UTICA, NY – Senior guard James Patterson (Poughkeepsie, NY/Poughkeepsie) of the Utica College men's basketball team was named the College's Male Athlete of the Week for the week ending Feb. 6. Patterson, who was also named the Empire 8 Conference Player of the Week, led Utica to victories over Ithaca and Elmira last week as the Pioneers improved their record to 10-8 overall and 4-6 in the Empire 8 Conference.
Patterson averaged 25 points, six assists, five rebounds and 3.5 steals per game as the Pioneers went 2-0 this past week. He scored a career-high 32 points, including ten points in the final 4:27 of the contest, as the Pioneers upended nationally-ranked Ithaca College 94-89 Saturday afternoon.
He added 18 points and nine assists in the Pioneers' win over Elmira on Thursday night. Patterson shot 64.3 percent from the floor (18-of-28) over the course of two games and he also shot 57 percent from beyond the arc (4-of-7). He also moved into sixth place on the College's all-time scoring list with 1,099 career points.
On the season Patterson ranks fourth in the conference with an average of 17.3 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. He is also shooting .481 percent from the floor.
The Pioneers will return to the hardwood on Feb. 8 when they host Hartwick College at the Clark Athletic Center. The contest is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m.
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