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Fitzgerald Transferring to DWU for Basketball
Colby Fitzgerald
MITCHELL, S.D. — Dakota Wesleyan University head men’s basketball coach John Hemenway has announced that Colby Fitzgerald has signed a letter of intent to transfer from the University of South Dakota to attend DWU to play basketball for the 2007-08 athletic season.
Fitzgerald, a 6-foot-3, 190 pound shooting guard, spent the past three seasons at South Dakota. The Dell Rapids, S.D., native redshirted his first season at USD, then came off the bench the past two seasons. He saw action in 39 games while at USD, reaching double figures in scoring in four games. He will have junior eligibility at DWU next season.
“We are extremely excited to have Colby join our basketball program at Dakota Wesleyan,” Hemenway said. “He is a young man that I recruited while at South Dakota and he will be looked upon to score, defend, rebound and be a valuable part of our team right away next season.”
The Dell Rapids St. Mary’s High School graduate was the 2004 Argus Leader Player-of-the-Year as a senior. He averaged 23 points, 5.1 assists and 4.0 rebounds leading his team to the Class “B” State Championship in 2004. Fitzgerald was a two-time Argus Leader First Five selection and was a two-time First-Team All-State pick. He was named to the State B All-Tournament team for three seasons.
Fitzgerald finished his high school career with 2,294 points, 433 assists, 376 rebounds and 314 steals. He holds the school record for career points, season points (637) and points in a game (47). He left high school ranked eighth in South Dakota history in scoring.
Fitzgerald becomes the fourth player to sign with the DWU basketball program for next season. He joins three South Dakota High School All-State performers in the class.
Dakota Wesleyan finished the 2006-07 season with a 24-8 overall record and received an at-large berth in the 2007 NAIA II National Basketball Tournament in Point Lookout, Mo. It is the first time the Tigers qualified for the National Tournament since the 1994-95 season.
Colby Fitzgerald
MITCHELL, S.D. — Dakota Wesleyan University head men’s basketball coach John Hemenway has announced that Colby Fitzgerald has signed a letter of intent to transfer from the University of South Dakota to attend DWU to play basketball for the 2007-08 athletic season.
Fitzgerald, a 6-foot-3, 190 pound shooting guard, spent the past three seasons at South Dakota. The Dell Rapids, S.D., native redshirted his first season at USD, then came off the bench the past two seasons. He saw action in 39 games while at USD, reaching double figures in scoring in four games. He will have junior eligibility at DWU next season.
“We are extremely excited to have Colby join our basketball program at Dakota Wesleyan,” Hemenway said. “He is a young man that I recruited while at South Dakota and he will be looked upon to score, defend, rebound and be a valuable part of our team right away next season.”
The Dell Rapids St. Mary’s High School graduate was the 2004 Argus Leader Player-of-the-Year as a senior. He averaged 23 points, 5.1 assists and 4.0 rebounds leading his team to the Class “B” State Championship in 2004. Fitzgerald was a two-time Argus Leader First Five selection and was a two-time First-Team All-State pick. He was named to the State B All-Tournament team for three seasons.
Fitzgerald finished his high school career with 2,294 points, 433 assists, 376 rebounds and 314 steals. He holds the school record for career points, season points (637) and points in a game (47). He left high school ranked eighth in South Dakota history in scoring.
Fitzgerald becomes the fourth player to sign with the DWU basketball program for next season. He joins three South Dakota High School All-State performers in the class.
Dakota Wesleyan finished the 2006-07 season with a 24-8 overall record and received an at-large berth in the 2007 NAIA II National Basketball Tournament in Point Lookout, Mo. It is the first time the Tigers qualified for the National Tournament since the 1994-95 season.
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