Devonte Dawayne Patterson (born November 1, 1996) is an American professional

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player who last played for the

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of the

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. He played college basketball at

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and

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Early life

Patterson was homeschooled before 2014, when he moved in with Neal Hawks, the brother-in-law of Mark Cuban. Patterson enrolled at

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and helped led the team to the 2015 UIL Class 4A state basketball championship.

College career

Patterson began his collegiate career at

before transferring to Prairie View A&M. As a junior, Patterson averaged 13.5 points and 5.0 rebounds per game. He was named to the First Team All- SWAC. He declared for the

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but withdrew to return to school. Patterson was suspended for the first eight games of his senior season due to an error in draft paperwork. On March 5, 2020, he scored a career-high 33 points and had 10 rebounds in an 80-71 loss to

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. As a senior, Patterson finished third in the league in points per game (15.8), and ranked fourth in rebounds per game (6.4) while shooting 46.3 percent on a team that clinched back-to-back regular season titles. He was named SWAC Player of the Year.

Professional career

Omaha's Finest (2021)

After going undrafted in the

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, Patterson signed an

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contract with the

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. He did not make the final roster. In 2021, Patterson joined

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for its debut season.

Iowa Wolves (2021)

On October 23, 2021, Patterson was selected with the 17th pick of the second round of the

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by the

, subsequently traded to the

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, where he played in three games, before being waived on December 6.

Grand Rapids Gold (2021)

On December 8, 2021, Patterson signed with the

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, appearing in four games. On December 15, he was waived, but was re-signed four days later.

Wisconsin Herd (2021)

Patterson played one game for the

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on December 24.

Lakeland Magic (2021–2022)

On December 30, 2021, following the

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calling up several players from the

due to injuries and infections in the

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team, Patterson was acquired by Lakeland. He appeared in seven games, but was waived on January 24, 2022. Patterson was re-acquired by the

on January 28, but was waived again on January 31.

Rayos de Hermosillo (2022)

Patterson joined Mexican team

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in early 2022.

References

External links

Prairie View A&M Panthers bio
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