Clarion Athletics

COACH SAYS: Was starting point guard last season and is expected to play both the point and No. 2 guard spots this year ... Good rebounding guard ...Needs to be more consistent with his shot ... Program guy. 

CLARION BACKGROUND: Career - 264 points, 109 rebounds, 103 assists, 45 steals, 8 blocks in 48 games with 27 starts ... 2012 - Started all 26 games and led team in assists with 87 ... His 3.3 apg ranked 12th in the PSAC, and his 1.5-1 assist-to-turnover ratio also ranked 12th in the PSAC ... Avg. 8.2 ppg, 3.1 rpg with 35 steals, 8 blocks ... Shot 47.1 percent (74 of 157) from the field including 10 of 33 (30.3 percent) from beyond the arc ... Career highs in points (16 vs. Gannon Feb. 11), Rebounds (7 at Kutztown Nov. 19), assists (8 vs. Gannon Feb. 11), steals (4 vs. Gannon Feb. 11), field goals made (6 vs Gannon Feb. 11) and blocks (2 at Kutztown Nov. 19, at Gannon Jan. 21 and vs. Edinboro Feb. 18) ... Scored in double digits 10 times ... Had five or more assists five times ... 2011 - Played in 22 games with 1 start ... 2.4 ppg, 1.3 rpg, 16 assists, 10 steals ... Season-high 8 points vs. UDC, 3 assists vs. Slippery Rock ... 2010 - Red-shirted. 

COLLEGE BACKGROUND: Transfer from Clark State Community College & coach Yelis Parker ... 2009 - Avg. 15 ppg, 6 apg, 5 rpg ... Helped team go 18-9.  

HIGH SCHOOL BACKGROUND: John F. Kennedy & coach William Morrow ... Senate Conference Champions ... Avg. 10 ppg, 7 apg, 2 spg as a senior and was named Senate MVP & Division 2 Player of the Year ... 1st team All-State Division 2 ... Also lettered in track, golf, cross country. 

PERSONAL: Son of Leonard & Katrina Patterson … Sisters Tasha, Bianca, Christine.

FAVORITES: Food - Lasagna; Music - Hip-Hop, R&B; Music Group - MMG, YMCMB; Teams - JFK Eagles, L.A. Lakers; Athletes - Leonard Patterson Sr., Kobe Bryant.