2008-09 (As a Freshman): Appeared in 26 games with six starts as a true freshman, averaging 1.5 points and 1.5 assists per game ... Averaged 10.2 minutes per game on the year, but saw his playing time increase in Sun Belt Conference play ... Appeared in 15 league games and made all six of his starts against conference foes, averaging 2.3 points and 2.1 assists over 13.1 minutes per game ... Played 22 minutes off the bench in his UALR debut at Cal Poly (Nov. 14) ... Totaled eight points and three steals in 14 minutes at WKU (Jan. 3), which helped earn him his first career start at North Texas (Jan. 8) ... Saw a season-high 39 minutes of action against the Mean Green, responding with season highs of nine points and six rebounds, to go along with three steals ... Chipped in eight points and six assists against New Orleans (Feb. 26), going 3-for-4 from the field ... Came up with a season-high four steals against Troy (Jan. 24) ... Shot 50 percent from the field (9-of-18) and 40.0 percent from three-point range (2-of-5) on the year ... Both of his made three pointers came from halfcourt ... Made the first three pointer of his career against WKU, hitting a buzzer beater from just past midcourt at the end of the game ... Hit his second halfcourt shot of the season at South Alabama (Jan .22), launching a midcourt buzzer beater at the end of the first half to give UALR a 34-25 lead at the break ... Sported a 1.46 assist-to-turnover ratio on the year.

High School: Three-year letterman at Alief Hastings High School ... Named District 19 5A Defensive Player of the Year and Alief’s most valuable player after averaging 11 points, 6.5 assists and nearly three steals per game as a senior ... Earned All-District accolades his junior and senior seasons ... Served as a part-time starter as a sophomore, before becoming a full-time starter his final two years ... Junior year team was ranked No. 1 in the state during the season and ended the year with a 31-6 record while advancing to the state regional semifinals ... That year’s team included fellow Division I signees B.J. Holmes (Texas A&M) and Larry Davis (Cincinnati) ... Averaged 10 points, 4.5 assists and 3.8 steals per game as a junior, and was considered one of the top defenders in the Houston area ... Helped the Fighting Bears to three-straight district titles and a spot in the regionals his sophomore and junior seasons ... Compiled a 90-25 record over his final three seasons at Alief, including a 28-8 mark his senior year ... Totaled 18 double-doubles during his prep career ... Played his first three seasons under former head coach Johnnie Carter.

Personal: Full name is Lionel Alexander Foster ... Born Dec. 29, 1989 in Houston, Texas ... Son of Jillian and Royal Fontenot, Jr., and his biological father, David Foster ... Has four brothers, Omar and Darrious Foster, Mykel Moreaux, and Trey Fontenot, and two sisters, Terren Fontenot and Tyla Parham ... Plans on majoring in computer science or nursing.