Howard Powell Sant-Roos Olano (born February 13, 1991) is a Cuban professional

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player for

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of the

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. At a height of 2.01 m (6'7") tall, he plays at the

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position, but he can also operate as a

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Early career

Sant-Roos began playing club basketball at the youth and

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levels in

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. Sant-Roos started his pro career in 2011, in the German 3rd Division, with

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; the farm team of the German 1st Division (BBL) team

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. He was coached there by

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Professional career

ČEZ Nymburk (2015–2017)

On June 29, 2015, Sant-Roos signed a two-year deal with the Czech team

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. Sant-Roos helped the team to win the

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in 2017, and the Czech League titles in 2016 and 2017. On June 30, 2017, Sant-Roos joined the

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' Summer League roster, for the

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Darüşşafaka (2017–2018)

On July 20, 2017, Sant-Roos signed a one-year deal with the Turkish Super League team Darüşşafaka. 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

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team

AEK Athens A.E.K ( el, AEK , formally Αθλητική Ένωσις Κωνσταντινουπόλεως; Athlitikí Énosis Konstantinoupόleos, ''Athletic Union of Constantinople''), known as A.E.K, is a major Greece, Greek multi-sport club based in Nea ...

, for the 2018–19 season. With the Greek club, he won the

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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.

CSKA Moscow (2020)

On January 11, 2020, Sant-Roos officially signed with the Russian EuroLeague powerhouse

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through the 2022–23 season, after a buy-out of €500,000 was submitted to and accepted by

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. On July 19, 2020, CSKA officially opted-out of their contract with Sant-Roos, releasing him in the process.

Panathinaikos (2020–2022)

On July 21, 2020, Sant-Roos signed with

powerhouse and six-times winner of the EuroLeague

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for the 2020-2021 season, with an option for a second year. On August 16, 2021, he renewed his contract with the Greek club through 2023. During his second season with the Greens, in 32

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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–present)

On August 27, 2022, he has signed with

of the

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.

Career statistics

EuroLeague

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, 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

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Highlights and awards

Pro career

champion:

* EuroCup champion:

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*2 x Czech NBL champion:

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: 2017 * Greek League winner:

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winner:

Greek Super Cup The Greek Super Cup ( el, Σούπερ Καπ Ελλάδος), officially known as the Cup of Friendship and Solidarity ( el, Κύπελλο Φιλίας και Αλληλεγγύης) was a Greek Football (soccer), association football one-match ...

winner:

Individual

*2x

Greek Basket League Best Defender The Greek Basket League Best Defender, or Greek Basket League Defensive Player of the Year, is an annual award for the best defensive player of each season of Greece's top-tier level professional basketball club league, the Greek Basket League. ...

: 2018–19,

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* VTB United League Steals Leader (2016) *

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: 2019–20 Game Day 9