Evan Patak
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Full name | Evan Hoburg Patak | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Santa Maria, California, U.S. | June 23, 1984||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hometown | Pleasanton, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 249 lb (113 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spike | 143 in (363 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Block | 130 in (330 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
College / University | UC Santa Barbara Gauchos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Opposite | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Last updated: September 25, 2014 |
Evan Hoburg Patak (born June 23, 1984) is an American volleyball player who is a member of the United States men's national volleyball team.
Playing career
Youth and collegiate
Patak grew up in Pleasanton, California and attended Foothill High School where he played for the school's volleyball team. He was named to the First Team All-East Bay Athletic League three times, earning the title of Most Valuable Player in his senior year. He also played club volleyball for Diablo Valley Volleyball Club.[1]
Following graduation, Patak enrolled at the University of California, Santa Barbara and played for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. After redshirting in 2003, he went on to play 4 seasons with the Gauchos and was named the 2004 AVCA Newcomer of the Year and a three-time All American.[2] He also led the nation in kills in 2005.[3]
Professional
Patak joined the professional ranks right out of college in 2007 and joined
The offseason saw yet another move as Patak joined Austrian-based
After Greece, Patak joined South Korean V-League club Incheon Korean Air Jumbos. They ended with the best regular season record in the V-League for the 2010–2011 season, but lost in the championship playoffs finals.[16] He returned to Europe to play for Italian club Umbria Volley of the Italian Volleyball League in December 2011.[17][18]
Patak landed in Puerto Rico for the third time in October 2012. He signed for Plataneros de Corozal after Dallas Soonais was lost to a shoulder injury.[19] After a semi-finals loss that ended Plataneros de Corozal's season, Patak joined Spacer's de Toulouse in January 2013.[20] He proved to be a huge catalyst to turn Spacer's season around, making a run in the Coupe de France but ultimately coming in second best.[21] Despite his play, he was not brought back for a second season.[22]
International
Patak has been a member of the full
After leaving UC Santa Barbara, Patak's first action with the senior men's national team was in 2008 NORCECA Continental Olympic Qualifying Preliminary Matches, 2008 Four Nations Tournament,
He was a mainstay for the United States moving forward, appearing in a number of major competitions including the 2009 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship, 2010 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship qualification (NORCECA), 2009 FIVB Volleyball World League, 2010 FIVB Volleyball World League, 2011 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup, 2011 Pan American Games, 2011 Men's NORCECA Volleyball Championship, 2011 FIVB Volleyball World League, and 2012 FIVB Volleyball World League.
Despite being regularly featured, Patak was named an alternative to the 2012 London Summer Olympics and was again named as an alternate.[24]
He was named to the 2013 FIVB Volleyball World League preliminary roster, but did not have any court time.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Alumni Accomplishments". Diablo Valley Volleyball Club. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "American Volleyball Coaches Association Men's All-America Information" (PDF). AVCA. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 9, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "Hitter Patak spurs UCSB over Stanford". Oakland Tribune. Oakland, California. March 14, 2006.
- ^ a b "Evan Patak firmó con los Indios". PrimeraHora.com (in Spanish). July 7, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "Calidad en los importados de Guaynabo". PrimeraHora.com (in Spanish). June 24, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "A buscar el tercero". PrimeraHora.com (in Spanish). July 16, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "Volleyball: HotVolleys gehen die Saison mit US-Power an". DiePresse.com (in German). October 5, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "aon hotVolleys Wiedeń zakończył kompletowanie składu" (in Polish). Strefa Siatkówki. August 31, 2008. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "hotVolleys und Patak gehen getrennte Wege". KleineZeitung.at/ (in German). January 9, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "hotVolleys trennten sich einvernehmlich von Patak". derStandard.at/ (in German). January 9, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "hotVolleys-Spieler Evan Patak wechselt nach Griechenland". Boerse-Express.com/ (in German). January 9, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "Patak Helps Team USA Qualify for 2010 World Championships". UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. August 26, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "Evan Patak in Halkbank". VoleybolunSesi.com/. July 3, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "The Evan Patak transfer of Halkbank to go public". VoleybolunSesi.com/. August 15, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ Steward, Carl (January 7, 2010). "Carl Steward: Pleasanton's Patak sees volleyball game spike for Team USA". Contra Costa Times. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "Jumbos de Korean Air, vainqueur de la V-League" (in French). KBS World Radio. March 7, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ Costantini, Paola (December 27, 2011). "Evan Patak, il nuovo opposto!". LegaVolley.it (in Italian). Umbria Volley. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ Costantini, Paola (February 16, 2012). "EVAN PATAK, L'OPPOSTO... "BORN IN THE USA"" (in Italian). Umbria Volley. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "Entra Evan Patak". PrimeraHora.com (in Spanish). October 15, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "Avec Evan Patak, ça va servir chaud!" (in French). Spacer's de Toulouse. January 11, 2013. Archived from the original on February 18, 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "Evan Patak a redonné foi aux Spacer's" (in French). La Depeche. March 30, 2013. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ Simonian, Thomas (August 7, 2013). "LES SPACERS PASSENT À AUTRE CHOSE" (in French). Le Nouveau Journal Toulousain. Retrieved September 24, 2014.
- ^ "USA's Evan Patak a force for the future". FIVB. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
- ^ Almond, Elliott (July 5, 2012). "Pleasanton's Evan Patak, Stanford alums Kevin Hansen and Gabe Gardner named as Olympic men's volleyball replacement athletes". MercuryNews.com. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
External links
- Team USA player profile
- FIVB World League player profile
- Lega Volley player profile
- CEV player profile
- UC Santa Barbara player profile
- hotVolleys squad sheet at the Wayback Machine (archived December 22, 2008)