# The Patterson School
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| name = The Patterson School
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| address = 4646 Patterson School Drive
| city = [Lenoir](/source/Lenoir%2C_North_Carolina)
| state = [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina)
| zipcode = 28645
| country = [United States](/source/United_States)
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| founder = [Samuel Legerwood Patterson](/source/Samuel_Legerwood_Patterson)
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| schooltype = Boarding and Day
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| grades = 7–12 & [Postgraduate](/source/Postgraduate_year)
| campus_size = {{convert|1400|acre|km2}}
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| motto = Dedicati nobis totis
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| nickname = Bulldogs
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| colours = Blue and Gold
| established = 1909
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| closed = 2009
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| website = https://pattersonschoolfoundation.org/
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'''The Patterson School''' was a private, non-profit, co-educational, non-denominational, multi-cultural [boarding](/source/Boarding_school) and [day school](/source/day_school) for grades seven through twelve, and one year of post-secondary study, located in [Lenoir, North Carolina](/source/Lenoir%2C_North_Carolina). The school opened in 1909 under the auspices of [Samuel L. Patterson](/source/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.[[https://pattersonschoolfoundation.org/about-us/ About Us | The Patterson School Foundation]. Retrieved December 8, 2020.] Citing financial concerns, the school closed its doors in 2009, and the facility was leased to the [Caldwell County Schools](/source/Caldwell_County_Schools) system in 2012.[{{Citation |title=Caldwell County Schools Homepage}}][{{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}}][{{Cite web|url=http://pattersonschool.org/?p=82|title=Patterson School website}}]
==Notable former athletes==
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* [Tony Crocker](/source/Tony_Crocker), international basketball player and [TBL](/source/Turkish_Basketball_League) All-Star
* [Courtney Fortson](/source/Courtney_Fortson), professional [basketball](/source/basketball) player and [CBA Most Valuable Player](/source/CBA_Most_Valuable_Player) in 2018[{{Cite web|url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/f/fortsco01.html|title=Courtney Fortson Stats|website=Basketball-Reference.com}}]
* [Jeremy Hazell](/source/Jeremy_Hazell), international basketball player and [French League All-Star](/source/LNB_All-Star_Game)[{{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}}]
* [Jordan Hill](/source/Jordan_Hill_(basketball)), former 1st round [NBA](/source/NBA) draft pick in 2009, selected by the [New York Knicks](/source/New_York_Knicks)
* [Ahmad Ibrahim](/source/Ahmad_Ibrahim_(basketball)), played in the [Lebanese Basketball League](/source/Lebanese_Basketball_League)
* [Davon Jefferson](/source/Davon_Jefferson), played in the [LBA](/source/Lega_Basket_Serie_A), plays in the [Israeli Basketball Premier League](/source/Israeli_Basketball_Premier_League)
* [Welsey Johnson](/source/Wesley_Johnson_(basketball)), basketball player[{{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}}]
* [DeAndre Kane](/source/DeAndre_Kane), played in the [Israeli Premier League](/source/Israeli_Basketball_Super_League) and [EuroLeague](/source/EuroLeague)
* [Arsalan Kazemi](/source/Arsalan_Kazemi), played in the [IBSL](/source/Iranian_Basketball_Super_League)
* [Angel McCoughtry](/source/Angel_McCoughtry), [WNBA](/source/WNBA) player for the [Atlanta Dream](/source/Atlanta_Dream)
* [Jamar Samuels](/source/Jamar_Samuels), basketball player for [Bnei Herzliya](/source/Bnei_Herzliya) of the [Israeli Basketball Premier League](/source/Israeli_Basketball_Premier_League)
* [Dominique Sutton](/source/Dominique_Sutton), professional basketball player[{{Cite web|url=https://247sports.com/Player/Dominique-Sutton-73077/prep-126124/|title=Dominique Sutton, The Patterson School, Small Forward|website=247Sports}}]
* [Hassan Whiteside](/source/Hassan_Whiteside), NBA player for the [Portland Trail Blazers](/source/Portland_Trail_Blazers)
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