PUTNAM — Putnam Science Academy and Men’s Basketball Head Coach Tom Espinosa announced that Nate Patenaude of Smithfield, R.I., committed to joining Johnson & Wales University men’s basketball program for the start of the 2017-2018 season. Patenaude, a 6-foot, 4-inch guard, is coming off a post grad season at PSA. He finished this past season averaging 11.5 points per game to go along with 4.5 rebounds and one steal. “I am excited to see someone who has worked as hard as Nate to succeed and to move on to the college level. He was very under rated as a high school player and I believe he will develop into a major factor in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference,” said Espinosa.