Pat Spencer (basketball)
Patrick Andrew Spencer is an American professional basketball player for the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G League. He is also a former college lacrosse player for the Loyola Greyhounds.
| No. 61 – Santa Cruz Warriors | |
|---|---|
| Position | Point guard / shooting guard |
| League | NBA G League |
| Personal information | |
| Born | July 4, 1996 North Wales, Pennsylvania |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Boys' Latin School of Maryland (Baltimore, Maryland) |
| College | Northwestern (2019–2020) |
| Playing career | 2021–present |
| Career history | |
| 2021 | Hamburg Towers |
| 2021–2022 | Capital City Go-Go |
| 2022–present | Santa Cruz Warriors |
| Born | July 4, 1996 North Wales, Pennsylvania |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 205 pounds (93 kg) |
| Shoots | Right |
| Position | Attack |
| NCAA team | Loyola University |
| Pro career | 2016–2019 |
| Career highlights | |
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. In his junior year, he grew to be 6-foot-2, 190 pounds and played on varsity lacrosse.[2] His hometown was Davidsonville, Md. In high school, he took USLacrosse Highschool 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 and first Patriot League Men's Lacrosse player to receive the Tewaaraton award. At Loyola, his head coach was Charley Toomey. In his first two collegiate games he scored 8 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 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 anytime 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
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.[5]
Capital City Go-Go (2021–2022)
On October 25, 2021, Spencer signed with the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League.[10][11]
Santa Cruz Warriors (2022–present)
On July 25, 2022, Spencer signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Golden State Warriors.[12]
On October 24, 2022, Spencer joined the Santa Cruz Warriors training camp roster.[13]
Statistics
NCAA Basketball
| Regular Season | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | PPG | APG | RPG | FT% | -- | -- | -- |
| 2020 | Northwestern | 31 | 10.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | .815 | -- | -- | -- |
| NCAA Totals | 31 | 10.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | .815 | -- | -- | ||
Loyola University Lacrosse
| Season | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 18 | 37 | 52 | 89 | 3.27 | |
| 2017 | 16 | 28 | 55 | 83 | 5.50 | |
| 2018 | 17 | 35 | 59 | 94 | 5.50 | |
| 2019 | 17 | 49 | 65 | 114 (a) | 6.38 | |
| Totals | 61 | 111 | 231 (b) | 380 (c) | 5.18 |
- (a)
- (b) 1st in Division I career assists
- (c) 4th in Division I career points
See also
References
- 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.
- "Pat Spencer: How a Late Bloomer Became an Evergreen Sensation". www.usalaxmagazine.com. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- "Pat Spencer - Men's Lacrosse". Loyola University Maryland Athletics. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- "North Carolina Ousts Men's Lacrosse From NCAA Semifinals". Loyola.
- 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.
- DaSilva, Matt (May 30, 2019). "Pat Spencer Takes Home Tewaaraton in Third Year as Finalist". USA Lacrosse Magazine. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- "Pat Spencer Takes Home Tewaaraton in Third Year as Finalist". www.usalaxmagazine.com. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- "Loyola Maryland's Pat Spencer Receives 2019 Tewaaraton Award". patriotleague.org. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- Paul Carcaterra RELAXIN with Loyola All-American Pat Spencer. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- "GO-GO ANNOUNCE TRAINING CAMP ROSTER – Capital City Go-Go". capitalcity.gleague.nba.com. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- Hughes, Chase (October 27, 2021). "Lacrosse legend chasing NBA dream with Wizards' affiliate". NBC Sports. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- Zafran, Zach (July 25, 2022). "An all-time great lacrosse player will be in Warriors camp". SFGate. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
- "Santa Cruz Warriors Announce 2022 Training Camp Roster". gleague.nba.com. October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 24, 2022.