Markel Starks at Fenerbahçe Beko – Fenerbahçe Sports Club

Fenerbahçe Beko Men’s Basketball Team, within the scope of the squad planning for the 2021-22 season, reached an agreement with the American point guard Markel Starks (1.88, 1991), who started this season with the Igokea jersey, for the remainder of the season.

Who is Markel Starks?

Born on February 21, 1991 in Accokeek, Maryland, Markel Starks played for Georgetown throughout his college career (2010-2014).

After graduating in 2014, FMC Frentino (Italy-Serie A2) in the 2014-15 season, Cairns Taipans (Australia-NBL) and Vanoli Cremona (Italy-Serie A) in the 2015-2016 season, Fraport Skyliners (Germany-BBL) in the 2016-17 season, respectively. ) and Koroivos Amaliadas (Greece-A1).

Starks, who passed through our country in the 2017-18 season and wore the Yalova Group Belediye Spor uniform, spent the 2018-19 season in Poland with the Stelmet Zielona Gora jersey.

Transferred to Russia’s Avtador Saratov team in 2019-20, Markel Starks sweated the team’s jersey for two seasons. Starks started the 2021-22 season in Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Igokea team and had a very successful performance.

Markel Starks competed with Igokea in two different lanes in the remaining part of the 2021-22 season. Starks, who played 14 games in the Adriatic League, scored 10.2 points (48.6% two points, 45.2% three points, 88.9% free throws), 5.6 assists, 2.1 rebounds, 0.9 steals in these matches. Starks, who also played for Igokea in the FIBA ​​Champions League, played in nine matches in this organization and scored 12.7 points (43.3% two points, 42.9% three points, 75.0% free throws), 6.8 assists, 1.3 rebounds, 1.8 steals. .

Here are the statistics of Markel Starks for the last four years of his career before the Igokea era:

2020-21 – Avtador Saratov (VTB): 24 games, 11.2 points (49.0 two points, 37.5% three points, 87.5% free throws), 3.8 assists, 1.7 rebounds, 0.7 steals

2019-20 – Avtador Saratov (VTB): 18 games, 14.4 points (48.5% two points, 32.3% three points, 95.0% free throws), 5.9 assists, 2.3 rebounds, 1.2 steals

2018-2019 – Stelmet Zielona Gora (VTB): 24 games, 11.5 points (49.7% two points, 33.8% three points, 86.7% free throws), 4.8 assists, 1.8 rebounds, 0.8 steals. (Polish League) 36 games, 13.7 points (55.0% two points, 40.2% three points, 80.5% free throws), 5.6 assists, 2.4 rebounds, 1.1 steals

2017-2018 – Yalova Belediye (TBL): 30 games, 22.2 points (51.1% two points, 35.5% three points, 89.2% free throws), 7.3 assists, 3.4 rebounds, 1.9 steals

The experienced playmaker, who has been playing in Europe for many years, draws attention with his high percentage of outside shots as well as his passer characteristics and his effectiveness in the open field.

Markel Starks will be an important part of Fenerbahçe Beko’s guard rotation in the 2021-22 season.

We wish that this agreement will be beneficial for our Club and Markel Starks, and we hope that our athlete will experience a season full of victories under the yellow-dark blue jersey.

Fenerbahçe Sports Club

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