Iziane Castro Marques profile

Height: 6-0.

Weight: 140.

Age: 24, born March 13, 1982, in São Luis, Maranhão, Brazil.

College: None.

Acquired: Signed as a free agent in April 2005.

Hometown: São Luis, Maranhão, Brazil.

Pro experience: Fourth season, averaged a career-high 8.2 points and 2.9 rebounds in 2005.

Game time: Castro Marques is more comfortable having played a season in the Storm system. She's not a fan of defense, but worked to build muscle during the offseason in order to stop some of the league's top small forwards. Offensively, Castro Marques remains quick to the hoop on fast breaks and has mixed in a little outside shooting to her range.

Super Mario: You don't want to play Castro Marques in Nintendo's signature game. She's mastered all of the "Mario Bros." games and plays them regularly, taking about an hour to get to the top level — if she's concentrating. "It's challenging and relaxes me," she said.

Nickname: Izzy.