Maliah Howard-Bass

Photo by: Ball State University Creative Services

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-9
Class:
Junior
High School:
Columbus North
Hometown:
Columbus, Ind.

2019-20 | JUNIOR
- Played in six games
- Scored six points after going 2-of-2 from behind the arc at Purdue Fort Wayne (11/12/19)

2018-19 | SOPHOMORE
- Appeared in all 31 games with 22 starts
- Finished the season third in scoring on the team with 10.0 points per contest
- Made the most 3-pointers this season with 52
- Registered a career high 20-point performance at Eastern Michigan (2/16/19)
- Pulled down a personal best seven rebounds at Miami (OH) (1/19/19)
- Scored in double figures 18 times
- Had a five-game double digit scoring streak from 1/30 to 2/16
- Averaged 24.9 minutes per game

2017-18 | FRESHMAN
- Made collegiate debut at Cleveland State (11/11/17)
- Scored a season high 19 points at Tennessee State (11/29/17)
- Pulled down a season best five rebounds twice
- Averaged 4.7 points and 1.7 rebounds
- Shot 32 percent from 3-point range
- Ranked third on the team in 3-point field goals made (29)

HIGH SCHOOL
- Averaged 17 points per game and hit more than 100 threes over her final two seasons at Columbus North
- Named a 2017 Indiana All-Star
- Fifth Indiana All-Star to play for Brady Sallee
- Averaged 16.9 points and 4.4 rebounds per game as a senior
- Ended her career with 1,409 points
- Helped Columbus North to a 99-14 overall record in four seasons
- Three-time All-Conference First Team selection
- South Central Indiana All-Area All-Star
- ICGSA All-State First Team
- Republic Area First Team and Player of the Year
- Columbus North Most Valuable Player
- HBCA All-District and East West All-Star Classic
- IBCA/Subway Player of the Week

NOTEWORTHY
- Helped Ball State to a perfect 11-0 non-conference start in 2017 which ranks the best start in program history
- Earned victories over Purdue, Vanderbilt, Butler, and Western Kentucky during the 2017-2018 season
- For the fifth time, in 2018, Ball State punched their ticket straight to the Mid-American Conference Tournament in Cleveland
- Advanced to the second round of the Women’s National Invitation Tournament in 2018
- Ended the season 25-7, second best single season record in school history
- Career high in points 20 at Eastern Michigan (2/16/19)
- Career high in rebounds seven at Miami (OH) (1/19/19)

PERSONAL
- Full Name: Maliah Deavion Ruth Howard-Bass
- Birthday: May 31, 1999
- Hometown: Columbus, Indiana
- Major: Business
- Parents: Lathan and Brianna Howard-Bass (mother was an Indiana All-Star in 2002 and played at Purdue)
- Siblings: Sister: Laila, Brother: Ezekiel