AT MULTNOMAH UNIVERSITY: The 2020-21 school year marks Jason Patterson's 6th year as an assistant men’s basketball coach. Coach Patterson's main focus is running the MU Developmental League.
COACHING BACKGROUND: Before coaching at MU, Patterson spent three years as head coach at Mammoth high school in Mammoth Lakes, California, and one year on Jim Saia's staff at Cal State San Marcos in San Marcos, California. While at CSUSM, the Cougars won an A.I.I. championship, went 32-2 overall, spent seven weeks ranked No. 1 in the nation and had a 23-game winning streak. The Cougars fell in the NAIA quarterfinals to eventual national runner-up Emmanuel (Ga.). The 13-14 CSUSM team also sent multiple players to the professional level including players playing in China, Africa, and the NBA G-League. He has also coached at NBC Camps, Tri-City Christian, The Cambridge School, and with the California Bearcats club team.
PERSONAL: Coach Patterson is a Pacific Northwest native and played basketball in at Shelton High School. In his later High school years he moved to Central Washington University where he was a two-sport athlete playing both football and track & field, earning all-conference honors as a shot putter for coach T.J. Crater.
Coach Patterson has also led basketball team trips to Italy, Costa Rica, the United Kingdom, Taiwan, and the Philippines. He has spent the last nine summers working for NBC basketball camps as a camp director and master teacher.
