Ricardo Maurice Patton (born October 23, 1958) is an American
college basketball
In United States colleges, top-tier basketball is governed by collegiate athletic bodies including National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), the United States Collegiate Athleti ...
coach who most recently served as senior advisor to the head men's basketball coach at
Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and rail magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1-million ...
. On March 9, 2011, NIU announced that Patton would not return as their head coach for the 2011–12 season, it is unclear whether he resigned or was fired. Prior to this, he was the head coach at the
University of Colorado
The University of Colorado (CU) is a system of public universities in Colorado. It consists of four institutions: University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, and the University of Co ...
. He was hired as head coach for the Buffaloes on March 5, 1996, just days before the
Big Eight Conference
The Big Eight Conference was a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)-affiliated Division I-A college athletic association that sponsored football. It was formed in January 1907 as the Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Associatio ...
Tournament. Patton guided the
Buffaloes to six postseason appearances. On July 11, 2011 it was announced that Patton joined the
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) is a public historically black land-grant research university in Princess Anne, Maryland. It is part of the University System of Maryland. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High r ...
as an assistant coach.
Patton left UMES to become head coach at
Central High School in
Memphis, Tennessee
Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-mos ...
.
He became an assistant coach at the University of Denver in March 2016.
Head coaching record
College
References
External links
Colorado profile
1958 births
Living people
American men's basketball coaches
American men's basketball players
Basketball coaches from Tennessee
Basketball players from Nashville, Tennessee
Belmont Bruins men's basketball players
College men's basketball head coaches in the United States
Colorado Buffaloes men's basketball coaches
High school basketball coaches in the United States
Little Rock Trojans men's basketball coaches
Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks men's basketball coaches
Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders men's basketball coaches
Northern Illinois Huskies men's basketball coaches
Sportspeople from Nashville, Tennessee
Tennessee State Tigers basketball coaches
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