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Gatorade 2025 - 2026: Player of the Year

Boys Basketball - Colorado

Gatorade Player of the year

Eric Fiedler

Guard/Forward
REGIS JESUIT HS
AURORA, COLORADO
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

29.9

Average Points (Per Game)

10.4

Average Rebounds (Per Game)

1,909

Career Points

47

Shooting Percentage (from the field)
“Eric is an explosive basketball player. He plays the game with great confidence and aggressiveness. He’s very skilled and can beat you from out to 25 feet or down in the post. Combine all of that with his size and strength and you have a dominant high school basketball player.”
Joe Ortiz
Head Coach - ThunderRidge High School

Athletic Excellence

The 6-foot-8, 215-pound senior wing led the Raiders to a 15-10 record and a trip to the third round of Colorado’s 6A state tournament this past season. Fielder averaged 29.9 points—the best of any 6A scorer to reach the postseason—shooting 47 percent from the field and added 10.4 rebounds per game. He finished his career as the leading scorer in program history (1,909 points) and scored 30 or more points 12 times this past season. He’s ranked as Colorado’s No. 1 prospect in the Class of 2026 by PrepHoops. 

Academic Achievement

Fielder has maintained a 3.76 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a written letter of athletic aid to play basketball at Colorado State University this fall.

Exemplary Character

Fiedler has volunteered locally at the Tennyson Center in Denver, working with children who have experienced trauma. He has also volunteered at a local food pantry and participated in a service-mission trip to Kenya.