Mike Fitzpatrick was named the Assistant Men's Basketball Coach at Case Western Reserve University in August 2018.
In his two seasons with the team, Fitzpatrick has helped the Spartans pick up 22 wins, including a 13-12 campaign in 2019-20, the team's first winning season in five years. FItzpatrick helped mentor D3hoops.com and UAA Rookie of the Year Cole Frilling during the campaign.
Fitzpatrick comes to Case Western Reserve after a year at Susquehanna University, where he worked as the team’s assistant coach and recruiting coordinator. Prior to his time with the River Hawks, he spent two seasons as a graduate assistant coach at Salisbury University, helping the squad to a 41-15 record over two seasons and back-to-back NCAA tournament appearances.
Fitzpatrick began his coaching career as an assistant at his alma mater, Arcadia University. During his one year on the staff, the Knights finished with a 16-13 record, including a 10-6 mark in the MAC Commonwealth, and reached the finals of the ECAC South Region Tournament. He was a four-year member of the basketball team at Arcadia, where he was named to the MAC Winter Academic Honor Roll three times and was named to the NABC Honors Court twice. In addition, he was named the Philadelphia Small College Coaches’ Association “Sam Cozen Player of the Week” in February of 2014.
He has also worked numerous camps over his career, including camps at the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University.