Hall of Honor

Jame Patrick Hall of Honor Picture

James Patrick

  • Class
  • Induction
    2020
  • Sport(s)
    Men's Basketball




James Patrick was a three-year letter winner for the Bobcat basketball team from 1977-1980. The program’s 9th all -time career scoring leader, Patrick was instrumental in the success of Texas State Basketball, including helping the Bobcats finish in 3rd place in the 1979 NAIA National Tournament.

Playing both the guard and forward positions, and under the direction of Head Coach Dan Wall, Patrick had a storied career for the Bobcats.

During his sophomore year of 1977-1978 Patrick helped lead the Bobcats to an impressive 20-6 record and 11-3 mark in the Lone Star Conference. He led the team in scoring and was named All-Lone Star Conference. He followed up his sophomore campaign with one of the most memorable seasons in Bobcat Basketball history during the 1978-1979 season. Patrick dominated the court, leading the Bobcats to a Lone Star Conference Championship while advancing all the way to the semi-final game of the NAIA National Championship.  The Bobcats would finish #3 in the country that season, defeating Midwestern State, after a heart breaking one-point loss to Henderson State.  The Bobcats finished that year with a 29-7 record with Patrick earning team MVP honors, All-Lone Star Conference honors, and was named as an NAIA All-American.
 
Gallery: (2-27-2021) James Patrick Hall of Honor


During his senior season, he led his team in scoring for the third consecutive year and helped the Bobcats win their second consecutive Lone Star Conference championship with a record of 19-12.

Patrick’s accomplishments are scattered throughout the Bobcat Basketball record books. He has 1306 total points in his career (9th all-time) and has 529 made field goals (7th all-time).  He has the 9th highest career scoring average with 16.3 points per game and is tied for first all-time in games played.

He is 6th all-time in most points in a season with 603 (1978-1979) and is one of only five players in program history to score more than 600 points in a single season. He is fifth all-time in field goals made in a season with 247 (1978-1979).  Patrick led his team in free throw percentage every season he played and is 10th all-time in free throw percentage in a single year shooting .882 from the line during the 1979-1980 season.



In 1980, James was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the 5th round of the NBA draft. He was also invited to the World University Games tryouts in 1979.  

Patrick later attended Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice in 1984. Since graduating from Washburn, he has been employed at Topeka Juvenile Correctional Facility where he worked his way up from Supervisor to Deputy Superintendent. He has also been President of JPJ & Associates, Inc. since 2001.

Patrick also serves on the Board of Directors for Court Appointed Special Advocates, a national association that supports advocates for abused or neglected children. He also serves on the Board of Directors for the Shawnee County Hall of Fame recommending inductee selections of past athletes.  He is also an active member of Love Fellowship Church in Topeka, Kansas where he serves as the Finance Chairman and Deacon of the church.

Patrick has been inducted into the Topeka Highland Park High School Hall of Fame after winning the class 4A State Championship and the first and only Kansas Grand State Championship, the Shawnee County Kansas Hall of Fame, and the Independence Kansas Junior College Hall of Fame after winning a National Junior College Championship.  

Patrick currently lives in Topeka with his wife Nadira. They have two daughters, Kalisha Holland of Fort Worth, TX and Jamie Patrick of St. Louis, MO, son-in law Steven Holland and one grandson Kayden Holland.
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