David Patrick (basketball)
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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Sacramento State |
| Conference | Big Sky |
| Record | 24–42 (.364) |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | 21 February 1976 Hamilton, Bermuda |
| Playing career | |
| 1995–1996 | Syracuse |
| 1997–2000 | Southwestern Louisiana/ Louisiana–Lafayette |
| 2000–2001 | Canberra Cannons |
| 2001–2003 | Chester Jets |
| 2003–2005 | Castellion Castellón de la Plana, Spain |
| Coaching career ( LSU (assistant) | |
| 2016–2018 | TCU (assistant) |
| 2018–2020 | UC Riverside |
| 2020–2021 | Arkansas (assoc. HC) |
| 2021–2022 | Oklahoma (assoc. HC) |
| 2022–present | Sacramento State |
| International | career |
| 2019–2021 | Australia (assistant) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2010–2012 | Houston Rockets (personnel scout) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 51–80 (.389) |
David Patrick (born 21 February 1976) is an Australian college basketball coach who is the head coach for the Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team.[1] He is the former head coach of the UC Riverside Highlanders men's basketball team.[2][3] He is the godfather of NBA player Ben Simmons.
Playing career
Born in Bermuda, and raised in Melbourne, Australia, Patrick arrived stateside in 1994, enrolling at Chapel Trafton High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he was district MVP and First Team All-Parish, while also being selected to play in the Louisiana State High School All-Star Game. In addition, Patrick continued to compete for Australia at the youth national level.[4]
Patrick attended Syracuse for one season where he was part of the Orange's 1996 NCAA tournament Final Four team, before transferring to play his remaining three years of eligibility at Southwestern Louisiana (later Louisiana–Lafayette).[5]
After college, Patrick returned to Australia where he played professionally for one season with the Canberra Cannons of the National Basketball League, and also had stops in England with the Chester Jets, and in Spain with Castellion before taking up coaching.[6]
Coaching career
College
Patrick's first stop as an Assistant was at
During his time at LSU they made the 2014 NIT, and 2015 NCAA Tournament where they eventually lost to North Carolina State 66–65. Patrick spent four seasons at LSU where the team went 80-51 during that span.After four seasons at LSU, Patrick joined Jamie Dixon's staff at TCU in 2016.[6][9] In 2017 they were NIT Champions for the first time in school history. In 2018 the school reached the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 20 years.
On 14 March 2018, Patrick was named the head coach at UC Riverside.[9] His inaugural season saw the Highlanders break several program records including 279 three-point shots culminating in a .379 three-point shooting percentage which was the best in the Big West Conference and top 30 (28th) in the nation. In 2019-20 UC Riverside won 17 games which is tied for the most Division 1 wins in school history. They started the season with a 66–47 win at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in the Big Ten Conference[10] The team finished 8th Nationally in Scoring Defense 60.6ppg,[11] and 1st in the Big West. The season was cut short on 10 March, due to concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. In his two years at UC Riverside, Patrick currently holds the best 2-year start in school history.
On July 1, 2020, Patrick joined the staff of Eric Musselman as the associate head coach at Arkansas.[12]
International
Patrick was named as an assistant coach in 2019 to the
Head coaching record
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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| UC Riverside (Big West) (2018–2020) | |||||||||
| 2018–19 | UC Riverside | 10–23 | 4–12 | 8th | |||||
| 2019–20 | UC Riverside | 17–15 | 7–9 | 5th | |||||
| UC Riverside: | 27–38 (.415) | 11–21 (.344) | |||||||
| Sacramento State (Big Sky) (2022–present) | |||||||||
| 2022–23 | Sacramento State | 14–18 | 7–11 | 6th | |||||
| 2023–24 | Sacramento State | 10–24 | 4–14 | 10th | |||||
| Sacramento State: | 24–42 (.364) | 11–25 (.306) | |||||||
| Total: | 51–80 (.389) | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 5 April 2022.
- ^ "UCR Lands Coveted Division I Coach to Lead Men's Basketball". Inside UCR. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ "UC Riverside Names LSU, Texas Christian Assistant David Patrick as Men's Basketball Coach". UC Riverside. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ a b "David Patrick Bio". lsusports.net. Archived from the original on 16 March 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "David Patrick College Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ a b "GOFROGS.COM - David Patrick Bio - TCU Horned Frogs Official Athletic Site". gofrogs.com. Archived from the original on 1 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "Former Nicholls Assistant David Patrick Hired At LSU". Nicholls State Athletics.
- ^ McCauley, Janie. "Down Under in Bay Area". The Spokesman-Review.
- ^ a b Stevenson, Stefan (14 March 2018). "TCU assistant leaving for head coaching job, will coach in NCAA Tournament". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ "UC Riverside beats Huskers 66-47 to spoil Hoiberg's debut". USA Today.
- ^ https://www.ncaa.com/stats/basketball-men/d1/current/team/146
- ^ Wilkerson, Curtis (1 July 2020). "David Patrick new Arkansas basketball assistant coach". 247 Sports. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "David Patrick Named to Australian National Team Coaching Staff". UC Riverside Athletics. 24 April 2019.
- ^ "David Patrick Named To Australia Men's Basketball National Team Staff". University of Arkansas Athletics. 2 February 2021.
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