Australian Indigenous team wins fourth straight series against New Zealand
October 3, 2018
Chris Patton
- Nationality: AUS
- Date of Birth: 11/02/91
- Place of Birth: Melbourne (VIC)
- Position: CTR
- Height (CM): 208
- Weight (KG): 112
- Junior Assoc: VIC - Dandenong
- College: UC Riverside (2012–2014)
- NBL DEBUT: 12/10/14
- AGE AT DEBUT: 23
- LAST NBL GAME: 11/02/18
- AGE AT LAST GAME: 27
- NBL History: Melbourne 2015-16 | Cairns 2018
- Championships: 1
- Melbourne (2018)
BIO: Chris Patton was born in Melbourne (VIC) and began playing basketball as a junior with the Dandenong basketball program.
NBL EXPERIENCE
Chris Patton made his NBL debut with the Melbourne United at 23 years of age. He went scoreless in his first NBL game.
Patton’s season high with Cairns came against United in Round 6 with 10 points and 2 rebounds.
His call-up to the NBL came after a dominant off-season with Kilsyth in the SEABL averaging 17.5 points and 7.8 rebounds per game
Chris Patton played four seasons in the NBL, playing for both the Melbourne United and the Cairns Taipans. He averaged 2.3 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 0.2 assists in 66 NBL games.
NBL TOTAL STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 27 | Cairns | 11-17 (6) | 15 | 85.6 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 8 | 22 | 36% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 8 | 13 | 62% | 43% | 36% | 10 |
| 2017-18 | 27 | Melbourne | 20-8 (1) | 15 | 85.6 | 24 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 8 | 22 | 36% | 0 | 1 | 0% | 8 | 13 | 62% | 43% | 36% | 10 |
| 2015-16 | 25 | Melbourne | 18-10 (1) | 17 | 103.7 | 34 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 13 | 24 | 54% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 8 | 16 | 50% | 54% | 54% | 9 |
| 2014-15 | 24 | Melbourne | 13-15 (5) | 19 | 191.0 | 75 | 41 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 31 | 61 | 51% | 0 | 0 | 0% | 13 | 24 | 54% | 52% | 51% | Totals | 66 | 466 | 157 | 96 | 18 | 32 | 64 | 11 | 8 | 31 | 103 | 60 | 129 | 46.5% | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 37 | 66 | 56.1% | 50% | 47% | 13 |
NBL PER GAME STATISTICS
| SEASON | AGE | TEAM | TEAM RECORD | GP | MINS | PTS | REB | AST | OR | DR | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | TS% | EFG% | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-18 | 27 | Cairns | 11-17 (6) | 15 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 36% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0% | 0.5 | 0.9 | 62% | 43% | 36% | 10 |
| 2017-18 | 27 | Melbourne | 20-8 (1) | 15 | 5.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 36% | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0% | 0.5 | 0.9 | 62% | 43% | 36% | 10 |
| 2015-16 | 25 | Melbourne | 18-10 (1) | 17 | 6.1 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 54% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.5 | 0.9 | 50% | 54% | 54% | 9 |
| 2014-15 | 24 | Melbourne | 13-15 (5) | 19 | 10.1 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 51% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0% | 0.7 | 1.3 | 54% | 52% | 51% | Total | 66 | 7.1 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 46.5% | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0 | 56.1% | 50% | 47% | 13 |
CAREER HIGHS
| POINTS | REBOUNDS | ASSISTS | STEALS | BLOCKS | TURNOVERS | TRIPLE DOUBLES | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
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STATE LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
- Melton 2016 | Kilsyth 2017-19
COLLEGE
Patton played NCAA Division I college basketball at UC Riverside, where he competed during the 2012-13 and 2013-14 seasons as a forward.
Patton suited up for UC Riverside during the 2012-13 season, which the program’s season records list as a 6-25 campaign (3-15 Big West) under head coach Jim Wooldridge, with the Highlanders ineligible for postseason play that year due to APR restrictions.
In that 2012-13 season, Patton was named All-Big West Honorable Mention and led UC Riverside in scoring while also finishing as the team’s leader in field goal percentage, made field goals, made free throws, and free throw attempts, while ranking second on the roster in rebounds and field goal attempts, tied for second in blocked shots, fourth in assists, and tied for fourth in steals.
Patton made his UC Riverside debut in the season-opening game at DePaul, then went on to score in double figures 20 times and reach 20 or more points five times across the year.
Patton’s top scoring night of the season came on February 9, 2013 against Cal State Fullerton, when he scored a career-high 36 points, a mark that sits on UC Riverside’s single-game scoring list and was recorded as one of the program’s highest single-game totals.
Across the 2012-13 season, Patton averaged 13.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 1.5 assists per game while shooting 54.2% from the field and 64.2% at the free throw line, and UC Riverside’s record book credits him with 406 total points for the season.
Patton returned for the 2013-14 season as UC Riverside played to a 10-21 overall record (5-11 Big West) under first-year head coach Dennis Cutts, and the Highlanders reached the Big West Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to No. 1 seed UC Irvine.
Patton opened the season with a 27-point performance in UC Riverside’s preseason exhibition win over Pomona-Pitzer on November 1, 2013, and he later produced a season-high 30 points against Cal State Northridge on March 1, 2014.
During the 2013-14 campaign, Patton posted a career-high 15 rebounds at Southern Utah on November 23, 2013, recorded a career-high six assists against Cal State Fullerton on February 6, 2014, and blocked a career-high four shots at Northern Colorado on December 16, 2013.
Patton led UC Riverside in scoring on 10 occasions, in rebounding 11 times, in assists three times, in blocks seven times, and in steals four times, while scoring in double figures in 21 games, producing three point-rebound double-doubles, and reaching 20 or more points six times over the season.
In UC Riverside’s Big West Tournament quarterfinal loss to UC Irvine, Patton finished with five points and one rebound in 21 minutes, closing out his final college game in conference tournament play.
Across the 2013-14 season, Patton averaged 13.0 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 1.2 assists per game while shooting 51.7% from the field and 69.4% at the free throw line, and UC Riverside’s record book lists him with 377 total points for the year.
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