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Joshua Patton
No. 30 – Górnik Wałbrzych
PositionCenter
LeaguePolish Basketball League
Personal information
Born (1997-03-07) March 7, 1997 (age 27)
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
High schoolSierra (Manteca, California)
CollegeSacramento State (2016–2020)
NBA draft2020: undrafted
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021BIPA Odesa
2021–2022Sporting CP
2022Hapoel Gilboa Galil
2022–2023Sporting CP
2023–2024Bornova Belediyespor
2024AEK Larnaca B.C.
2024–presentGórnik Wałbrzych
Career highlights and awards

Joshua Kyle Patton (born March 7, 1997)[1] is an American professional basketball player for Górnik Wałbrzych of the Polish Basketball League. He played college basketball for the Sacramento State Hornets.

High school career

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Patton attended Sierra High School in Manteca, California.[2][3][4] As a junior, Patton averaged 11.1 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 1.8 blocked shots per game, and shot .620 from the field.[5][2][6] He was named Valley Oak League MVP, All-Area MVP, and first team all-VOL defense.[2][6] As a senior, he averaged 15.3 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 3.3 blocked shots per game and shot.650 from the field.[2] He was named the Stockton Record Player of the Year, league MVP, second team all-NorCal, and first team all-league.[2]

College career

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Patton played college basketball for the Sacramento State Hornets.[7] He redshirted the 2015–16 season.[2] In 2016–17, he had 1.1 blocks per game (4th in the Big Sky Conference).[3] In 2017–18, he had 58 blocks and 1.8 blocks per game (both leading the Big Sky), 118 fouls (2nd), a .611 2-point field goal percentage (3rd).[3]

In 2018–19, Patton averaged 6.4 rebounds per game (9th in the Big Sky), 1.6 blocks per game (3rd), and had 51 blocks (3rd), 99 fouls (7th), a .609 2-point field goal percentage (3rd).[3][8] On November 26, 2019, Patton was named the Big Sky Conference Ready Nutrition Player of the Week.[9] In 2019–20, he had 1.9 blocks per game (2nd), and 57 blocks (again leading the Big Sky), and 108 fouls.[3][10] In both 2018–19 and 2019–20, Patton was named third-team All-Big Sky.[3] His 391 career fouls are tops in the Big Sky, and his 199 career blocks are 4th.[3]

Professional career

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In February 2021, Patton moved to Ukraine to play out the 2020–21 season with BIPA Odesa of the Higher League. He helped the team win the championship. In 24 games, he averaged 16.7 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.3 steals and 2.1 blocks per game.[11]

For the 2021–22 season, Patton joined Sporting CP of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB). They won the Portuguese Super Cup at the start of the season and then the Portuguese Cup and Portuguese League Cup during the season.[11] In 30 LPB games, he averaged 8.4 points, 4.7 rebounds and 1.2 blocks per game. He also averaged 11.6 points, 5.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 14 FIBA Europe Cup games.[11]

In August 2022, Patton signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the Israeli Basketball Premier League.[12] He left Gilboa Galil in November after five games, and in December he returned to Sporting CP for the rest of the 2022–23 LPB season.[11] He helped the team win back-to-back League Cups and helped the team reach the LPB finals, where they lost 3–1 to Benfica.[13] In 30 LPB games, he averaged 9.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game.[11]

For the 2023–24 season, Patton joined Bornova Belediyespor of the Turkish Basketball First League. In 29 games, he averaged 13.1 points, 7.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.1 blocks per game.[11] In April 2024, he joined AEK Larnaca of the Cypriot Basketball League.[14] In 11 games to complete the season, he averaged 10.3 points and 5.5 rebounds per game.[11]

On August 11, 2024, Patton signed with Górnik Wałbrzych of the Polish Basketball League.[15][16]

Personal life

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Patton is the son of Gary and Elene Patton.[2] His brother, Jerrod, played a season of college basketball for Fresno State in 2014–15.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Joshua Kyle Patton". fiba.basketball. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Joshua Patton - 2019-20 - Men's Basketball". Sacramento State.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Joshua Patton," sports-reference.
  4. ^ Jonamar Jacinto (February 23, 2021). "Joshua Patton's Pro Career Takes". Manteca Bulletin.
  5. ^ Askel, Kevin (April 24, 2015). "MaxPreps 2014-15 California All-State Basketball Team". MaxPreps.
  6. ^ a b Kevin McCarthy (September 25, 2014). "Patton marches with Hornets". NorCalPreps.
  7. ^ "Joshua Patton Player Profile, Sacramento State". The State Hornet.
  8. ^ Ivanowski, Richard (October 7, 2019). "Sac State's high-flying center stays grounded with long walks". The State Hornet.
  9. ^ "SAC's Patton Earns #BigSkyMBB Ready Nutrition Player of the Week Honor". Big Sky Conference. November 26, 2019.
  10. ^ "Patton lifts Sacramento St. past Idaho St. 68-49". The San Diego Union-Tribune. January 5, 2020.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g "Joshua Patton". eurobasket.com. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  12. ^ Skerletic, Dario (August 16, 2022). "Hapoel Galil Gilboa inks Joshua Patton". Sportando.
  13. ^ "Liga Betclic Masculina (2022-2023)". eurobasket.com. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
  14. ^ "AEK Larnaca inks Joshua Patton, ex Bornova". eurobasket.com. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
  15. ^ "Górnik Zamek Książ z podkoszowym wzmocnieniem". plk.pl (in Polish). August 11, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  16. ^ "Kolejny gracz dołączył do Górnika Wałbrzych". walbrzych24.com (in Polish). August 11, 2024. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
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