LSU basketball assistant David Patrick is returning home to Australia with the Tigers team in tow for a meaningful, and important, international tour.
It’s tough to imagine any LSU coach, from any athletic program, racks up the frequent flyer miles like basketball assistant David Patrick.
Recruiting throughout the Southeast region and across the country is one thing. Trying to plant a purple-and-gold flag down under in Australia, 10 time zones away, is a different undertaking altogether.
It helps, however, that Australia is home for Patrick.
Born in Bermuda he spent much of his adolescence (ages 10-17) living in Melbourne before his journey took him to Baton Rouge, where in 1994 he finished his senior season at the former Chapel Trafton High School.