2024 five-star prospect Avery Howell commits to USC women’s basketball

Lindsay Gottlieb gets a top-25 recruit for next year.

Avery Howell, a five-star prospect in the class of 2024, announced her top five college choices earlier this year: USC, Indiana, Utah, Washington and Duke. The USC Trojans emerged as the winner this past weekend.

Avery took to social media to commit to the Trojans this past Saturday evening. Howell is from Boise. She was named Idaho’s Gatorade Player of the Year in 2023 and is the highest-rated women’s basketball player from Idaho in the state’s history.

Howell is ranked as the No. 23 overall player in the class of 2024 by ESPN’s HoopGurlz Recruiting Rankings.

According to MaxPreps, Howell averaged 21.2 points, 13.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.8 steals per game while shooting 50% from the field and 80% from the free-throw line.

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