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Michael Patton

Player Profile

Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Boulder, Co.
High School:
Boulder
Last College:
Solebury School (PA)
Height / Weight:
5-10 / 181
Position:
Guard

Patton's 2008-09 Game-by-Game Stats Get Acrobat Reader

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2008-09 Highlights: Played in 25 games, coming off the bench in 24 of those contests ... Averaged 14.2 minutes per game ... Scored 4.4 points per contest, shooting 28.7 percent from the field, including a 32.9 percent mark from beyond the three-point arc ... Tallied five double-digit scoring outputs, including two in the final five games of the season ... Connected on a season-high five field goals apiece against both Southern Illinois (Dec. 17) and at Toledo (March 8) ... Played at least 20 minutes in seven games, including four-of the last five contests ... All five of his field goals at Toledo were three-pointers ... One of eight NIU players to score 100 or more (109) points on the season.

2007-08 Highlights: Appeared in 27 games, including 11 starts...averaged 6.8 points-per-game and knocked down a team-best 35 three-pointers...garnered 14 points against Central Michigan (3/1/08)...posted a season-high 22 points and a team-season best five three-pointers in a 88-78 upset victory over Akron (2/12/08)...tallied 12 points and a pair of three-pointers against Eastern Michigan (1/16/08)...scored a game high 20 points, including four three-pointers, against Western Michigan (1/5/08)...picked up 14 points, including three treys, against Green Bay (12/22/07)...posted a team-best 12 points and tied a team-season high with four three pointers against Notre Dame (12/8/07)...led NIU in his collegiate debut with seven points in 16 minutes of action against Northern Iowa (11/9/07).


Prep / Personal: Son of head coach Ricardo Patton...helped Solebury School to a third-place finish in the state championships as a senior, while earning All-Conference and All-Regional honors along the way...three-year letterwinner and two-time team MVP for Boulder High School...participated in both the Joint Effort Primetime Hoops and Rocky Mountain Fall Showcase...member of the Colorado Select AAU basketball clubborn July 23, 1989...son of Ricardo and Jennifer Patton...major is undecided

PATTON'S CAREER HIGHS

Minutes:40, at Indiana State (11/20/07)
Points:24, twice (2/12/08)
Rebounds:3, on three occasions
Assists:7, at Akron (2/12/08)
Steals:3, vs. Central Michigan (3/1/08)
Blocks:1, twice
FG:7, at Akron (2/12/08)
FG Att.:12, vs. Central Michigan (3/1/08)
3PT FG Made:5, at Toledo (3/8/09)
3PT FG Att.:10, twice
FT Made:5, at Green Bay (12/22/07)
FT Att.:7, at Green Bay (12/22/07)