#3 Ebony Patterson
Position: Guard
Height: 5-7
Class: Junior
Hometown: Chesterfield, Va.
Previous School: L.C. Byrd

WHILE WITH THE RAMS:

EARLY IMPACT: In her first two seasons with the Rams, Patterson has played an important role off the bench for head coach Beth Cunningham’s squad.  As a freshman, she established career-highs with eight points and four rebounds against Morgan State (Dec. 27, 2007), while providing a stable option in the backcourt for the Rams.

LOVIN’ THE LANCERS: In a career-high 20 minutes against Longwood (Dec. 28, 2008), Patterson notched six points and three rebounds.

RIDIN’ THE WAVE: Patterson saw 13 minutes of action in VCU’s 2008-09 home opening win over Tulane (Nov. 21, 2008).  She also registered her first career block against the Green Wave.

TASTE OF THE TAR HEELS: Against sixth-ranked North Carolina (Nov. 16, 2008), Patterson netted her first points of the season on a pair of second-half free throws.

  
PRIOR TO VCU:

SENSATIONAL SKYHAWK: Patterson played four years of varsity basketball at nearby L.C. Byrd High School in Chesterfield, Va.  She was voted first team all-district her final three seasons with the Skyhawks.  Patterson earned Region Player of the Year as well as first team all-state honors her senior season, while helping lead her team to a district title.

SHOOTING STAR: Patterson has gained valuable experience as a member of the Fairfax Stars AAU program.  She played with current teammate Jessica Taylor.


EBONY PATTERSON - CAREER STATISTICS
Year GP-GS Min.
FG-FGA
Pct.
3FG-ATT
Pct.
FT-FTA
Pct.
Off-Def-Tot
Avg.
PF-FO
Ast.
TO
Blk.
Stl.
Pts.-Avg.
2007-08
24-0
6.5
9-27 .333
0-0
.000
20-35 .571 8-13-21 0.9 21-0 14 29
0
3
38-1.6
2008-09 25-0 8.5 3-27 .111 0-2 .000 27-37 .730 7-15-22 0.9 27-0 19 22 1 6 33-1.3
TOTALS
49-0 7.6 12-54 .222 0-2 .000 47-72 .635 15-28-43 0.9 48-0 33 51 1 9 71-1.4


 

 

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