Norfolk State University Athletics

2014-15 (Redshirt Senior Year)
Saw time in 33 games, making 31 starts … Averaged 4.2 assists, 3.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.0 steals in 25.2 minutes per game … Finished his career second all-time at NSU with 552 assists behind all-time leader Billy Walker (1980-85) … Also ranked first all-time in games played (133) and 10^th in steals (152) … Had 138 assists on the year, the fourth-most in the Division I era and the 14^th-most overall in NSU records … Earned preseason All-MEAC second-team honors … Totaled 103 points, 94 rebounds, 33 steals and three blocks on the year … Shot 35-of-106 (33.0 percent) overall  and 33-of-51 (64.7 percent) from the free throw line … Stood third in the MEAC in assists (4.2) and fourth in assist-turnover ratio (2.1) … Also ranked 87^th in the nation in assist-turnover ratio and 103^rd in assists per game … At the end of the season was 15^th in NCAA D-I in career assists and 28^th in career assist-turnover ratio (1.94) … Scored in double figures twice, including a 10-point, three-rebound at Morgan State on Feb. 14 … Also added 10 points and two assists at Savannah State on Jan. 26 … Tied his career high with 11 assists against Texas Southern on Nov. 22 and had his third career double-digit assist game … Posted eight points and three boards at Howard on March 2 .. Two games later against South Carolina State in the MEAC tournament on March 11, tallied eight points, three assists and three steals … Had a season-high seven rebounds with seven assists and six points in a victory at James Madison on Dec. 22 … Finished with nine assists, six rebounds, six points and three steals versus U.Va.-Wise on Dec. 15 … Added six assists, six rebounds and four points the game before at Mount St. Mary’s on Dec. 13 … Had seven dimes in back-to-back games at Hofstra (Dec. 2) and against Morgan State (Dec. 6) … Part of a stretch in which he averaged 6.0 assists in 12 games from Nov. 22-Dec. 30 … Also had seven assists with four rebounds and four points at Coppin State on Feb. 21 and seven assists and four rebounds in the last game of the season at Eastern Kentucky on March 17.
 
2013-14 (Redshirt Junior Year)
Played in all 34 games and made 24 starts on the year … Averaged 6.0 points, 4.8 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 25.7 minutes per game … Totaled 204 points with 163 assists, 101 rebounds, 38 steals and two blocks … Shot 61-of-155 (39.4 percent) from the floor and 81-of-126 (64.3 percent) from the free throw line … Finished with the second-most assists in a season in NSU’s Division I history … Also ranked fifth all-time at NSU at the end of the year with 414 career assists … Ranked second in the MEAC in assists (4.8) and assist-turnover ratio (2.5) … Also stood 34^th in the nation in assist-turnover ratio and 62^nd in assists per game … Scored in double figures in seven games, including three in a row from Feb. 8-15 … Averaged 12.0 points on 11-of-25 field goals with a 20-4 assist-turnover ratio during those three games … Had a season-high 15 points on 4-of-9 shooting with five assists and four rebounds against Hampton on Feb. 15 … Totaled 10 points, eight assists and three steals in a win at Morgan State on Feb. 8, and followed that up with 11 points and seven assists in a victory over Howard on Feb. 10 … Posted a career-high nine rebounds with seven assists during a triumph over Bethune-Cookman on Dec. 7 … Handed out a season-high nine assists on three occasions: against Stillman on Nov. 26, Morgan State on Jan. 18 and UMES on March 3 … Had at least four assists in 17 straight games from Dec. 5-Feb. 15 … Scored 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting with six rebounds and five assists in a two-point win at Delaware State on Jan. 13 … Posted 13 points on 5-of-8 field goals and eight assists versus Mount St. Mary’s on Jan. 3 … Averaged 7.7 points, 5.9 assists and 3.7 rebounds in seven games from Jan. 3-27 …  Also reached double figures in scoring against Newberry on Nov. 13 (12 points) and Florida A&M on Dec. 5 (10 points) … Posted 9.2 points, 5.4 assists and 3.4 rebounds in five games from Nov. 13-25 … Included in that stretch was a nine-point, eight-assist effort against UNC Asheville on Nov. 19 … Averaged 2.5 steals in four games from Jan. 27-Feb. 10, including a season-high four at Savannah State on Jan. 27.
 
2012-13 (Junior Year)
Appeared in 30 games with 27 starts … Missed three games early in the season due to a concussion … Led the team with 4.9 assists and 1.8 steals per game … Ranked third in the MEAC in assists and fourth in both steals and assist-turnover ratio (1.6) … Also tallied 4.9 points and 3.6 rebounds in 26.0 minutes per contest … Finished the year with 148 points, 147 assists, 108 rebounds, 54 steals and two blocks … Hit 49-of-152 (32.2 percent) from the field and 49-of-87 (56.3 percent) from the free throw line … Scored in double figures in four games, including a career-best 18 points on 8-of-14 shooting with 10 assists, six rebounds and two steals against St. Francis (N.Y.) on Nov. 29 … Tallied a career-best 11 assists in the previous game at Morehead State, becoming the first NSU player to have two straight games with 10 or more assists since Marcus Whitfield in Jan. of 1992 … Had 11 points thanks to a 7-of-9 effort from the charity stripe in the next game at Savannah State on Dec. 1 … Scored 11 points with seven rebounds, five assists and two steals at Rhode Island on Nov. 9 … Posted 10 points with five rebounds, four steals and three assists Feb. 2 against Bethune-Cookman … Had nine points with seven assists, five rebounds and three steals the game before at Delaware State on Feb. 23 … Had a season-high seven rebounds at Howard on Jan. 14 … Against Hampton on Jan. 26, set a career high in steals with five … Contributed nine assists in a pair of games, against UMBC on Dec. 9 and at Ball State on Jan. 2 … Averaged 2.3 steals over a nine-game stretch from Nov. 26-Dec. 29.
 
2011-12 (Sophomore Year)
Saw action in all 36 games on the season, averaging 18.3 minutes per game … Named the team’s Rookie of the Year … Made two starts on the year, at Illinois State on Dec. 18 and at UMES on Feb. 6 … Averaged 3.1 points, 2.9 assists, 2.6 rebounds and added 27 steals and two blocks … Despite coming off the bench, still led the team in assists and finished 12^th in the MEAC … In league games only, ranked second in the MEAC in assist-turnover ratio at 2.2 and eighth in assists at 3.7 per game … Shot 33-of-86 (38.4 percent) from the floor for the season … Scored in double figures once, tallying 10 points, four rebounds and four assists Dec. 5 in an 82-67 win over South Carolina State … Had a season-high seven assists in a victory at Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 25 … Posted eight points and four assists Jan. 1 in a victory at Navy … Scored eight points on two other occasions, against Drexel and Marquette in the Paradise Jam on Nov. 18 and 21 … Averaged 5.3 assists over a six-game stretch from Jan. 14-30, including three six-assists nights … Had another six-assist night with four points and three boards at North Carolina A&T on March 1 … Tallied seven rebounds, five points and four assists Dec. 23 at St. Francis (N.Y.) … Had a combined 13 rebounds in back-to-back games against Delaware State and Longwood on Feb. 15 and 20.

High School/Prep
Lettered two years at Xaverian … Averaged 15 points and eight assists per game as a senior … Named one of the top 25 players in New York City his junior and senior seasons … Also named a Hoop Group Elite Top Performer and named to the all-tournament team at the Providence Jamfest as a junior …Spent one prep season at CJEOTO Academy under coach Ian Turnbull, where he teamed with fellow Spartan Kievyn Lila-St. Rose.
 
Personal
Full name is Jamel B. Fuentes … Was born on Dec. 27, 1991 … Often goes by “Mel” … Son of Ronald Holder and Alma Fuentes … Has three sisters, Melinda Fuentes, Judy Guerrero and Zelma Escoto … Majoring in mass communications … Wants to get into television after pursuing a professional career … Member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. … Enjoys eating, bowling, going to the movies and playing ball.
 

CAREER HIGHS
Points	18, St. Francis (N.Y.) (11-29-12)
FG Made	8, St. Francis (N.Y.) (11-29-12)
FG Att.	14, St. Francis (N.Y.) (11-29-12)
3 Pt. FG Made	1 (4x), last: Hampton (2-15-14)
3 Pt. FG Att.	3 (2x), last: UMES (2-9-15)
FT Made	8, Newberry (11-13-13)
FT Att.	12 (2x), last: at Virginia (12-23-13)
Rebounds	9, Bethune-Cookman (12-7-13)
Assists	11 (2x), last: Texas Southern (11-22-14)
Steals	5, Hampton (1-26-13)
Blocks	1 (8x), last: at Georgia (1-3-15)
Minutes	41, at Mount St. Mary’s (12-13-14)