The big man posted a double-double to lead Ulm to a narrow win over Trento
Ulm’s latest Brazilian star, Marcio Santos, finally showed what he can do
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ratiopharm Ulm has an impressive history with Brazilian players and the club’s latest import from the South American nation, Marcio Santos, is finally starting to shine; he was the difference maker on Wednesday in helping Ulm get back to its winning ways.
Santos scored 23 points with 3 three-pointers and grabbed 11 rebounds for a performance index rating of 27 in Ulm’s 84-82 victory over Dolomiti Energia Trento.
“Marcio Santos was just fantastic today. He was definitely the match-winner in the end,” Ulm head coach Ty Harrelson said after the game.
The Brazilian big man, who will turn 22 years old on Saturday, had totaled just 18 points and 15 rebounds in his first four EuroCup games - nearly matching those numbers just against Trento.
“You just feel the game and I felt like I needed to do something more - like more energy, more baskets, more defense. Whatever the team needed me to do, I did,” said Santos, who came to Ulm after having helped Sesi Franca Sao Paulo to the 2023 Basketball Champions League Americas and 2023 Intercontinental Cup titles as well as three Brazilian league crowns.
Harrelson said Santos arrived in Germany with a sickness that kept him from performing at his top level for about a month.
“His recent performances have been much better,” the coach said. “It took him a lot of time to get into it. And now you can see what he can do when [Ulm sports director] Thorsten [Leibenath] and [Ulm managing director] Thomas [Stoll] scouted him.”
Santos is the latest Brazilian whom Leibenath and Stoll have brought to Ulm. Cristiano Felicio came to Ulm for the 2021-22 season but injuries limited the former NBA big man’s production. Yago Dos Santos and Bruno Caboclo helped Ulm win its first-ever German League crown in 2022-23 and Georgina de Paula was with the club last season before returning home to South America this past off-season.
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Marcio Santos showed how versatile his game is against Trento. Playing tough inside the paint with some excellent footwork for his age and also draining 3 three-pointers. Santos also set a new personal best with 11 rebounds, including 2 offensive rebounds. It was the fourth time in five games that Santos snatched 2 offensive rebounds as he uses his size and positioning well in rebounding. He also helped preserve the win by challenging the potential game-winner at the buzzer.
A lot of attention this season has gone to Ulm’s star teenage duo of Ben Saraf and Noa Essengue while Justinian Jessup and Alfonso Plummer have garnered some high praise at times as well. But this was the first time that Santos shined brightest. And given the club’s needs inside, it would be massively important if the Brazilian can continue to play well.