At Mt. San Jacinto College: Earned All-Foothill Conference First Team honors as a sophomore after averaging 14 points, 3.2 assists and 5.3 rebounds per game ... Helped guide the Eagles to the Elite Eight of the California State Tournament for the first time since 1999 as a sophomore ... Scored in double figures in 25 of the team's 31 games to help Mt. San Jacinto to a 22-9 record ... Poured in a career-high 25 points against the College of Siskyous on Nov. 5, 2010 ... Received honorable mention All-Foothill Conference accolades as a freshman in 2009-10, playing alongside Trojan senior D'Andre Williams ... Played in all 29 games in his first season at MSJC, averaging 9.5 points, 2.2 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game ... Played for head coach Patrick Springer.

At West Valley HS: Originally signed with San Diego State out of West Valley High School and was ranked as the No. 28 shooting guard in the class of 2009 by ESPN.com and a 3-star recruit by Rivals ... Led West Valley to the 2008 CIF Southern Section Division III-AA title as a junior and a spot in the CIF Southern California Division I State Basketball Championships ... Averaged 20.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.7 steals as a junior to help West Valley to a 25-4 overall record and a 12-1 mark in conference ... Received Division III-A Co-Player of the Year honors from the Southern California Interscholastic Basketball Coaches Association and was named to the All-CIF Southern Section Team and the All-Area Second Team by The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, Calif. ... A three-time All-League selection ... Played for head coach Chuck Pebbles.

Personal: Full name is Marcus Eric Lawton ... Born Jan. 13, 1991 in Moreno Valley, Calif. ... Son of Vanessa Thompson ... Has three brothers, Brandon Lawton, Arnel Lawton and Damion Berry; and three sisters Kia Lawton, Trina Lawton and Candace Lawton ... Undecided on an academic major.