2020-21 Men's Basketball Roster
Roster
Marcus Santos-Silva
- Position:
- Forward
- Height:
- 6-7
- Weight:
- 245
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Taunton, Massachusetts
AWARDS
• All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (2022)
• Big 12 Preseason Newcomer of the Year (2020-21)
• NABC All-District Second Team (2020)
• 2019 Atlantic 10 All-Tournament Team (2019)
• Atlantic 10 Conference All-Academic (2020)
SUPER SENIOR SEASON (2021-22)
- Completed career with 1,244 points and 957 rebounds
- Led Tech with 29 blocked shots (0.8 per game), including a season-high three blocks in the home win over Texas on February 1
- Averaged 4.7 points and 4.1 rebounds per game utilizing his fifth season
- Recorded one double-double, going for 10 points and 10 rebounds in a home win over Oklahoma State
- Scored a season-high 13 points in teh season-opener against North Florida where he was 6 of 9 from the field
- Had a season-high 12 rebounds in a non-conference win over Lamar where he also had nine points
- Had two or more blocked shots in eight games, including three in the postseason
- Finished the season shooting 74-for-128 (57.8 percent) from the field
SENIOR SEASON (2020-21)
- Santos-Silva led the Red Raiders with 6.4 rebounds and 1.1 blocks per game
- Finished his first season with the program with two double-doubles and averaging 8.3 points per game
- Started all 29 games and averaged 23.6 minutes per game
- Scored a season-high 14 points in the home win over Iowa State where he was 6-for-8 from the field and also added seven rebounds
- His two double-doubles came in the first two games of the year, starting in the opener where he went for 13 rebounds and 10 points against Northwestern State and then producing 12 points and 10 rebounds in a win over Sam Houston State
- Was fourth in the Big 12 in blocked shots, finishing the year with 32 that included a season-best four blocks against Abilene Christian and Oklahoma State
- Santos-Silva finished the year averaging 3.1 offensive rebounds per game which ranked second in the Big 12 and came with him having nine games with four or more rebounds on the offensive end – highlighted by a season-high seven at LSU and seven against Texas in the Big 12 Championship quarterfinals
- Had four games with double-figure rebounds with 11 at home against Baylor and 12 at LSU to go along with his two double-doubles
- Recorded 10 points and 9 rebounds in the loss to Texas in the conference tournament
- Went over 1,000 points in his career during the season and has now scored 1,069 points to go along with 806 rebounds and 124 blocks through 126 games of his career
COLLEGIATE CAREER PATH
- 2017-18: VCU
- 2018-19: VCU
- 2019-20: VCU
- 2020-21: Texas Tech
- 2021-22: Texas Tech
PRIOR TO TEXAS TECH: Santos-Silva arrived at Texas Tech after playing three seasons at VCU and earning his bachelor’s degree in Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness… He is coming off a junior season where he earned NABC All-District Second Team and Atlantic 10 All-Academic Team… He transfers having accumulated 828 points, 620 rebounds and 92 blocked shots through 97 games in his career… Santos-Silva recorded 10 double-doubles during the 2019-20 season for the Rams and led VCU in scoring with 12.8 points per game after averaging 10.0 points per game in his sophomore season… A 6-foot-7 forward, he's coming off a season where he also led his team in rebounds (8.9) and blocks (1.2) per game and finished the shortened season shooting 56.9 percent from the field… Santos-Silva led VCU in scoring in 20 games after he earned Atlantic 10 All-Tournament honors as a sophomore following a 26-point, 22-rebound game against Rhode Island in the quarterfinals… He matched that career-high performance last season by going off for 26 points at George Mason where he was 10-for-14 from the field and also had 14 rebounds.
PERSONAL: Son of Jackie and Louie… Has two siblings, Luis and Arianna. Signed with Texas Tech on April 30, 2020.
