Nick Patella

Position:
Guard
Height:
5-11
Weight:
195
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Elkins, W.Va.

At West Virginia: Walk-on guard who sat out last season ... appeared in 21 games as a freshman ... gave the Mountaineers valuable minutes off the bench ... intense player ... scrappy guard who plays outstanding defense ... talented free throw shooter ... averaged 6.5 points and 3.2 rebounds per game during the 2004 European tour ... scored a team-high 21 points against FC Baunach, a club team from Germany ... averaged 1.4 points per game as a freshman ... scored a season-high four points against Duquesne and Western Carolina ... scored 30 points total on the season ... played 131 minutes for an average of 6.2 per game ... had two rebounds in games against Notre Dame and Gardner-Webb ... dished out three assists against Duquesne and UNLV ... played a season-high 16 minutes against Western Carolina ... shot 33.3 percent from the floor and 83.3 percent from the free throw line ... handed out 21 assists on the year.

In High School: Played at Elkins High School for Coach Steve Wamsley ... first-team all-conference in basketball for three seasons ... first-team all-state his senior year ... played in the North-South all-star game ... averaged 21.3 ppg, 10.7 rpg and 8.1 rpg as a senior ... shot 85.3 percent from the free throw line ... also earned all-state honors for three years in baseball ... team captain in basketball, golf and baseball for two years ... first-team all-conference and all-state in golf for three years.

Personal: Son of Christopher and Diana Patella ... born November 3, 1983 ... father played football at West Virginia Wesleyan ... majoring in exercise physiology.