Brian Fitzpatrick (basketball)


Brian Edward Fitzpatrick is an Irish-American professional basketball player who plays the power forward position. He has represented the Irish National Team and played college basketball at Bucknell University.

High school career

Fitzpatrick played at Xavier High School before doing a post-graduate year at Northfield Mount Hermon.

College career

In October 2008, he committed to the University of Pennsylvania. During his freshman season, head coach Glen Miller was fired and he transferred to Bucknell University. He redshirted for one season and played three more years for the Bison. In 2014, he was named to the academic All-Patriot League team.

Professional career

In August 2014, Fitzpatrick signed a two-year deal with Rethymno Aegean B.C. However, he was released in October and transferred to Panionios also of the Greek Basket League. In January 2015, he signed for the rest of the season with Horsens IC. He helped them win the double and was named Finals MVP. In September 2015, he resigned with Horsens IC for another season and helped them repeat as champions of the Danish League.
In August 2016, Fitzpatrick signed with Levanga Hokkaido in the first division of the Japanese B.League. Following an injury, he was released from his contract in early November. On December 26, he signed with BK Prostějov of the NBL for the rest of the season. After missing the next season with an ACL tear, he signed with Borås Basket for the 2018-2019 season. After helping Borås Basket to the SBL finals, he signed with San Martin Corrientes of the LNB in July 2019 for the 2019-2020 season..

International career

In 2016, Fitzpatrick played on Ireland's national team and their national 3x3 team. He participated in the 2016 FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships qualifier in Escaldes-Engordany, Andorra. He also represented Ireland at the 2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries in Ciorescu, Moldova, where he was his team's top scorer and the third-best scorer of the tournament.