Julien Mahé is making the final touches to his next squad. The day after the signing of Noah Kirkwood, Saint-Quentin announced the signing of interior Marcus Santos-Silva (2.01 m, 27 years old) for next season.
After having perfectly launched his career in Europe with Lille Métropole Basket, in Pro B (11.6 points on 53.7% shooting, 8.4 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.4 interceptions and 1.7 against for 16.6 rating in 38 matches), the American pivot who recently held a Cape Verdean passport – linked to his origins – will thus discover the Betclic Elite and the Basketball Champions League (BCL).
« Marcus completes our racket for next season. Mobile and intense position 5, he had a great season with Lille in Pro B. We are very happy to welcome him », notes his coach Julien Mahé.
A very nice rebound for the native of Boston, trained in the NCAA between VCU (2017-2020) and Texas Tech (2020-2022), who had attempted a second career in American football by signing a year in the NFL, before returning to her first love last summer.
The 2024-2025 workforce of the SQBB:
Nolan Traore, Lucas Boucaud, Loïc Schwartz, Noah Kirkwood, Mohamed Diakite, Giovanni Oniangue, William Pfister, Khalid Moore, Marcus Santos Silva, Dominik Olejniczak
BCL: Nanterre, Saint-Quentin and Cholet know their opponents
Qualified for the group stage of the 2024-2025 BCL season, Nanterre and Saint-Quentin have inherited formidable opponents. In the preliminary round, Cholet will be on the road to Massimo Cancellieri’s PAOK.
Betclic Élite: the transfer table for the 2024-2025 season
While the Betclic Elite season ended with Monaco’s double, here is the summary of the transfers already recorded for the 2024-2025 season.
