Patterson Withdraws from Draft

The Sporting News, May 8, 2009 -- Friday, Kentucky announced that star forward Patrick Patterson is withdrawing from the NBA draft.

"The kid has a chance to be a first-team All-American," Calipari said.

Patterson averaged 17.9 points and 9.3 rebounds as a sophomore for the Wildcats. He placed his name on the NBA's early entry list but did not sign with an agent in order to retain the option to return to college.

Patterson played mostly in the post for UK in his first two seasons, but Calipari envisions him playing primarily at power forward while freshmen DeMarcus Cousins and Daniel Orton man the center position. Read more.