| Ricardo Patton | |
| Birth Date: | 23 October 1958 |
| Player Years1: | 1976–1980 |
| Player Team1: | Belmont |
| Coach Years1: | 1985–1986 |
| Coach Team1: | Two Rivers MS |
| Coach Years2: | 1986–1987 |
| Coach Team2: | Hillwood HS |
| Coach Years3: | 1988–1990 |
| Coach Team3: | Middle Tennessee (assistant) |
| Coach Years4: | 1990–1991 |
| Coach Team4: | Arkansas–Little Rock (assistant) |
| Coach Years5: | 1991–1993 |
| Coach Team5: | Tennessee State (assistant) |
| Coach Years6: | 1993–1996 |
| Coach Team6: | Colorado (assistant) |
| Coach Years7: | 1996–2007 |
| Coach Team7: | Colorado |
| Coach Years8: | 2007–2011 |
| Coach Team8: | Northern Illinois |
| Coach Years9: | 2011–2012 |
| Coach Team9: | Maryland Eastern Shore (assistant) |
| Coach Years10: | 2012–2016 |
| Coach Team10: | Central HS |
| Coach Years11: | 2016–2019 |
| Coach Team11: | Denver (assistant) |
| Admin Years1: | 2019–2020 |
| Admin Team1: | Vanderbilt (senior advisor) |
| Overall Record: | 219–243 (college) |
| Tournament Record: | 1–2 (NCAA Division I) 1–3 (NIT) |
Ricardo Maurice Patton (born October 23, 1958) is an American college basketball coach who most recently served as senior advisor to the head men's basketball coach at Vanderbilt University. On March 9, 2011, NIU announced that Patton would not return as their head coach for the 2011–12 season, it is unclear whether he resigned or was fired. Prior to this, he was the head coach at the University of Colorado. He was hired as head coach for the Buffaloes on March 5, 1996, just days before the Big Eight Conference Tournament. Patton guided the Buffaloes to six postseason appearances. On July 11, 2011 it was announced that Patton joined the University of Maryland Eastern Shore as an assistant coach.
Patton left UMES to become head coach at Central High School in Memphis, Tennessee.[1] He became an assistant coach at the University of Denver in March 2016.