David Patrick (basketball)
Current position | |
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Title | Associate head coach |
Team | Arkansas |
Conference | SEC |
Biographical details | |
Born | Bermuda | 21 February 1976
Playing career | |
1995–1996 | Syracuse |
1997–2000 | Southwestern Louisiana/ Louisiana–Lafayette |
2000–2001 | Canberra Cannons |
2001–2003 | Chester Jets |
2003–2005 | Castellion Castellón de la Plana, Spain |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
2005–2006 | Nicholls State (assistant) |
2006–2010 | St. Mary's (assistant) |
2012–2016 | LSU (assistant) |
2016–2018 | TCU (assistant) |
2018–2020 | UC Riverside |
2020–present | Arkansas (assoc. HC) |
International | |
2019–present | Australia |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
2010–2012 | Houston Rockets (personnel scout) |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 27–38 (.415) |
David Patrick (born 21 February 1976) is an Australian college basketball coach who is the associate head coach for the Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team. He is the former head coach of the UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team.[1][2]
Playing career
Born in Bermuda, and raised in Melbourne, Australia, Patrick arrived stateside in 1994, enrolling at Chapel Trafton High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he was district MVP and First Team All-Parish, while also being selected to play in the Louisiana State High School All-Star Game. In addition, Patrick continued to compete for Australia at the youth national level.[3]
Patrick attended Syracuse for one season where he was part of the Orange's 1996 NCAA Tournament Final Four team, before transferring to play his remaining three years of eligibility at Southwestern Louisiana (later Louisiana–Lafayette).[4]
After college, Patrick returned to Australia where he played professionally for one season with the Canberra Cannons of the National Basketball League, and also had stops in England with the Chester Jets, and in Spain with Castellion before taking up coaching.[5]
Coaching career
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Nicholls State University assistant (2005–2006)
Patrick's first stop as an Assistant was at Nicholls State University, where he worked for Head Coach JP Piper.
St Mary's College of California assistant (2006–2010)
In 2006 he joined Saint Mary's College During his time at Saint Mary's they made multiple NCAA tournaments, including a 2010 NCAA Sweet 16 appearance. In four seasons at St Mary's the team went 98-35 and compiled 2 NCAA Tournaments and an NIT Quarterfinal berth.
LSU assistant (2012–2016)
In 2012, Patrick joined the staff of LSU under Johnny Jones, where he was pivotal in bringing Ben Simmons, his godson, to the Tigers. During his time at LSU they made the 2014 NIT, and 2015 NCAA Tournament where they eventually lost to North Carolina State 66-65. Patrick spent four seasons at LSU where the team went 80-51 during that span.
TCU assistant (2016–2018)
After four seasons at LSU, Patrick joined Jamie Dixon's staff at TCU in 2016.[6] In 2017 they were NIT Champions for the First time in school history. In 2018 the school reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 20 years. Following 2018 Patrick was named the Head Coach at UC Riverside.
UC Riverside (2018–2020)
On 14 March 2018, Patrick was named the Head Coach at UC Riverside.[6] His inaugural season saw the Highlanders break several program records including 279 three-point shots culminating in a .379 three-point shooting percentage which was the best in the Big West Conference and top 30 (28th) in the nation.
In 2019-20 the UC Riverside won 17 games which is tied for the most Division 1 in school history. They started the season with a road win 66-47 at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten Conference[7] The team finished 8th Nationally in Scoring Defense 60.6ppg,[8] and 1st in the Big West. The season was cut short on 10 March, due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. In his two years at UC Riverside, Patrick currently holds the best 2-year start in school history.
Arkansas (2020–present)
On July 1, 2020, Patrick joined the staff of Eric Musselman as an assistant at Arkansas.[9]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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UC Riverside (Big West) (2018–2020) | |||||||||
2018–19 | UC Riverside | 10–23 | 4–12 | 8th | |||||
2019–20 | UC Riverside | 17–15 | 7–9 | 5th | |||||
UC Riverside: | 27–38 (.415) | 11–21 (.344) | |||||||
Total: | 27–38 (.415) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "UCR Lands Coveted Division I Coach to Lead Men's Basketball". Inside UCR. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "UC Riverside Names LSU, Texas Christian Assistant David Patrick as Men's Basketball Coach". UC Riverside. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "David Patrick Bio". lsusports.net. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "David Patrick College Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "GOFROGS.COM - David Patrick Bio - TCU Horned Frogs Official Athletic Site". gofrogs.com. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ a b Stevenson, Stefan (14 March 2018). "TCU assistant leaving for head coaching job, will coach in NCAA Tournament". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ [1]
- ^ https://www.ncaa.com/stats/basketball-men/d1/current/team/146
- ^ Wilkerson, Curtis (1 July 2020). "David Patrick new Arkansas basketball assistant coach". 247 Sports. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball coaches
- Australian expatriate basketball people in the United States
- Australian men's basketball coaches
- Australian men's basketball players
- Canberra Cannons players
- Cheshire Jets players
- College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
- Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball players
- LSU Tigers basketball coaches
- Nicholls Colonels men's basketball coaches
- Saint Mary's Gaels men's basketball coaches
- Syracuse Orange men's basketball players
- TCU Horned Frogs men's basketball coaches
- UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball coaches