Enjoyed one of the most successful freshman seasons in Fordham history...Named to the Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball All-Rookie Team as well as Third Team All-Metropolitan Conference...Became the fifth Ram to earn A-10 All-Rookie Team honors, the first since 2005...Led team and all Atlantic 10 freshmen in scoring and assists...Scored the third highest point total for a freshman in Fordham history...Ranked ninth in the Atlantic 10 in scoring, fourth in assists and 12th in assist/turnover ratio.

As a Freshman (2008-09): Named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team...Also named Third Team All-Metropolitan...Twice named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week in 2008-09...Led all Atlantic 10 freshmen in scoring and assists...Appeared in all 28 games at point guard in 2008-09, starting 27...Averaged a team-high 15.3 ppg along with 2.7 rpg...Averaged 16.8 ppg in Atlantic 10 contests...Led squad with 132 assists...Ranked among Atlantic 10 leaders in assists and assist/turnover ratio...Also had 33 steals and three blocks...Ranked ninth in the Atlantic 10 in scoring, fourth in assists (4.71/game) and 12th in assist/turnover ratio (1.29)...Scored in double figures in 16 of the final 17 games and 20 of the last 22 (had a streak of 14 straight double figure scoring games snapped at Charlotte)...Dished out eleven assists, the most for a Ram a since 1992, and added ten points in the home loss to Xavier (1/11/09)...Scored a season-high 25 points, shooting 11-for-23 from the field, in the win at St. Bonaventure (1/28/09)...Finished with 23 points, shooting 5-for-8 from behind the arc, and added five assists at La Salle (3/4/09)...Netted 22 points, shooting 8-for-12 from the free throw line, and added a season-high three steals in the Fairfield game (12/11/08)...Named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week following the Fairfield game...Matched that output with 22 points and added five rebounds and four assists against St. Bonaventure (1/7/09)...Also finished with 22 points and added five rebounds and five assists in the loss at George Washington (2/7/09)...Scored 20 points and added three rebounds and two steals in the loss at Bowling Green (1/3/09)...Netted 19 points, shooting 7-for-15 from the field, and added three rebounds versus UMass (2/11/09)...Scored 19 points and dished out eight assists in the home loss to Rhode Island (2/21/09)...Finished with 18 points, shooting 6-for-10 from the field, and added three assists in the win over New Hampshire (12/23/08)...Named A-10 Rookie of the Week following the New Hampshire game...Scored 18 points, shooting 7-for-15 from the field, against Richmond (2/25/09)...Finished with 17 points, seven assists and a season-high five steals at Rhode Island (1/18/09)...Netted 17 points and added three rebounds and three steals versus UT Martin (12/28/08)...Scored 16 points, hitting four of his six three-point attempts, and added a season-best eight assists and six rebounds in the loss to James Madison (11/30/08)...Netted 16 points and added three rebounds and three assist versus Duquesne (1/25/09)...Finished with 15 points, eight assists and four rebounds at Dayton (1/14/09)...Closed out season with 15 points, four rebounds and four assists against Saint Joseph's...Netted 14 points in loss to Princeton...Netted 14 points and tied his season-high with six rebounds while also dishing out seven assists and recording three steals at Temple (2/18/09)...Scored 13 point in each of the previous games (vs. Manhattan and at Villanova)...Finished with 12 points in the loss to Saint Louis (1/31/09)...Dished out a season-best six assists in the season-opener with Columbia...Netted 13 points, shooting 6-for-10 from the field, and added six assists in the win over Lafayette (12/8/08)...Scored 12 points and added three rebounds and two steals at Xavier (2/14/09).

Before Fordham: A graduate of St. Anthony's High School in Jersey City, N.J., where he lettered for three years under legendary head coach Bob Hurley...Played alongside Fordham teammate Alberto Estwick at St. Anthony's...Led Friars to a perfect 32-0 record in 2007-08 and the number one national ranking in both the USA Today Super 25 and the ESPN High Elite 25 polls...Ranked as the seventh best player in the state of New Jersey and the 144th best prospect in the nation by Rivals.com...Ranked among the top 25 points guard in the country as a senior...Participated in the Jordan Classic Regional Tournament...Averaged 10.5 ppg, 2.3 rpg and 6.5 apg as the staring point guard as a senior...One of six 2007-08 St. Anthony seniors to sign National Letters of Intent to play Division I basketball...An Eddie Griffin All-Star MVP...RBK University Camp participant where he was rated as one of the top ten points guards...Averaged 9.0 ppg and 6.0 assists/game as a junior, helping the team to a 28-1 record and the title game of the North Non-Public B league...A four-year honor roll student...Played AAU basketball with The Playaz Club...Scored a game-high 41 points in the IS8 championship game to earn MVP honors...Led Playaz to the 2007 Spring Fling title, earning MVP honors in the process.

Personal: Son of Salina James and Jorge Fontan and stepson of Sumar Fontan...Has four siblings...Majoring in Communications.