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Howard Sant-Roos
No. 8 – UCAM Murcia
Position	Small forward / point guard
League	Liga ACB
Personal information
Born	February 13, 1991 (age 33); Havana, Cuba
Listed height	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Listed weight	187 lb (85 kg)
Career information
NBA draft	2013: undrafted
Playing career	2011–present
Career history
2011–2015	Assigeco Casalpusterlengo
2011–2013	→ SG Braunschweig
2012–2013	→ Phantoms Braunschweig
2013–2014	→ Novipiù 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
	FIBA Champions League Best Defender (2024); Greek League champion (2021); Greek Cup winner (2021); Greek Super Cup winner (2021); Greek League steals leader (2020); 2× Greek League Best Defender (2019, 2021); 2× All-Greek League Defensive Team (2019, 2021); FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion (2019); All-Champions League Defensive Team (2019); EuroCup champion (2018); 2× NBL champion (2016, 2017); Czech Cup winner (2017); VTB United League steals leader (2016);

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 ft 7 in) tall, he plays at the small forward position, but he can also operate as a point guard.

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
GP	Games 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


Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG	PIR
2019–20	CSKA Moscow	10	3	18.9	.333	.174	.867	2.5	1.7	1.2	.0	5.5	5.3
2020–21	Panathinaikos	32	27	24.3	.396	.348	.809	2.4	3.7	1.5	.2	7.2	8.9
2021–22	Panathinaikos	31	22	23.4	.406	.253	.821	3.1	2.0	1.2	.2	7.2	8.5
Career		73	52	23.2	.392	.294	.822	2.7	2.7	1.3	.2	6.9	8.2

Domestic leagues

Year	Team	League	GP	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2014–15	Novipiù Casale Monferrato	Serie A2 Basket	28	32.8	.440	.322	.748	6.1	4.0	2.1	.6	14.9
2016–17	ČEZ Nymburk	NBL Czech Republic	40	23.4	.494	.385	.875	6.0	3.4	2.1	.6	13.6
2018–19	AEK Athens B.C.	Greek Basket League	34	26.4	.427	.323	.787	4.4	2.5	1.2	.4	7.7
2019–20	AEK Athens B.C.	Greek Basket League	13	30.4	.404	.325	.667	6.2	3.4	2.2	.2	9.0
2020–21	Panathinaikos	Greek Basket League	26	22.0	.396	.325	.800	3.0	2.9	1.5	.2	7.1
Career		All Leagues	173	26.0	.438	.342	.802	4.6	3.3	1.7	.4	10.1

Highlights and awards

Pro career

FIBA Intercontinental Cup champion: 2019
EuroCup champion: 2018
2 x Czech NBL champion: 2016, 2017
Czech Cup: 2017
Greek League winner: 2021
Greek Cup winner: 2021
Greek Super Cup winner: 2021

Individual

2x Greek Basket League Best Defender: 2018–19, 2020-21
VTB United League Steals Leader (2016)
Basketball Champions League Game Day MVP: 2019–20 Game Day 9

References

^ "Howard Powell Sant-Ross invited to the Adidas Eurocamp". Sportando.com. June 7, 2013. Archived from the original on September 15, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
^ "Prichazi Sant-Roos a De Zeeuw". basket-nymburk.cz (in Czech). June 29, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
^ "Denver Nuggets Announce 2017 NBA Summer League Roster and Mini-Camp Schedule". NBA.com. June 30, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
^ "Darussafaka adds forward Sant-Roos". eurocupbasketball.com. July 20, 2017. Archived from the original on July 22, 2017. Retrieved July 20, 2017.
^ "Howard Sant-Roos officially signs with AEK Athens". Sportando.basketball. August 3, 2018. Archived from the original on August 4, 2018. Retrieved August 3, 2018.
^ AEK re-signs Howard Sant-Roos through 2021.
^ "CSKA tabs defensive ace Sant-Roos". EuroLeague.net. January 11, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (July 19, 2020). "CSKA, Howard Sant-Roos part ways". Sportando. Retrieved July 19, 2020.
^ Maggi, Alessandro (July 21, 2020). "Howard Sant-Roos inks with Panathinaikos". Sportando. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
^ Carchia, Emiliano (August 16, 2021). "Howard Sant-Roos extends with Panathinaikos". Sportando. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
^ Borghesan, Ennio Terrasi (August 27, 2022). "Zaragoza officially announces Howard Sant-Roos". Sportando. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
^ "Howard Sant-Roos se incorpora al UCAM Murcia". ucamdeportes.com (in Spanish). July 21, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
^ "Howard Sant-Roos: El cubano que enamora Europa" [Howard Sant-Roos: The Cuban who falls in love with Europe]. El Palco (in Spanish). 20 December 2019.