By Steve Lansdale
AUSTIN, Texas — ESPN.com’s top-ranked high school point guard in the country, Chasity Patterson, signed a national letter-of-intent Wednesday to play her college basketball at the University of Texas.
The 5-foot-5 Patterson will [s2If current_user_can(access_s2member_level2)]head to Austin next fall from North Shore High School in Houston, where she earned Preseason USA Today All-America honors in October.
Patterson enters her senior season at North Shore with more than 2,200 points in her high school career and has helped lead her team to a 96-12 (.889) record over the past three seasons. She is known for her floor leadership skills, her athleticism and her threat as a scorer.
“I am incredibly proud to bring Chasity to the Forty Acres and our program,” Texas head coach Karen Aston said. “She is not only a terrific basketball player, but more importantly, a phenomenal young lady. ‘Chaz’ brings a wealth of understanding of what it takes to win, coming from such quality high school and club programs. This will translate into her being able to impact our program quickly.
“What I love about her the most is her confidence in herself as a shooter. This comes from spending hours in the gym. She is an old-school gym rat and will give us an added dimension to our guard depth. I’m so excited that she and her wonderful family chose to be part of the Longhorn family.”
In 2015-16, Patterson averaged 24.5 points, 5.4 steals and 4.8 assists per game. She was a Texas Association of Basketball Coaches (TABC) all-state selection and was the District 21-6A Most Valuable Player. A member of the All-Tournament Team of the state tournament, Patterson led her team to the state semifinals with a 36-2 season record, ultimately earning first-team All-Greater Houston honors.
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