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Justin Patton
- Position:
- Center
- Height:
- 6-11
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Omaha, Neb.
- High School:
- North
Bio
2016-17: Redshirt Freshman at Creighton
• Redshirt freshman who was one of 10 finalists for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (National Center of the Year) and one of 12 men on the midseason list for the Wayman Tisdale Award (National Freshman of the Year).
• Won CollegeInsider.com’s Kyle Macy Award as nation’s best freshman.
• BIG EAST Freshman of the Year, and Second Team All-BIG EAST.
• Second in the nation in field goal percentage (67.6%), he made better than 50% of his shots in every game but two.
• Attempting to become second redshirt freshman to ever go in the NBA Lottery (joining Kansas’ Ben McLemore),and first who didn’t redshirt for academic reasons.
• Finished second in NCAA history for field goal percentage by a freshman, trailing only the 67.8 percent by Hampton’s Michael Freeman (2006-07). The previous best mark by a major conference freshman ever had been Sidney Moncrief’s 66.5 percent in 1975-76.
• Broke the BIG EAST freshman record for field goal percentage in league play at .663, shattering the old mark of .613 set by Louisville’s Samardo Samuels in 2008-09.
• Three-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (Nov. 28, Dec. 5, Jan. 9).
• Debuted with 12 points and eight rebounds vs. UMKC (Nov. 11), with 3 dunks.
• Went 8-for-8 and scored 17 points in win over Loyola (Md.).
• Followed that with first career double-double, going 9-for-10 with 21 points and 10 rebounds in win vs. Buffalo (Nov. 29).
• Had 17 points and 9 rebounds vs. Seton Hall in BIG EAST debut (Dec. 28).
• Recorded 18 points and eight rebounds vs. No. 1 Villanova (Dec. 31).
• Scored season-high 25 points and added nine rebounds and four assists in road win at St. John’s (Jan. 4).
• Had 20 points, six boards and three blocks in win at Providence (Jan. 7).
• Started game-ending 6-0 run with go-ahead tip-in with 49.0 seconds left in road win at No. 22 Xavier (Jan. 16), finishing with 10 points and nine rebounds.
• Earned third double-double at DePaul (Feb. 11), recording 11 points and a career-high 11 rebounds.
• Scored 21 points in BIG EAST Tournament semifinal vs. Xavier (March 10).
• Fouled out in his NCAA Tournament debut with eight points and seven rebounds vs. Rhode Island (March 17).
• His 13 straight games in double-figures (Dec. 17-Jan. 31) was longest streak by a CU freshman since Rodney Buford (17 straight) in 1996.
• Only 7-footer in program history to make a three-pointer.
• In BIG EAST play, led the league in field goal percentage and ranked fourth in blocked shots per game and fifth in rebounds per game.
• In all games, ranked first in field goal percentage, fourth in blocks per game and fifth in rebounds per game.
• Owned team-high 72 dunks, including 32 lobs.
• Declared for NBA Draft and signed with an agent on April 5th.
2015-16: Redshirted at Creighton
• Finished Creighton’s exhibition game vs. Upper Iowa (Nov. 6) with seven points and two rebounds in just six minutes.
• Was allowed to practice and travel during his redshirt season.
Summer 2015: Italy Trip
• Averaged 7.0 points and 5.3 rebounds in 13.3 minutes per game in Italy.
• Finished game at All Star Rome with 10 points and three rebounds in 11 minutes, making 5-of-6 shots.
North High School
• Developed from a relatively unknown prospect as a junior to a five-star prospect and top-50 recruit by the end of his senior year at Omaha North.
• Ranked 24th in the final 2015 Scout rankings of high school seniors, and eighth among centers.
• Named First Team All-State by the Omaha World-Herald and captain of the All-Metro Team, becoming North’s first team all-state selection since Darryl Roddy in 1986.
• Led North to a school-record 23 wins in 27 games, a district title and a state tournament appearance.
• Averaged 14.1 points, 9.9 rebounds and 3.6 blocked shots per game.
• Averaged 11.8 points and 7.9 rebounds per game as a junior.
• High school coach was Jared Anderson.
• Played in the Kentucky Derby Classic All-Star Game, finishing with 17 points in 19 minutes on 7-of-9 shooting and four rebounds, three assists and a pair of steals.
Awards & Honors
2016-17 BIG EAST All-Freshman Team
2016-17 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 11/28
2016-17 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 12/5
2016-17 BIG EAST Freshman of the Week, 1/9
2016-17 BIG EAST Freshman of the Year
2016-17 CollegeInsider.com Kyle Macy Freshman of the Year Award
2016-17 CollegeInsider.com Kyle Macy Freshmen All-America Team
2016-17 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Finalist (10)
2016-17 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Watch List (20)
2016-17 NABC All-District 5 Second Team
2016-17 Second Team All-BIG EAST
2016-17 Wayman Tisdale Freshman of the Year Watch List (12)
Personal
• Born on June 14, 1997.
• Son of Tora Patton.
• Has siblings Terrel Steen (23), Kendall Patton (19) and Raven Bryson (8).
• Is the cousin of former Creighton Basketball big man Donnie Johnson.
• Is a social work major with a minor in communication.
• Nickname is Big Muddy.
• Dream job is to become a Division I basketball coach or NBA player.
• Favorite meal is spaghetti.
• Sports hero is Kevin Durant.
• Favorite song is Sam Hunt’s House Party.
• If he could meet anyone, it’d be comedian Kevin Hart.
• Best summer vacation he ever went on was last year’s trip to Italy.
• Favorite color is orange.
• Favorite professional team is the Oklahoma City Thunder.
• Doesn’t go anywhere without his phone.
• Biggest influence in his life besides his parents is coach Greg McDermott.
• Favorite book is The Great Gatsby.
• Favorite movie is Ride Along.
• First job as a kid was at a lemonade stand.
• Dream date is Nia Long.
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