Deb Patterson (born August 30, 1957)[1] is currently the director of player personnel and program analytics for the Washington State women's basketball team.

[4] Patterson was hired as the head coach at Kansas State prior to the 1996–97 basketball season.

In 2008, Patterson led the Wildcats to a Big 12 Conference regular-season championship, after finishing in last place in 2007.

The Wildcats went on to lose their first game in the 2008 Big 12 women's basketball tournament against Iowa State, 66–65 in Overtime.

The ten largest crowds in school history for Kansas State women's basketball all occurred during her tenure.

[citation needed] In 1997, Patterson was named an assistant coach of the USA representative to the World University Games, held in Marsala, Sicily, Italy.

The championship game was a rematch against Russia, a team the USA had defeated by 36 points in the preliminary round.

After the Russians tied the game, Bolton hit another three to give the USA team a lead they would not relinquish.