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Patrick Ewing

Ewing in 2021
Georgetown Hoyas
Position	Head coach
League	Big East Conference
Personal information
Born	(1962-08-05) August 5, 1962 (age 62) Kingston, Jamaica
Nationality	Jamaican / American
Listed height	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Listed weight	240 lb (109 kg)
Career information
High school	Cambridge Rindge and Latin (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
College	Georgetown (1981–1985)
NBA draft	1985 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1st overall
Selected by the New York Knicks
Playing career	1985–2002
Position	Center
Number	33, 6
Coaching career	2002–present
Career history
As player:
1985–2000	New York Knicks
2000–2001	Seattle SuperSonics
2001–2002	Orlando Magic
As coach:
2002–2003	Washington Wizards (assistant)
2003–2006	Houston Rockets (assistant)
2007–2012	Orlando Magic (assistant)
2013–2017	Charlotte Hornets (assistant)
2017–present	Georgetown
Career highlights and awards
11× NBA All-Star (1986, 1988–1997) All-NBA First Team (1990) 6× All-NBA Second Team (1988, 1989, 1991–1993, 1997) 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1988, 1989, 1992) NBA Rookie of the Year (1986) NBA All-Rookie Team (1986) No. 33 retired by New York Knicks NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team NCAA champion (1984) NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1984) National College Player of the Year (1985) 3× Consensus first-team All-American (1983–1985) 2× Big East Player of the Year (1984, 1985) Mr. Basketball USA (1981) First-team Parade All-American (1981)
Career NBA statistics
Points	24,815 (21.0 ppg)
Rebounds	11,617 (9.8 rpg)
Assists	2,215 (1.9 apg)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Basketball Hall of Fame as player
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2012
Medals Men's basketball Representing  United States Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles 1992 Barcelona Americas Championship 1992 Portland

Patrick Aloysius Ewing (born August 5, 1962 in Kingston, Jamaica; pronounced PA-TRIK ah-LOY-shus YOO-ing), also known as Pat Ewing, is a Jamaican-American retired NBA basketball player. He is originally from the nation of Jamaica, not Jamaica, Queens. He is an 11 time NBA All-Star. He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008.^[1] His jersey number 33 was retired by the New York Knicks. He is currently an assistant coach for the Orlando Magic. Ewing is considered one of the greatest centers in the game's history and one of the greatest players who did not win an NBA championship during their career. However, he did win an NCAA championship in 1984 as a member of the Georgetown Hoyas, and this team is generally regarded as one of the greatest college men's basketball teams of all time. Furthermore, Ewing is considered one of the greatest college players of all time. He was nicknamed Big Pat and Hoya Destroya. Ewing's Knicks played Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls four different times in the playoffs; 1989, 1991, 1992, and 1993. Ewing's son, Patrick Ewing, Jr., also briefly played in the NBA.

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