University of Rochester
Athletic Hall of Fame
Christopher Fite
'92
At Rochester:
- Led men's basketball to three consecutive NCAA playoff appearances (1990-92), two spots in the Final Four, and the 1990 NCAA Division III National Championship
- Most Outstanding Player of the 1990 Final Four and named to the Final Four All-Tournament Team again in 1992 when the Yellowjackets reached the title game
- Rochester's career scoring leader (2,066 points), second in career rebounding (1,023), seventh in career assists (371), and first in career blocked shots (179)
- First Team NABC All-American as a junior and senior, UAA Player of the Year in each of those seasons, and First Team All-UAA in both years
- One of just three players to reap First Team All-UAA honors for three years back to back UAA Player of the Year accolades
- Two-time MVP of JPMorgan Chase Scholarship Tournament
Post-Graduate:
- Played professionally in Europe for 11 years
- Played 7 years in England, 3 with the Newcastle Eagles
- Earned all-star honors four times in seven years in England
- Also played in Germany for 1 season (all-league choice) and Belgium for 3 years
- Played summer ball in Australia in 1996 and 1997
- Returned to western Pennsylvania in 2003 spending the 2004-05 season as an assistant coach with St. Vincent College in Latrobe, PA where the team reached the Sweet 16 of the NAIA Tournament
- Currently an assistant men's basketball coach at Rochester
