Bermudian basketball coach David Patrick has left Louisiana State University to become associate head coach at Arizona State.

Patrick leaves LSU to reunite in the Grand Canyon State with head coach Randy Bennett, under whom he worked at St Mary’s between 2006 and 2010.

Bennett was delighted to unveil Patrick, who was named by Silver Waves Media as one of the top 100 Most Impactful High Major Assistants of 2026.

“I am excited to announce David Patrick as one of our associate head coaches,” Bennett said.

“With our previous time working together, I have developed a lot of trust in David. He brings great experience, builds strong relationships, and has tremendous energy that will be extremely beneficial to the programme.”

Patrick joins Rick Croy and Joe Rahon as associate head coaches and is delighted to be teaming up with his old boss again.

“My family and I are extremely excited to reunite with Randy Bennett,” Patrick said.

“Coach Bennett has had a significant impact on my journey and I have great respect for the way he builds programmes with discipline, toughness, and a clear identity.

“What excites me most is the alignment across the entire staff and our shared vision for what this programme can become. Arizona State has everything in place to compete at the highest level in the Big 12 Conference and I’m eager to get to work alongside this group as we pursue Big 12 championships and build something special.”

Patrick has more than 20 years of coaching experience at the Division I collegiate, Olympic, and FIBA levels. As well as LSU, he has coached at Sacramento State and has been an assistant coach for the Australia national team.

In 2021, he was part of the staff that helped the Boomers win a bronze medal at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games, the country’s first men’s basketball Olympic medal. In the 2024 Paris Games, Australia advanced past group play and into the knockout stage before falling in the quarter-finals.