Education
George Washington (Indianapolis, Indiana). George Washington Community High School.
George Washington (Indianapolis, Indiana). George Washington Community High School.
Between 1983-1984 and 1986-1987, Fitzgerald scored 2,019 points, which is the second highest total in school history. He is 5"9" and played the point guard and shooting guard positions. He is known as a prolific three-point shooter as well.
In his senior year, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (National Collegiate Athletic Association) officially introduced three-pointers into college basketball.
Fitzgerald took full advantage as he made an National Collegiate Athletic Association-record 158 threes in a single season (since broken by Stephen Curry in 2007-2008), while his 5.64 made threes per game is a still-standing record (the next closest per-game average is a distant 496). Also in his senior year, Fitzgerald scored 54 points against Detroit, which is another school record.
In all four seasons Fitzgerald led Butler in assists.