Tyson Patterson
{{Short description|American basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Tyson Patterson
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| position = Point guard
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 9
| weight_lb = 165
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|9|17}}
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| nationality = American
| high_school = East Forsyth
(Winston-Salem, North Carolina)
| college = Appalachian State (1996–2000)
| draftyear = 2000
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| career_start = 2000
| career_end = 2011
| years1 = 2000 | team1 = Dodge City Legend
| years2 = 2000–2001 | team2 = TEC Liege
| years3 = 2001 | team3 = Dodge City Legend
| years4 = 2001 | team4 = Asheville Altitude
| years5 = 2001–2002 | team5 = Grindavík
| years6 = 2003 | team6 = Hickory Nutz
| years7 = 2004 | team7 = Lausanne Morges Basket
| years8 = 2004 | team8 = Florence Flyers
| years9 = 2004–2005 | team9 = Brest
| years10 = 2005 | team10 = Reims
| years11 = 2006 | team11 = Brest
| years12 = 2006–2007 | team12 = KR
| years13 = 2007–2008 | team13 = ToPo Helsinki
| years14 = 2008–2009 | team14 = Lobos Grises de la UAD Durango
| years15 = 2009 | team15 = Lobos UAD Mazatlan
| years16 = 2009–2010 | team16 = Lobos Grises de la UAD Durango
| years17 = 2010 | team17 = Lausanne Morges Basket
| years18 = 2009–2010 | team18 = Forssan Koripojat
| years19 = 2011 | team19 = Guaros de Lara
| highlights =
- Belgian League All-Star Game (2001)
- French 2nd Division Foreign Players' MVP (2005)
- French 2nd Division champion (2005)
- Finnish League assists leader (2008)
- Icelandic League champion (2007)
- Icelandic League Playoffs MVP (2007)
- USBL champion (2000)
- SoCon Player of the Year (2000)
- 2× First-team All-SoCon (1999, 2000)
- SoCon tournament MVP (2000)
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Tyson Patterson (born September 17, 1978){{cite web| title =Tyson Patterson| work =Proballers.com| publisher =MOMENTUM Productions Properties| year=2010| url =http://www.proballers.com/basket-ball-player/20266/tyson-patterson| accessdate = July 9, 2013}} is an American former professional basketball player. He is 5'9", weighs 165 pounds and played the point guard position.{{cite web| title =Tyson Patterson basketball profile| work =LatinBasket| publisher =Eurobasket, Inc.| year=2013| url =http://basketball.latinbasket.com/player/Tyson_Patterson/Guaros_de_Lara/10181| accessdate = July 9, 2013}} Patterson played college basketball at Appalachian State University (ASU) between 1996–97 and 1999–2000.{{cite web| title =Five ASU Legends Selected for Induction to Athletics Hall of Fame| work =GoASU.com| publisher =Appalachian State University| date =August 6, 2009| url =http://www.goasu.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=21500&ATCLID=204770785| accessdate = July 9, 2013}} Through the 2011–12 season he still holds school records for assists in a game (14), season (218), and career (638), steals in a season (87), and field goal percentage in a game (100%, 12-for-12 shooting).{{cite web| title =2012–13 Men's Basketball Media Guide| work=p. 82| publisher =Appalachian State University|year=2012| url =http://www.goasu.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=21500&ATCLID=205719714| accessdate =July 9, 2013}}
Playing career
=College=
After graduating from East Forsyth High School in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Patterson enrolled at ASU to play for the Mountaineers. In his first season, ASU finished with a 14–14 overall record and a third-place finish in the Southern Conference's (SoCon) North Division.{{cite web| title =2012–13 Men's Basketball Media Guide| work=p. 95| publisher =Appalachian State University|year=2012| url =http://www.goasu.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=21500&ATCLID=205719714| accessdate =July 9, 2013}} During his final three seasons, however, Patterson was the leader in what ASU calls "perhaps the finest four-year span in [their] hardwood history." Between 1998 and 2000, the Mountaineers rattled off three consecutive North Division titles, made it to the SoCon tournament championship game every season (winning it in 2000, thereby earning their school's second-ever NCAA tournament bid), and compiled a three-year win–loss record of 65–25 (39–8 SoCon). Patterson led ASU in both assists and steals in each of his final three years, was a three-time All-SoCon Tournament Team selection, a two-time First Team All-SoCon (regular season) selection, and as a senior was named the SoCon Tournament MVP as well as the conference player of the year.{{cite web| title =Appalachian State Wins SoCon| work =CBSnews.com| publisher =CBS Interactive Inc.| year=2000| url =https://www.cbsnews.com/news/appalachian-state-wins-socon/| access-date =July 9, 2013}} In 2009, Patterson was inducted into the Appalachian State Hall of Fame.
=Professional=
As an undersized guard coming from a mid-major basketball program, no National Basketball Association (NBA) teams selected him in the 2000 NBA draft. Patterson carved out a professional career and professional career that took him to leagues all over the world as well as in the United States.{{cite web| title =Patterson Revisits the Mountain| work =GoASU.com| publisher =Appalachian State University| date =September 4, 2008| url =http://www.goasu.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=21500&ATCLID=1575126| accessdate = July 9, 2013}} Other than the United States, he has played for clubs in Belgium, Finland, France, Iceland, Mexico, Switzerland and Venezuela.{{cite web| last =Behr| first =Steve| title =App State guards go Nutz| publisher =WataugaDemocrat.com| date =July 3, 2003| url =http://www.wataugademocrat.com/topic.php?tid=15&sid=2529| accessdate = July 9, 2013}} In 2006-2007 he played with KR in the Icelandic Úrvalsdeild and led the league in assists per game (8.0).[http://gamli.kki.is/tolfraedi_einst_a_timab_medal.asp?Adgerd=NyRodun&Magn=10&RadaEftir=Stodsendingar&Timabil=2007&Lid= Heildartölfræði einstaklinga á einu tímabili - Meðaltöl] He helped KR win the Icelandic national championship that spring and was named the Playoffs MVP.[http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?issId=364376&pageId=5890146 KR Íslandsmeistari 2007] Some of his other highlights include leading Finland's Korisliiga in assists per game (5.2) in 2007–08, winning France's LNB Pro B championship in 2004–05, and also being named LNB Pro B's "Foreign Players' MVP" that same season.
References
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External links
- [https://www.basketball-reference.com/nbdl/players/p/pattety01d.html NBA Development League stats]
- [http://gamli.kki.is/tolfraedi_ferill_leikmanns.asp?Felaganumer=144552 Icelandic Úrvalsdeild stats]
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Category:American expatriate basketball people in Mexico
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Category:American expatriate basketball people in Venezuela
Category:American men's basketball players
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Category:Asheville Altitude players
Category:Basketball players from Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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Category:Guaros de Lara players
Category:KR men's basketball players
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