Davy a hit with players from day one, says Fitzpatrick
But he does agree that he took over a team which had been built up over a period of years and to which a lot of people had contributed hugely.
A lecturer in Waterford IT and a former Irish basketball coach, Fitzpatrick was associated with the college’s Fitzgibbon Cup teams in the mid-90s and previously trained Waterford for one season. His CV also includes the winning of the women’s National Cup with Wildcats.