Brian Edward Fitzpatrick (born November 6, 1989) is an Irish-American professional

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player who plays the power forward position for KR of the Icelandic first division. He has represented the Irish National Team and played

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High school career

Fitzpatrick played at

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before doing a post-graduate year at

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College career

In October 2008, he committed to the

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. During his freshman season, head coach Glen Miller was fired and he transferred to

. He redshirted for one season and played three more years for the

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. In 2014, he was named to the academic All-

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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 Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan- Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis'') ...

also of the Greek Basket League. In January 2015, he signed for the rest of the season with

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. He helped them win the

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and was named Finals MVP. In September 2015, he resigned with

for another season and helped them repeat as champions of the Danish League. In August 2016, Fitzpatrick signed with

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in the first division of the Japanese

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. Following an injury, he was released from his contract in early November. On December 26, he signed with

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of the NBL for the rest of the season. After missing the next season with an ACL tear, he signed with

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for the 2018–2019 season. After helping

to the SBL finals, he signed with San Martin Corrientes of the LNB in July 2019 for the 2019–2020 season. In January 2021, Fitzpatrick signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club Haukar. In 21 games, he averaged 14.1 points and 10.0 rebounds per game. In August 2021, Fitzpatrick signed with

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of the

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for the 2021–2022 season. He finished the season with Olimpia of the

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following the

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. In August 2022, Fitzpatrick was announced as a new player for Bashkimi of the Superliga and

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for the 2022-2023 season. In December 2022, Fitzpatrick signed with Úrvalsdeild karla club KR.

International career

In 2016, Fitzpatrick played on Ireland's national team and their national 3x3 team. He participated in the

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qualifier in

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. He also represented

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at the

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in Ciorescu,

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, where he was his team's top scorer and the third-best scorer of the tournament.

References

External links

Eurobasket.com Profile

Finals MVP
on

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Úrvalsdeild statistics
at

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Fitzpatrick, Brian 1989 births Living people American expatriate basketball people in the Czech Republic American expatriate basketball people in Denmark American expatriate basketball people in Japan American expatriate basketball people in Sweden American men's basketball players American people of Irish descent Basketball players from Connecticut Borås Basket players Bucknell Bison men's basketball players Centers (basketball) Haukar men's basketball players Horsens IC players Ireland men's national basketball team players Irish men's basketball players KR men's basketball players Levanga Hokkaido players Northfield Mount Hermon School alumni Panionios B.C. players People from Cheshire, Connecticut Penn Quakers men's basketball players Power forwards (basketball) Rethymno B.C. players Sportspeople from New Haven County, Connecticut Úrvalsdeild karla (basketball) players