#23 Evan Patterson
6-7 - 225 - Senior - Guard
Cedar Hill, TX/Texas State University

Player Stats

2005-06:  Named MVP of the NAIA National Tournament posting three double-doubles and averaging 19 points and 9.2 rebounds per game in five tournament wins...named 2nd-team All-RRAC...reached double figures in scoring in 24 of 34 games played...scored 20 or more points on five occaisions...recorded seven double-doubles...led the team with 7.3 rebounds per game while ranking third with 13.1 points per game...ranked second on the team with his 80.3% free-throw shooting...had a career night in an 83-72 win over Oklahoma Baptist in the NAIA's Fab Four (3/20) with a career-high 31 points and 12 rebounds...scored 25 points in a 71-56 win over Texas A&M International (1/14)...recorded a double-double with 20 points and a career-high 13 rebounds against Bacone College (2/23)...had 15 points and 13 boards against Texas College (1/25).

Prior to Wesleyan: Averaged 7.5 minutes in 4 games for Texas State in 2004-05...averaged 2.0 points and 1.9 rebounds per game for the Bobcats in 2003-04...scored a season-high 8 points at Louisiana-Monroe...recorded a career-high 6 rebounds twice, at Sam Houston State and against UT-San Antonio...saw limited action at Stetson University during the 2002-03 season...averaged 12 minutes per game for the Hatters, scoring a season-best 10 points in his first collegiate game.

Prep: A four-year letter winner and two-year starter for head coach David Milson at Cedar Hill High School...recorded over 1,000 career points...named a "Texas Elite Top-25 Player"...was the 326th highest ranked senior in the nation by hoopscooponline.com...ranked in the top-20 seniors by texashoops.com...helped Cedar Hill to a 32-3 record and a No. 22 national ranking in the final USA Today Super 25 Boys Basketball Poll in his senior year...held a high school record of 124-14 in his career...a McDonalds All-American nominee as a senior.

Personal: Born Evan Patterson on Sep. 3, 1984, in Dallas, TX...son of Jim and Phyllis Patterson...has one sister, Alyssa...majoring in business management.