“Darius Thompson and Markus Howard chosen among the best five players of the 2022-23 season in the Endesa League for Saski Baskonia”

The two Baskonistas have been chosen among the five best players of the 2022-23 season.

Baskonia is in luck! In his first season in the Endesa League Darius Thompson y Markus Howard They have been chosen as members of the best five for the 2022-23 season. An extraordinary recognition that highlights the great campaign of the entire Cazoo Baskonia squad that has two of its players among the top five in the regular season. Dzanan Musa, Giorgi Shermadini and Edy Tavares complete the quintet.

The game director born in Tennessee, has been the player who has distributed the second most assists in the competition with an average of 6.1 basket passes in the 32 games he has played. Darius Thompson has averaged 10 points, 2.5 rebounds and a PIR of 14.7 credits, being the most valued of the Barça squad. His best game in his first year in acb was against Monbus Obradoiro with 20 points and 9 assists and a PIR of 27 points.

Markus Howard has left his mark on all basketball fans. A spectacular landing in the Endesa League in which the New Jersey player has been the player who has scored the most three-pointers in the entire competition with 96 hits. The Barça sniper set a new record for the history of Saski Baskonia with nine shots from the line of 6.75 converted against Gran Canaria. Pure spectacle of the player from Gasteiz who has averaged 16.1 points, being the second highest scorer in the competition.

Eighth double award for a successful Barça story

Howard and Thompson are the eighth Saski Baskonia couple that has been chosen in the best five of a season in acb. Their names join illustrious figures from Vitoria’s history such as Prigioni, Scola, Nocioni, Calderón, Rakocevic, Huertas, San Emeterio, Adams and Bourousis. These are the eight pairs of Saski Baskonia chosen in the best five of the Endesa League:

• 2003-2004: Andrés Nocioni and Luis Scola
• 2004-2005: José Manuel Calderón and Luis Scola
• 2005-2006: Pablo Prigioni and Luis Scola
• 2006-2007: Pablo Prigioni and Luis Scola
• 2008-2009: Pablo Prigioni and Igor Rakocevic
• 2010-2011: Marcelinho Huertas and Fernando San Emeterio
• 2015-16: Darius Adams y Ioannis Bourousis
• 2022-23: Darius Thompson y Markus Howard

Darius Thompson and Markus Howard will offer all their fans the prizes in advance of the first PlayOff game. A Buesa Arena that has played a great role throughout the course, being the pavilion with the best attendance in the entire Endesa League, in which Joan Peñarroya’s men have won 15 of the 17 matches. Two awards that come at the most important moment of the season and fill the entire Baskonia family with motivation. Zorionak, Darius eta Markus!