Joe Howard is in his second season as assistant women's basketball coach at Oberlin College.
In his first year with the program, Howard helped guide Oberlin to a 17-win season and trip to the North Coast Athletic Conference championship game.
Howard came to the Crimson and Gold fresh off a two-year stint with Mount Saint Joseph where he served as the assistant women's basketball coach and event management coordinator. Previously, Howard assisted the Dickinson College women's basketball staff where he helped mentor and develop the 2019 D3hoops.com Mid-Atlantic Region and Centennial Conference Rookie of the Year.
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A 2018 graduate of fellow NCAC school Hiram College, Howard played one season for the Terriers before transitioning to a student coach for the next three seasons.
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Since graduating with a B.A. in Psychology from Hiram, the native of Cleveland founded the Joe Howard Basketball, LLC, a basketball training service designed to enhance physical and mental skill set within the game of basketball.
Howard has also earned a master's degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from Alder University in 2020 and recently completed a Doctor of Philosophy in Organizational Leadership from Alder in the spring of 2023.
