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Dan Fitzgerald #5
- Hometown: St. Paul, Minn.
- High School: St. Thomas Academy
- Last College: Tulane
- Height/Weight: 6'9“ (206 cm) / 225 Ibs (102 Kgs)
- Position: Guard / Forward
- Birthdate: August 12, 1984
High School Career
A three-year letterwinner in basketball and soccer… A Street & Smith's All-American and a McDonald's All-American nominee as well as an all-state selection as a senior by the St. Paul Pioneer Press… As a senior, averaged 16 points, nine rebounds, four assists, two steals and one block per game for the Cadets… A two-time all-conference selection who helped his team to two Classic Suburban Conference championships… Team advanced to state championship game as a sophomore and sectional championship as a junior and senior… Averaged 15 points and 10 rebounds per game as a junior, including a 35-point effort which included eight three-pointers… Honorable mention all-state player as a junior… Captained his basketball team as a senior and was a two-time team captain in soccer, in which he earned all-league honors as a senior.
Collegiate Career
school | season | GP-GS | Min | Avg | FG-A | FG% | 3FG-A | 3P% | FT-A | FT% | OR | DR | Reb | avg | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts | Avg |
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Tulane | 2003-04 | 28- 3 | 413 | 14.8 | 37-104 | .356 | 23-79 | .291 | 20-32 | .625 | 17 | 34 | 51 | 1.8 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 22 | 44 | 117 | 4.2 |
2004-05 | Did not play per NCAA Transfer rules | ||||||||||||||||||||
Marquette | 2005-06 | 31- 2 | 617 | 19.9 | 56-117 | .479 | 30-74 | .405 | 21-29 | .724 | 24 | 51 | 75 | 2.4 | 51 | 20 | 6 | 57 | 78 | 163 | 5.3 |
Marquette | 2006-07 | 34-11 | 738 | 21.7 | 84-174 | .483 | 52-123 | .423 | 32-42 | .762 | 46 | 86 | 132 | 3.9 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 35 | 98 | 252 | 7.4 |
Marquette | 2007-08 | 30- 4 | 428 | 14.3 | 42-102 | .412 | 33- 87 | .379 | 10-13 | .769 | 23 | 36 | 59 | 2.0 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 56 | 127 | 4.2 |
Marquette TOTALS | 95-17 | 1783 | 18.8 | 182-393 | .463 | 115-284 | .405 | 63-84 | .750 | 93 | 173 | 266 | 2.8 | 86 | 56 | 10 | 106 | 232 | 542 | 5.7 |
2006-07
Came off the bench and made both field goal attempts against Hillsdale Coll. (Nov. 10) … scored six points in 25 minutes against Idaho State (Nov. 13), where had six free throw attempts … hit double digits for the first time in 2006-07 with 12 points against Eastern Mich. (Nov. 18) … scored 11 points to help MU to a CBE semifinal win over Texas Tech (Nov. 20) … grabbed a season high seven rebounds against Valparaiso (Nov. 27) … recorded six rebounds in win over Northwestern State (Dec. 1) … in first start of season scored 13 points, hitting 5-of-7 shots from the field and grabbed seven rebounds vs. Delaware State (Dec. 5) … made second start of season, scoring two points and grabbing two rebounds against Wisconsin (Dec. 9) … scored eight points, grabbed six rebounds and made a career high four steals vs. UMBC (Dec. 16) … grabbed four rebounds and scored four points in 17 minutes against Oakland (Dec. 19) … scored 11 points, including nine points from beyond the ark, against Morgan St. (Dec. 22) … tallied seven points and five rebounds vs. Savannah St. (Dec. 30) … scored eight points and grabbed five rebounds off the bench against Providence (Jan. 4) … grabbed five rebounds in 19 minutes vs. West Virginia (Jan. 13) … tallied a 14 points, going 4-for-6 from three-point range, in 30 minutes off the bench at Pittsburgh (Jan. 21) … in 14 minutes against USF (Jan. 28), was 3-for-3 from the field, including 2-for-2 from beyond the ark, for eight points … in 25 minutes off the bench, scored 14 points, going 4-for-6 from beyond the ark while grabbing five rebounds vs. Providence (Feb. 3) … in 30 minutes, recorded 10 points against Rutgers (Feb. 7) … in 21 minutes, scored 16 points at DePaul (Feb. 14) … scored nine points, all in the second half, against Louisville (Feb. 17) … matched a season high with seven rebounds against Notre Dame (Feb. 24) … against St. John's (Mar. 7), scored a career-high 20 points … matched his career high with 20 points while playing in a career-high 34 minutes against Pittsburgh (Mar. 8).
2005-06
Played in all 31 games in 2005 making two starts at Seton Hall and West Virginia … Proved to be a valuable reserve for the Golden Eagles back court averaging 5.3 points per game and 2.4 rebounds per outing … In Marquette debut, nearly recorded a triple double, scoring nine points, grabbing eight rebounds and recording eight assists in win over Rice (Nov. 18) … Went to the free throw line a career high six times, converting five of his attempts against Oral Roberts (Nov. 25) … Played a season high 29 minutes against South Carolina (Nov. 26) … Came off the bench to lead the reserves with eight points and three rebounds against Valparaiso (Dec. 7) … Foulded out for the second time this season after tallying seven points, three rounds, one assist and one steal at Wisconsin (Dec. 10) … Matched a season best field goals attempted (six) against Oakland (Dec. 19) … Came off the bench to record five points and four assists against Lewis (Dec. 28) … tallied his second most minute total of the season playing 25 minutes against Cincinnati (Jan. 7) … Made his first appearance in the starting lineup at Seton Hall (Jan. 11) … Recorded a season best seven attempts from the floor in his second consecutive start against West Virginia (Jan. 14) … Led all scorers against DePaul with a career high 18 points scoring all his points from three pointers … notched a career high six field goals and six three-point field goals against DePaul … with six three pointers by Fizgerald, Marquette has had a player hit six threes in each of the last three games. … had four three pointers by half time matching the most a Marquette player has tallied from behind the arc this season … came off the bench to record 18 of the bench's 27 points … Tallied a career high two blocks at Pittsburgh (Jan. 28) … All five of his attempts from the floor against St. John's (Feb. 1) came from beyond the arc, marking the first time this season he has not attempted a basket from anything but beyond the arc … scored six of his eight points from three point range at Rutgers (Feb. 12) for the third time in four games … Led all bench scorers with 10 points in 17 minutes of action … Made all four of his field goal attempts from beyond the arc for the eighth time this season against Providence (March 4).
2004-05
Transferred from Tulane University to Marquette University in June 2004… Will become eligible to play for Marquette in 2005-06.
2003-04 (Tulane)
Returned to the bench against Charlotte (3/6) after starting four straight games… Made his second straight start against Saint Louis (2/28), playing a career-high 32 minutes and scoring four points with four boards… Tallied 10 points and matched his career-high with five rebounds against UAB (2/25), hitting a pair of crucial free throws with 16.4 seconds to go… Exploded for a career-high 16 points, including four three-pointers, in the loss at Marquette (2/21)… Matched his career-best with 10 points against TCU (2/14), while assisting on the game-winning basket with a pass to Vytas Tatarunas for the victory… Came off the bench to score a career-high 10 points to go with four rebounds and three assists in 18 minutes against USF (2/7)… Scored a then-career-high eight points for the third time against UAB (1/28), while also matching his career-high in minutes with 21… Matched his career-high with eight points in 21 minutes against Savannah State (1/24)… Scored seven points in 14 minutes of action against Memphis (1/20)… Saw 19 minutes of action against #8 Louisville (1/17), snagging a pair of rebounds… Played a career-high 21 minutes against Nicholls State (12/31)… Tallied three points and two boards against Mississippi State (12/27)… Registered a career-best eight points with four rebounds and two assists against Northwestern (12/9)… Tallied four points with a career-high three assists against Rice (12/3)… Scored three points in 18 minutes of action against Southern (11/25) in his collegiate debut… Collected five rebounds in the win over UAPB (11/29).
All-Time Career Rankings
- 6th, Three Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 200 att.) (40.5%)
All-Time Junior Season Rankings
- 7th, Three Point Field Goals Made (52)
- 10th (tie), Three Point Field Goals Attempted (123)
- 4th, Three Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 100 att.) (42.3%)
All-Time Sophomore Season Rankings
- 6th, Three Point Field Goal Percentage (min. 50 att.) (40.5%)
Personal
Son of Angel and John Fitzgerald… The fourth of five children (two brothers, two sisters)… Comes from a family of athletes; Father and older brother (Kevin) played D-III basketball at the University of St. Thomas (Minneapolis), while his mother played D-III volleyball at the College of St. Catherine in St. Paul… Older twin sisters Shannon and Kelly were three-sport high school athletes…Younger brother (Michael) helped to lead St. Thomas Academy to a Minnesota State Basketball Championship as a sophomore in 2007…Double Major in Marketing and Entrepreneurship.