&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Steve_Patterson.jpg) Patterson from 1971 UCLA yearbook | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 24, 1948 Riverside, California, U.S. |
| Died | July 28, 2004 (aged 56) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Listed height | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
| Listed weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Santa Maria (Santa Maria, California) |
| College | UCLA (1968–1971) |
| NBA draft | 1971: 2nd round, 18th overall pick |
| Selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers | |
| Playing career | 1971–1977 |
| Position | Center |
| Number | 50, 42, 32 |
| Coaching career | 1983–1989 |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1971–1975 | Cleveland Cavaliers |
| 1975–1976 | Chicago Bulls |
| 1976–1977 | Sporting Gira Ozzano |
| As coach: | |
| 1983–1984 | Santa Rosa JC |
| 1984–1985 | Arizona State (assistant) |
| 1985–1989 | Arizona State |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Career NBA playing statistics | |
| Points | 1,552 (4.4 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,632 (4.7 rpg) |
| Assists | 443 (1.3 apg) |
| Stats at NBA.com | |
| Stats at Basketball Reference | |
| Career coaching record | |
| NCAA | 48–56 (.462) |
Steven John Patterson[1] (June 24, 1948 – July 28, 2004) was an American professional basketball player and coach who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for five seasons. A 6'9" center for UCLA, Patterson spent his first year of athletic eligibility (1968-69, the third of the Bruins' unprecedented string of seven consecutive national titles) as the backup to Lew Alcindor, later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He then was the starting center for the Bruins' 1970 and 1971 championship teams under legendary coach John Wooden.
- ^ "Steven John Patterson was born on June 24, 1948 in Riverside County, California". californiabirthindex.org. California Birth Index. Retrieved May 23, 2020.