Discount to blame for Fenton suspension

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) - A discount on a hotel ballroom is the impermissible benefit and NCAA minor violation that caused Jamal Fenton to be suspended for three games.

Fenton held a birthday party at a hotel considered to be a representative of UNM interests. He rented a ballroom that normally goes for $800 for $500.

The discounted $300 off is what landed him in hot water.

A friend informed the hotel sales representative of Fenton’s status as a student athlete at UNM. That is when the representative said a discount could be available.

Fenton did not have any hand in the negotiation for the discount, but being a student athlete he just could not receive the benefit.

He has made a repayment of the $300 to a charity of his choice.