It's Go West Young Man for Cameron Patterson

Give or take, it's 1,900 road miles or so driving from the Houston area to San Jose, CA. 2024 talent Cameron Patterson plays at Summer Creek High located in the outskirts of Space City and recently committed to play for San Jose State University (SJSU). But such a distance played no factor in his decision according to the 6-foot-5, 200 pound Patterson because "the bond is good and the love is real" between himself and the Spartan coaching staff. Summer Creek High Coach Kenneth Coleman confirmed this, adding "SJSU showed him a lot of love." Coach Tim Miles and Company began reaching out last season and remained in contact.

On His Official Visit

A combo guard, Patterson visited San Jose the weekend of September 9 and 10 and afterwards said, "I really enjoyed the culture." He received a campus tour, checked out The Event Center and participated in a photo shoot. He also met with some of the current players and participated in an open gym. Another positive element for Patterson, who is similar in size to recently graduated star Spartan guard Omari Moore, proved to be the offensive style employed by SJSU Coach Tim Miles.

Asked to name his best basketball skills, Patterson offered "shooting off the dribble, passing well and finishing in transition." He shot 52% (44-85) this summer in the always tough Nike EYBL Peach Invitational.

Coleman added to this compilation, supplying "putting the ball in the basket, being very crafty with the ball, his ability to get his shot off against anybody and the higher his competition, the better he plays" as Patterson's top talents. He's growing to understand he has been blessed."

Patterson also named himself as a leader on his high school team adding that such "will be critical this season when we have just two or three seniors."

His top hoops memory comes from rival games he played during his middle school days. "We lost the first game but came back to win the second game by 20. I scored 59 points." No, that isn't a typo.

How did Paterson get to his present 6-foot-5 height? Look towards his father standing 6-foot-3 and his mother measuring 6-foot-0, with both sporting an athletic background. Paterson's younger brother is also a member of the Summer Creek High squad.

Influences

Asked to name the biggest influences in his choice of a basketball life, Patterson said, "My Mom, Dad and my Grandpa. Each of them played basketball so I always had one in my hands. Patterson did play football for one season (after all, he lives in Texas) but that was the sole venture beyond outside of the the basketball court.

Now he knows where he will be playing college basketball. With that critical question off his mind, Patterson may just become even more of a force in his final high school season because of having a single-minded focus of leading his Summer Creek High squad through the Texas state high school playoffs.