Markus Howard played with the USA Basketball U16 National Team in the FIBA Americas Championship in 2015. Credit: USA Basketball

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April has brought multiple roster changes for the Marquette men's basketball team. The first came when Henry Ellenson declared for the draft on April 5, leaving two open scholarship spots for the 2016-'17 season.

Those two scholarships didn't stay open long.

On Wednesday morning, Marquette officially announced the additions of Markus Howard, a 5-foot-11, 185-pound guard from Findlay Prep in Henderson, Nev., and graduate transfer Katin Reinhardt from USC.

Howard, a Chandler, Ariz. native and consensus top 50 recruit, will arrive on campus this summer. He averaged 18.6 points, 3.4 assists and 2.7 rebounds per game in his one season at Findlay Prep after playing two years at Perry High School in Gilbert, Ariz., where he scored more than 1,500 points in two seasons.

Originally a class of 2017 recruit, the honors student (4.0 GPA) will graduate high school early and join the program’s 2016 recruiting class.

“We are so excited to add Markus to the Marquette basketball family,” head coach Steve Wojciechowski said. “Markus comes from a terrific family and has proven to be one of the best young guards in the United States.

“He has shown the ability to be a dynamic scorer, as well as an outstanding leader both on and off the court,” Wojciechowski added. “We can’t wait for him to get to campus.”

Reinhardt, a 6-foot-6, 220-pound guard, committed to transfer to Marquette on Saturday night and will have one year of eligibility left. He is due to arrive on campus during the summer and will be able to play right away.

“Katin is a terrific addition to our program,” Wojciechowski said. “He has shown the ability to be an impact player at the high major level and his experience, versatility and ability to score will be a valuable asset to our program.

“We are really excited to welcome him to the Marquette basketball family."

After transferring from UNLV after his freshman year, Reinhardt started 40 of the 65 games he appeared in for the Trojans and helped USC reach the NCAA Tournament this past season. Last season he contributed 11.4 points and 2.8 rebounds per game in 34 appearances. As a sophomore, he chipped in a team-high 12.5 points per contest while also topping the roster in three-pointers (61) and free-throw percentage (81.5%).

The two new signees join Sam Hauser (Stevens Point) and Brendan Bailey (American Fork, UT) in Marquette's 2016 recruiting class. Entering Wednesday, Marquette's incoming freshmen ranked 15th in the country and first in the Big East according to 247 Sports.

Bailey left Wednesday for his two-year Mormon mission and will join Marquette in 2018 as a freshman with four years of eligibility remaining.