Márcio Santos (basketball)

Márcio
Márcio in 2024
No. 3 – Ratiopharm Ulm
PositionCenter
LeagueBasketball Bundesliga
Personal information
Born (2002-11-02) 2 November 2002 (age 22)
Três Corações, Minas Gerais
Listed height2.04 m (6 ft 8 in)
Career information
NBA draft2023: undrafted
Playing career2018–present
Career history
2018–2024Franca
2024–presentRatiopharm Ulm
Career highlights and awards

Márcio Henrique da Costa Santos (born 2 November 2002), also known mononymously as Márcio, is a Brazilian professional basketball player for Ratiopharm Ulm of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL). Márcio is a 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) tall center. He won the 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup with Franca, and was their top scorer of the final. Márcio is a three-time NBB All-Star.[1]

Professional career

Born in Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Márcio debuted in the Novo Basquete Brasil (NBB) in the 2018–19 season with Franca. He had a breakout season in 2020–21, when he averaged 8.1 points.[1]

He enrolled for the 2023 NBA draft,[2] but was not selected.[3] In the 2023 offseason, Márcio played in the 2023 NBA Summer League with the Atlanta Hawks and appeared in five exhibition games, in which he totalled 17 minutes and 2 points. After the Summer League, he re-signed with Franca for one more year.[3]

Márcio won the 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup with Franca.[4] On 24 September, Márcio scored a team-high 15 points on 6-for-9 shooting and grabbed 8 rebounds in the 70-69 won final over Telekom Baskets Bonn.[5]

On July 10, 2024, he signed with Ratiopharm Ulm of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Marcio Henrique da Costa Santos". lnb.com.br. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  2. ^ Databasket, Equipe (17 June 2023). "Márcio Santos é confirmado no NBA Draft 2023". Databasket (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Márcio retorna ao Franca após participações no Draft e Summer League da NBA". ge (in Brazilian Portuguese). 18 July 2023. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Brazil's Sesi Franca clinch historic FIBA Intercontinental Cup title after instant classic Final in Singapore". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Marcio SANTOS at the 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup Singapore 2023". FIBA.basketball. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Brasilianischer Center wird ein Uuulmer". ratiopharmulm.com (in German). 10 July 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.