2010-11 (As a Redshirt Junior): Played in 30 games with 18 starts in his first season of action following a redshirt year in 2009-10, averaging 3.7 points and 2.7 rebounds per game while shooting 51.1 percent from the field (48-of-94) ... Started 11 of the team's final 12 games to end the year, raising his production to 6.2 points and 5.0 rebounds per game off a .549 field goal percentage during that stretch ... Made his first start as a Trojan against St. Gregory's (Nov. 17), and responded with a season-high 13 points off 6-of-8 shooting to go along with six rebounds ... Followed that up with an 11-point effort off 4-of-5 shooting in a win over Illinois State (Nov. 21) ... The SGU game marked the beginning of eight-consecutive starts before moving into a reserve role ... Rejoined the starting lineup at Louisiana-Lafayette (Feb. 5) and chipped in 10 points off a 4-for-4 effort from the floor ... Posted his first career double-double the following game, finishing with 11 points and a season-high 12 rebounds (five offensive) over 32 minutes in a win at ULM (Feb. 12) ... Averaged 5.3 rebounds per game and shot 61.5 percent from the field during UALR's four victories at the Sun Belt Tournament ... Led the Trojans with nine rebounds in the first round victory over South Alabama (March 5) and grabbed a team-high seven boards in the championship game against North Texas (March 8) ... Chipped in 11 points and five rebounds against UNC Asheville in the NCAA Tournament (March 15), going 5-of-6 from the field ... Scored in double figures five times on the year and led the team in rebounding on three occasions.
2009-10 (As a Junior): Sat out the season as a redshirt.
At Midland College: Spent two seasons at Midland College where he helped the Chaparrals to a combined 61-8 record and a runner-up finish at the 2009 NJCAA Tournament ... Averaged 5.4 points and 5.8 rebounds per game while shooting 48.2 percent from the floor (79-of-164) as a sophomore ... Midland ended the 2008-09 season with a 33-4 record (14-2 WJCAC) after falling to Salt Lake CC, 67-60, in the national championship game ... Scored a season-high 16 points against Southwest Texas JC (11/14/08), going 6-of-9 from the field ... Had five games with 10-or-more rebounds, including a season-high 13 boards against Lubbock Christian (11/8/08), and a pair of double-doubles ... Put together an 11-point, 11-rebound effort in the season opener against Kilgore College (10/31/08) for his first double-double of the year ... Recorded his second double-double with a 15-point, 12-rebound performance versus Lone Star College Tomball (1/3/09) ... Helped the Chaparrals to a 28-4 record, a WJCAC co-championship and a No. 7 ranking in the final NJCAA poll by averaging 5.3 points and 4.9 rebounds per game as a freshman ... Played in all 30 games with four starts and shot 49.2 percent from the field (63-of-128) ... Scored a season-high 16 points against Texas Wesleyan JC (11/11/07) by converting 7-of-8 field goal attempts ... Grabbed a career-high 14 rebounds against Clarendon (1/14/08) ... Played for head coach Grant McCasland.
Personal: Full name is Marlon Marlio Luz Louzeiro ... Born July 23, 1987 in Sao Luis, Brazil ... Son of Islandia and Mario Louzeiro ... Has two sisters, Monalisa Luz and Marlianne Luz Louzeiro ... Attended Seletivo Colegio High School in Brazil ... Graduated from UALR in May of 2011 with a degree in sports management and a minor in speech communication ... Pursuing a graduate degree in speech communication.
