32 - Amy Patton
Amy Patton
Height: 5-10
Year: Jr.-2L
Hometown: Tempe, Ariz.
High School: McClintock
Position: SG

Academic Notes: Majoring in marketing … Two-time Big Sky All-Academic selection...Two-time Golden Eagle Scholar-Athlete Award recipient.

2010-11 (Sophomore): All-Big Sky second team...Led Big Sky in scoring and was 80th in NCAA Division-I with 16.4 points per game...Fourth in the Big Sky with 2.0 steals per game, seventh with 1.8 3-pointers per game, 13th with 5.5 rebounds per game...Led team in minutes (29.8/game), points (477), field goals (172), 3-point field goals (51), free throws (82), free throw percentage (.774), rebounds (160) and steals (55)...Scored 26% of team's season points...Recorded four double-doubles...Scored in double-digits 24 times...Scored 20 or more points in 11 games...Scored season high 29 points in season finale at Sacramento State...Grabbed season best 12 rebounds against Portland State...Third on the team with 54 assists, with season high six assists against North Dakota State...Had at least one steal in 28 of 29 games, with four steals in three different games...Played season high 41 minutes against Utah State.

2009-10 (Freshman): Led Big Sky Conference in rebounding, double-doubles, most 30 or more scoring performances, and 10 or more rebounding performances … Only freshman and first non-post player in Big Sky history to lead league in those statistical categories … During Big Sky Conference play led league in scoring at 20.3 ppg and rebounding with 9.9 rpg … Broke 23 year old (1986-87) single season scoring record with 539 points … Broke 25 year old (1984-85) NAU record for made field goals in a season eclipsing 182 field goals made and finishing with 207 … Top single game scoring performance with 35 points against Sacramento State … Unanimous vote for Big Sky Freshman of the Year … Voted All-Big Sky second team … Only non-upperclassmen to receive All-Big Sky honors … Ranked 24th in NCAA Division I in points per game … Fourth best in scoring in NCAA Division I among freshman … Ranked 73rd in NCAA Division I in rebounding … Tied for 27th in Division I with 13 double-doubles … Tied for first in Big Sky with 12 consecutive double digit scoring performances … Selected Big Sky Conference Player of the Week (Jan. 4) … Selected to All-Tournament Team at the NAU Thanksgiving Classic … Nominated Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) State Farm Coaches’ All-America.

High School: Four-year starter and letterwinner and one-year team captain for coach Eric Magana at McClintock HS … Named the Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year as a junior … Two-time Desert Sky Region Player of the Year … Named Player of the Year by the Arizona Republic as a senior … Named Player of the Year by the East Valley Tribune as a junior … Four-time first team all-region selection … Four-time All-Republic first team selection … Four-time Team MVP … Southeast Valley Player of the Year as a junior and senior … Three-time All-City Team selection … Nominated as McDonald’s High School All-American her senior year … Named to the Nike Tournament of Champions All-Tournament Team as a senior … Named to the Arizona Informant Fab 5 Team … The team went 20-12 her freshman year and made it to the playoffs for the first time in a decade … Led team to its first-ever state final her senior year where they lost by four … The team went 96-30 over her four-year career, after going 23-71 in the four years prior to her arrival … Averaged 31 points, 14 rebounds, three steals and two assists per game as a senior … Has her jersey hanging in the Ring of Honor at the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Tenn.

Personal Info: Amy Lorraine Patton was born Jan. 9, 1991 in Tempe … Daughter of Luther and Gayla Patton … Has one brother, Luther Patton, Jr. … Cousin Vickey Martinell attended NAU … Enjoys watching movies, shopping, eating and sleeping … Brother played high school basketball, also at McClintock … The most memorable moments in her athletic career so far include leading her team to the state final as a senior and winning Gatorade Player of the Year as a junior.