Fisher's Norsen and Lott Garner E8 Honors
St. John Fisher College men’s basketball standouts Jason Norsen and Chaz Lott have been honored by the Empire 8 Conference. Norsen was named as the Conference’s Player of the Week, while Lott was selected as the Empire 8’s Rookie of the Week for the second time in a three-week span.
Both players led the Cardinals to a fourth-place finish in the 47
th Annual Wendy’s College Classic over a three-game span last week.
Norsen averaged a near double-double with 16.3 points, 9.3 rebounds. He also average five blocks per game, while shooting 70.4% from the field and 85% from the foul line.
On Tuesday, in a first round 85-72 win against visiting College at Brockport, Norsen recorded his eighth career double-double with 16 points and 15 rebounds, also adding six blocks.
In the semifinal round against the No. 17 University of Rochester Yellowjackets, he finished with 12 points, six boards and four blocks in a 63-50 loss.
Against Nazareth College in the consolation contest on Saturday, Norsen led the team with 21 points and five blocks, while grabbing a team-high seven rebounds. The Academic All-American led the Wendy’s College Classic with 15 blocks – 10 more than any other player – and is the second-highest total in the program’s 47-year history. He was named to the Wendy's College Classic Second Team for his outstanding efforts.
Lott also posted solid all-around numbers during the Wendy’s College Classic. The freshman point guard averaged 7.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 2.0 steals and 1.7 blocks per game, while leading the Cardinals in minutes. He led the eight-team field in the WCC with 17 assists (6.3 per game).
Lott dished out seven assists and scored seven points against No. 17 University of Rochester in the semifinals and recorded 11 points and a season-high eight assists against Nazareth.
Fisher will return to action at 8 p.m. on Tuesday and will host Alfred University in the Empire 8 Conference season opener for both teams.