21 LAMAR PATTERSON 6-5 ■ 225 ■ Senior (RS) ■ Forward Lancaster, Pa./St. Benedict’s Prep (N.J.)
ABOUT LAMAR • Played his senior year of high school at St. Benedict’s Prep in New Jersey for coach Danny Hurley, who is now the head coach at Rhode Island. Helped guide St. Benedict’s to a No. 7 final national ranking and berth in the first-ever ESPN Rise National High School Tournament. • Younger brother of Perry Patterson, who played quarterback at Syracuse from 2004-07 and was a Second Team All-State honoree at Lancaster McCaskey High School. The Patterson brothers are two of only four players in McCaskey history to earn All-State honors in basketball. • Played his first three seasons at Lancaster McCaskey High School where he was an All-State selection. • Older brother Lorne Creighton also starred in basketball at McCaskey and played collegiately at Kutztown University. • Favorite all-time basketball player is Magic Johnson and had the opportunity to meet him when Pitt played in the CBE Classic in Kansas City in 2009. • Committed to Pitt after the Panthers’ win over Duke at Madison Square Garden in December 2007. • Nickname is “LP”. • Pursuing a second major in legal studies, graduate with a BA in administration of justice.
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