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In an interview session Sunday, sophomore forward Andre Patterson said that his grades should be good enough to get back into UCLA. After earning two A’s and a C at Santa Monica City College, Patterson will give his grades to Mike Casillas, the director of Student-Athlete Counseling, tomorrow in order to regain a roster spot on the team. “I hope to be back for the Northern Arizona game,” Patterson said. The Bruins play Northern Arizona at Pauley Pavilion on Tuesday, December 17. Patterson’s 3.33 GPA this semester at SMCC exceeded the minimum of 3.0 that he had to receive in order to regain his eligibility. “All of my teammates kept encouraging me,” Patterson said. “We are like a family. They could have outcasted me from the group, but they didn’t.” Patterson said that he has been running to stay in shape, and that getting his timing back shouldn’t take long. “Just to get in game shape and in rhythm should only take a couple of games,” he said. Patterson was initially declared academically ineligible in September after earning poor grades during his freshman year.

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