Tarleton State University Athletics

2007-08
Transferred to Tarleton from NCAA Division I St. John’s...

St. John’s
Started 27 of 31 games for the Red Storm in 2006-07... Averaged 10.4 points and 3.7 rebounds per game this year while knocking down 35.7 percent of his shots from the floor, including a 32.7 percentage from beyond the arc... Averaged .714 from the charity stripe his junior season... Scored in double figures against three NCAA Division I tournament teams, including a 22-point effort against then-No. 15 Texas on Nov. 17, 2006 when he hit six of 11 three pointers... Had 26 points at Niagara on Dec. 9, 2005 while pulling down seven rebounds. Patterson also had eight boards and 16 points against Georgetown... Hit at least one three in 26 of the Red Storm’s 31 games and was seventh in the Big East in three-point field goals made per game (2.3)... Established a new school record at SJU after connecting on eight three-point baskets, scoring 24 points against North Florida on Nov. 10, 2006...

Junior College
Shattered school records while leading the Reivers to a 30-8 record and a trip to the 2006 National Junior College Athletics Association national semifinals as a sophomore... Named a second team NJCAA All-American and a first team NJCAA All-Tournament Team members while being picked to appear in the 2006 NJCAA All-Star game... Averaged 20.3 points per game in 2005-06, setting the school’s single-season record with 771 points... Averaged 3.9 rebounds and drilled 37.4 percent of his three-point shots... As a freshman, helped Iowa Western to a 33-7 record, scoring 10.0 points per game with four assists and three rebounds... Recruited by St. John’s, Wyoming, Cincinnati, Kansas, Miami, Michigan State and Mississippi State after his sophomore season...

High School
Named the 3A Conference Player of the Year twice as both a junior and senior... Averaged 28.0 points, 5.0 assists and 5.0 rebounds per game in leading the Wonders to a 20-4 record in 2003-04 as a senior... As a junior, averaged 30.0 points, 4.0 assists and 5.0 rebounds to help his team to a 19-5 record... Is a two-time all-conference selection...

Personal
2004 graduate of A.L. Brown High School in Kannapolis, N.C.... Parents are Sharon Mason and Avery Patterson, Sr.... Major is sports management... Birthdate is July 28, 1986.