 Rubén Nathaniel Patterson akaberekwa musi wa31 Chikunguru 1975 aimbova mutambi wenhabvu wemuAmerica. Munguva yebasa rake, akatamba semutambi mudiki uye muchengeti wekupfura. Munguva yake yekoreji basa paYunivhesiti yeCincinnati, Patterson akawana yechitatu-timu All-American kukudzwa uye akabatsira kutungamira Bearcats kuConference USA mazita mumwaka wake miviri ikoko. Yakanyorwa neLos Angeles Lakers muna 1998, Patterson akatanga basa rake nechikwata cheGreek AEK Athens BC asati ajoina maLakers mumwaka wake wekutanga. Gare gare, akatambira zvikwata zveNBA Seattle SuperSonics, Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets, Milwaukee Bucks, uye Los Angeles Clippers asati apedza basa rake nechikwata cheLebanese Champville SC. 