Markus Howard Biography
Markus Howard is an American college basketball player for Marquette University. He began his high school career at Perry High School in Gilbert, Arizona. As a freshman, Howard started in the backcourt with his brother and averaged 23 points per game, leading his team to the state semifinals.
Howard committed to Arizona State following his freshman season. After a sophomore season where Howard averaged 32.4 points per game, he decommitted from Arizona State and reopened up his recruitment.
For his junior season, Howard transferred to national basketball power Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nevada.
During his junior season at Findlay Prep, where he led the team in scoring, Howard announced that he would reclassify to the class of 2016 and signed with Marquette.
College career
As a freshman, Markus entered the starting lineup and averaged 13.2 points per game and led the country in three-point shooting at 54.7%, and was named to the 2017 Big East Conference All-Freshman team.
As a sophomore, he became one of college basketball’s top scorers. Howard scored a career-high 52 points in an overtime win over Providence on January 4, 2018, tying a Big East single-game record.
On the season, he averaged 20.4 points per game and was named second-team All-Big East. Howard also finished the season with the NCAA’s second-best free throw percentage (93.8%).
Going into his junior season of 2018–19, Howard earned national preseason recognition, appearing on the watch lists for the Wooden Award, the Naismith Award and the Bob Cousy Award for top point guard. He was also selected preseason first-team All-Big East.
In Marquette’s non-conference schedule, he recorded two 45-point games, against ranked teams Kansas State and Buffalo. In the Buffalo win, Howard scored 40 of his total in the second half.
National team career
Howard has represented the United States in FIBA play on two occasions. In 2015, Howard was a member of the gold medal-winning US team in the 2015 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship. He then won a gold medal at the 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Zaragoza, Spain. In the U17 tournament, he averaged 11.9 points and 2.6 assists per game.
Markus Howard Age
He was born on 3 March 1999 in Morristown, New Jersey, United States. He is 19 years old as of 2018.
Markus Howard Height
He stands at a height of 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) weighing 175 lb (79 kg).
Markus Howard Brother
His older brother Jordan Howard played college basketball for Central Arkansas and was the 2018 Southland Conference Player of the Year.
The brothers were teammates for one season at Perry High.
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Marquette vs. Creighton score: Markus Howard scores Big East-record 53 points in Golden Eagles’ wild OT win
Marquette guard Markus Howard gifted college hoops fans the guttiest individual performance of the season to date on Wednesday night in willing the Golden Eagles, who trailed for almost the entire bout on the road against Creighton, to an unlikely 106-104 overtime victory.
Howard himself accounted for half of Marquette’s points.
Did you do the math? That’s (carry the one) 53 points!
Howard’s outburst set a new Big East individual scoring record for the most points ever scored and he did so with impressive efficiency. He finished 15 of 26 from the floor, 13 of 15 from the free throw line, and 10 of 14 from beyond the arc — including a streak in overtime in which he scored 11 consecutive points to give Marquette breathing room. If you look closely you can almost see Howard’s hands smoking from his heat check.
Howard’s night tilted from incredible to borderline unbelievable in overtime by adding 14 of his 53 points in the final five minutes of bonus time. But his heroics almost certainly would have been written off as a great performance in a loss if not for a wild sequence that ultimately sent it to OT.
Creighton appeared to be in the catbird seat to snag a nice home win after gaining possession armed with an 85-82 lead in the final second, but the Bluejays failed to successfully inbound the ball, setting up Marquette’s Sam Hauser for a buzzer-beater that ultimately afforded Howard an opportunity to set a new scoring record in league play.
Howard’s breakout is anything but surprising if you’ve watched Marquette this season. The junior guard is scoring 24 points per game and making 41.9 percent of his 3-pointers. And Wednesday was an extreme example, more or less, of what he’s done all season. He scored 37 against Bethune-Cookman on Nov. 10; He scored 45 on 12th-ranked Kansas State on Dec. 1; He scored 45 on 14th-ranked Buffalo on Dec. 21; and Wednesday he set his own season-high with 53. Thrice this season he’s gone for 45+ — and twice he’s made at least eight 3-pointers in a single game.
For Howard, it was a momentous night that will almost certainly vault him into Player of the Year discussion moving forward. And for Marquette, a quality all-around win on the road as it improves to 13-3 on the season and 2-1 in Big East play.
Source: www.cbssports.com
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