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2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster

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4 Youri Fritz

  • Position
    Forward
  • Height
    6-9
  • Weight
    210
  • Class
    Sophomore
  • Hometown
    Tiel, Netherlands
  • Highschool
    Leidsche Rijn College
  • Instagram
    yourifritz_

Biography

CAREER HIGHS
Points: 12 vs. Wofford (11/24/23)
Rebounds: 12 vs. Robert Morris (12/6/23)
Assists: 4 vs. Manhattan (1/26/24)
2023-24 • SOPHOMORE SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics
•Played in all 32 games and made 23 starts.
• One of four Canisius players to play in all 32 games during the 2023-24 season.
• Made his first collegiate start Nov. 8 at Syracuse.
• Averaged 5.3 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game.
• Scored 10-or more points four times, highlighted by his career-high 12 points against Wofford Nov. 24.
• Shot 56.8 percent (63-for-111) from the field.
• Had five-or more rebounds in12 games.
• Pulled down a career-high 12 rebounds in the team's home win over Robert Morris Dec. 6.
• Had multiple assists in 12 different games. Dished out a career-high four assists against Manhattan Jan. 26.
• Matched a career-high with three blocked shots in three different games.
• Was good for a career-high four steals in the team's MAAC Tournament win over Mount St. Mary's March 12.
• Averaged 20.8 minutes per game.
• Named to the 2024-24 MAAC All-Academic Team.
2022-23 • FRESHMAN SEASON
Game-by-Game Statistics
• Played in 10 games before a knee injury in January that ended his freshman campaign.
• Averaged 2.1 points and 2.6 rebounds per game.
• Made his collegiate debut against St. Bonaventure (Nov. 12).
• Scored his first career points (five) and grabbed his first career rebounds (six) in the team's home win over Fredonia (Nov. 20).
• Grabbed a season-high seven rebounds in a season-best 20 minutes of action at Iona (Dec. 4).
• Recorded multiple rebounds in six of the last nine games he appeared in.
• Shot 70.0 percent (7-for-10) from the free-throw line.
• Had two assists in two different games (vs. Fredonia, at Iona).
• Averaged 9.4 minutes per game in his reserve role.
BEFORE CANISIUS
• Spent the 2021-22 season at Leidsche Rijn College in The Netherlands.
PERSONAL
• The son of Mieke and Mario Fritz.
• Played his freshman season (2022-23) with his older brother, Jacco.
• Is the fourth player in school history to come from The Netherlands.
• Represented the Netherlands in the 2023 FIBA U20 European Division B Championship.
• Majoring in sport and exercise health care.

Statistics

Season:
2023-24

Season Statistics

Season Statistics

No statistics available for this season.

Career Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2022-23Freshman

    Forward
    6'9" 190 lbs
    4
  • 4

    2023-24Sophomore

    Forward
    6'9" 210 lbs
    4