<strong>2013</strong>-<strong>14</strong> <strong>Bucknell</strong> Men’s <strong>Basketball</strong> • 38 • www.<strong>Bucknell</strong>Bison.com
10 brian fitzpatrick • graduate student • fwd./center • 6-8 • 235 • cheshire, conn. • northfield mount hermon/penn Key frontcourt player who is using his fifth year of college eligibility as a graduate student this year ... joined the <strong>Bucknell</strong> program prior to the 2010-11 season after transferring from the University of Pennsylvania ... sat out that season due to NCAA transfer rules, but was able to practice with the team ... made a successful debut in 2011-12, when he was typically the first post player off the bench ... excellent offensive rebounder, which leads to many of his points ... most of his scoring comes around the basket, but he does have good shooting range ... entered the program in excellent physical shape ... tireless runner who is a hard-nosed rebounder and defender. 2012-13 Once again a key reserve in the Bison frontcourt ... played in 33 games, averaging 2.2 ppg and 1.6 rpg ... missed part of preseason camp after off-season wrist surgery, but returned in time for the opener ... strong off bench in win over George Mason, hitting 5 FTs and grabbing 4 reb. in 2nd half ... played a strong 7 min. vs. La Salle, totaling 2 pts., 4 reb. ... stepped up with Joe Willman in foul trouble at Cornell and had 4 pts., 2 asst., in 15 min. ... recorded 6 pts., 5 reb., all in 1st half, at Colgate ... played a critical role in <strong>Bucknell</strong>’s win at Lehigh ... had 6 pts., 9 reb. in 1st half with Mike Muscala out with early foul trouble ... finished with career-high 10 reb. in 13 min. ... went 2-2 FG in Patriot League championship game win over Lafayette ... grabbed 2 reb. in NCAA Tournament game vs. Butler. 2011-12 Was an extremely valuable member of the reserve unit in his first eligible season at <strong>Bucknell</strong> ... played in all 35 games off the bench, averaging 11.8 mpg ... averaged 3.9 ppg and 3.4 rpg ... shot 63.3% from field and 79.2% from FT line ... blocked 7 shots ... made <strong>Bucknell</strong> debut on opening night at Minnesota, producing 2 pts., 2 reb. in 9 min. ... scored career-high 10 pts. in 10 min. off bench (3-3 FG, FITZPATRICK’S CAREER HIGHS * at Penn Points: 10 twice Rebounds: 10 at Lehigh 2/18/<strong>2013</strong> Assists: 2 three times Steals: 2* at Cornell 2/27/2010 Blocks: 2 twice FG Made: 4 twice FG Attempted: 7 twice 3-pt FG Made: 2* at Monmouth 12/12/2009 3-pt FG Attempted: 2* at Monmouth 12/12/2009 FT Made: 5 twice FT Attempted: 6 twice FITZPATRICK’S 2012-13 GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS Opponent Min. FG-A Pct. 3FG-A Pct. FT-A Pct. RB PF A TO B S PTS Purdue 10 1-1 1.000 0-0 — 0-0 — 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 George Mason 6 0-0 — 0-0 — 5-6 .833 4 1 0 0 0 0 5 Niagara 12 1-1 1.000 0-0 — 0-0 — 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 N.M. State 4 1-2 .500 0-0 — 0-0 — 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 W. Alabama 10 2-3 .667 0-0 — 4-4 1.000 2 0 0 1 0 0 8 Penn State 4 0-0 — 0-0 — 1-2 .500 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 Dartmouth 12 0-4 .000 0-0 — 0-0 — 1 4 0 1 1 0 0 Columbia 3 0-0 — 0-0 — 0-0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Kent State 8 0-0 — 0-0 — 0-0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 La Salle 7 0-1 .000 0-0 — 2-2 1.000 4 0 1 0 1 0 2 St. Francis 15 0-1 .000 0-0 — 0-0 — 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Marist 4 0-0 — 0-0 — 0-0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Princeton 5 0-0 — 0-0 — 0-0 — 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Loyola 5 0-1 .000 0-0 — 0-0 — 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Cornell 15 2-3 .667 0-0 — 0-0 — 1 0 2 1 0 0 4 Missouri 11 1-4 .250 0-0 — 0-0 — 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 Army* 16 0-3 .000 0-0 — 2-3 .667 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 Colgate* 11 2-5 .400 0-0 — 2-3 .667 5 1 0 0 0 0 6 Lafayette* 12 0-1 .000 0-0 — 1-2 .500 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 Lehigh* 3 0-2 .000 0-0 — 0-0 — 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Holy Cross* 8 0-1 .000 0-0 — 0-0 — 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 American* <strong>14</strong> 2-2 1.000 0-0 — 0-0 — 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 Navy* 8 2-2 1.000 0-0 — 0-0 — 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 Army* 3 1-1 1.000 0-0 — 0-0 — 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 Colgate* 4 0-0 — 0-0 — 0-0 — 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Lafayette* DNP Lehigh* 13 3-4 .750 0-0 — 0-0 – 10 1 0 1 1 0 6 Holy Cross* 9 1-4 .250 0-0 — 1-2 .500 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 American* 15 1-4 .250 0-0 — 1-2 .500 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 Navy* 11 1-1 1.000 0-0 — 0-0 — 2 2 0 1 0 0 2 Navy^ 11 1-2 .500 0-0 — 2-2 1.000 1 3 0 1 0 0 4 Army^ 5 1-3 .333 0-0 — 2-2 1.000 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 Lafayette^ 5 2-2 1.000 0-0 — 0-1 .000 0 2 0 0 1 0 4 Butler# 6 0-1 .000 0-0 — 0-0 — 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 * Patriot League game ^ Patriot League Tournament # NCAA Tournament Games started in bold FITZPATRICK’S CAREER STATISTICS 4-4 FT) at Vanderbilt ... tallied 5 pts. in 8 min. at Marist ... added 5 pts. in home win over Princeton ... had 7 pts., 3 reb. at George Mason ... equalled career high with 10 pts. (4-5 FG) along with 5 reb. in win at Boston University ... played major role in win over Cornell, recording 7 pts., 9 reb. in season-high 21 min. ... had 8 pts. (3-3 FG, 2-2 FT), 7 reb. in win at Army ... recorded 9 pts., 9 reb. in just 16 min. in home win over Holy Cross ... had 8 pts. (3-3 FG, 2-3 FT) in PL quarterfinal win over Navy, then added 8 pts. (4-4 FG), 5 reb. in semifinal win over Lafayette. 2010-11 Did not play due to NCAA transfer rules. 2009-10 Played in 17 games off the bench as a freshman at Penn, averaging 9.2 mpg ... recorded 2.4 ppg and 1.5 rpg while making 16-39 FG (.410) ... best game came against Big-5 foe Saint Joseph’s, when he had 8 pts., 9 reb. ... had 8 pts. vs. Monmouth, 7 at Duke, 5 at Davidson. HIGH SCHOOL/PERSONAL Full name is Brian Edward Fitzpatrick ... born Nov. 6, 1989 in Bethpage, N.Y. ... parents are Ed and Maureen Fitzpatrick ... has five siblings: Alana, Deirdre, Kevin, Maura and Eamon ... Alana played soccer at Western Connecticut ... attended Xavier High School in Middletown, Conn., then did a postgraduate year at Northfield Mount Hermon ... At NMH was a NPSAC All-Star ... helped Xavier to three SCC Division titles ... 2008 all-conference and all-state academic pick ... team captain as a senior ... Connecticut Coaches Association All-Star ... New England Elite 75 invitee ... New Haven Tap-off Club All-Academic Team ... Connecticut Top 20 ... Middletown Press All-Area ... Also lettered in track and was All-New England in the 400 meters at NMH ... National Honor Society and Latin Honor Society member ... Brother Celestine Award for academic excellence ... played AAU ball for CT Gold ... double major in history and psychology as an undergraduate ... studying college student personnel as a graduate student ... member of Patriot League Academic Honor Roll. Year G GS Min. Avg. FGM FGA Pct. 3FGM 3FGA Pct. FTM FTA Pct. OR DR Reb. RPG PF DQ A TO BK ST Pts. PPG 2009-10 (Penn) 17 0 157 9.2 16 39 .410 2 5 .400 6 12 .500 26 1.5 17 0 3 12 4 4 40 2.4 2011-12 35 0 412 11.8 50 79 .633 0 0 .000 38 48 .792 40 79 119 3.4 43 0 12 31 7 3 138 3.9 2012-13 33 0 285 8.7 25 60 .417 0 0 .000 23 31 .742 <strong>14</strong> 38 52 1.6 31 0 6 10 5 0 73 2.2 BUCKNELL 68 0 697 10.3 75 139 .540 0 0 .000 61 79 .772 54 117 171 2.5 74 0 18 41 12 3 211 3.1 TOTAL 85 0 854 10.0 91 178 .511 0 0 .000 67 91 .736 197 2.3 91 0 21 53 16 7 251 3.0 <strong>2013</strong>-<strong>14</strong> <strong>Bucknell</strong> Men’s <strong>Basketball</strong> • 39 • @BisonSports