Markus Howard officially joins Baskonia on a two-year deal / News - Basketnews.com

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As previously reported by Donatas Urbonas from BasketNews, Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz have now officially announced their new addition to the backcourt.

Points this season

45%74,8Points made:74,8Accuracy:45,0%Place in standings:10Record max:96Record min:50Best scorer:Wade BaldwinTeamEuroLeagueStatisticsSchedule

According to the official announcement, the club has signed former Denver Nuggets guard Markus Howard to a two-year deal.

He appeared in 31 NBA games last season, averaging 4.1 points on 40% 3-point shooting in less than 6 minutes. Howard went for a career-high 25 points in the last game of the 2021-22 regular season against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Howard posted 16.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, and 3.5 assists in two G League games with the Grand Rapids Gold.

In 2018, he led Marquette to an incredible NCAA win behind his 45-point performance against Buffalo, including 40 points in the second half. He also scored a career-high 53 points in a win over Creighton, setting a Big East single-game record.

Bitci Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz

Position Player Status PG Markus Howard Signed until 2024 PG Arturs Kurucs Signed until 2023 SG Sander Raieste Signed until 2024 SG Vanja Marinkovic Signed until 2024 SF Rokas Giedraitis Signeduntil 2023 SF Tadas Sedekerskis Signed until 2024 SF Simone Fontecchio Signed until 2024 SF/PF Daulton Hommes (story) Signed until 2024 PF Ondrej Hanzlik Signeduntil 2024 PF/C Matt Costello Signed until 2024 C Steven Enoch Signed until 2023 Coach Joan Penarroya(story) Expired contract Wade Baldwin (will not return), Alec Peters (will not return), Neven Spahija (will not return), Jayson Granger (will not return), Yannick Wetzell (will not return) Rumored to leave Interested Niels Giffey Thank you for reading us! Help us even more.