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3 - Brian Fisher
Brian Fisher
Born: 04/07/1988
Height: 6-2
Weight: 178
Year: Senior
Hometown: Marietta, Ga.
High School: Kennessaw Mountain H.S.
Position: Guard
2008-09...Appeared in 28 of the Rams' 30 games while making 27 starts in 2008-09...Recorded a team-leading 865 minutes of playing time on the season for an average of 30.9 minutes played per game...Scored a team-leading 390 points on the season for an team-high average of 13.9 points per game...Hit 137 of his 349 field goal attempts on the year for a season shooting percentage of .390, second best on the Rams' roster for anyone hitting 50 or more field goals, trailing only Paul Davis who hit over 50 percent of his attempts...Hit over 30 percent of his attempts from three-point range as he shot 31.0 percent from long range en route to successfully converting 49-of-157 attempts from behind the three-point arc...Turned in a team-high 69 percent shooting percentage from the free-throw line as he hit 67 of his 97 attempts from the charity stripe...Pulled down 96 total rebounds, 22 on the offensive glass and 74 on the defensive glass for an average of 3.4 rebounds per game...Recorded 70 personal fouls on the year and fouled out of four games...Dished out 44 assists, good enough to rank second on the team...Turned the ball over 72 times and blocked a pair of shots...Recorded a team-leading 53 steals, good enough to average 1.77 steals per contest.

2008-09 Season Breakdown...Returned from a summer-long knee injury and started the Rams' first game of the 2008-09 season at Georgia Tech where he recorded 20 minutes of playing time en route to four points and three rebounds...Hit one of his nine field goal attempts, including a one-of-five performance from long range...Hit one free throw and pulled down three rebounds...Did not play at Eastern Kentucky after suffering an ankle injury the day before the game...Did not play at Wake Forest on Nov. 24 due to the ankle injury suffered prior to the game at Eastern Kentucky University...Could have played against the Demon Deacons yet was held out of the contest due to precautionary measures to keep Fisher healthy for the Rams' three-game stretch at the World Vision Invitational over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend...Returned to action on Nov. 28 where he returned from injury to record 12 points, pull down three rebounds and dish out a single assist...Recorded a foul out, the first of his WSSU career, versus the Gauchos after playing 27 minutes...Earned the start and played 30 minutes at Illinois State on Nov. 29 where he scored seven points, pulled down a pair of rebounds, collected one assist and one steal...Earned a start versus Nicholls State on Nov. 30 where he played 21 minutes...Scored three points, tallied four rebounds and added an assist versus the Colonels...Earned a start at South Carolina State on Dec. 6 where he played a game-high 31 points and scored a game-high 22 points...Hit eight of his 15 field goal attempts (.533), including two three-pointers...Pulled down four rebounds and dished out one assist versus the Bulldogs...Earned a start at North Carolina State where he recorded a team-high 30 minutes en route to scoring seven points...Pulled down three rebounds, all three coming on the defensive glass and dished out two assists as well as collecting three steals...Earned a start at North Carolina Central on Dec. 18 where he recorded 33 minutes of playing time...Tied for the team lead in scoring with 19 points on seven-of-14 shooting from the field, including hitting five of his eight three-point field goal attempts...Pulled down seven rebounds and dished out five assists...Recorded a start versus Averett on Dec. 20 where he played 34 minutes against the Cougars...Tallied 14 points on five-of-14 shooting from the field...Pulled down five rebounds, recorded five steals and dished out an assist versus the Cougars...Started at guard at Old Dominion on Dec. 30 where he recorded 31 minutes of playing time...Scored a team-high 15 points, pulled down seven rebounds and collected five steals in the loss to the Monarchs...Started at guard for the Rams on Jan. 5 against the Pioneers of Columbia Union where he recorded 20 minutes of playing time...Recorded a team-leading 19 points in the victory as he hit eight of his 10 field goal attempts including posting a three-of-four shooting performance from behind the three-point line...Pulled down a pair of rebounds (both defensive), collected one assist and recorded one steal versus the Pioneers...Started at guard on Jan. 10 at MD-Eastern Shore as he turned in a team-high 36 minutes of playing time en route to a game-high and season-high 24 points...Also recorded four rebounds, two assists and two steals versus the Hawks...Came off of the bench at Delaware State on Jan. 12 marking the first game in which Fisher has appeared but not started for the Rams in 2008-09...Recorded 30 minutes of playing time en route to hitting four of his team-high 12 shots attempted as he scored 10 points versus the Hornets...Chipped in with two rebounds and an assist as well...Started at guard at Howard on Jan. 17 where he recorded a season-high and career-high-tying 36 minutes of playing time...Tallied a team-high 15 points versus the Bison...Also added a pair of rebounds, a trio of assists and three steals in the loss at HU...Started at guard for the Rams versus Hampton on Jan. 18 at the 2009 Freedom Festival Classic in Richmond, Va. where he played a career-high 39 minutes en route to scoring 11 points and pulling down a season-high eight rebounds (four offensive and four defensive)...Committed a season-high five turnovers against the Pirates...Started at guard for the Rams versus North Carolina A&T on Jan. 24 where he recorded 34 minutes of playing time en route to scoring seven points and pulling down three rebounds...Added a steal and an assist versus the Aggies...Started at guard versus the Spartans of Norfolk State on Jan. 26 where he played 38 minutes of playing time...Scored 12 points, pulled down four rebounds and dished out four assists versus the Spartans...Started at guard for the Rams at Florida A&M on Jan. 31 where he recorded a team-high 34 minutes of playing time en route to scoring 16 points and pulling down five rebounds...Started at guard for the Rams at Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 2 where he recorded 34 minutes of playing time...Scored 15 points, pulled down one rebound and dished out one assist versus the Wildcats...Started at guard for the Rams versus Morgan State on Feb. 7 where he played a team-high 35 minutes...Recorded a season-high 25 points versus the Bears on eight-of-17 shooting...Hit eight of his 10 free throw attempts and collected one assist as well as one steal versus the Bears...Started at guard for the Rams versus Coppin State on Feb. 9 where he recorded 30 minutes of playing time...Scored a team-high 17 points and pulled down two rebounds as well as collecting a season-high six steals versus the Eagles...Started at guard for the Rams versus Howard on Feb. 14 where he led the Rams with 15 points including scoring eight of WSSU's 10 points during a game-changing run midway through the first half...Pulled down one rebound and dished out two assists...Started at guard for the Rams versus Hampton on Feb. 16 where he recorded a team-high 35 minutes of playing time...Led the Rams in scoring with 14 points as he led WSSU in scoring for the fourth straight contest...Tied for the team lead with six rebounds in the loss to the Pirates and added one blocked shot...Started at guard for the Rams at North Carolina A&T on Feb. 21 where he recorded a team-leading 32 minutes of playing time...Scored a season-high tying 25 points versus the Aggies as he took a season-high 21 field goal attempts and hit a season-high 10 field goals...Hit five of his 13 three-point field goal attempts...Pulled down three rebounds and dished out four assists...Started at guard for the Rams at Norfolk State on Feb. 23 where he recorded 21 minutes of playing time en route to scoring 10 points, two assists and a steal...Started at guard for the Rams versus Florida A&M on Feb. 28 where he recorded 29 minutes of playing time...Recorded 10 points, three rebounds and two steals versus the Rattlers...Had a last-second attempt to ie the game blocked as the Rams fell in defeat...Started at guard for the Rams versus Bethune-Cookman on March 2 where he recorded 32 minutes of playing time...Was the only WSSU scorer in double-figures as he recorded 21 points on seven-of-14 shooting and pulled down two rebounds while collecting three steals versus the Wildcats...Started at guard for the Rams versus South Carolina State on March 5 where he recorded 34 minutes of playing time...Scored 11 points, pulled down five rebounds and dished out a team-high five assists versus the Bulldogs...Started at guard for the Rams versus the Eagles of North Carolina Central on March 14 in the MEAC Bonus Game where he recorded 28 minutes of playing time...Recorded six points, five rebounds and a team-leading three assists versus NCCU.

2007-08...Appeared in 29 of the Rams' 30 games in 2007-08 while making 18 starts...Recorded 725 minutes of playing time for an average of 25.0 minutes per contest...Scored 265 points on the season for an average of 9.1 points per game...Converted on 94 of his 271 field goal attempts for a FG shooting percentage of .347...Hit a team-high 30 three-point field goals as he converted 27 percent of his team-high 111 three-point field goal attempts...Successfully connected on 47 of his 79 free throw attempts on the season for a FT shooting percentage of .595...Narrowly missed his first-ever 100 rebound season as he collected 98 total boards, 39 of which came on the offensive glass for average of 3.4 rebounds per contest...Recorded a team-high 70 personal fouls yet fouled out of only one contest...Dished out 55 assists and committed 71 turnovers...Collected 37 steals...Led the team in scoring three times...Led the team in rebounding once...Led the team in assists a pair of times...Recorded 14 double-digit scoring games...Had one dunk on the season...Drew five charges in 2007-08.

2007-08 Season Breakdown...Started versus Iowa State where he scored 11 points and pulled down five rebounds...Made the start versus Lipscomb and scored 14 points, pulled down six rebounds, dished out three assists and recorded four steals...Started the contest and played 20 minutes at Duquesne where he recorded four points, four rebounds and three assists...Tallied 28 minutes and a start versus Wake Forest on November 23 where he led the team with 18 points...Pulled down eight rebounds and recorded a steal and an assist versus the Demon Deacons...Started versus Fresno State where he recorded 13 points, two rebounds, two assists and a steal in 30 minutes of work...Started versus South Carolina State where he recorded 36 minutes of playing time en route to 18 points, four assists, six turnovers and one rebound...Started versus Georgia State where he recorded a career-low two points on 0-for-7 shooting...Made the start and recorded 30 minutes of playing time versus Alabama A&M on December 17 where he scored six points and pulled down six rebounds as well as collecting three steals and three assists...Sat out game versus Ferrum on Dec. 19 to rest a sore knee...Led the team in scoring with 13 points versus K-State on Dec. 22...Hit four of his six free throw attempts, pulled down five rebounds (four offensive) and dished out a pair of assists versus the Wildcats...Came off of the bench at USF on Dec. 29 where he tallied four points, three rebounds and two assists in 24 minutes of playing time...Started game against Columbia Union where he tallied 13 points in 28 minutes on 4-of-11 shooting from the field and 3-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc...Pulled down two rebounds, recorded three steals and two assists...Started 10th game scoring 12 points on 5-of-11 shooting from the field...Dished out a career high six assists against Md-Eastern Shore in 21 minutes of play...Also recorded two steals and two boards...Scored 10 points on 4-of-13 shooting from the field and 2-of-7 from beyond the arc...Dished out three assists and grabbed three rebounds in 31 minutes of play...Scored 10 points in 33 minutes against Howard...Went 3-of-3 from the free throw line...Recorded one assist and one steal...Scored eight points and totaled two rebounds in 35 minutes of play against Hampton on Jan. 21...Had one assist and two steals...Played only 20 minutes in his start at North Carolina A&T on Jan. 26...Recorded seven points and five rebounds versus the Aggies as he turned in a 2-of-9 shooting performance from the field...Played a career-low four minutes at Norfolk State on Jan. 28, spending the majority of the game in foul trouble...Was held scoreless for the first time in his career and committed two turnovers versus the Spartans...Scored eight points and pulled down five rebounds against Florida A&M...Also had one assist and one steal in 24 minutes of play...Scored six points against Bethune-Cookman on Feb. 4...Had five turnovers and an assist versus the Wildcats...Played only three minutes at Morgan State on Feb. 9 and was held scoreless for only the second time in his career...Missed all three of his field goal attempts versus the Bears and collected one assist...Played 32 minutes at Coppin State on Feb. 11 where he recorded 11 points, four rebounds and a pair of assists...Had season high 20 points at Howard on Feb. 16 on 8-of-16 shooting from the field and 2-of-4 from beyond the arc...Also went 2-of-3 from the free throw line...Dished out three assists and had two steals and added six rebounds...Came off bench at Hampton and played 16 minutes...Scored eight points and grabbed four boards...Went 3-of-4 from the free throw line...Payed 13 minutes vs. NC A&T before coming out with an injury...Scored three points and had one rebound...Played 20 minutes vs. Norfolk State on Feb. 25 and scored three points and had three rebounds...One of five players to score in double-figures at Florida A&M...Scored 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field...Also had one assist and one steal in 21 minutes...One of five players to score in double figures at Bethune-Cookman on March 3...Scored 11 points and had two rebounds...Had two assists in 34 minutes...Played 24 minutes at South Carolina State on March 6 en route to being one of a pair of Rams who tallied 15 points in the loss...Added five rebounds, two assists and a pair of steals to his total versus the Bulldogs...Hit three clutch field goals late in the contest as he helped the Rams erase a nine-point deficit...Hit seven of his 15 field goals versus South Carolina State...Played 27 minutes versus North Carolina Central at the 2008 MEAC Tournament (Bonus Game) on March 15 en route to a five-point, two-assist, two-rebound, two-steal performance.

2006-07...Appeared in 28 games, making 24 starts, the most of any freshman on the team...Closed the season with 13 consecutive starts...Recorded 757 minutes of playing time for an average of 27.0 minutes per contest...Recorded a freshman-best 303 points on the season for an average of 10.8 points per contest, good enough to place second on the team in scoring...Hit 107 of his 295 shots on the season for a field goal shooting percentage of .363...Hit 48 of his 143 three-point field goals for a three-point field goal shooting percentage of .336...Placed second on the team (behind fellow freshman Darius Floyd) in three-point field goal attempts (143) and three-point field goal shooting percentage (.336)...Converted 41 of his 62 free throw attempts on the season for a free throw shooting percentage of .661...Pulled down 84 total rebounds, 62 of which came on the defensive glass en route to turning in an average of 3.0 rebounds per contest...Committed 77 personal fouls and fouled out of a pair of contests...Recorded 43 assists on the season placing him second in helpers behind team leader Roy Peake's (132)...Turned in an average of 1.5 assists per contest...Committed 70 turnovers, the most on the team while posting a 0.6 assist/turnover ratio...Recorded a lone block on the season (at Alabama A&M on February 12, 2007)...Tallied 40 steals placing him second on the team in takeaways...Recorded a career-high 27 points at Towson on December 29, 2006...Recorded a career-high 11 made field goals at Towson on December 29, 2006...Pulled down a career-high nine rebounds at cross-town Wake Forest on February 6, 2007...Tied his career high of four assists three times in 2006-07, most recently at North Dakota State University on February 21, 2007...Turned in a career-high six steals at Georgia State University on November 19, 2006...Recorded a career-high one block at Alabama A&M on February 12, 2007 giving him the only block of the 2006-07 season and of the only block of his career...Turned in 36 minutes of playing time versus Columbia Union on February 10, 2007, another career-high...Led the Rams with 16 double-digit scoring performances including four 20-plus point performances...Led the team, or had a share of the team lead in rebounding in four contests.

Personal...A native of Marietta, Ga., he is a 2006 graduate of Kennesaw Mountain High School where he was a four-year letterman for the Mustangs playing under head coach Jesse Bonner...A member of Kennesaw Mountain's 2004-05 Regional Championship basketball team he led the Mustangs to a runner-up regional finish in 2005-06...Named the Mustang's Most Improved Player in 2005-06 en route to All-County Team accolades...The Atlanta Tip-Off Club Player of the month twice (January and February 2005)...Named the Most Valuable Player at the State Championship Tournament and was an All-State Honorable Mention selection....Named to the All-County First-Team in 2005-06...Named team captain his senior season...Won the Cobb County three-point shooting contest as well as being named the All-Star Game MVP...Participated in the Georgia North vs. South All-Star Game...The son of Hiawatha and Sheila Fisher...A Business major at WSSU...Born in Atlanta, Ga. on April 7, 1988.

Fisher's Statistics:

YearGP/GSMin-AvgFG-FGAPct.3FG-3FGAPct.FT-FTAPct.Reb.ATOBlk.Stl.Pts.Avg.
2008-0928-27865-30.9137-349.39049-157.31067-97.69096447225339013.9
2007-0829-18725-25.094-271.34730-111.27047-79.5959855710372659.1
2006-0728-24757-27.0107-295.36348-143.33641-62.66184437014030310.8
Totals85-692347-27.6338-915.369127-411.309155-238.651278142213313095811.3