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THE STORYLINE
Lamar Patterson is a perimeter player who has a high skill level, can shoot, pass and has stellar court vision. He is described as an "excellent" fit for the Pitt program. He has an NBA caliber body, has excellent size, is an excellent shooter and can handle the ball. He runs the floor well and can create off the dribble. A strong, versatile and athletic wing player with a talented handle, long arms and explosiveness, Patterson can attack the rim. HIGH SCHOOL
A 2009 graduate of St. Benedict's (N.J.) where he played his senior season for Head Coach Dan Hurley...Averaged 10 points, 8.5 rebounds and 2.5 steals per game in helping lead St. Benedict's to a 24-3 record, No. 7 final national ranking by USA Today and semifinal finish in the first-ever ESPN Rise National High School Invitational...The Gray Bees were ranked No. 3 in the East Region by USA Today...Scored 12 points in a semifinal 74-66 loss to No. 1 ranked Oak Hill Academy...Defeated Baltimore St. Frances, 74-65, in NHSI quarterfinal action...St. Benedict's won its first 19 games of the season...Finished with 19 points and 13 rebounds in a 77-67 win over Marietta Wheeler (Ga.)...Scored a team-high 23 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, to help defeat fellow Pitt signee Talib Zanna's Bishop McNamara team 80-70...Scored 14 points and grabbed seven rebounds vs. Miramar H.S. (Fla.)...Named Most Valuable Player of Primetime Game and scored 15 points vs. Mountain State Academy...Played in the Jordan Brand Classic All-Star Game played at Madison Square Garden on April 18, 2009...Played in the Capital Area Classic All-Star Game...Played the previous three seasons at Lancaster McCaskey High School where he competed for Head Coach Steve Powell...Named Class 4A Second Team All-State selection as a junior after averaging 20.3 points per game...Named the Lancaster New Era Area Player of the Year...Voted the Lancaster-Lebanon League's Most Valuable Player...Guided McCaskey to a 22-5 overall record, undefeated 16-0 L-L League record and third straight Section One title...Concluded junior season ranked as the area's second leading scorer at 20.3 ppg....Guided McCaskey to three straight Lancaster-Lebanon League basketball titles...Scored 12 points and grabbed 14 rebounds in helping McCaskey claim its third straight Lancaster-Lebanon League title with a win over Lancaster Catholic...Hit a buzzer beating, game-winning shot from 35-feet out, scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in a 61-58 victory over Hempfield...Scored a career-high 40 points in a win over Conestoga Valley...All-L-L League selection as a sophomore...Averaged 15.0 points and 10.0 rebounds per game as a sophomore...After he became a starter, guided the Red Tornado to a 36-2 L-L record...Gave up football to concentrate on basketball after his sophomore year...Invited to the prestigious Top-100 NBA Camp...Ranked the nation's No. 109 recruit by USA Today...Ranked the nation's No. 15 small forward by ESPN-U...Ranked the nation's No. 78 player and No. 23 best small forward by Hoopscoop.com...Ranked the nation's No. 94 recruit by ESPN-U...Rated the nation's No. 85 player by Dave Telep...Rated the nation's No. 109 recruit by Bob Gibbons Report...Ranked the nation's No. 112 player by Scout.com...Played AAU basketball with Team Final. PERSONAL
Born Lamar Patterson on August 12, 1991...Son of Perry, Sr. and Loreen Patterson of Lancaster, Pa....Younger brother of Perry Patterson, who played quarterback at Syracuse (2004-07) and was a Second Team All-State honoree in basketball at McCaskey...The Patterson brothers are two of only four players in school history to earn All-State honors...His other brother Lorne Creighton starred at McCaskey and played collegiately at Kuntztown University...Favorite basketball player is Magic Johnson...Made his official visit to Pitt on Dec. 15, 2007 and committed to the Panthers after Pitt's win against Duke at Madison Square Garden...Chose Pitt because of its facilities and coaching staff...Selected Pitt over Arizona, Arizona State, Miami, Fla., Minnesota, Virginia Tech, Virginia, Michigan, Penn State, Rutgers, Temple and Syracuse. |
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