Personal
Made the BYU basketball team as a walk-on ... served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Houston, Texas ... studied English ... enjoys surfing, skiing, and reading Shakespeare and J.R.R. Tolkien.
Before BYU
Recruited for basketball by Cal-Pomona and San Diego State ... a two-time all-league basketball player at Irvine High.
Stats
| Year | MP | GP | K | K/G | E | TA | PCT | A | SA | SE | RE | D | BS | BA | TB | B/G | BE | BHE |
| 1990 | 27 | 79 | 184 | 2.33 | 53 | 364 | 0.360 | 15 | 5 | 18 | 5 | 73 | 5 | 76 | 81 | 1.03 | 13 | 6 |
| 1991 | - | 77 | 197 | 2.56 | 62 | 399 | 0.338 | 10 | 11 | - | - | 117 | 8 | 96 | 104 | 1.35 | 19 | - |
| 1992 | - | 85 | 175 | 2.06 | 36 | 285 | 0.488 | 12 | 20 | - | - | 109 | 8 | 98 | 106 | 1.25 | 13 | - |
| 1993 | 23 | 60 | 119 | 1.98 | 28 | 197 | 0.462 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 1 | 78 | 4 | 71 | 75 | 1.25 | 12 | 0 |
Coaching at BYU
Patchell coached the men's volleyball team at BYU from 2007-10.