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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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