The Patterson School

{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}} {{Infobox school | name = The Patterson School | image = | image_size = | caption = | address = 4646 Patterson School Drive | city = Lenoir | state = North Carolina | zipcode = 28645 | country = United States | coordinates = | founder = Samuel Legerwood Patterson | head_of_school = | staff = | teaching_staff = | ceeb = | school_code = | avg_class_size = | ratio = | schooltype = Boarding and Day | fundingtype = | type = | system = | grades = 7–12 & Postgraduate | campus_size = {{convert|1400|acre|km2}} | athletics = | athletic_conference = | motto = Dedicati nobis totis | accreditation = | nickname = Bulldogs | team_name = | colours = Blue and Gold | established = 1909 | status = | closed = 2009 | enrollment = | footnotes = | picture = | website = https://pattersonschoolfoundation.org/ }} '''The Patterson School''' was a private, non-profit, co-educational, non-denominational, multi-cultural boarding and day school for grades seven through twelve, and one year of post-secondary study, located in Lenoir, North Carolina. The school opened in 1909 under the auspices of Samuel L. Patterson, the school's namesake and the first elected agricultural commissioner for the state of North Carolina.

==Basketball program== Patterson was most noted for its successful basketball teams during the 2000s, producing many players who would go on to play professionally.<ref>[https://pattersonschoolfoundation.org/about-us/ About Us | The Patterson School Foundation]. Retrieved December 8, 2020.</ref> Citing financial concerns, the school closed its doors in 2009, and the facility was leased to the Caldwell County Schools system in 2012.<ref>{{Citation |title=Caldwell County Schools Homepage}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cdispatch.com/sports/article.asp?aid=5966|title=Harris expected to land at UTEP|website=The Commercial Dispatch|date=29 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://pattersonschool.org/?p=82|title=Patterson School website}}</ref>

==Notable former athletes== {{Alumni|date=April 2026}} * Tony Crocker, international basketball player and TBL All-Star * Courtney Fortson, professional basketball player and CBA Most Valuable Player in 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/f/fortsco01.html|title=Courtney Fortson Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}</ref> * Jeremy Hazell, international basketball player and French League All-Star<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.shupirates.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12600&ATCLID=925709 |title=Jeremy Hazell - SHUPirates.com |website=www.shupirates.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723032951/http://www.shupirates.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=12600&ATCLID=925709 |archive-date=2011-07-23}}</ref> * Jordan Hill, former 1st round NBA draft pick in 2009, selected by the New York Knicks * Ahmad Ibrahim, played in the Lebanese Basketball League * Davon Jefferson, played in the LBA, plays in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Welsey Johnson, basketball player<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46664&SPID=4252&DB_OEM_ID=10700&ATCLID=329810&Q_SEASON=2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100811015122/http://www.cyclones.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=46664&SPID=4252&DB_OEM_ID=10700&ATCLID=329810&Q_SEASON=2007 |title=Wesley Johnson – Iowa State University Athletics|publisher=www.CYCLONES.com |access-date=March 22, 2010 |archive-date=August 11, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> * DeAndre Kane, played in the Israeli Premier League and EuroLeague * Arsalan Kazemi, played in the IBSL * Angel McCoughtry, WNBA player for the Atlanta Dream * Jamar Samuels, basketball player for Bnei Herzliya of the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Dominique Sutton, professional basketball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://247sports.com/Player/Dominique-Sutton-73077/prep-126124/|title=Dominique Sutton, The Patterson School, Small Forward|website=247Sports}}</ref> * Hassan Whiteside, NBA player for the Portland Trail Blazers

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