St. John Fisher College’s Chaz Lott of the men’s basketball team has been named as the College’s Male Athlete of the Week for the week ending January 4, 2015.
In a 4-0 week for the Cardinals, Lott averaged 11.3 points, 4.5 assists and 3.8 rebounds, while shooting an impressive 85.7% (18-for-21) from the floor. He also finished the week with five steals and four blocked shots.
Lott didn’t miss a single shot over the weekend, going 11-for-11 from the field in Empire 8 Conference wins at Utica College and Elmira College. The junior point guard scored a season-high 16 points and added seven assists in Fisher’s win at Elmira on Saturday.
In Tuesday’s 80-53 win over Washington & Jefferson College in the Woodcliff Hotel and Spa Tournament, Lott collected 12 points, six rebounds and four assists. In Monday’s win over SUNY Old Westbury, he totaled six points and four assists in 23 minutes of action.
Fisher is 9-2 overall and 2-0 in the Empire 8 Conference and off to its best start since the 2009-2010 campaign. The Cardinals will return to action at 8 p.m. on Tuesday at Ithaca College.