Joshua Kyle Patton (born March 7, 1997) is an American professional

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player who last played for Sporting CP of the

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(LPB). He played

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for the

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High school career

Patton attended Sierra High School in

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."Joshua Patton,"
sports-reference. As a junior, Patton averaged 11.1 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 1.8 blocked shots per game, and shot .620 from the field. He was named Valley Oak League MVP, All-Area MVP, and first team all-VOL defense. As a senior, he averaged 15.3 points, 10.2 rebounds, and 3.3 blocked shots per game and shot.650 from the field. He was named the ''

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'' Player of the Year, league MVP, second team all- NorCal, and first team all-league.

College career

Patton played

for the

. He

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the 2015–16 season. In 2016–17, he had 1.1 blocks per game (4th in the Big Sky Conference). 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). 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). On November 26, 2019, Patton was named the Big Sky Conference Ready Nutrition Player of the Week. In 2019–20, he had 1.9 blocks per game (2nd), and 57 blocks (again leading the Big Sky), and 108 fouls. In both 2018–19 and 2019–20, Patton was named third-team All-Big Sky. His 391 career fouls are tops in the Big Sky, and his 199 career blocks are 4th.

Professional career

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. For the 2021–22 season, Patton joined Sporting CP of the

(LPB). They won the

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at the start of the season and then the

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and

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during the season. 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

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games. In August 2022, Patton signed with Hapoel Gilboa Galil of the

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. 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. 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. In 30 LPB games, he averaged 9.5 points and 6.0 rebounds per game.

Personal life

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

References

External links

Israeli League player profileSacramento State Hornets college bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Patton, Joshua 1997 births Living people American men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Portugal American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Ukraine Basketball players from California Centers (basketball) Hapoel Gilboa Galil players Israeli Basketball Premier League players People from Manteca, California Sacramento State Hornets men's basketball players Sportspeople from San Joaquin County, California 21st-century African-American sportspeople