'12 IN SG Ron Patterson (Verbal Indiana)

[BearcatAlum1]

2012 SG: Ron Patterson
6’3” 185lbs

Offer: YES
Other offers: DePaul, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Purdue, Ohio State, Tennessee and Xavier.




I've also heard that Patterson played in UC open gym this past summer and fit right in.

Patterson has publicly stated that he will not make a decision until the end of his Junior year.

 

[bearcat jeff]

Broad Ripple's Ron Patterson (2012) plans to make visits to Florida, Indiana, Minnesota, Cincinnati, Xavier and Tennessee and different points this summer. Patterson's coach with Indiana Elite, Chris Hawkins, said Patterson has talked some about wrapping up his recruitment before the beginning of his junior year.

"He'll probably end up going through the summer and then seeing what his options are," Hawkins said. "It's whenever he feels comfortable. I think there's part of him that wants to get it over, but that can change."

The 6-3 Patterson has offers from Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio State, Purdue, Tennessee and Xavier.

 

[bearcat jeff]

It’s not difficult to become a fan of Patterson once you observe all of the intangibles he brings to the table. While others are focused on scoring as much as possible or attempting to throw down ridiculous dunks, Patterson sticks to the basics: hard-nosed defense, finding the open man, finishing in traffic and crashing the boards. His shot from the perimeter is also continuing to improve. He’s not the most highly sought after recruit Indiana is pursuing for the 2012 class, but he’s probably the best fit in terms of filling a need. And if he can develop the handle to run the point, that’ll make him even more valuable at the next level. There’s been a lot of buzz that Indiana could be the school to beat, but Patterson has yet to declare that sentiment publicly.

http://www.insidethehall.com/

 

[bearcat jeff]

The Ron Patterson-led Indiana Elite One team is still alive in the gold division semifinals of the 16s division. Patterson has really played well.

http://jodydemling.courier-journal.com/

 

[bearcat jeff]

Ron Patterson could have left the state of Indiana for college. But ultimately, he decided it would be best to stay home.

During his second visit this week to Bloomington, the Broad Ripple guard gave a verbal commitment to Tom Crean on Sunday afternoon.

“It was close to home,” Patterson told Inside the Hall of his choice to play for the Hoosiers. “I wanted to stay. After this visit, I knew I wanted to come.”

Patterson summed up Crean’s reaction to the news, which was delivered in person, with four simple words.

“He started going crazy,” he laughed.

The 6-3 guard, ranked No. 57 nationally by Scout.com, had offers from several schools including Tennessee, Xavier and Virginia Tech. But ultimately, Indiana, the first school to offer Patterson during his freshman season, won out.

He’s the second member of IU’s 2012 class, joining 7-footer Peter Jurkin, who committed on Monday at adidas Nations in Chicago.

With his decision out of the way, Patterson said he’d like to see one of his former AAU teammates join him in Bloomington.

“I’d like to see Jeremy Hollowell come play with me,” he said.

http://www.insidethehall.com/