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Marcus Patterson (born February 8, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for C.A. Queluz of the Proliga (Portugal) basketball league. He played college basketball for the Sage Gators.

Early and personal life
Patterson was born and raised in the Bronx, New York. He attended and played basketball at Mount Saint Michael Academy, where he helped his team to the 2011 CHSAA City A Championship.

College career
Patterson attended Russell Sage College, where he majored in business administration and played basketball for the Sage Gators.

In 2013–14, he played in twenty-four contests and made eight starts. He earned Skyline Conference Rookie of the Week Honors on February 10 after helping the Gators to key Skyline wins over NYU-Poly and St. Joseph's College (LI).

In 2014–15, he was a member of the Gator Skyline Conference Championship. The Gators also got 15 points from a sophomore forward. In 2015–16, he started twenty-three of twenty-six games played while scoring 276 points, for a 10.6 ppg average. He shot 46.1% from the floor and had a 6.7 rpg average, twenty-two steals and fourteen blocked shots.

Patterson was named the school's 2016-17 Male Athlete of the Year. He ranked in ten statistical categories nationally in Division III. He was ranked 74th nationally in total field goals attempted (381) and concluded his career with 1,021 career points. Patterson also stands second all-time with his 552 rebounds in 102 career games played. He finished his senior season with 477 points.

In 2017–18, Patterson earned a master's degree in Applied Positive Psychology from the University of East London while playing for the school's basketball team. Afterward he partially tore his anterior cruciate ligament.

Professional career
In October 2020 Patterson signed with C.A. Queluz of the Proliga (Portugal) basketball league for the season.