Markus Harding

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Photo by: Lauren Verellen '26 - @laurenverellen_photography

Photo by: Jack Reeber '23,M'25 - @jackreeber.raw

Photo by: Lauren Verellen '26 - @laurenverellen_photography

Photo by: Jack Reeber '23,M'25 - @jackreeber.raw

Markus Harding, Cayden Vasko, Anthony Pritchard

Photo by: Sydney Kline '26 - @sydney.kline.photography

Photo by: Jack Reeber '23,M'25 - @jackreeber.raw

Position:
C
Class:
Sophomore
Height:
6-10
Weight:
260
Hometown:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
High School:
Toronto Basketball Academy
Previous School:
Eastern Florida State College
Major:
Community Development/Community Services

CAREER

Saw action in 46 career games with 39 starts … averaged 9.7 points and 4.6 rebounds per game at Central Michigan … shot 50.4 percent (170-337) from the floor, 26.7 percent from 3-point range (28-105), and 62 percent from the free throw line (80-129) … also contributed 91 offensive rebounds, 211 total rebounds, 49 assists, 23 blocks and 12 steals … reached double figure scoring 25 times in career, one 20-point game, and 14 games with seven or more rebounds.

2023-24

As a junior center, saw action in 22 games with 22 starts at center … averaged 10.2 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 27.7 minutes per game … led the Chippewas in field goal percentage (53.3 percent) while converting 89 of 167 field goals … ranked second on the squad in rebounding (5.2 rpg.) … also added 32 assists and only 39 turnovers, 14 blocks, five steals and seven 3-pointers … averaged 10.1 points per game with 5.5 rebounds per game and shot 52.7 percent from the floor in 14 MAC games played … reached double figure scoring 13 times, grabbed seven or more rebounds eight times and one five-plus assist contest … scored 12 points (5-8 FG) with eight rebounds in MAC Semifinal game vs. Bowling Green (3/14) … finished with a career-high tying nine rebounds with five points at Miami (OH) (2/24) … added 10 points (5-7 FG) vs. Bowling Green (2/20) … scored 15 points (5-9 FG) with seven rebounds vs. Western Michigan (2/17) … scored a season-high 18 points (7-10 FG) with a career-high tying nine rebounds vs. Northern Illinois (1/30) … scored 15 points (6-11 FG) at Western Michigan (1/27) … added 11 points (5-8 FG) vs. Miami (OH) (1/23) … dished out a career-high five assists with eight points vs. Toledo (1/19) … scored 10 points with a career-high tying nine rebounds vs. Kent State (1/13) … scored a then-season-high 17 points (7-12 FG) at Eastern Michigan (1/9) … scored 12 points with eight rebounds vs. Buffalo (1/2) … finished with 13 points with seven rebounds vs. Valparaiso (12/6) … scored 17 points (8-10) with eight rebounds and four assists vs. Stetson (11/21) … contributed 13 points (4-5 FG) at South Florida (11/15) … scored 14 points (6-8 FT) with three assists vs. UL-Monroe (11/11).

2023-23

As a sophomore, played in 24 games with 17 starts at power forward … averaged 9.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 21.5 minutes per game … converted 47.6 percent (81-170) of his field goal attempts, 30.4 percent (21-69) of his 3-point attempts and 68.3 percent (41-60) of his free throw attempts … also added 17 assists, nine blocks and seven steals … registered 11 double figure scoring games and one 20-point performance … scored 18 points (7-12 FG), hit 2-6 3-pointers, grabbed four rebounds in season finale at Western Michigan (3/3) … scored 12 points with nine rebounds (four offensive) vs. Northern Illinois (2/25) … finished with 12 points (5-7 FG) with three rebounds vs. Ohio (2/18) … scored 11 points (5-9 FG) with three rebounds vs. Ball State (2/7) … scored a career-high 22 points (7-8 FG), hit a career-high best 5-6 3-pointers, grabbed four rebounds at Kent State (1/31) … finished with 16 points (6-11 FG), grabbed four rebounds at Ohio (1/21) … scored 11 points (3-7 FG), hit five free throws with five rebounds at Northern Illinois (1/10) … led the Chippewas with 15 points (4-8 FG), hit 6-8 free throws, grabbed seven rebounds (four offensive) in 27 minutes at Eastern Michigan (1/7) … scored 13 points (4-9 FG), hit 2-5 3-pointers with nine rebounds (three offensive) vs. Miami (Ohio) (1/3) … grabbed nine rebounds (six offensive) in 29 minutes at Michigan (1/29) … scored 14 points (6-10 FG) vs. Youngstown State (12/21) … finished with 13 points (5-9 FG) with seven rebounds vs. Robert Morris (12/7) … missed six games from Nov. 17-Dec. 7 … scored 19 points (8-9 FG) with eight rebounds (three offensive) vs. Eastern Illinois (11/13) … scored three points with two rebounds in start in season finale at Marquette (11/10).

2020-21 AT EASTERN FLORIDA

Attended Eastern Florida State College … Saw action in 21 games with 15 starts … averaged 4.3 points, 2.6 rebounds per game, and 15.7 minutes per game … Shot 43.9 percent from the floor (36-82) and converted 13 3-pointers.

HIGH SCHOOL

Attended the Toronto Basketball Academy and Father Henry Carr Prep … Rated a two-star recruit.

PERSONAL

Born Markus Justin Junior Harding on November 11, 2001 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada … Son of Mark Harding and Pauline Macdonald … Has a sister Taye and brother Hunter … Started playing basketball when he was 14 years old … Began playing football as a tight end … Father is his role model because he showed him that life isn’t easy and if you work hard, everything will turn out okay … One word that describes him: outgoing … Not many people know this but he can sing and is very good at video games … Assistant Coach Chris McMillian saw him play at Eastern Florida State College, called Coach Barbee and offered him a scholarship on the spot … Chose Central Michigan in order to reach his dreams of playing professional basketball while receiving a higher education … Selected Central Michigan over offers from Saint Peter’s, Wagner, East Tennessee State, Marist, North Carolina A&T, and Drexel.