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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Men’s Basketball Signs Marlon Sierra To NLI
May 01, 2018 | Men's Basketball
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – The Bowling Green State University men's basketball team, along with head coach Michael Huger, have announced the signing of Marlon Sierra (Miami, Florida / Miami Senior / Western Nebraska Community College) to a National Letter of Intent. The program announced his signing on Tuesday, May 1.
Sierra is a 6-6 forward that is immediately eligible for the 2018-19 season. Sierra, a graduate of Miami Senior High School, has two years of eligibility remaining for BGSU after spending the previous two seasons at Western Nebraska Community College.
"I'm excited to welcome Marlon Sierra to our program. Marlon will bring some toughness and grit to our power forward position," said head coach Michael Huger. "He has terrific situational awareness and can affect the game in multiple ways. His rebounding, physicality and ability to score will make him a valuable piece of our team the next two seasons. Adding Marlon to our roster gives us a diverse group of players who can contribute at the power forward spot. I believe Marlon will have a terrific career at Bowling Green."
The native of Miami, Florida appeared in 62 games over his two years at Western Nebraska. Sierra made eight starts as a freshman, before making 32 starts as a sophomore. The Cougars went 48-19 over his two-year career at Western Nebraska.
Most recently, the future Falcon played a huge role in one of the most successful seasons in Western Nebraska men's basketball history in 2017-18. Sierra posted one of his five career double-doubles in Western Nebraska's Regional Championship-clinching victory over Otero Junior College, as he posted 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting, while also pulling down 10 rebounds.
Sierra led Western Nebraska to a 27-8 mark in 2017-18, which culminated in the program's first trip to the NJCAA National Tournament since 2001. The Cougars went on to defeat Holmes Community College in their first game of the NJCAA National Tournament. In the 87-73 victory over Holmes Community College, Sierra posted double-digit rebounds for the third-consecutive game, as he registered 11 rebounds in the victory.
After averaging 8.0 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists as a freshman in 2016-17, Sierra averaged 12.3 points, 2.5 assists and a team-high 6.8 rebounds in 2017-18 as a sophomore. In his most-recent season, the forward shot 46.5 percent from downtown on 71 attempts. In conference play, Sierra was even more lethal from deep, as he went 26-for-52 (50.0 percent) from beyond the long line. Sierra connected on 71.6 percent of his free throw attempts in 2017-18.
MARLON SIERRA'S DOUBLE-DOUBLES AT WESTERN NEBRASKA
Nov. 22, 2016 vs. Adams State: 22 PTS, 13 REBS, 9-14 FG
Feb. 25, 2017 at Eastern Wyoming: 11 PTS, 10 REBS, 7-8 FT
Jan. 5, 2018 vs. Laramie County: 18 PTS, 11 REBS, 7-12 FG
Feb. 24, 2018 vs. Otero: 12 PTS, 10 REBS, 2-3 3PT
March 10, 2018 vs. Otero: 15 PTS, 10 REBS, 7-11 FG
Sierra is a 6-6 forward that is immediately eligible for the 2018-19 season. Sierra, a graduate of Miami Senior High School, has two years of eligibility remaining for BGSU after spending the previous two seasons at Western Nebraska Community College.
"I'm excited to welcome Marlon Sierra to our program. Marlon will bring some toughness and grit to our power forward position," said head coach Michael Huger. "He has terrific situational awareness and can affect the game in multiple ways. His rebounding, physicality and ability to score will make him a valuable piece of our team the next two seasons. Adding Marlon to our roster gives us a diverse group of players who can contribute at the power forward spot. I believe Marlon will have a terrific career at Bowling Green."
The native of Miami, Florida appeared in 62 games over his two years at Western Nebraska. Sierra made eight starts as a freshman, before making 32 starts as a sophomore. The Cougars went 48-19 over his two-year career at Western Nebraska.
Most recently, the future Falcon played a huge role in one of the most successful seasons in Western Nebraska men's basketball history in 2017-18. Sierra posted one of his five career double-doubles in Western Nebraska's Regional Championship-clinching victory over Otero Junior College, as he posted 15 points on 7-of-11 shooting, while also pulling down 10 rebounds.
Sierra led Western Nebraska to a 27-8 mark in 2017-18, which culminated in the program's first trip to the NJCAA National Tournament since 2001. The Cougars went on to defeat Holmes Community College in their first game of the NJCAA National Tournament. In the 87-73 victory over Holmes Community College, Sierra posted double-digit rebounds for the third-consecutive game, as he registered 11 rebounds in the victory.
After averaging 8.0 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists as a freshman in 2016-17, Sierra averaged 12.3 points, 2.5 assists and a team-high 6.8 rebounds in 2017-18 as a sophomore. In his most-recent season, the forward shot 46.5 percent from downtown on 71 attempts. In conference play, Sierra was even more lethal from deep, as he went 26-for-52 (50.0 percent) from beyond the long line. Sierra connected on 71.6 percent of his free throw attempts in 2017-18.
MARLON SIERRA'S DOUBLE-DOUBLES AT WESTERN NEBRASKA
Nov. 22, 2016 vs. Adams State: 22 PTS, 13 REBS, 9-14 FG
Feb. 25, 2017 at Eastern Wyoming: 11 PTS, 10 REBS, 7-8 FT
Jan. 5, 2018 vs. Laramie County: 18 PTS, 11 REBS, 7-12 FG
Feb. 24, 2018 vs. Otero: 12 PTS, 10 REBS, 2-3 3PT
March 10, 2018 vs. Otero: 15 PTS, 10 REBS, 7-11 FG
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