Anriel Howard

Anriel Howard (born May 6, 1997) is a former American professional basketball player who played one season in the WNBA. She currently is a professional wrestler signed to WWE where she performs on its NXT brand under the ring name Lash Legend. [1]

Anriel Howard
Personal information
Born (1997-05-06) May 6, 1997
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Listed height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Career information
High schoolWestlake
(Atlanta, Georgia)
College
WNBA draft2019: 2nd round, 24th overall pick
Selected by the Seattle Storm
Playing career2019–present
PositionGuard
Career history
2019Seattle Storm
Career highlights and awards

College career

Howard came out of high school as the 100th rated recruit of the 2015 Class per ESPN's HoopGurlz rankings. She was also rated the 15th best forward at her position.[2] Howard committed to play for Texas A&M. She played for them for three seasons before she transferred to Mississippi State for her senior season.[3][4]

During her time at Texas A&M, Howard was rebounding machine. Howard was the first player in Texas A&M history to have over 1,000 career rebounds with the school, getting 1,002 rebounds.[5] She also set an NCAA Tournament record with 27 rebounds in a 2016 NCAA tournament game.[6] She was named to the SEC All-Freshman team during her first year with the Aggies.[7]

Howard announced she was going to transfer following her junior season, and ultimately chose to go to Mississippi State. Howard stated, “As soon as I landed I felt like it was the place...In high school when I was recruited, I just felt like Texas A&M was the place for me on my visit. Usually when I go on a visit there’s something that I question, but I just never got that feeling and that was the first time ever."[8]

She was named to the 2019 First Team All-SEC by both the AP and Coaches, 2019 SEC All-Tournament Team, and to the 2019 AP All-American Honorable Mention team during her one season with the Bulldogs.[9][10]

WNBA

Seattle Storm

In the 2019 WNBA draft, Howard was taken 24th overall by the Seattle Storm.[11] After debuting against the Minnesota Lynx on May 29, Howard played a total of three games with the Storm. She notched five points and three rebounds over a total of 23 minutes, before she was waived from the team early in the season.[12]

WNBA career statistics
Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game  RPG  Rebounds per game
 APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game  BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game
 TO  Turnovers per game  FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 Bold  Career best ° League leader

Regular season
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG TO PPG
2019 Seattle 306.7.400.500.0001.00.00.30.00.71.7
Career 1 year, 1 team 306.7.400.500.0001.00.00.30.00.71.7

Professional wrestling career
See also: Lash Legend

Howard signed with WWE on December 2, 2020.[13][14] On the September 21, 2021, episode of NXT, Howard made her televised debut during a backstage segment with Franky Monet, presenting herself as Lash Legend.[13] On the September 28 episode of NXT, Legend began being regularly featured as host a pre-taped talk show segment, Lashing Out with Lash Legend.[15] On the December 10 episode of 205 Live, Howard made her in-ring debut, defeating Amari Miller and establishing herself as a heel.[16]

References
  1. "Lash Legend". WWE. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  2. "Anriel Howard". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  3. Cessna, Robert (8 October 2014). "Texas A&M women's basketball gets commitment from Atlanta recruit". theeagle.com. The Eagle. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  4. Faulk, Robbie. "BREAKING: Anriel Howard to Transfer to MSU for Senior Year". 247sports.com. 247 Sports. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  5. Brown, Ladarius (16 September 2022). "Lash Legend From the Court to the Ring". beyondwomenssports.com. Beyond Women's Sports. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  6. "Howard sets NCAA Tournament rebound record in Aggies win". si.com. SI. 19 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  7. "2016 SEC Women's Basketball Awards announced". secsports.com. SEC Sports. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  8. Faulk, Robbie. "Anriel Howard Details Decision to Transfer to MSU". 247sports.com. 247 Sports. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  9. Feinberg, Doug. "Napheesa Collier leads 2018-19 AP women's All-America team 00:00 / 00:00". NCAA.com. AP. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  10. "2019 SEC Women's Basketball Awards announced". wtok.com. WTOK. 5 March 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  11. Horka, Tyler. "Mississippi State's Anriel Howard taken by Seattle Storm in WNBA Draft". clarionledger.com. Clarion Ledger. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  12. Doss, Kim (5 June 2019). "Seattle Storm waive Anriel Howard, sign Blake Dietrick in a pair of moves". highposthoops.com. High Post Hoops. Retrieved 17 March 2023.
  13. Wolstanholme, Danny (September 23, 2021). "Who is Lash Legend, making her debut on WWE NXT?". Sportskeeda. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  14. "Dezmond Xavier, Zachary Wentz, Alex Zayne among new recruits reporting to WWE Performance Center". wwe.com. WWE. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
  15. Canton, John (September 29, 2021). "The John Report: WWE NXT 09/28/21 Review". TJR Wrestling. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
  16. Wilkinson, Nick (December 10, 2021). "Lash Legend impresses in debut win on 205 Live". Diva Dirt. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
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