Who is Peter Patton?
The Coach
Peter J. Patton (born February 9, 1974) is a retired American basketball player in his fifth season as the Dallas Mavericks Shooting Coach hired under Mark Cuban. Patton has worked closely with players such as Luka Doncic, Jalen Brunson Dorian Finney-Smith, Josh Green, Dwight Powell and Maxi Kleber in the past few years . Patton was previously employed as the shooting coach for the Minnesota Timberwolves.Patton, himself was a three-year varsity starter in basketball, baseball, and football at Loyola Academy. After the Chicago Catholic League, Patton received a scholarship to DePaul University. While at DePaul, Patton was named captain of the 1995–96 team. Patton set the DePaul single season 3pt fg% record, a mark that still stands (54.1%). Patton remains in the top ten in DePaul Basketball history for assists, steals, and career three-pointers. Peter trained with Chip Engelland, world-renowned shooting coach for the San Antonio Spurs. Peter went on to play professional basketball in the CBA, IBA, and two seasons in Europe.7
Petter Patton
NBA Shooting Coach?
Peter Patton is in his 5th season as the Mavericks Shooting Coach. He joined Dallas after spending the previous two seasons working in the same capacity for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Patton has been teaching basketball for over 20 years, including learning the craft of shooting under San Antonio Spurs Assistant Coach Chip Engelland. Patton never missed a game in college and set the DePaul single-season three-point percentage record as a junior (54.1%), a mark that still stands. He is also in the top ten in DePaul history for both steals and career three-pointers made, as well as 11th in assists.
Patton attributes his shooting prowess to Engelland, who mentored him during his career at DePaul as well as his professional career in the CBA, IBA, and Europe. Patton began working as a coach for summer camps and clinics at 19, eventually moving on to a career in player development and serving as President of PureForm Basketball, a skills academy with a specialty in player development, since 2005.