KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE - Forward Andre Patterson, who was dismissed from UCLA this spring for academic reasons, has enrolled at Tennessee, Volunteers coach Buzz Peterson announced Thursday. <br>
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Patterson, 6-foot-7, 197 pounds, averaged 7.5 points and a team-high 5.5 rebounds while starting 21 of his 24 games for the Bruins last season. <br>
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His 60.8 shooting percentage from the field led the team. <br>
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A native of Ft. Wayne, Ind., Patterson attended Concordia Lutheran High School for three years. He moved to Los Angeles his senior year, where he attended Washington Prep. <br>
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Patterson will have to sit out the 2003-04 season because of NCAA transfer rules. He will enter the 2004-05 season as a junior. <br>
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Patterson flunked out of school last year and attended Santa Monica College to improve his grades. He was readmitted at UCLA in December. <br>
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Peterson said previous experience with transfers Jemere Hendrix from Clemson and Scooter McFadgon from Memphis makes him hopeful Patterson will be in good standing academically. <br>
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``Coming out of high school he was one of the top recruits in the nation,'' Peterson said. ``The success that Jemere and Scooter had in the classroom while sitting out last year as transfers really encouraged us to take someone like Andre.''
