Howard Sant-Roos

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Howard Sant-Roos
No. 8UCAM Murcia
Position Small forward / point guard
League Liga ACB
Personal information
Born (1991-02-13) February 13, 1991 (age 32)
Havana, Cuba
NationalityCuban
Listed height6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
NBA draft 2013: undrafted
Playing career2011–present
Career history
2011–2015 Assigeco Casalpusterlengo
2011–2013SG Braunschweig
2012–2013Phantoms Braunschweig
2013–2014Novipiù Casale Monferrato
2015–2017 Nymburk
2017–2018 Darüşşafaka
2018–2020 AEK Athens
2020 CSKA Moscow
2020–2022 Panathinaikos
2022–2023 Casademont Zaragoza
2023–present Murcia
Career highlights and awards

Howard Powell Sant-Roos Olano (born February 13, 1991) is a Cuban professional basketball player for UCAM Murcia of the Spanish Liga ACB. At a height of 2.01 m (6'7") tall, he plays at the small forward position, but he can also operate as a point guard.

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Early career

Sant-Roos began playing club basketball at the youth and amateur levels in Italy. Sant-Roos started his pro career in 2011, in the German 3rd Division, with SG Braunschweig; the farm team of the German 1st Division (BBL) team Phantoms Braunschweig. He was coached there by Kostas Flevarakis. [1]

Professional career

ČEZ Nymburk (2015–2017)

On June 29, 2015, Sant-Roos signed a two-year deal with the Czech team ČEZ Nymburk. Sant-Roos helped the team to win the Czech Cup in 2017, and the Czech League titles in 2016 and 2017. [2] On June 30, 2017, Sant-Roos joined the NBA's Denver Nuggets' Summer League roster, for the 2017 NBA Summer League. [3]

Darüşşafaka (2017–2018)

On July 20, 2017, Sant-Roos signed a one-year deal with the Turkish Super League team Darüşşafaka. [4] In 52 combined league games played (Turkish BSL and EuroCup) during the 2017–18 season, he averaged 7.3 points, 4.6 rebounds and 3.6 assists in the Turkish BSL season, and 8.6 points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.9 assists in the EuroCup season. Sant-Roos won the 2018 EuroCup with Daçka.

AEK Athens (2018–2020)

On August 3, 2018, Sant-Roos signed with the Greek Basket League team AEK Athens, for the 2018–19 season. [5] With the Greek club, he won the FIBA Intercontinental Cup in 2019 and gained the reputation of being the best perimeter defender of the team. He averaged 6.6 points, 2.4 assists and 1.2 steals with AEK in the Greek League. On July 14, 2019, Sant-Roos renewed his contract with the Greek club through 2021. [6]

CSKA Moscow (2020)

On January 11, 2020, Sant-Roos officially signed with the Russian EuroLeague powerhouse CSKA Moscow through the 2022–23 season, after a buy-out of €500,000 was submitted to and accepted by AEK. [7] On July 19, 2020, CSKA officially opted-out of their contract with Sant-Roos, releasing him in the process. [8]

Panathinaikos (2020–2022)

On July 21, 2020, Sant-Roos signed with Greek Basket League powerhouse and six-times winner of the EuroLeague Panathinaikos for the 2020-2021 season, with an option for a second year. [9]

On August 16, 2021, he renewed his contract with the Greek club through 2023. [10] During his second season with the Greens, in 32 league games, he averaged 7.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.5 steals, playing around 24 minutes per contest. Additionally, in 31 EuroLeague games, he averaged 7.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, 2 assists and 1.2 steals, playing around 23 minutes per contest.

On August 24, 2022, Sant-Roos officially parted ways with the Greek club after two seasons.

Basket Zaragoza (2022–2023)

On August 27, 2022, he has signed with Casademont Zaragoza of the Liga ACB. [11]

UCAM Murcia (2023–present)

On July 21, 2023, he signed with UCAM Murcia of the Spanish Liga ACB. [12]

Personal life

Howard was born on February 13, 1991, in the neighborhood of Santo Suárez, municipality October 10. As a boy, he grew up in a small house on Serrano Street, just around the corner of the San Carlos Sports Complex Court. [13]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage 3P%  3-point field-goal percentage FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game PIR  Performance Index Rating
 Bold Career high

EuroLeague

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPGPIR
2019–20 CSKA Moscow 10318.9.333.174.8672.51.71.2.05.55.3
2020–21 Panathinaikos 322724.3.396.348.8092.43.71.5.27.28.9
2021–22 312223.4.406.253.8213.12.01.2.27.28.5
Career735223.2.392.294.8222.72.71.3.26.98.2

Domestic leagues

YearTeamLeagueGPMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2014–15 Novipiù Casale Monferrato Serie A2 Basket 2832.8.440.322.7486.14.02.1.614.9
2016–17 ČEZ Nymburk NBL Czech Republic 4023.4.494.385.8756.03.42.1.613.6
2018–19 AEK Athens B.C. Greek Basket League 3426.4.427.323.7874.42.51.2.47.7
2019–20 AEK Athens B.C. Greek Basket League 1330.4.404.325.6676.23.42.2.29.0
2020–21 Panathinaikos Greek Basket League 2622.0.396.325.8003.02.91.5.27.1
CareerAll Leagues17326.0.438.342.8024.63.31.7.410.1

Highlights and awards

Pro career

Individual

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