Emory University

Career: Concluded his four years at Emory byplaying in 83 games, 38 as a starter ... Scored in doublefigures on 42 occasions ... Grabbed 10 or more rebounds innine games and registered seven double-doubles (pts./rebs.)... Recorded 12 performances of 20 or more points ... Endedhis career at Emory ranked 15th in points scored (886) and 17th inscoring average (10.7 ppg) ... Holds down the No. 11 spot on theEagles' all-time list with 345 field goals and his 45.2 percent(345-of-763) mark from the floor places him 17th ... 16th on theschool's all-time annals with 368 rebounds ... Other top-20 Emoryrankings he ended with included field goal attempts (763, 13th),free throws (161, 19th,) and free throw percentage (.770,14th).

Senior (2009-10): Played in all 25 games andaveraged 17.5 minutes, 7.3 points and 2.9 rebounds per outing ...Scored in double figures on eight occasions ... Team's top pointproducer in three games ... Tabbed as the UAA Co-Player of the Week(Jan. 11) after averaging 19.0 points, while shooting 75 percentfrom the floor (15-of-20), and 5.0 rebounds in helping the team towins over Carnegie Mellon (Jan. 8) and Case Western (Jan. 10) ...In the 98-89 triumph over Case, he topped the team with aseason-high 23 points, hitting eight-of-10 from the floor,including three-of-four from three-point range, and all four of hisfree throw attempts ... Knocked down seven-of-10 from the field andtallied 15 points, second high on the club, and picked off fiveboards in the 80-67 over CMU ... Successful on six of his eightfield goal opportunities en route to a 13-point performance, secondhigh on the squad, in an 89-81 win against Hanover (Dec. 19) ...Notched double-digit scoring in a six-of-eight-game stretch (Dec.5-Jan. 10) ... Tied for team scoring honors with 13 points atChicago (Feb. 5).

Junior (2008-09): Played in all 25 games and drew14 starting assignments ... Averaged 26.5 minutes per game, secondhigh on the team, and ranked as the club's top scorer with a 14.0points per-game average, good for ninth place among UAA cagers ...Second on the squad and tied for 15th in the conference inrebounding (4.9 rpg) ... Earned his second straighthonorable-mention berth on the All-UAA Team ... Ranked 12th on theUAA chart in scoring average in league affairs (12.5 ppg) ... LedEmory in field goals (134), free throws (70) and steals (27) ...Shot 81.4 percent from the foul line (70-of-86) in overall action,third on the UAA ladder, and was fifth in that category for leaguegames (.837) ... Scored in double figures in 15 games and totaledseven efforts of 20 or more points ... Three double-doubles to hiscredit including one in the season opener vs. Oglethorpe (Nov. 17)when he registered career highs in both points (28) and rebounds(16) ... His rebound total in that game represented the high-watermark by an Emory player during the year and tied for 13th on theschool's single-game list ... Scored 15 of his game-high 24 pointsin the second half in helping the team to an 89-83 triumph in thesecond Oglethorpe meeting (Nov. 25) ... Sank seven-of-12 from thefloor and all eight of his free throw attempts and recorded gamehighs in both points (23) and rebounds (11) vs. Brandeis (Jan. 25)... Came off the bench and was successful on eight-of-11 from thefield en route to a team-leading 19 points in 24 minutes vs.Rochester (Feb. 6) ... Came through with a club-best 19 points vs.NYU (Feb. 22) in an 80-79 double-overtime victory ... Averaged 14.8points and shot 50 percent (25-of-50) from the field over the lastfour games ... Led or shared for the team's scoring lead in 12games and was the club's top rebounder on five occasions ... Pumpedin 17 of his game-high 22 points in the second half, knocking downseven-of-nine from the floor in that final 20 minutes, in helpingthe team to a 77-66 triumph over Sewanee (Dec. 9).

Sophomore (2007-08):  Bounced back from aninjury-shortened 2006-07 campaign to earn honorable mention All-UAAacclaim ... Started 23 of the 24 games he saw action in ... Secondon the team and ninth among UAA players in scoring with a 14.1per-game average in overall action ... Tossed in 16.0 points perleague outing, second on the squad and fifth on the UAA chart ...Topped the team and held down the sixth position on the UAA ladderin overall rebounding (6.6 rpg) ... Snared 6.3 caroms perconference contest, seventh on the league ladder ... Shot 47percent from the floor (134-of-285), 15th among UAA cagers ...Scored in double digits on 19 occasions and closed out the campaignby scoring 10 or more points in the last 12 games of the yearincluding four efforts of 20 or more points ... Led or shared forthe team lead in rebounding in 11 games and posted sixdouble-figure performances in that category ... Emory's top scorerin four contests ... Compiled four double-doubles ... Tallied 14 ofhis game-high 23 points in the second in helping the Eagles to an89-85 win over Carnegie Mellon (Jan. 27) ... Converted eight-of-14from the field (1-of-1 from three-point range) and a season-bestseven-of-eight from the foul line en route to a season-high 24points vs. Chicago (Feb. 15) ... Three outings of a season-high 12rebounds (vs. Washington & Lee, Nov. 20, Oglethorpe, Dec. 15,Washington University, Feb. 17) ... Showed a good touch from thecharity stripe, hitting 71.9 percent (64-of-89) of his attempts,good for 14th spot on the UAA ladder ... Hit nine-of-13 from thefloor and finished with 20 points in the 81-76 overtime win overNo. 1 Rochester (Jan. 25) ... 22-point (second high on the team),11-rebound outing in season finale at Case Western (Mar. 1) ... 338total points and his 14.1 per-game scoring average ranked him 29thon Emory's seasonal lists ... 159 rebounds tied him for 25th placeon the school's seasonal chart.

Freshman (2006-07):  Had seen action as a reserve innine of the first 10 games of the season before an injury sufferedin practice sidelined for the remainder of the year ... Averaged5.2 minutes, 1.8 points and 1.6 rebounds per outing ... Picked upfour points and a season-best four rebounds in six minutes ofaction at the University of the South (Nov. 30) ... Turned inanother four-point performance against the South (Dec. 6) ....Three rebounds and a pair of steals in five minutes againstMaryville (Dec. 9).

Prior to Emory: Four-year member of the basketball programat Belen Jesuit Prep School where he played for Jose Roca ...Averaged 19.0 points and 10.6 rebound per game his senior season enroute to second-team all-state recognition ... Closed out his prepcareer as the school's all-time leading scorer with 1,586 points... First-team all-county selection and was team MVP his junior andsenior campaigns ... As a junior, he scored at a 17.5 per-game clip... Finished with career with 1,100 rebounds ... Belen Jesuitbrought district titles his sophomore and junior seasons.

Personal: Born July 17, 1988 .. Son of Vince andIrma Fernandez ... Serves as a resident advisor at Emory.

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"I chose Emory because I was interested in continuing my studies atan excellent university. The school has an outstanding reputationand will help prepare me prepare for the future. I also wanted tocontinue my career as a student-athlete playing basketball."