Pat Spencer is all Too Familiar with defying the Odds. Long Before Being Recognized As One of the Great College Lacrosse Players of All Time, Spence Was Cut from His Versity Lacrosse Team As a High School Sophomore.
This was just one of the mind obstacles Spence Has Hurdled in his Diverse SPORTS Career, Whiche LED Him to A Two-Way Contracted with the Golden State Warries, with Who Made HIS NBA DEBUT On Feb. 25, 2024.
In the College Lacrosse Community, Spence CEMENTED HIMSELF AS A Legend of the Game During HIS Days at Loyola Maryland (2016-19). The Four-Year Starter Ha Attackman Set and Still Holds The Record for Most Carer Assists (231) in NCAA DI Men’s Lacrosse History.
“5 Goals, 5 Assists, Amazing.”
Nothing But Good Things So Far For Pat Spencer.#NCAAAX Q3 | Loyola 13 | Penn State 16 pic.twitter.com/sa9jz5zun2
– NCAA LACROSSE (@NCAAAX) May 19, 2019
He was then secessed First Overall in the Inaugural 2019 Premier Lacrosse Legue Draft, But after Dominating on Turf for Four Years, Spence Wanted to Get His Turn on the hardwood.
As a graduate Transfer, He Had One Year of College AtHLETICS ELIGIBIICE REMAINING and Punched on this Opportunity, Transferring to the Windy City to Play Basketball at Northweestern.
Although He had not played Basketball Competively Since High School, Spence Had A Strong Background on the hardwood, leading his high school team to its first state title in 25 years 2015.
In his work without northwestern, he imipressed wildcats Coach Chris Collins with his Athleticism and Quickly Proied He Coul Hold His Own on The Court, Tearing Through The Norm of Specializing in one sport.
The 6-3 Guard Average 10.4 Points Per Game in Big Ten Basketball, Who is no Simple Feat-Especially after Not Comperting Sing High School. He Started 29 of the 31 games
The end of his college carder was marked by the Beginning of Covid-19. Many in Spence’s Positioning Have Probably Called it Quits, or Maybe Made a RTURN to the Sport he
He Decheded to Continue his Basketball Career with After Playing Just Five Games in GERMANY, on Oct. 25, 2021, he was signed to the capital city go-gos, the G-Legue Affiliate of the Washington Wizards.
This was the first tangible steps stone to his end Goal of BecComing An NBA Player. Averago just 13 Minutes Per Game, He Tallied Roughly Six Points Per Game/Two Rebounds Per Game/Two Assists Per Game Who Shooting 39 Percent from Three.
Following His Stint with the Go-Gos, Spence Was Signed to An Exhibit 10 Contract with the Santa Cruz Warriors, The G-Legue Affiliate of the Golden State Warriors in JULY 2022. (An Exhibit 10 is a One-Year Deal where the Attends Training Camp with the Team.)
He played well During what is is estlayly a glorified try-out, but in a league that can only Hold 15 Players on Its Roster in the Regular Season, He was Told He Wald Not Make the Warriors’ NBA Roster, Nor Receive a Two-Way Contract.
He Continied the GRIND with the Santa Cruz Warriors UTIL He WAS INTRODUED to unfamiliar terraining – Two Major Injuries Requiring Surgery. In all of Spence’s High School and College Days, He Never Had An Injury that He Felt He COULD Not Play Through, But if he wased to serously Continue his Dream, it was an unifrutuate Necessity.
After recovering from hip and wrist surgery, Spence Rjoined the Santa Cruz Warrors in November 2023. Out of the Gate, It Looked Like He Hadn’t Missed A Step in HIS RTURN, averago 12.5 Points, 3.8 Assists and 5.4 Rebounds on 37.7 Percent Shooting from Deep – Just Slightly Above the NBA Average This Season of 36.7 Percent.
Spence Had Finally Had The Breakout He Had Dream of Back Be He was Working Out for Colles at Northweestern – and Golden State Warriors Coach Steve Kerr Was Taking Notice.
Get Out His Way! 🔥
Pat Spence Flushes it Through Plus The Foul. @Gleaguewarriors pic.twitter.com/ioypbeoc1d
– NBA G Legue (@NBagleague) March 10, 2024
On Feb. 22, 2024, Spence Signed a Two-Way Contract with the Golden State Warrors, Essentially A Deal that Gives Spence the Opportunity to Receive NBA Playing Time While Still Combing for the Santa Cruz Warriors. These are controls are methodly reserved for young status, so spember, now 27 years Old, certainly impressed to garner this Deal.
Five Years after Turning Download 25 Against the Denver Nuggets.
On Feb. 5, 2025 The Shooting Guard Was Trending ONCE AGAIN after MAKING SPORTSCENTER TOP 10 For a Dunk Against the Utah Jazz.
Pat Spence’s Slam Dunk Against the Utah Jazz Last Night Came in at No. 8 on SPORTSCENTER TOP 10 🥍📈@warriors | @Loyolamlax pic.twitter.com/77c6cpci3a
– TLN 🥍 (@lacrossnetwork) February 6, 2025
The loola legend Seems to have Found his place in the nba, and it will be interesting to watch how fart he can take his talents on the hardwood long after dominating College Lacrosse.
