St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Basketball player James Patterson has been named as a First Team All-East Region selection by the Division II Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA).

Patterson helped lead the Spartans to their fourth straight ECC Regular Season title, fifth consecutive ECC Tournament crown and ninth straight NCAA Division II Tournament appearance in 2023-24, all while averaging 23.7 points and 8.7 rebounds per game. In recognition of his extraordinary season, the sophomore guard/forward from Richmond, Va. was most recently named the East Coast Conference Player of the Year and a First Team All-Conference member.

Patterson was also named to the Bevo Francis Award Top 100, 50 and 25 Watch Lists, a nine-time ECC Player of the Week and a three-time Met Basketball Writer's Player of the Week. In addition, he scored his 1,000th career point on February 16, 2024 at Daemen University.

In James' incredible two years in Sparkill to date, he has amassed 1,143 points, 462 rebounds, 69 assists, 101 steals and 11 blocked shots in 60 games played.

2023-2024 D2CCA Men's Basketball All-East Region Awards

EAST REGION PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Zach Laput (Bentley University)

EAST REGION FIRST TEAM
Zach Laput (Bentley University)
James Patterson (St. Thomas Aquinas College)
Erik Timko (Thomas Jefferson University)
Matt Becht (Southern New Hampshire University)
Justice Ellison (American International College)

EAST REGION SECOND TEAM
Bryan Powell (Pace University)
Tyler Arbuckle (Saint Anselm College)
Darnell Evans (Caldwell University)
Dylan Fasoyiro (Daemen University)
Deng Deang (Post University)