in 19 minutes vs. North Florida (12/29)... Had 7 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists and steal with 0 turnovers vs. Colgate (1/4)... 5 points (2-2 FG, 1-1 3FG) with 3 assists at No.1 Duke (1/9)... Had longest stint since 12/5 with 23 minutes in win at Wake (1/12), 5 asts, 4 rebs, 3 steals... Best outing of ACC season with 9 points (4-5 FG), 3 boards, 4 assists, 2 steals at Virginia (1/27)... 6 points (2-4 FG) with 2 assists, rebound in win at Georgia Tech (1/30)... Season-high 32 minutes in start vs. Wake (2/5) with 9 pts, season-high-tying 8 asts, 1 turnover... 2nd game in double-figure scoring with 11 vs. Longwood (2/9), assists, 2 steals, 2-6 3FG... 4 treys at BC (2/12) tied most by Terp this year, tied season-high with 14 points... 10 points (4-7 FG) with 4 assists, 0 turnovers at Virginia Tech (2/15)... Season-high 6 rebounds with 2 points, 2 assists at Miami (3/2)... Had 6 assists with 4 points and 2 boards vs. Virginia (3/5)... Averaged 8.5 ppg in just 15.0 mpg in two ACC Tournament games in Greensboro... Scored 10 points (3-3 FG, 3FG, 3-4 FT) in 16 minutes vs. #5 Duke in quarters (3/11).

BEFORE MARYLAND - Graded at 92 by ESPN.com... Point guard on nationally ranked Oak Hill squad... Averaged 14 points, 5.5 assists, 3.0 steals as a senior, leading Warriors to 29-4 record... Oak Hill was 40-1 during his junior season... Ranked 39th among shooting guards nationally by ESPN.com... Described by ESPN.com as a "powerful perimeter player that can be productive at both guard positions"... High school coach was Steve Smith... Only the second sophomore starter at Oak Hill for Smith, according to the Baltimore Sun... Had 10 3-pointers in an early game at Winston-Salem (N.C.) Prep... Chose Maryland over UCLA, Virginia, Georgia Tech and USF.

PERSONAL - Born in Los Angeles... Father is Bill Howard... Lists Kobe Bryant as his favorite player... Has Jay-Z, Kanye West, Trey Songz, Drake in his music collection... Studying in the division of letters and sciences... Strong student, has been regular on honor roll... Told the Sun he came to Maryland "because I like Coach Williams, the ACC is the best conference, I have a chance to play right away and the system favors my style of play"... Recipient of the Samuel J. LeFrak Scholarship.

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