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Kentucky Basketball: Ranking the top 25 Wildcats through 2010

By Frank Spencer

LEXINGTON, KY - NOVEMBER 09: A basketball with a Kentucky Wildcats logo sits on the floor during the game against the Georgetown College Tigers at Rupp Arena on November 9, 2014 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
LEXINGTON, KY - NOVEMBER 09: A basketball with a Kentucky Wildcats logo sits on the floor during the game against the Georgetown College Tigers at Rupp Arena on November 9, 2014 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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LEXINGTON, KY – FEBRUARY 13: John Calipari the Head Coach of the Kentucky Wilcats gives instructions to Patrick Patterson /

Patrick Patterson joined the Kentucky Basketball program in 2007. He was a McDonald’s All-American from the prestigious Huntington Prep in West Virginia. Patterson enter the free of the SEC and didn’t look back. He averaged 16.4 points in his first season. Added with his 7.7 rebounds per game, Patterson was awarded the SEC freshman of the year award.

Patterson as a sophomore didn’t let up. He averaged nearly a double-double with 17.9 points and 9.3 rebounds per game. As a Junior, John Calpari’s first season at Kentucky, Patrick Patterson averaged 14.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per game in that star studded recruiting class.

Although he is a recent player to make this list, Patterson was in fact a tremendous teammate and loved by every member of the BBN. He deserves to be on any list of Kentucky Basketball greats.

  • SEC Freshman of the year (2008)
  • 3x All-SEC selection
  • 1,564 career points (13th all-time)
  • 791 career rebounds (13th all-time)
  • 152 career blocks (9th all-time)
  • 11th all-all time in career FG percentage (58.59)
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