15 Facts About Markus Howard

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Markus Anthony Howard was born on March 3,1999 and is an American professional basketball player for Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB and the EuroLeague.

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Markus Howard committed to Arizona State following his freshman season.

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Markus Howard was named to the 2017 Big East Conference All-Freshman team.

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Markus Howard finished the season with the NCAA's second-best free throw percentage.

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In Marquette's non-conference schedule, Markus Howard recorded two 45-point games, against ranked teams Kansas State and Buffalo.

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Markus Howard scored a career-high 53 points in an overtime win over Creighton on January 9,2019, breaking a Big East single-game record.

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Markus Howard was named Big East player of the week on November 11,2019.

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Markus Howard became the third player to score 50 points in a game in three straight seasons, joining Wayman Tisdale and Pete Maravich.

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Markus Howard became the Big East's all-time leading scorer in league games, surpassing Lawrence Moten's 1,405 points.

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Markus Howard averaged 27.8 points and 3.3 assists per game as a senior.

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Markus Howard re-signed with the Nuggets on a new two-way contract on August 15,2021.

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In October 2022, Markus Howard became the eighth player ever to score 30 points or more in back-to-back games in the EuroLeague.

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Markus Howard scored 33 points against KK Partizan on October 14,2022 and 30 points against Crvena Zvezda on October 19,2022.

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Markus Howard has represented the United States in FIBA play on two occasions.

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Markus Howard then won a gold medal at the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Zaragoza, Spain.