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Patrick Bergin Connaughton (born January 6, 1993) is an American professional baseball and basketball player who currently plays for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He plays as a Small Forward in professional basketball and is also a pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles' organization in Minor League Baseball. Connaughton previously played for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish baseball and men's basketball teams. He was selected by the Orioles in the fourth round of the 2014 MLB Draft. The Brooklyn Nets selected him in the second round of the 2015 NBA draft and traded him to the Portland Trail Blazers. ==High school== Connaughton attended St. John's Preparatory School in Danvers, Massachusetts, where he starred in three sports, playing quarterback in football and multiple positions in both baseball and basketball. He received major interest in baseball from schools in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, with Boston College (BC), the University of Virginia, and his original first choice, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who all made him scholarship offers.〔 Connaughton's sporting trajectory changed during the summer between his junior and senior years. At that time, he had only received a basketball offer from home-state Bentley University, in NCAA's Division II. He suddenly emerged as a major basketball prospect after what ''ESPN.com'' writer Jeff Goodman called "one spectacular week" at the Amateur Athletic Union national tournament in Orlando, Florida, including a game where he had 33 points and 20 rebounds. Connaughton himself would later say, "That week completely changed my entire life." He then began receiving multiple offers in basketball as well as baseball, with many schools willing to let him play both sports. He eventually chose the University of Notre Dame over BC, the University of Miami, the University of California, Los Angeles, and Vanderbilt University.〔 In 2011, Connaughton's senior year, he was named the Gatorade Massachusetts Boys Basketball Player of the Year. As a pitcher for the baseball team, he had a 11–2 win–loss record with a 1.75 earned run average (ERA) and 160 strikeouts in 90 innings pitched as a senior.〔 According to the baseball scouting site ''Perfect Game'', Connaughton was rated as the 33rd-best player in that year's Major League Baseball (MLB) draft, but he fell to the 38th round, where he was selected by the San Diego Padres, when he made it clear he planned to attend college.〔 He followed through on his commitment to Notre Dame, choosing not to sign with the Padres.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pat Connaughton」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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