2007-08 (As a Junior): Appeared in 28 games with 23 starts in his first season at UALR, averaging a team-high 29.2 minutes per game ... His 23 starts were more than any other player on the team ... Averaged 6.0 points per game and ranked second on the team in assists with 71 (2.8 per game) ... Had his biggest game of the year in the opener against the University of the Ozarks (Nov. 9), going 8-of-12 from the field en route to a season-high 18 points ... Added eight rebounds and a season-high six assists in the win over Ozarks ... Had seven double-figure scoring games and dished out five-or-more assists on eight occasions ... Ranked second on the team with 18 blocked shots and third with 26 steals ... Tied for the team lead with 10 blocks in conference play ... Averaged 3.1 rebounds per game, and collected a season-high nine boards in UALR’s win at Loyola Marymount on Nov. 12 ... Grabbed eight rebounds in wins over Ozarks and ULM (Jan. 17) ... Scored a team-high 14 points and added five assists in a 72-65 loss to South Alabama on Jan. 19 ... Chipped in 13 points off the bench in an 84-75 win at New Orleans (Jan. 2), going 5-of-9 from the field (2-of-3 from three-point range) ... Came up with a season-high four steals at Arkansas State on Jan. 5 ... Started the team’s first 12 games of the year, and the final six.
2006-07: Sat out the season after transferring to UALR from Ole Miss.
At Ole Miss: Played in all 61 games for the Rebels during his two years in Oxford, averaging 4.0 points and 1.7 rebounds per game ... Averaged 5.1 points per game as a freshman in 2004-05, and ranked second on the team with 36 made three pointers ... Scored a career-high 19 points against Tennessee Tech as a freshman, going 5-of-8 from downtown ... Made 11 of his 15 starts at Ole Miss as a sophomore, scoring a season-high nine points against Nichols State ... Notched a career-high three blocks at New Mexico as a sophomore.
At Altheimer High School: A two-time Arkansas Democrat-Gazette All-Arkansas selection at Altheimer, as well as the 2004 Southeast Arkansas Player of the Year ... Led the Red Devils to back-to-back 2A state titles as a junior and senior, earning state tournament most valuable player honors both years ... Altheimer went a combined 63-3 during its two title runs, with Patterson averaging 24.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 4.3 blocks per game as a senior en route to earning First Team All-State honors ... The All-Arkansas First Team his junior year also included current Trojan Terrance Akins and former Arkansas Razorback Ronnie Brewer ... Totaled 36 points and 18 rebounds in a win over Whitehall ... Scored 28 points in a victory over Melbourne, which entered the game 40-0 and ranked No. 1 in the state ... Graduated sixth in his class ... Played for coach Leon Harris.
Personal: Full name is Brandon DeShaun Patterson ... Born Dec. 28, 1985 in Pine Bluff, Ark. ... Son of Lillie Patterson ... Has two brothers, Keith Jackson and Dajuan Harris; and one sister, Lakita Patterson ... Played AAU ball for the Arkansas Hawks ... Pursuing a degree in health science.
