One of two returning starters, Montalvo ranks second among returning players in scoring, having averaged 9.1 points per game as a sophomore during the 2002-2003 season......Topped all returning players with 28 three-point field goals last year.....Scored in double figures 13 times last season, with a career high of 23 against Rice, 21 in one game against Centenary, and 20 in the other against the Gents.......Scored in double figures in UTPA’s first four games last season, six of the first seven, and the final two contests.....Saw action in 26 of 30 games as a freshman during the 2001-02 season..... Made six three-point field goals without a miss and scored a sesason-best 18 points to lead the Broncs to a victory at Portland.....Made four three-pointers in the second half, the last accounting for UTPA’s final three points as the teams headed to overtime deadlocked at 68...Connected twice more in OT, the final shot bringing the Broncs from behind to tie the game at 80 with 38 seconds left, setting the stage for the winning basket... Redshirted at Texas-Pan American during the 2000-01 season......Starred at LA JOYA HIGH SCHOOL, where he was named District 30-5A’s Most Valuable Player, while earning All-Region, All-Valley and All-Area honors as a senior...Had his best season as a senior, averaging 22.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists and 2.3 steals per game …Was named Sophomore of the Year and was a member of the All-Defensive Team as well.......A two-sport athlete at La Joya High School, lettering in both basketball and track and field… …Graduated in the top 15 per cent of his class.

Born February 26, 1982… Son of Blauca and Jose Montalvo… Has four siblings, Armando, Ivan, Omar and Adam… Has a double major at UTPA-Sociology and Spanish.