Howard, Markus

Markus Howard is a professional basketball player. He played high school basketball at Perry High School for his freshman and sophomore seasons before transferring to Findlay Prep. Markus attended Marquette University (2016-2019) where he set numerous school and Big East Conference records and was a consensus First Team All-American as a senior. Though he went undrafted in the 2020 NBA Draft, he was signed by the Denver Nuggets. He is the younger brother of Jordan Howard.

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Basketball

Perry High School
2013-1015

Freshman - All-State
Freshman - State Semi-finalists
Freshman - 23 ppg

Sophomore - All-State
Sophomore - 32.4 ppg (led state)

Basketball

Marquette University
2016-2020

Freshman - 13.2 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 2.3 apg
Freshman - led nation in 3 point FG% (.547)
Freshman - Set school record for single season 3 point FG%
Freshman - 9 3 point FG in a game (school record)
Freshman - Big East All-Freshman Team
Freshman - Big East All-Academic Team
Freshman - 3 time Big East Freshman of the Week

Sophomore - 20.4 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 2.8 apg
Sophomore - 11 3-point FG in a game (school record)
Sophomore - 11 3 point FG in a game (Big East record)
Sophomore - 17 FG in a game (school record)
Sophomore - 17 FG in a game (Big East record)
Sophomore - 19 3 point FG attempted in a game (school record)
Sophomore - 19 3 point FG attempted in a game (Big East record)
Sophomore - 52 points against Providence (school record)
Sophomore - All-Big East Second Team

Junior - 25 ppg, 4 rpg, 3.9 apg
Junior - Led Big East in scoring
Junior - 5th in the nation in scoring
Junior - Led Big East in FT% (.890)
Junior - 10th in the nation in FT%
Junior - 19 FT made in a game (school record)
Junior - Set school single season scoring record (851 points)
Junior - 53 points against Creighton (school record)
Junior - 53 points against Creighton (Big East record)
Junior - 6 time Big East Player of the Week
Junior - Big East Player of the Year
Junior - All-Big East First Team
Junior - Consensus Second Team All-American

Senior - 27.8 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 3.3 apg
Senior - 33 FG attempted in a game (school record)
Senior - 33 FG attempted in a game (Big East record)
Senior - 15 FT made in a game (Big East record)
Senior - 17 FT attempted in a game (Big East record)
Senior - Led the nation in scoring
Senior - Consensus First Team All-American
Senior - All Big-East First Team
Senior - Senior CLASS Award Winner
Senior - Bob Cousy Award finalist (nation’s top point guard)
Senior - 5 time Big East Player of the Week
Senior - Big East All-Academic Team


Career - Marquette’s all-time leading scorer (2,761 points)
Career - 21.6 ppg for a career (school record)
Career - 21st most career points in NCAA history
Career - 434 3 point FG (school record)
Career - 7th most career 3 point FG in NCAA history (434)
Career - 1017 3 point FG attempted (school record)
Career - 42.7% on 3 point FG (#5 all time at MU)
Career - 599 FT made (school record)
Career - 679 FT attempted (#3 all time at MU)
Career - 88.2% FT (#3 all time at MU)
Career - Most career points in Big East games (1,587)
Career - 864 made FG (school record)
Career - 1945 FG attempted (school record)
Career - Most Big East Player of the Week honors (13)
Career - Owns all five slots on the school’s list of most 3 point FG in a game
Career - 3rd NCAA player ever to record a 50 point game in 3 consecutive seasons (Wayman Tisdale, Pete Maravich are the others)

Basketball

Denver Nuggets
2020-present

17 games, .9 ppg, .3 rpg, .4 apg