| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 23, 1958 |
| Playing career | |
| 1976–1980 | Belmont |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1985–1986 | Two Rivers MS |
| 1986–1987 | Hillwood HS |
| 1988–1990 | Middle Tennessee (assistant) |
| 1990–1991 | Arkansas–Little Rock (assistant) |
| 1991–1993 | Tennessee State (assistant) |
| 1993–1996 | Colorado (assistant) |
| 1996–2007 | Colorado |
| 2007–2011 | Northern Illinois |
| 2011–2012 | Maryland Eastern Shore (assistant) |
| 2012–2016 | Central HS |
| 2016–2019 | Denver (assistant) |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 2019–2020 | Vanderbilt (senior advisor) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 219–243 (college) |
| Tournaments | 1–2 (NCAA Division I) 1–3 (NIT) |
Ricardo Maurice Patton (born October 23, 1958) is an American college basketball coach who most recently served as senior advisor to the head men's basketball coach at Vanderbilt University. On March 9, 2011, NIU announced that Patton would not return as their head coach for the 2011–12 season, it is unclear whether he resigned or was fired. Prior to this, he was the head coach at the University of Colorado. He was hired as head coach for the Buffaloes on March 5, 1996, just days before the Big Eight Conference Tournament. Patton guided the Buffaloes to six postseason appearances. On July 11, 2011 it was announced that Patton joined the University of Maryland Eastern Shore as an assistant coach.
Patton left UMES to become head coach at Central High School in Memphis, Tennessee.[1] He became an assistant coach at the University of Denver in March 2016.
Head coaching record
College
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Buffaloes (Big Eight Conference) (1996) | |||||||||
| 1995–96 | Colorado | 4–9 | 3–8 | 8th | |||||
| Colorado Buffaloes (Big 12 Conference) (1996–2007) | |||||||||
| 1996–97 | Colorado | 22–10 | 11–5 | 2nd | NCAA Division I second round | ||||
| 1997–98 | Colorado | 13–14 | 7–9 | T–7th | |||||
| 1998–99 | Colorado | 18–15 | 7–9 | T–7th | NIT second round | ||||
| 1999–00 | Colorado | 18–14 | 7–9 | 7th | NIT first round | ||||
| 2000–01 | Colorado | 15–15 | 5–11 | 9th | |||||
| 2001–02 | Colorado | 15–14 | 5–11 | 9th | |||||
| 2002–03 | Colorado | 20–12 | 9–7 | T–5th | NCAA Division I first round | ||||
| 2003–04 | Colorado | 18–11 | 10–6 | 4th | NIT first round | ||||
| 2004–05 | Colorado | 14–16 | 4–12 | 11th | |||||
| 2005–06 | Colorado | 20–10 | 9–7 | 5th | NIT first round | ||||
| 2006–07 | Colorado | 7–20 | 3–13 | 12th | |||||
| Colorado: | 184–160 (.535) | 80–107 (.428) | |||||||
| Northern Illinois Huskies (Mid-American Conference) (2007–2011) | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | Northern Illinois | 6–22 | 3–12 | 11th | |||||
| 2008–09 | Northern Illinois | 10–19 | 5–11 | T–11th | |||||
| 2009–10 | Northern Illinois | 10–20 | 6–10 | T–10th | |||||
| 2010–11 | Northern Illinois | 9–21 | 5–11 | T–10th | |||||
| Northern Illinois: | 35–83 (.297) | 19–44 (.302) | |||||||
| Total: | 219–243 (.474) | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Former Colorado head coach Ricardo Patton takes high school job in Memphis". CBSSports.com. 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
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