Marcus Patterson
| Free agent | |
|---|---|
| Position | Shooting guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 8, 1995 Bronx, New York, U.S. |
| Nationality |
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| Listed height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Mount Saint Michael Academy (Bronx, New York) |
| College | Russell Sage (2013-2017) |
| NBA draft | 2017: undrafted |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
| Career history | |
| 2017–2018 | East London All-Stars |
| 2019–2020 | Portimonense S.C. |
| 2020–2021 | C.A. Queluz |
| 2021–2022 | Portimonense S.C. |
| 2022–2023 | Teuta |
| Career highlights | |
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Marcus Patterson (born February 8, 1995) is a Jamaican-American professional basketball player who last played for Teuta of the Albanian Basketball Superleague and Liga Unike. He played college basketball for Russell Sage.[1] He represents the Jamaica men’s national team.[2]
Early life and personal life
Patterson was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. He attended and played basketball at Mount Saint Michael Academy, where he helped his team to the 2011 CHSAA City A Championship.[3]
College career
In 2014–2015, he was a member of the Gator Skyline Conference Championship. The Gators also got 15 points from sophomore forward Patterson.[4]
In 2015–2016, he started 23 of 26 games played while adding 276 points. Patterson averaged 10.6 points and 6.7 rebounds per outing for the Gators. He earned numerous awards including a selection to the Nazareth College All-Tournament Team.[5]
In 2017–18, Patterson earned a master's degree in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of East London while playing for the school's basketball team.[6]
College statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | Russell Sage College | 24 | 8 | 13.9 | .457 | .308 | .571 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 4.8 |
| 2014–15 | Russell Sage College | 25 | 2 | 14.5 | .404 | .286 | .593 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 6.0 |
| 2015–16 | Russell Sage College | 26 | 23 | 23.8 | .461 | .304 | .756 | 6.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 10.6 |
| 2016–17 | Russell Sage College | 27 | 26 | 30.5 | .457 | .328 | .741 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 17.6 |
| Career | 102 | 59 | 21.0 | .449 | .314 | .704 | 5.4 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 10.0 |
Professional career
Portimonense S.C.
In September 2019, Patterson went to play for Portimonense S.C. in Portugal.[7] He received two accolades from Eurobasket.com, being named in the ‘All Portuguese 1st Division All-Import Team’ and the ‘All Portuguese 1st Division 2nd Team’.[8] Patterson averaged 22 points per game, 9 rebounds per game and 2 steals per game.[9]
C.A. Queluz
In October 2020, Patterson signed with C.A. Queluz of the Proliga basketball league.[10] Patterson averaged 8.2 points, three rebounds and 1.7 assists from four games before COVID-19 postponed the season.[11]
Return to Portimonense S.C.
In December 2021, Patterson returned to Portimonense.[12] He was the team's second-leading scorer, averaging 14.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 1.5 assist on a blistering 64.1% shooting inside the arc in under 25 minutes a game.
Teuta
On December 6, 2022, Patterson made his debut with Teuta of the Albanian basketball Superleague.[13] Patterson helped Teuta to victory in the Albanian basketball cup and led all scorers with 29 points.[14]
The Basketball Tournament
Patterson has played in The Basketball Tournament (TBT), an annual winner-take-all single-elimination tournament. In 2023, he played for Virginia Dream.[15]
National team career
3x3 basketball
Patterson is Jamaican American, with Jamaican-born parents and plays for the Jamaica men's national 3x3 team. In 2023, he deputed for Team Jamaica in the 3x3 International Cup, which is set to be hosted at Golden 1 Centre in Sacramento starting on October 1.[16]
References
- ^ "Marcus Patterson Men's Basketball Bio". Sage Gators.
- ^ "Jamaica's basketballer Patterson praises Europe". The Star. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
- ^ "Marcus Patterson Men's Basketball Bio". Sage Athletics.
- ^ "Sage, Skidmore reach NCAA Tournament". Times Union. Retrieved February 28, 2015.
- ^ "Sage Men's Basketball Team Picked first in race for Skyline North Division". Sage Gators. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ^ "Former Sage basketball player has new focus". Times union. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- ^ "Bronx native discusses basketball and mental health amid COVID-19". Amny. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
- ^ "Balling in the Algarve – an American's experience playing basketball for Portimonense". Portugal Resident. Retrieved May 8, 2020.
- ^ "PORTIMÃO BASKETBALL TEAM IS ON THE UP!". Algarve daily news.
- ^ "Piscataway's Marcus Patterson Locks-in to the International Basketball Scene". tapinto.net. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ "Patterson relishing opportunity to represent land of parents' birth". Jamaica-Star. Retrieved November 10, 2021.
- ^ "Patterson-back-in-Portimonense". eurobasket.com.
- ^ Spiri, Gentian (December 7, 2022). "Teuta mposht Besëlidhjen në sfidën e kryesuesve, merr frenat e Superligës". Telesport (in Albanian). Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ^ Albania, ABC News. "Basketboll: Teuta fiton Kupën e Shqipërisë" (in Albanian). Retrieved February 17, 2023.
- ^ "Piscataway Resident to Compete for $1 Million in Basketball Tournament". apinto.net.
- ^ "Debutant Patterson eyeing successful 3x3 tourney with Jamaica". jamaica-gleaner.com. September 26, 2023. Retrieved October 3, 2023.