Andrae Malone Patterson (born November 12, 1975) is an American former professional

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player who currently works with the

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as the assistant general manager. He played college basketball with the

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College career

Patterson played

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for the

under head coach

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Professional career

The

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drafted him in the second round of the

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with the 46th overall pick. He played in 40 career regular season games with Minnesota, through the 1999-2000 season. Following his

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career, Patterson had several stops in Europe, including

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, Ricoh Manresa, Ironi Ashkelon, Panellinios, and most notably Adecco Estudiantes, before joining Aigaleo in 2007. On July 1, 2015, Patterson joined the

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front office as player personnel/player programs coordinator.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Patterson, Andrae 1975 births Living people Aigaleo B.C. players American men's basketball players American expatriate basketball people in Croatia American expatriate basketball people in Greece American expatriate basketball people in Israel American expatriate basketball people in Spain Basketball coaches from California Basketball players from Riverside, California Bàsquet Manresa players CB Estudiantes players Idaho Stampede coaches Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball players Elitzur Ashkelon players KK Zadar players Liga ACB players McDonald's High School All-Americans Minnesota Timberwolves draft picks Minnesota Timberwolves players Panellinios B.C. players Parade High School All-Americans (boys' basketball) Power forwards UT Arlington Mavericks men's basketball coaches 21st-century American sportsmen 21st-century African-American sportsmen 20th-century American sportsmen 20th-century African-American sportsmen