Patrick Patterson (basketball)

Patrick Patterson

No. 54   Houston Rockets
Power forward
Personal information
Date of birth	March 14, 1989 (1989-03-14)
Place of birth	Washington, D.C.
Nationality	American
High school	Huntington High School Huntington, West Virginia
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
College	Kentucky
NBA Draft	2010 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14th overall
Selected by the Houston Rockets
Pro career	2010–present
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NBA.com

Patrick Davell Patterson (born March 14, 1989 in Washington, D.C.) is an American basketball player with the Houston Rockets. He played collegiately for the University of Kentucky. He is a 6'9", 235-pound power forward who grew up in Huntington, West Virginia. During his high school career, Patterson helped lead Huntington High School to three-straight state championships, the last one with help from O. J. Mayo, and was named a McDonald's All-American. Patterson realized his dream of becoming a NBA lottery pick by being selected at #14 overall in the 2010 NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets.

Collegiate career

Patrick Patterson played college basketball for the University of Kentucky. He chose to play for Kentucky rather than Duke or Florida in a highly publicized recruiting battle. He was recruited by Kentucky coach Tubby Smith and his replacement Billy Gillispie. In the 2009–10 season he played for former Memphis coach John Calipari who became Billy Gillispie's replacement in April 2009.

Freshman season

During Patterson's freshman All-American 2007–08 season, Patterson averaged 16.4 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.2 blocks and 0.8 steals, while shooting 57% from the field. After a Kentucky victory over the Ole Miss Rebels, Patterson missed the remainder of the 2007–08 season with a stress fracture in his left ankle. He also claimed he planned on staying at Kentucky rather than participating in the NBA Draft.

Sophomore season

For his sophomore season at UK during the 2008–09 season, he and fellow teammate Jodie Meeks became one of the most successful duos that season, and also became the most productive duo at Kentucky, since the days of Dan Issel and Mike Pratt. Patterson scored a career-high 33 points on December 22, 2008 against the Tennessee State Tigers. During Patterson's sophomore 2008–09 season, he averaged 17.9 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.1 blocks and 0.6 steals, while shooting 60% from the field. April 18, 2009, Patterson decided to enter his name into the 2009 NBA Draft. However, Patrick decided he would return to Kentucky for a third season on May 8, 2009.

Junior season

Patterson continued to play a crucial role for the team during his junior season. However, with the addition of freshman players John Wall, DeMarcus Cousins and Eric Bledsoe, Patterson was no longer required to be the main option for scoring and rebounding. Patterson also improved his outside shot, shooting about 40% from the 3-point line all season (compared to no 3-pointers made in the previous seasons). During this season, Patterson helped the team win the SEC Tournament and achieve a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2004. On April 23, 2010, Patterson entered the 2010 NBA Draft; by the time of the draft, he had completed his coursework and earned a degree from UK.

College statistics

Season Totals

SEASON	GP	MIN	FG	FGA	FTM	FTA	3PM	3PA	PTS	OFF	DEF	TOT	AST	TO	STL	BLK	PF
2007–08	25	893	162	282	87	119	0	3	411	71	121	192	43	52	21	31	69
2008–09	34	1147	240	398	129	168	0	1	609	92	224	316	66	65	21	70	76
2009–10	38	1255	215	374	90	130	24	69	544	116	167	283	36	41	27	51	61

Season Averages

SEASON	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	TO	A/T	STL	BLK	PF	FG%	FT%	3P%	PPS
2007–08	35.7	16.4	7.7	1.7	2.1	.83	.8	1.2	2.8	.574	.731	.000	1.46
2008–09	33.7	17.9	9.3	1.9	1.9	1.02	.6	2.1	2.2	.603	.768	.000	1.53
2009–10	32.8	14.9	7.6	0.9	1.0	.93	.5	1.2	1.6	.586	.641	.408	1.46

NBA

On June 24, 2010, Patterson was selected in the NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets with the fourteenth overall pick. Patterson's sports agent is Odell McCants. On November 10, Patterson was assigned to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers of the NBA Development League. He made his NBA regular season debut on December 15, 2010.

With Luis Scola injured, Patrick Patterson had his first NBA start with the Rockets on March 14, 2011, scoring 2 points and grabbing 5 rebounds.

NBA career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
2010–11	Houston	52	6	16.7	.558	.000	.714	3.8	0.8	.3	.7	6.3
Career		52	6	16.7	.558	.000	.714	3.8	0.8	.3	.7	6.3

External links

• Rivals.com Profile
• ESPN Kentucky Profile
• NBA Draft 2009 Scouting Report
• Patrick receives 2nd Team All American Honors