Women's Basketball and Head Coach Jason Williams Welcomes Kinley Paterson for 2025-26 Campaign
7/21/2025 1:19:00 PM | Women's Basketball
SPARTANBURG, S.C. – As the 2025-26 academic year and USC Upstate women's basketball season draw nearer, head coach Jason Williams welcomes Kinley Paterson to the Spartan program for the 2025-26 season.
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Below is a player capsule for Paterson who joins Upstate from Perth, Western Australia.
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Kinley Paterson | Guard | 5-7 | Fr. | Perth, Western Australia | Cockburn Cougars
Attended Melville Senior High School (Perth, Western Australia) … Competed for the Cockburn Cougars across multiple levels, including the Australian National Basketball League One club … With the NBL One Club in 2025, appeared in 12 games … Averaged 3.4 points and 2.5 rebounds over an average of 13.1 minutes per game … Shot 51.6 percent (16-of-31) from the floor, 8.3 percent (1-of-12) from beyond the arc, and 42.9 percent (6-of-14) from the free throw line … Corralled 30 total rebounds comprised of 12 offensive boards and 18 defensive boards … Totaled 16 assists, 13 steals, and one block on the season … With the NBL One Club in 2024, appeared in 15 games … Averaged 3.5 points and 1.9 rebounds per game … With the NBL One Club in 2023, helped the Cougars to a NBL One West Championship … Appeared in 20 games … Averaged 3.6 points and 1.9 rebounds … With the NBL One Club in 2022, appeared in 14 games … Averaged 2.6 points and 1.6 rebounds … With the Cockburn Cougars U18 team, averaged 19.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 4.0 steals, and 1.0 blocks per game … Earned back-to-back Finals MVP Awards for the Cockburn Cougars U16 and U18 clubs … Named Cockburn Cougars MIP Award recipient in 2023 … Competed for AUSA Hoops on the AAU circuit … Averaged 8.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 3.1 steals over an average of 18.0 minutes per game.
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Below is a player capsule for Paterson who joins Upstate from Perth, Western Australia.
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Kinley Paterson | Guard | 5-7 | Fr. | Perth, Western Australia | Cockburn Cougars
Attended Melville Senior High School (Perth, Western Australia) … Competed for the Cockburn Cougars across multiple levels, including the Australian National Basketball League One club … With the NBL One Club in 2025, appeared in 12 games … Averaged 3.4 points and 2.5 rebounds over an average of 13.1 minutes per game … Shot 51.6 percent (16-of-31) from the floor, 8.3 percent (1-of-12) from beyond the arc, and 42.9 percent (6-of-14) from the free throw line … Corralled 30 total rebounds comprised of 12 offensive boards and 18 defensive boards … Totaled 16 assists, 13 steals, and one block on the season … With the NBL One Club in 2024, appeared in 15 games … Averaged 3.5 points and 1.9 rebounds per game … With the NBL One Club in 2023, helped the Cougars to a NBL One West Championship … Appeared in 20 games … Averaged 3.6 points and 1.9 rebounds … With the NBL One Club in 2022, appeared in 14 games … Averaged 2.6 points and 1.6 rebounds … With the Cockburn Cougars U18 team, averaged 19.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 4.0 steals, and 1.0 blocks per game … Earned back-to-back Finals MVP Awards for the Cockburn Cougars U16 and U18 clubs … Named Cockburn Cougars MIP Award recipient in 2023 … Competed for AUSA Hoops on the AAU circuit … Averaged 8.3 points, 6.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists, and 3.1 steals over an average of 18.0 minutes per game.
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Connect with the SpartansÂ
Facebook.com/UpstateAthleticsÂ
Twitter | @UpstateWBB | @UpstateSpartansÂ
Instagram | @UpstateWBB | @UpstateSpartansÂ
YouTube.com/UpstateSpartans
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INVEST IN CHAMPIONS - Join the Upstate Athletic Fund (UAF) and enjoy enhanced benefits for your support of all USC Upstate programs! Make your gift today, click here!
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