Player Bio:
UNLV: A part of UNLV's big group of defensive linemen in this year's class ... Name is pronounced "TWO-ee mah-low-AH-ta" ... Will be expected to compete for immediate playing time ... Comes from an athletic family and follows in the footsteps of a trio of UNLV defensive linemen who prepped in American Samoa (Isaako Aaitui and Daniel Mareko, who completed their collegiate careers in 2010, and current Rebel Sonny Sanitoa) ... Hails from the same JC program that produced 2013 Rebel signee Asten Koki.
JUNIOR COLLEGE: Played two seasons for former UNLV staffer Bob Jastrab at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, CA ... Recorded a team-high 6.5 sacks and 16 TFL as part of 49 total tackles as a sophomore ... Added two forced fumbles and a field goal block for the Mounties, who finished 9-2 in 2013 ... Also briefly attended Chabot JC.
HIGH SCHOOL: A 2011 graduate of Leone HS in Pago Pago, American Samoa ... Played along the line and in the secondary for the Lions.
PERSONAL: Tuivasa Nicholas Maloata was born Oct. 3, 1993, in West Covina, CA ... The son of Faleupolu Maloata and Theresa Aiono ... Has a younger sister, Arrielle, and three brothers, Faleupolu Jr., Austin and Avery ... Faleupolu, was a teammate of his at Mt. SAC while Austin signed this year with Oregon out of high school.
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