St. John Fisher University Athletics

R.J. Fiorelli played in 97 games for the Cardinals, bringing tenacity to both sides of the ball and helping Fisher post four winning seasons and an overall record of 81-23 during his four-year career, as the Cardinals advanced to the NCAA Championships in his freshman, sophomore and senior campaigns.

Fiorelli amassed 1,050 points in his career, which ranked 10th all-time at the time of his graduation, while his 95 career 3-pointers ranked ninth.   Defensively, Fiorelli also hauled in 486 rebounds.

With Fiorelli in the lineup, Fisher won three consecutive JPMorgan Chase Scholarship tournament titles, and as a senior, Fiorelli led Fisher to its first-ever Empire 8 Conference title.  In the conference-clinching game, the 6-foot-4 guard set the Fisher single-game scoring record with a 40-point performance, which still ranks as the College’s top scoring performance.

“R.J. was probably one of the most versatile players I ever coached,” said Bob Ward, who was Fiorelli’s head coach for all four seasons.  “He was a shooting guard, but because of his size, he could go down load and could always create his own shot.  Whenever we had a big possession and needed a basketball, we got the ball in RJ’s hands.”

A two-time Empire 8 and Rochester Area College Athletics All-Star, R.J. graduated from Fisher with a B.S. degree in management.