Howard Sant-Roos Explained

Howard Sant-Roos
Height Ft:6
Height In:7
Weight Lb:187
Team:UCAM Murcia
Number:8
Birth Date:13 February 1991
Draft Year:2013
Career Start:2011
Years1:2011–2015
Years2:2011–2013
Years3:2012–2013
Years4:2013–2014
Years6:2015–2017
Years7:2017–2018
Years8:2018–2020
Years9:2020
Years10:2020–2022
Years11:2022–2023
Years12:2023–present
Highlights:

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 2.01m (06.59feet) 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

EuroLeague

|-| style="text-align:left;"|2019–20| style="text-align:left;"|CSKA Moscow| 10 || 3 || 18.9 || .333 || .174 || .867 || 2.5 || 1.7 || 1.2 || .0 || 5.5 || 5.3|-| style="text-align:left;"|2020–21| style="text-align:left;"rowspan=2|Panathinaikos| 32 || 27 || 24.3 || .396 || .348 || .809 || 2.4 || 3.7 || 1.5 || .2 || 7.2 || 8.9|-| style="text-align:left;"|2021–22| 31 || 22 || 23.4 || .406 || .253 || .821 || 3.1 || 2.0 || 1.2 || .2 || 7.2 || 8.5|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career| 73 || 52 || 23.2 || .392 || .294 || .822 || 2.7 || 2.7 || 1.3 || .2 || 6.9 || 8.2

Domestic leagues

|-| align="left" | 2014–15| align="left" | Novipiù Casale Monferrato| Serie A2 Basket| 28 || 32.8 || .440 || .322 || .748 || 6.1 || 4.0 || 2.1 || .6 || 14.9|-| align="left" | 2016–17| align="left" | ČEZ Nymburk| NBL Czech Republic| 40 || 23.4 || .494 || .385 || .875 || 6.0 || 3.4 || 2.1 || .6 || 13.6|-| align="left" | 2018–19| align="left" | AEK Athens B.C.| Greek Basket League| 34 || 26.4 || .427 || .323 || .787 || 4.4 || 2.5 || 1.2 || .4 || 7.7|-| align="left" | 2019–20| align="left" | AEK Athens B.C.| Greek Basket League| 13 || 30.4 || .404 || .325 || .667 || 6.2 || 3.4 || 2.2 || .2 || 9.0|-| align="left" | 2020–21| align="left" | Panathinaikos| Greek Basket League| 26 || 22.0 || .396 || .325 || .800 || 3.0 || 2.9 || 1.5 || .2 || 7.1|-|-class=sortbottom| align="center" colspan=2 | Career| All Leagues| 173 || 26.0 || .438 || .342 || .802 || 4.6 || 3.3 || 1.7 || .4 || 10.1

Highlights and awards

Pro career

2017

Individual

2019–20 Game Day 9

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Howard Powell Sant-Ross invited to the Adidas Eurocamp. September 15, 2018. Sportando.com. June 7, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20180915155217/https://sportando.basketball/en/cat/serie-a/101750/howard-powell-sant-ross-invited-to-the-adidas-eurocamp.html. September 15, 2018. dead.
  2. News: Prichazi Sant-Roos a De Zeeuw. August 3, 2018. basket-nymburk.cz. June 29, 2015. cs.
  3. News: Denver Nuggets Announce 2017 NBA Summer League Roster and Mini-Camp Schedule. August 3, 2018. NBA.com. June 30, 2017.
  4. News: Darussafaka adds forward Sant-Roos. https://web.archive.org/web/20170722130455/http://www.eurocupbasketball.com/eurocup/news/i/7yk7xd87nvoi3wbx. dead. July 22, 2017. July 20, 2017. eurocupbasketball.com. July 20, 2017.
  5. News: Howard Sant-Roos officially signs with AEK Athens. August 3, 2018. Sportando.basketball. August 3, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180804013901/https://sportando.basketball/en/europe/greece/284525/howard-sant-roos-officially-signs-with-aek-athens.html. August 4, 2018. dead.
  6. https://www.eurohoops.net/en/fiba-champions-league/906912/aek-re-signs-howard-sant-roos-through-2021/ AEK re-signs Howard Sant-Roos through 2021.
  7. News: CSKA tabs defensive ace Sant-Roos. EuroLeague.net. January 11, 2020. January 11, 2020.
  8. News: CSKA, Howard Sant-Roos part ways . Sportando . July 19, 2020 . July 19, 2020 . Borghesan . Ennio Terrasi .
  9. News: Howard Sant-Roos inks with Panathinaikos. July 21, 2020. Sportando. En. July 21, 2020 . Maggi . Alessandro .
  10. News: Howard Sant-Roos extends with Panathinaikos . Sportando . August 16, 2021 . August 16, 2021 . Carchia . Emiliano .
  11. News: Zaragoza officially announces Howard Sant-Roos. August 27, 2022. Sportando. En. August 27, 2022 . Borghesan . Ennio Terrasi .
  12. Web site: Howard Sant-Roos se incorpora al UCAM Murcia. July 21, 2023. ucamdeportes.com. es. July 29, 2023.
  13. News: Howard Sant-Roos: El cubano que enamora Europa. Howard Sant-Roos: The Cuban who falls in love with Europe. es. El Palco. 20 December 2019.