MARCELO AT A GLANCE: Can stretch the floor with his range and athleticism ... Versatile player who can attack the basket ... Used to playing in a winning program.
JUNIOR (2021-22): Played in 20 games, started three ... Averaged 5.5 points per game on 39.6 percent shooting from the floor, including 22.5 percent from three ... Averaged 2.1 rebounds per game ... Had a season high 14 points while shooting a season best 6-of-9 from the floor against Albany State on Nov. 12.Â
CoVID (2020-21): Started in all seven games ... Averaged 12.4 points per game ... Shot 43.1 percent from the field, including 38.6 percent behind the arc ... Made 16-of-24 from the line ... Had a season-high 23 points against Florida Southern on Mar. 1 ... Had a season-high six rebounds at Saint Leo on Mar. 16.
SOPHOMORE (2019-20): Played in 26 games, starting once ... Made first college start against Embry-Riddle in the Sunshine State Conference tournament ... Scored in double figures 11 times, including a season-high 18 against Toccoa Falls on Dec. 21 ... Had a season-high 10 rebounds against Embry-Riddle on Mar. 3 ... Passed out five assists against Staten Island on Nov. 14 ... Posted four steals against Toccoa Falls.
FRESHMAN (2018-19): Appeared in 26 games ... Reached the double-digit mark in points six different times ... Had a season-high 18 points on 5-of-7 shooting at Palm Beach Atlantic (Feb. 20) ... Followed up that performance with 12 points on 5-of-9 shooting and five rebounds at Florida Southern (Feb. 23) ... Posted another huge performance with 15 points on 6-of-12 shooting including a buzzer-beater vs No. 15 Lynn (Feb. 27) ... Grabbed a season-high six rebounds vs Saint Leo (Mar. 2) ... Went perfect from the field on 3-of-3 shooting in 11 minutes at #1 ranked Bellarmine (Dec. 18) ... Shot 3-of-3 from the field vs Eckerd in 12 minutes (Dec. 8) including a late three-pointer to take the lead ... Named to the Athletic Director's honor list in both the fall and the spring semesters ... Was named to the Sunshine State Conference Commissioner's Honor Roll in the spring.
HIGH SCHOOL & AMATEUR: Won Class 2A state championship while playing for coach Juan Cardona at Miami Christian ... First-Team All-Dade selection by Miami Herald ... All-Tournament selection at Tournament of Champions in Atlanta ... City of Palms All-Tournament choice ... Kreul Classic All-Tournament pick ... Averaged 19.3 ppg, 6.0 reb, 4 apg ... Scored 32 points in 63-56 win over No. 1-ranked team in country, The Patrick School (N.J.), in the Kreul Classic ... Victors went 23-9 in 2017-18, playing 13 USA Today nationally-ranked teams ... No. 6-ranked player in Florida and No. 146 in country by MaxPreps ... Averaged team-best 20.2 ppg, 8.0 reb, 2.7 apg and 2.7 steals per game, shooting 52.2 percent from the field, 35.1 percent from 3-point range and 65.7 percent from the free throw line in 12 games with Liceo Curico (Chile) in 2016-17 ... Played for Chilean National Team.Â
PERSONAL: Son ov Cristian Pérez and Carola Sanhueza ... Sport psychology major.
