Márcio Santos (basketball) explained

Márcio
Number:3
Position:Center
League:Novo Basquete Brasil
Team:Franca
Birth Date:2 November 2002
Height M:2.04
Draft Year:2023
Career Start:2018
Years1:2018-present
Team1:Franca
Highlights:
Birth Place:Três Corações, Minas Gerais

Márcio Henrique da Costa Santos (born 2 November 2002), also known mononymously as Márcio, is a Brazilian basketball player who plays for Franca. 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.

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.

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]

References

  1. Web site: Marcio Henrique da Costa Santos . 2023-09-25 . lnb.com.br.
  2. Web site: Databasket . Equipe . 2023-06-17 . Márcio Santos é confirmado no NBA Draft 2023 . 2023-09-25 . Databasket . pt-BR.
  3. Web site: 2023-07-18 . Márcio retorna ao Franca após participações no Draft e Summer League da NBA . 2023-09-25 . ge . pt-br.
  4. Web site: Brazil's Sesi Franca clinch historic FIBA Intercontinental Cup title after instant classic Final in Singapore . 2023-09-25 . FIBA.basketball . en.
  5. Web site: Marcio SANTOS at the 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup Singapore 2023 . 2023-09-25 . FIBA.basketball . en.