David Patrick (basketball) explained

David Patrick
Current Title:Associate head coach
Current Team:LSU
Current Conference:SEC
Birth Date:1976 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Hamilton, Bermuda
Player Years1:1995–1996
Player Team1:Syracuse
Player Years2:1997–2000
Player Team2:Southwestern Louisiana/
Louisiana–Lafayette
Player Years3:2000–2001
Player Team3:Canberra Cannons
Player Years4:2001–2003
Player Team4:Chester Jets
Player Years5:2003–2005
Player Team5:Castellion Castellón de la Plana, Spain
Coach Years1:2005–2006
Coach Team1:Nicholls State (assistant)
Coach Years2:2006–2010
Coach Team2:St. Mary's (assistant)
Admin Years1:2010–2012
Admin Team1:Houston Rockets (personnel scout)
Coach Years3:2012–2016
Coach Team3:LSU (assistant)
Coach Years4:2016–2018
Coach Team4:TCU (assistant)
Coach Years5:2018–2020
Coach Team5:UC Riverside
Coach Years6:2020–2021
Coach Team6:Arkansas (assoc. HC)
Coach Years7:2021–2022
Coach Team7:Oklahoma (assoc. HC)
Coach Years8:2022–2024
Coach Team8:Sacramento State
Coach Years9:2024–present
Coach Team9:LSU (assoc. HC)
Coach Years10:International
Coach Team10:career
Coach Years11:2019–2021
Coach Team11:Australia (assistant)

David Patrick (born 21 February 1976) is an Australian college basketball coach who is the associate head coach for the LSU men's basketball team. He is the former head coach of the Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball team[1] and 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 Nicholls State University, where he worked for head coach JP Piper.[7] In 2006 Patrick joined Saint Mary's College During his time at Saint Mary's they made multiple NCAA tournaments, including a 2010 NCAA Sweet 16 appearance. In four seasons at St Mary's the team went 98-35 and compiled 2 NCAA Tournaments and an NIT Quarterfinal berth.[8] In 2012, Patrick joined the staff of LSU under Johnny Jones, where he was pivotal in bringing Ben Simmons, his godson, to the Tigers.[4] 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 Australian men's national basketball team.[13] The team competed in the 2019 FIBA World Cup, where they made it to the semifinals, eventually finishing 4th. Patrick was also named to the staff of the Australian national team for the 2020 Summer Olympics.[14] However, he was later replaced by John Rillie due to an Achilles injury.[15] [16]

Notes and References

  1. News: It's official: Sacramento State's new men's basketball coach is an Oklahoma assistant. Sacramento Bee. Joe. Davidson. April 5, 2022. April 5, 2022.
  2. Web site: UCR Lands Coveted Division I Coach to Lead Men's Basketball. 14 March 2018. Inside UCR. 28 March 2018.
  3. Web site: UC Riverside Names LSU, Texas Christian Assistant David Patrick as Men's Basketball Coach. UC Riverside. 14 March 2018 . 28 March 2018.
  4. Web site: David Patrick Bio. lsusports.net. 8 April 2018. 16 March 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180316023430/http://www.lsusports.net/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=5200&ATCLID=205461482. dead.
  5. Web site: David Patrick College Stats - College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. 8 April 2018.
  6. Web site: GOFROGS.COM - David Patrick Bio - TCU Horned Frogs Official Athletic Site. gofrogs.com. 8 April 2018. 1 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180401042746/http://www.gofrogs.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/david_patrick_1012990.html. dead.
  7. Web site: Former Nicholls Assistant David Patrick Hired At LSU. Nicholls State Athletics.
  8. Web site: Down Under in Bay Area. Janie. McCauley. The Spokesman-Review.
  9. News: TCU assistant leaving for head coaching job, will coach in NCAA Tournament. Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Stefan. Stevenson. 14 March 2018. 16 March 2018.
  10. Web site: UC Riverside beats Huskers 66-47 to spoil Hoiberg's debut. USA Today.
  11. https://www.ncaa.com/stats/basketball-men/d1/current/team/146
  12. News: Wilkerson . Curtis . David Patrick new Arkansas basketball assistant coach . July 3, 2020 . 247 Sports . July 1, 2020.
  13. Web site: David Patrick Named to Australian National Team Coaching Staff. UC Riverside Athletics. 24 April 2019 .
  14. Web site: David Patrick Named To Australia Men's Basketball National Team Staff. University of Arkansas Athletics. 2 February 2021.
  15. https://www.thechronicle.com.au/subscribe/news/1/?sourceCode=TCWEB_WRE170_a_GGL&dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thechronicle.com.au%2Fsport%2Fyour-guide-to-our-local-olympians-and-how-you-can-watch-them-in-tokyo%2Fnews-story%2F54908f28161ba94405725df493a3d5e1&memtype=anonymous&mode=premium TOKYO 2020: Meet our amazing local Olympians
  16. https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/uc-tokyo-olympics-preview UC Olympians on a quest for gold at the Tokyo Summer Games