MANHATTAN, Kan. (Sept. 5, 2024) – Washington State Women's Basketball Director of Player Personnel and Program Analytics Deb Patterson was inducted into the Kansas State Hall of Fame as a member of the 2024 Class on Friday, August 30.

Patterson currently stands as the all-time wins leader in Kansas State women's basketball history after compiling a 350-226 record over her 18 seasons at the helm. Kansas State had just four NCAA tournament appearances when Patterson took over in 1996, and in just her first season the Wildcats went 19-12, posting their first winning conference record in five years and first NCAA appearance in 10 years.

Patterson guided the program to nine NCAA tournament appearances, nine 20-win seasons, two Big 12 regular season titles (2004 and 2008) and one WNIT crown (2006). Under Patterson, 10 Wildcats garnered All-America honors and two were named Big 12 Player of the Year (Nicole Ohlde 2003, 2004 and Kendra Wecker 2005).

Five of K-State's top-six career scorers played under Patterson. She was twice named Big 12 Coach of the Year in 2002 and 2008 after leading the Wildcats to third and first place finishes, respectively. She was named a finalist for national coach of the year on three separate occasions (2002, 2003 and 2005) by two different organizations.

In addition to coaching K-State, Patterson served as an assistant for three gold medal winning USA National Teams (1997, 1998 and 2000).

Patterson joined the Washington State women's basketball staff in 2019 and has helped the program to an overall record of 86-69 during her time in the Palouse. She has seen four consecutive postseason tournament appearances with the Cougars, including three NCAA tournament appearances, a 2024 WBIT semifinal run, and the 2023 Pac-12 Tournament Championship.