Zenit signs Markus Howard through the 2027/28 season

Zenit St Petersburg has announced the signing of 27-year-old guard Markus Howard on a contract running through the end of the 2027/28 season.

Howard spent the past four years with Spain's Baskonia. In the 2023/24 season, playing under Ivanovic, who now coaches Zenit, he led the EuroLeague in scoring with 19.5 points per game, according to the VTB United League.

The guard made 130 EuroLeague appearances for Baskonia and won the Spanish Cup with the club last season. In his 23 EuroLeague games that season, he averaged 10.4 points and 2.1 assists.

Howard began his professional career with the Denver Nuggets, playing for the NBA team from 2020 to 2022. His time in Denver included 68 regular-season games and nine playoff appearances.