Junior forward Patrick Patterson has joined the nation’s elite after being named a first-team preseason Associated Press All-American.The 6-foot-9, 235-pound forward, was named to the first team along with Luke Harangody (Notre Dame), Kyle Singler (Duke), Cole Aldrich (Kansas) and Sherron Collins (Kansas).Patterson picked up 35 votes from the 65-member national media panel. Harangody, a senior forward, was the leading vote-getter with 57 votes. Patterson averaged 17.9 points and 9.3 rebounds for the Cats a season ago.