Lester Fonville (born February 15, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player.

[1] After sitting out one season,[1] he played college basketball with the Jackson State Tigers for three years and emerged as a potential NBA draft candidate.

[3] Fonville was selected to the second-team All-Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) in 1986 and the first-team in 1987.

Although he never played for the Trail Blazers, he signed with the team in April 1988, was on their 1988 playoff roster, and worked out regularly with their Lithuanian prospect, Arvydas Sabonis, prior to the 1988–89 NBA season.

[7] He spent the 1990 season with the Norwood Flames of the South East Australian Basketball League (SEABL).