Ricardo Maurice Patton (born October 23, 1958) is an American college basketball coach who most recently served as senior advisor to the head men's basketball coach at Vanderbilt University. On March 9, 2011, NIU announced that Patton would not return as their head coach for the 2011–12 season, it is unclear whether he resigned or was fired. Prior to this, he was the head coach at the University of Colorado. He was hired as head coach for the Buffaloes on March 5, 1996, just days before the Big Eight Conference Tournament. Patton guided the Buffaloes to six postseason appearances. On July 11, 2011 it was announced that Patton joined the University of Maryland Eastern Shore as an assistant coach.

Patton left UMES to become head coach at Central High School in Memphis, Tennessee. He became an assistant coach at the University of Denver in March 2016.

Head coaching record

College

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Colorado Buffaloes (Big Eight Conference) (1996)
1995–96Colorado4–93–88th
Colorado Buffaloes (Big 12 Conference) (1996–2007)
1996–97Colorado22–1011–52ndNCAA Division I second round
1997–98Colorado13–147–9T–7th
1998–99Colorado18–157–9T–7thNIT second round
1999–00Colorado18–147–97thNIT first round
2000–01Colorado15–155–119th
2001–02Colorado15–145–119th
2002–03Colorado20–129–7T–5thNCAA Division I first round
2003–04Colorado18–1110–64thNIT first round
2004–05Colorado14–164–1211th
2005–06Colorado20–109–75thNIT first round
2006–07Colorado7–203–1312th
Colorado:184–160 (.535)80–107 (.428)
Northern Illinois Huskies (Mid-American Conference) (2007–2011)
2007–08Northern Illinois6–223–1211th
2008–09Northern Illinois10–195–11T–11th
2009–10Northern Illinois10–206–10T–10th
2010–11Northern Illinois9–215–11T–10th
Northern Illinois:35–83 (.297)19–44 (.302)
Total:219–243 (.474)

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