2013-14 Bucknell Men's Basketball Media Guide - Bucknell Athletics

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 Bucknell 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 Bucknell’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 Bucknell ... 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 Bucknell 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 2/18/2013
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* 14 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 14 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
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