Point guard Fontan enrolls at USC

Updated: January 11, 2010, 11:35 PM ET
ESPN.com news services

LOS ANGELES -- Point guard Jio Fontan has enrolled at Southern California after transferring from Fordham, where he was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team last season.

Fontan will be eligible to play for the Trojans after the first semester of next season, the school said Monday.

He played in five games at Fordham this season before leaving school last month around the same time coach Dereck Whittenburg was fired.

Fontan averaged a team-best 15.3 points and 4.7 assists last season, starting all but one game as a freshman. He graduated from St. Anthony H.S. in Jersey City, N.J., where he played under coach Bob Hurley.

Information from The Associated Press contributed to this report.

SPONSORED HEADLINES

ESPN Conversations

comments

EDITORS' PICKS

  • More Of The Same
    Matt Magill pitched well, but the bullpen and lack of offense doomed the Dodgers.
  • Road To Return?
    Kyle Clifford practiced Sunday, but it's still uncertain it he's ready to return
  • Forgotten Man
    Former Dodger outfielder Glenn Burke painfully paved the way for a gay professional athlete.
  • Never Forget Your First Love
    In his new book, Phil Jackson says Kobe couldn't match Michael Jordan's leadership.
  • Can They Compete?
    Can the Lakers compete for the West -- and a title -- with their current roster?

Facebook » Twitter »

MORE MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL HEADLINES