Diminutive guard who can play the point or on the wing...solid defender who brings a ton of energy to the floor
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 in 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 three-point...also 57 points the last eight 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 first 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 two 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 second half...had two assists and two steals in only 10 minutes • six 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 threes 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 five 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 3-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 3s • 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. • Majoring in University Studies
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