GENERAL INFO/CAREER Diminuitive guard who can play the point or on the wing solid defender who brings a ton of energy to the floor has developed into an excellent shooter needs 23 wins as a senior to break the school record for wins in a career 2011-12 JUNIOR Branch Law Firm Men's Basketball Awards Lobo Award for Best All-Around Student-Athete Most Charges Drawn Started both exhibition games, averaging 7.0 points per game with four assists and two steals Started his first season opener, scoring three points with a pair of assists and steals against New Orleans scored a season-high seven points against New Mexico State was perfect from the field and the line, going 2-for-2 from the field and 4-4 from the line had no points but a team-best three steals against Washington State had a season-high nine points on 4-of-6 shooting against Boston College was solid against Idaho State, with eight points and two steals, and several hustle plays that harassed the Bengals into turnovers had a solid five-point, three-assist night with no turnovers against Missouri State didn't attempt a shot, but had three steals in 14 minutes had a season-high 10 points off the bench against Oklahoma State, on 4-of-7 shooting had 11 against Montana State, hitting 5-of-7 from the field had another great game with a third straight season-high in points, scoring a career-high tying 16 on 7-of-8 shooting with a career-best eight assists and no steals went 3-for-3 from downtown for nine points with six assists and one turnover against New Mexico State was superb again with 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting, adding two assists had four points and a season-high four steals against Houston Baptist made a spot start for the injured Hugh Greenwood and scored 11 points with six assists and no turnovers against North Dakota started his first career Mountain West game, scoring 13 points with three threes at Wyoming did not score against UNLV in 13 minutes of action came off the bench for 10 points and six assists with no turnovers against Colorado State scored nine points and drew a charge vs. TCU dished out five assists to go along with seven points against Air Force had three points, three boards, and his first career blocked shot, at Boise State hit a big three to cap UNM's 13-2 lead-changing run against Wyoming scored 15 points on 5-of-7 shooting with a team-high three assists in a win at San Diego State had four points vs. UNLV hit his only field goal, a three to beat the halftime buzzer, at Colorado State had three points and three assists against TCU scored eight points with three assists against Air Force hit a three for his only basket against Boise State hit all four of his free throws against Air Force was superb against UNLV with seven points and suffocating defense in the semifinals scored five points with three assists against Long Beach State scored four points against Louisville 2010-11 SOPHOMORE Started the two NIT games after Dairese Gary's season-ending injury in the MWC Tournament scored 15 points against UTEP and Alabama, and tied a career high with six assists in each game played a career-high 33 minutes at Alabama tied career highs with five FTs made at six FTs attempted against UTEP Played in 32 games, missing three (Colorado State, San Diego State, Utah) in mid-January with a deep right calf bruise suffered in practice Jan. 11 46 points the last five games (9.2 ppg) on 9-23 shooting from 3-point also 57 points the last 8 games (7.1 ppg) on 11-27 from 3-point those numbers were significant based on what he did in his first nine MWC games: 18 points (2.0 ppg) on 5-25 FGs and 2-16 from 3-point 20 points in two MWC Tournament games, including 14 against BYU when he was 3-6 from three and 3-4 from the FT line Best MWC game of the season March 5 vs. Air Force with 11 points (a team-leading 10 in the 1st half) and 26 minutes also pulled down a career-high five rebounds and made a number of key plays at both ends of the floor five assists in 18 minutes Feb. 26 at TCU Only 2 points against Wyoming Feb. 9, but he had a huge steal and assist that led to a Dairese Gary layup, then two FTs to increase UNM's lead to seven at 52-45 midway through the 2nd half had two assists and two steals in only 10 minutes 6 points (4-4 FTs) in 16 minutes at Air Force Feb. 1 also had a season-high four steals 11 points, three rebounds, three assists and three steals in 19 minutes against Longwoood Career-high 16 points coming on a career-best four 3s in just 21 minutes against San Diego scored 14 points in the second half, including 11 straight during one stretch added four assists and two steals 14 points on three threes in a career-high 29 minutes at Cal A 23-point, four-assist, five-steal performance in 19 minutes off the bench against Manchester College in an exhibition...made 7-9 FGs and 8-8 FTs 2009-10 FRESHMAN Played in every game except San Diego State in the MWC Tournament Averaged 3.5 points and 11.6 minutes a game Shot 38% from the field and 32% from three-point Just three points the last five games and 13 the final 12 Six points, three rebounds and a career-high six assists against Wyoming, including two passes that led to dunks for Will Brown and Darington Hobson Five points and two rebounds vs. Colorado State all of his points came in the second half Six points and two rebounds at Wyoming all of his scoring came in eight first-half minutes when starter Dairese Gary was in foul trouble Six points, three rebounds and a steal vs. Utah Seven points at San Diego State Hit a crucial three-pointer six minutes into the second half to cut the Creighton lead to one, a game the Lobos trailed 31-15, but eventually won 66-61 Season-high 11 points in 18 minutes vs. Northern Arizona that included an acrobatic left-handed lay-in in traffic Team-high four assists, plus three steals, in the win over New Mexico State in The Pit Nine points, three assists and 5 steals in 24 minutes vs. Louisiana Tech Solid game in collegiate debut vs. UC Riverside with seven points (3-5 FGs), four rebounds, two assists and no turnovers in 18 minutes HIGH SCHOOL A 2009 graduate of Houston Cesar Chavez HS High-scoring point guard who was rated a three-star recruit by Scout.com and Rivals.com entering his senior season Scout.com listed him as the 25th best point guard in the class, while ESPN.com tagged Fenton as the No. 20 point guard in the class of 2009 Chavez's nickname is the Lobos, just like UNM Played for head coach Kevin Pullum Averaged 21.7 points and 5.2 assists his senior season for a Chavez team that won the 5A Region III District 20 title Shot 59% from the floor, 44% (73-165) from three-point and 78% from the line Led the Lobos to a 27-10 record Posted five 30-point games with a high of 36 against Jones HS when he knocked down seven threes Had 12 assists in consecutive games against Westside and Lamar Averaged 20.2 ppg and 4.6 apg as a junior when the Lobos finished 28-6 Ranked in the top-10 in the Houston area by RCSSports.com and in the top-20 in Texas by TexasHoops.com PERSONAL Born April 17, 1991, in Houston Full name is Jamal Shawn Fenton Son of Hyron and Gail Parents are natives of Trinidad and Tobago, where his father played professional soccer Has an older brother, Hyron Jr. Is majoring in University Studies |
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