Personal
Born April 1980 ... parents are Steven and Nancy Patterson of Provo, Utah ... Served a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Little Rock, Arkansas ... one of four children ... an Eagle Scout ... majoring in fitness and wellness ... plays beach volleyball.
Before BYU
Earned team MVP honors at Newbury Park High School ... listed as one of Southern California's "Players to Watch" ... named to the Redondo All-Tournament team ... a southern All-CIF selection ... holds the single-season and career assist records at Newbury Park High School ... also played for Club Santa Barbara.
Summary
Played in every match during senior year, competing in 105 of 111 games ... had 35 aces that season, ranking him sixth for most aces in a season at BYU ... was named to the Outrigger Invitational and the Hall of Fame Morgan Classic all-tournament teams in 2005 ... came to BYU after a stellar career at Newbury Park High School in Newbury, Calif. ... recorded 30 assists, nine digs, and four aces as a sophomore in 2003 ... returned to team for 2005 season after sitting out 2004.
Stats
Career Match Highs
Kills: 20 vs. Penn State, 2/5/05
Attempts: 38 vs. Penn State, 2/5/05
Digs: 10 (twice) vs. Hawai'i, 1/7/05; at Stanford, 4/15/05
Block Assists: 5 vs. UC Irvine, 2/25/05
Block Solos: 2 at Stanford, 4/15/05
Total Blocks: 6 (twice) vs. UC Irvine, 2/25/05; at Stanford, 4/15/05
Service Aces: 4 (twice) at CS Northridge, 4/1/05; at Stanford, 4/15/05
Assists: 15 vs. Concordia, 3/5/03
| Year | MP | GP | K | K/G | E | TA | PCT | A | SA | SE | RE | D | BS | BA | TB | B/G | BE | BHE |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 20 | 53 | 2 | 0.04 | 6 | 10 | -0.40 | 30 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.04 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 30 | 105 | 257 | 2.45 | 130 | 548 | 0.232 | 62 | 35 | 95 | 17 | 127 | 7 | 48 | 55 | 0.52 | 14 | 3 |
| Total | 51 | 160 | 259 | 1.62 | 136 | 558 | 0.220 | 98 | 39 | 110 | 17 | 136 | 7 | 50 | 57 | 0.36 | 15 | 3 |