Davonte Fitzgerald

Photo by: SFA Athletics

Photo by: SFA Athletics

Photo by: SFA Athletics

Photo by: SFA Athletics

Photo by: SFA Athletics

Class:
Graduate Student
Ht./Wt.:
6-8 / 225
Position:
F
Hometown:
Atlanta, Ga.
High School:
Tucker HS
Last College:
Minnesota/Texas A&M

2018-19 | (Graduate) | Became one of the key contributors for the squad through his lone season in Nacogdoches...Was one of five players who took part in all 30 games...Averaged 11.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, 0.6 assists, 0.8 blocked shots and 0.5 steals in 25.9 minutes per game...Ranked third on the team in scoring and second in rebounding...Wrapped up the season with shooting splits of .417/.288/.614...Amassed double-digit points in 17 of the 30 games he appeared in...Had two outings of 20 or more points and one 30+ point performance...Debuted in an SFA uniform by pouring in 14 points and adding five rebounds, an assist and a steal in a non-conference home win over Texas Wesleyan (11/6)...Exploded in a non-conference home setback to Louisiana Tech where he reset his career highs in points (32), field goals made (10), field goal attempts (19), three-point field goals made (five), three-point field goal attempts (11), free throws made (seven) and free throws attempted (nine) (12/7)...Recorded a career-high three steals on two occasions, the first of which came in a non-conference victory at Baylor (12/18)...Turned in his first collegiate double-double by going for 15 points and a career-high 12 rebounds in a Southland Conference home win over Southeastern Louisiana (1/2)...Tied a career high with three blocked shots in a Southland Conference loss at New Orleans (1/16)...Matched his career high by dishing out three assists in a Southland Conference setback at Lamar (3/2).

2017-18 (Redshirt Senior) | Appeared in all but one game, with four starts during his first and only season at Minnesota...Ranked eighth on the team in scoring (3.7 ppg) and rebounds (2.4 rpg)...Had four double-figure scoring games...Made Gopher debut with four rebounds and two points in 10 minutes of action vs. USC Upstate (11/10)...Posted 13 points, eight rebounds, two assists, one block and a steal vs. Alabama A&M (11/21)...Made first start as a Gopher, scoring three points, one rebound, one assist and a steal vs. Northwestern (1/23)...Scored 16 points and six rebounds with three assists and three blocks at Iowa (1/30).

2016-17 (Redshirt Junior) | Missed the season due to knee injury.

2015-16 (Junior) | Sat out the season due to NCAA transfer rules.

2014-15 (Sophomore) | Played in 25 games, drawing two starts, as a sophomore ...averaged 9.6 minutes per contest, scoring 88 points (3.5 per game) and pulling down 40 rebounds (1.6 per game) ...also contributed five blocked shots, four assists and three steals ...shot 32.6 percent from the floor and 30.2 percent from 3-point range ...approached a double-double in the season-opening win over Northwestern State (11/14), finishing with nine points and nine rebounds ...contributed seven points with three blocked shots against New Orleans (11/28) ...scored a season-best 13 points on 4-of-8 shooting (2-of-6 from 3-point range) during a win over Mercer (12/30) ...drew his first starting assignment against Hartford (1/3), scoring four points in 16 minutes ...also made the start against Alabama (3/7), finishing with six points ...contributed seven points in 13 minutes against Auburn during the SEC Tournament (3/12).

2013-14 (Freshman) | Enjoyed a solid, yet injury-shortened, debut season at Texas A&M ... played in 24 games, drawing four starts and averaging 15.7 minutes per contest ... scored 174 points (7.3 points per game) and pulled down 54 rebounds (2.3 rebounds per game) ... reached the double-digit scoring plateau eight times ... contributed 17 blocked shots, five steals and three assists ... during SEC play shot 40.9 percent from the field and 35.3 percent from 3-point range ... made his A&M debut against Buffalo (11/8), playing six minutes ... scored his first career points by going 2-of-4 from the field during the win over Mississippi Valley State (11/11)...made his first career start against SMU (11/30), scoring 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting, including a 3-of-4 mark from beyond the 3-point arc ... during his first SEC game, led all scorers with 17 points against Arkansas (1/8)...reached the 20-point mark for the first time with 20 points on 7-of-15 shooting at Mississippi State (1/18) ... named SEC Freshman of the Week on Jan. 20 after averaging 16.5 points on nearly 60 percent shooting against South Carolina and Mississippi State ... scored 11 points in just nine minutes against LSU (2/12) before leaving late in the first half with a knee injury that resulted in him missing the season's final 10 games ... presented with the Unsung Hero Award at the program's end of the year banquet.

High School | Rated as three-star prospect by Rivals.com and ESPN ... ESPN.com named Fitzgerald as the 10th best prospect in Georgia and the 32nd best forward nationally, while Scout.com projected him as the 44th top prospect in the country at the position ... attended Tucker High School in Tucker, Ga., where he played for coach James Hartry ... as a senior averaged 22.8 points and 9.2 rebounds per contest while garnering all-state and district MVP honors ... earned first team all-region honors as a junior, averaging 16 points, nine rebounds and two blocks ... helped THS to a 23-6 overall record in 2011-12 while claiming the Region 6A-AAAA Championship and reaching the second round of the state tournament ... an honor roll student all four years at THS ... played AAU with the Georgia Tornados ... also recruited by Clemson, Florida State and Georgia among others.

Personal | Parents are Lavonne and Daniel Fitzgerald - has one brother, David Lawrence, who played basketball at College of Charleston - Favorite basketball memory is beating Tennessee on the road on a game-winning shot while at Texas A&M - hobbies include collecting shoes - majoring in communication studies.