One of just four players in Siena Basketball history to have their number retired, Fred Shear ’73 holds the program’s all-time highest career scoring average (20.3) while ranking fourth in rebounds per game (9.5). He was the first two-time All-American in Siena history, earning Associated Press Honorable Mention honors in both 1972 and 1973. Despite playing just three varsity seasons due to the NCAA freshman rule at the time, Shear still ranks 13^th all-time in program history in scoring (1,400) and 15^th in rebounding (658). He is the only player in program history to have averaged at least 19.5 points per game in three consecutive seasons and was the first person to be inducted into the Siena Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility (1978). The captain of legendary head coach Bill Kirsch’s first Siena team, Shear reached the 1,000 point mark in fewer games (52) than any player in program history and held Siena’s career scoring record for 14 years (1973-87) prior to the induction of the three-point line. Shear has his No. 50 retired and hung from the Times Union Center rafters on Dec. 29, 2012. The local product is also an inductee to the Waterford-Halfmoon High School Athletic Hall of Fame and Capital District Basketball Hall of Fame.