Pat Spencer (basketball)

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Pat Spencer
No. 61–Golden State Warriors
Position Point guard / shooting guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1996-07-04) July 4, 1996 (age 27)
North Wales, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school Boys' Latin School of Maryland
(Baltimore, Maryland)
College Northwestern (2019–2020)
NBA draft 2020: undrafted
Playing career2021–present
Career history
2021 Hamburg Towers
2021–2022 Capital City Go-Go
2022–2024 Santa Cruz Warriors
2024–present Golden State Warriors
2024–present→Santa Cruz Warriors
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at NBA.com
Stats   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg at Basketball-Reference.com
Pat Spencer
Born (1996-07-04) July 4, 1996 (age 27)
North Wales, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight205 pounds (93 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionAttack
NCAA team Loyola University (2016-2019)
PLL teams Utah Archers (Formerly Archers LC) (Never played)
Career highlights

Patrick Andrew Spencer is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract with the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the Northwestern Wildcats and is also a former college lacrosse player for the Loyola Greyhounds.

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High school career

Spencer attended Boys' Latin School of Maryland, where he lettered in both lacrosse and basketball. As a senior, he averaged 14.3 points, 8.1 rebounds, 6.1 assists and 2.3 steals per game. [1] Bob Shriver was Pat Spencer's coach at Boy's Latin. In his sophomore year he was 5 foot 6 playing on the junior varsity lacrosse team. In his junior year, he grew to 6 foot 2, 190 pounds and played on the varsity lacrosse team. [2] His hometown was Davidsonville, Md. In high school, he was a US Lacrosse High school All American. He earned four varsity letters for basketball and lacrosse. He also played for the Under Armour Underclass All-American team Baltimore in 2014. He scored 49 goals and had 51 assists as a senior and 30 goals and 30 assists as a junior. [3]

College career

Lacrosse

During Spencer's four years at Loyola, the team compiled a record of 49 wins and 19 losses, with the 2016 squad compiling a 14–4 record and reaching the NCAA Final Four. [4]

Spencer holds the NCAA Division I record for career assists with 231 assists, as well as the Patriot League record for career points with 380. [5] Spencer received the Lt. Raymond Enners Award as the USILA national player of the year and the Jack Turnbull Award as the nation's top attackman in 2019. Spencer also received the Tewaaraton Award, regarded as the Heisman Trophy for NCAA DI lacrosse, as a junior. [6]

As a senior on attack he also ranked No.2 on all-time points list behind Lyle Thompson. [7] He was a four-time All-American. At Loyola, his head coach was Charley Toomey. In his first two collegiate games he scored eight combined points in wins over Virginia and Johns Hopkins University. In 2016 he took league first-team honoree for rookie-of-the-year trophy. He graduated from Loyola with a Bachelor of Business Finance. [8]

In an interview hosted by Paul Carcaterra, an ESPN lacrosse game analyst and sideline reporter, Carcaterra talked to Pat Spencer about college lacrosse and his background in basketball. Paul asks, "How big of an impact has hoops had on your lacrosse career". Pat responded, "Definitely a big impact, I think any time you play another sport a lot of it translates over". Later in the video, when Paul and Pat were shooting hoops, Spencer added, "Basketball and lacrosse are very similar, in terms of facing and trying to draw a guy and find your open teammates". [9]

Basketball

Spencer used his college graduate year eligibility to play basketball at Northwestern University. He averaged 10.4 points, 4.1 rebounds, and 3.9 assists per game. [5]

Professional career

Lacrosse

Spencer was selected by the Archers as the first overall pick in the 2019 PLL collegiate draft. He did not dress nor practice with the team, opting instead to pursue a collegiate career in basketball upon graduating from Loyola. [10]

Basketball

Hamburg Towers (2021)

When the remainder of his grad season at Northwestern was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Spencer joined the Hamburg Towers in Germany, and averaged 9.2 points and 3.6 rebounds in five games. [5]

Capital City Go-Go (2021–2022)

On October 25, 2021, Spencer signed with the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League. [11] [12]

Golden State / Santa Cruz Warriors (2022–present)

On July 25, 2022, Spencer signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Golden State Warriors. [13]

On October 24, 2022, Spencer joined the Santa Cruz Warriors training camp roster. [14]

On November 29, 2023, Spencer rejoined Santa Cruz [15] and on February 22, 2024, he signed a two-way contract with Golden State. [16] On February 25, Spencer made his NBA debut against the Denver Nuggets. [17]

Statistics

NBA

Legend
  GPGames played  GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage 3P%  3-point field goal percentage FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game APG  Assists per game SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

Regular season

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2023–24 Golden State 604.3.500.000—.7.8.0.0.7
Career604.3.500.000—.7.8.0.0.7

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019–20 Northwestern 312929.4.436.235.8154.13.9.8.210.4

Loyola University Lacrosse

   
SeasonGPGAPtsPPG
2016183752894.94
2017162855835.19
2018173559945.53
2019174965114 (a)6.71
Totals61111231 (b)380 (c)5.18
(a) 8th in Division I single-season points
(b) 1st in Division I career assists
(c) 4th in Division I career points

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References

  1. ↑ Greenstein, Teddy (June 13, 2019). "Northwestern basketball lands an unusual transfer – the nation's top lacrosse player, Pat Spencer". Chicago Tribune . Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Pat Spencer: How a Late Bloomer Became an Evergreen Sensation". www.usalaxmagazine.com. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Pat Spencer - Men's Lacrosse". Loyola University Maryland Athletics. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  4. ↑ "North Carolina Ousts Men's Lacrosse From NCAA Semifinals". Loyola. May 28, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 Lee, Edward (October 28, 2021). "Former Loyola Maryland lacrosse star Pat Spencer one step closer to realizing NBA dream after invite to Wizards G League training camp". The Baltimore Sun . Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  6. ↑ DaSilva, Matt (May 30, 2019). "Pat Spencer Takes Home Tewaaraton in Third Year as Finalist". USA Lacrosse Magazine. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Pat Spencer Takes Home Tewaaraton in Third Year as Finalist". www.usalaxmagazine.com. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Loyola Maryland's Pat Spencer Receives 2019 Tewaaraton Award". patriotleague.org. May 30, 2019. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  9. ↑ Paul Carcaterra RELAXIN with Loyola All-American Pat Spencer . Retrieved December 19, 2022.
  10. ↑ Rittenberg, Adam (March 5, 2020). "Why Pat Spencer, one of the best lacrosse players in the country, chose to play basketball at Northwestern". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 5, 2020.
  11. ↑ "GO-GO ANNOUNCE TRAINING CAMP ROSTER". NBA.com. October 25, 2021. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  12. ↑ Hughes, Chase (October 27, 2021). "Lacrosse legend chasing NBA dream with Wizards' affiliate". NBC Sports . Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  13. ↑ Zafran, Zach (July 25, 2022). "An all-time great lacrosse player will be in Warriors camp". SFGate . Retrieved October 2, 2022.
  14. ↑ "Santa Cruz Warriors Announce 2022 Training Camp Roster". NBA.com. October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  15. ↑ "2023-2024 Santa Cruz Warriors Transaction History". RealGM.com. Retrieved December 3, 2023.
  16. ↑ "Warriors Sign Guard Pat Spencer to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  17. ↑ "Pat Spencer Enjoyed NBA Debut But Has Much Bigger Goals: "It's Just The First Step In The Journey"". glennclarkradio.com. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
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