Poughkeepsie, NY - D3hoops.com announced its men's basketball preseason All-American selections on Tuesday afternoon as Vassar College Men's Basketball senior guard Shea Fitzgerald was tabbed as a Preseason Fourth Team All-American selection.

Fitzgerald is coming off of a junior campaign that saw him earn All-Liberty League First Team, NABC All-District III First Team, D3hoops.com All-Region III and All-Met Writers First Team selections. Fitzgerald led the team in scoring with 16.8 points per game and recorded career-highs in three-pointers made (84), rebounds (5.0 per game), assists (85) and free-throw percentage (88.4-percent). The senior was named the Liberty League Championship's Most Outstanding Performer after averaging 20 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game during the three-game postseason stretch to help lead Vassar to its second Liberty League championship in program history.

Fitzgerald posted 23 double-digit scoring games along with registering a season-high 28 points twice against Union this season, including the Liberty League Championship semifinal victory over the Garnet Chargers. Fitzgerald also set the new single season program record for three-pointers made in a single season with 84 in 2025-26.

Entering the 2026-27 season, Fitzgerald ranks fourth all-time in points with 1,344 along with being fourth in three-pointers made in a career with 184. His career scoring average of 17.0 points per game sits third all-time in Vassar history and he is just six made free throws away from breaking the Vassar program record. The junior currently ranks third all-time in steals in his career with 126 and is in the top-10 in assists and assists average.

Fitzgerald is also currently holding the all-time career free throw percentage record at 87.4-percent and finished the 2025-26 campaign second in free throw percentage in a single season at 88.4-percent. Fitzgerald has been named an All-Liberty League selection three times, earned the Liberty League Player of the Year in 2024-25 along with being a two-time NABC All-District selection, a two-time D3hoops.com All-Region selection, a NABC All-American in 2025, two-time All-Met selection and a two-time CSC Academic All-District honoree.

A season ago, Vassar finished its record-breaking season with a 20-9 overall record and 13-5 in Liberty League play on its way to winning its second conference championship crown. The 20 victories set a new program record for wins in a single season along with the 13 conference wins marking the highest win total in program history.

Vassar is receiving votes in the D3hoops.com Preseason National poll and will begin its Liberty League title defense at the Chuck Resler Tournament at the University of Rochester against #RV Denison on Friday, November 13 at 3:00 p.m.