Personal information | |
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Born | June 24, 1948 Riverside, California, U.S. |
Died | July 28, 2004 Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | (aged 56)
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.