Ron Patterson joins Syracuse's 2013 class 
Patterson becomes the fourth player to commit to the Orange in the Class of 2013, joining point guard Tyler Ennis (Brampton, Ontario/St. Benedict’s Prep), small forward B.J. Johnson (Ardmore, Pa./Lower Merion) and center Chinonso Obokoh (Rochester, N.Y./Bishop Kearney).
As I wrote earlier this week, Syracuse had hoped to ideally add another forward and combination guard to its 2013 class. While Patterson is much more 2-guard than the combo they desired, his 6-foot-3 and 195-pound frame make him the big and powerful athlete the Orange typically target in their backcourt, similar to the likes of Brandon Triche and Dion Waiters.
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