Patrick Patterson

Patrick Patterson: Biography in Details

Who is Patrick Patterson?

Patrick Patterson is an American basketball player. Patrick plays professional basketball for the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers for the season 2019-20.

Patrick won three-straight championships while still at Huntington High School.

What are the birth facts of Patrick Patterson?

Patrick Patterson was born Patrick Davell Paterson on 14th March 1989 in Washington, D.C., United States, and was raised in Huntington, West Virginia.

His father is Buster Patterson Jr. and his mother is Tywanna Patterson.

Patrick Patterson- Education, Career

Patrick Patterson graduated in 2007 from Huntington High School, Virginia, and studied at the University of Kentucky from 2007- 2010 approximately.

Patrick’s education and professional had the same start- in High School. He led Huntington High to three-straight state championships, the third was with the help of O. J. Mayo.

Rivals.com called him the ‘five-star’ recruit and listed him as the #3 power forward, and also the #17th player of 2007 in America.

University Player

Freshman Season

2007-08, in the All-American season, freshman Patterson average 16.4 points. And after a Kentucky victory over Ole Miss Rebels, he was injured in his left ankle and missed the NBA draft.

Sophomore

2008-09, Patrick Patterson and Jodie Meeks were the most successful duos that season and on April 18, and Patrick decided to enter for the 2009 NBA draft but relented and remained in Kentucky for the third season.

Junior Season

He improved his outside shot instead of scoring and rebounding and shot about 35% from the 3-point line and this continued throughout the season.

In season 2009-10, Patrick played for former Memphis coach John Calipari. He was recruited by Kentucky Coach Tubby Smith and Billy Gillispie.

And on April 23, 2010, armed with a degree from the University of Kentucky entered the 2010 NBA draft.

Professional Baseball

Patterson was selected in the NBA draft by Houston Rockets as the fourteenth overall pick and on November 10th, he joined the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. In the nine games, Patterson averaged 35 minutes, 18.3 points, and 10.3 rebounds.

On 2010, December 15th, Patrick made his debut in the NBA regular season.

On 2011, March 14th, he made his first NBA start with the Rockets and scored 2 points and grabbing 5 rebounds. And for the 2012-13 season, Patterson became the starting power forward for the Rockets.

Sacramento Kings

2013, February 20th, Patterson was traded to the Sacramento Kings along with Toney Douglas and Cole Aldrich.

Toronto Raptors

2013, December 9th, the Kings retraded Patterson along with 3 of his teammates to Toronto Raptors. 2014, July 12th, this time he would sign up with the Raptors for an $18 million US contract for three years.

Oklahoma City Thunder

On 2017, July 10th, Patterson signed up with the Oklahoma City Thunder. On a personal note, he had an operation on his left knee.

On 2019, August 1st, Thunder and Patterson came to terms that allowed Patrick to become an unrestricted free agent. In fact, Patterson intended to sign up with the Los Angeles Clippers.

Los Angeles Clippers

Patrick Patterson signed up with the Los Angeles Clippers on 29th August, for the 2019-20 season.

Patrick Patterson- Achievements, Awards

2006, Bill Evans Award

2007, McDonald’s All American

2008, SEC Rookie of the Year-Coaches

2009, First Team All-Sec

2010, First Team All-Sec

2010, SEC All-Defensive Team

How tall is Patrick Patterson?

Patrick Patterson has black hair and eyes. He is 6 ft eight tall and weighs 107kg. He is Squad # 54, and position is Power Forward with the League NBA, drafted by NBA in 2010 in the 1st round and the 14th overall pick.

What is the Net Worth of Patrick Patterson?

His net worth is $10m US. This season 2019-20, he is under contract for $2.5m US with the Los Angeles Clippers. Patrick Patterson is the 265th best-paid NBA player in 2019.

Patrick Patterson- Social Media

Patrick Patterson has more than 146k followers on Instagram, 196k on Twitter, 90 on Facebook, and more than 27k views on his YouTube.

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