He goes by the nicknames "Pride of the Lion City" as the only Asian to ever played in the Australian National Basketball League and "17-foot assassin" as he models his mid-range jumpshots after NBA player David West.
Pathman is the first Singaporean to play and score points in a professional league, the Australian National Basketball League, and the longest serving local player in the team's four-year history.
In August 2009, Pathman signed a one-year contract to play for the Singapore Slingers along with Hong Wei Jian.
[citation needed] On 19 Dec 2009, Pathman proposed on court, after an ABL game against the Thailand Tigers, in front of the home crowd, to his long-time girlfriend Li Ling.
[2] In 2011, Pathman married Singapore national netball player Li Ling.