Marcus Santos-Silva | |
Position: | Center |
Height M: | 2.01 |
Weight Kg: | 113 |
League: | LNB Pro A |
Team: | Saint-Quentin |
Birth Date: | June 7, 1997 |
Birth Place: | Boston, Massachusetts |
Nationality: | American |
Career Start: | 2023 |
Years1: | 2023–2024 |
Team1: | Lille Métropole |
Years2: | 2024–present |
Team2: | Saint-Quentin |
Marcus Santos-Silva | |
Position: | Tight end |
Undraftedyear: | 2022 |
Pastteams: | |
Status: | ce |
Statlabel1: | Receptions |
Statlabel2: | Receiving yards |
Statlabel3: | Total touchdowns |
Marcus Santos-Silva (born June 7, 1997) is a professional basketball player for Saint-Quentin of the LNB Pro A. He previously played college basketball and college football for Texas Tech and VCU.
Growing up, Santos-Silva played tight end on the gridiron and preferred football to basketball. During his freshman season at Taunton High School, he decided to focus on basketball after he had a growth spurt and defenders began targeting his knees. Following his sophomore season, Santos-Silva transferred to Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School. He transferred again to Vermont Academy and repeated his junior year.[1] As a senior, Santos-Silva was named to the Lakes Region all-conference team, helping the team finish 19–11.[2] He committed to VCU over offers from Kansas State, Boston College and Temple, among others.
As a freshman at VCU, Santos-Silva averaged 3.1 points and 3 rebounds per game.[3] During the offseason, he greatly worked on expanding his game, particularly his shooting and conditioning and lost 30 pounds over the summer.[4] In the Atlantic 10 Tournament, Santos-Silva contributed 26 points and 22 rebounds in a quarterfinal loss to Rhode Island, VCU's first 20 and 20 game since Kendrick Warren in 1991. He was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team and helped the Rams reach the NCAA Tournament. Santos-Silva averaged 10 points and 7.4 rebounds per game as a sophomore.[5] During the summer, Santos-Silva focused on his rebounding and adding a mid-range shot. On January 5, 2020, he tied his career high with 26 points and grabbed 12 rebounds in a 72–59 win against George Mason.[6] As a junior, Santos-Silva averaged 12.8 points, 8.9 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game, while shooting 56.9 percent from the floor. Following the season, he decided to transfer to Texas Tech as a graduate transfer.[7] He finished his bachelor's degree in Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness in the summer of 2020, and was eligible for Texas Tech immediately.[8]
Santos-Silva was named the preseason Big 12 Conference newcomer of the year. In his Texas Tech debut on November 25, Santos-Silva finished with 10 points and 12 rebounds in a 101–58 win against Northwestern State.[9] He averaged 8.3 points and 6.4 rebounds per game. Following the season he announced that he was returning to Texas Tech for his fifth season of eligibility.[10]
|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18| style="text-align:left;"| VCU| 33 || 0 || 9.8 || .535 || – || .400 || 3.0 || .3 || .1 || .5 || 3.1|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2018–19| style="text-align:left;"| VCU| 33 || 33 || 22.2 || .594 || – || .597 || 7.4 || .7 || .8 || 1.1 || 10.0|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20| style="text-align:left;"| VCU| 31 || 31 || 27.2 || .569 || – || .551 || 8.9 || .9 || 1.1 || 1.3 || 12.8|-| style="text-align:left;"| 2020–21| style="text-align:left;"| Texas Tech| 29 || 29 || 23.6 || .531 || .000 || .578 || 6.4 || 1.3 || .7 || 1.1 || 8.3|- class="sortbottom"| style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Career| 126 || 93 || 20.5 || .563 || .000 || .561 || 6.4 || .8 || .7 || 1.0 || 8.5
Santos-Silva signed with the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent on May 2, 2022 to play tight end.[11] He was waived on August 22, 2022.[12]
The San Antonio Brahmas selected him in the 15th round of the 2023 XFL Supplemental Draft on January 1, 2023.[13]
Marcus Santos-Silva came back to a basketball career : he was hired by Lille Métropole BC in the Pro B, the 2nd-tier level men's professional basketball league in France. There he succeed to play for his french team, and became member of the first team's Pro B at the end of the season 2023-2024.[14]
On June 27, 2024, he signed with Saint-Quentin of the LNB Pro A.[15]
Santos-Silva is the son of Louie Silva and Jackie Santos-Silva. He is a fan of the Boston Celtics.[16]