Márcio Santos (basketball)
Brazilian basketball player (born 2002)
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Márcio Henrique da Costa Santos (born 2 November 2002), also known mononymously as Márcio, is a Brazilian professional basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League and the EuroLeague. 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]
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Márcio in 2024 | |
| No. 3 – LSU Tigers men's basketball | |
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| Position | Center |
| League | College |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 2 November 2002 Três Corações, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Listed height | 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) |
| Career information | |
| College | LSU (commit) |
| NBA draft | 2023: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2018–present |
| Career history | |
| 2018–2024 | Franca |
| 2024–2025 | Ratiopharm Ulm |
| 2025–2026 | Maccabi Tel Aviv |
| 2026-present | LSU |
| Career highlights | |
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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.[1]
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.[3]
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]
On July 10, 2024, he signed with Ratiopharm Ulm of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL).[6]
On July 21, 2025, he signed with Maccabi Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[7]