Patrick Aloysius Ewing Sr. is a Jamaican-American basketball coach and former professional player who last coached for the Georgetown University men's team. He played most of his career as the starting center for the New York Knicks of the National Basketball Association (NBA) before ending his playing career with brief stints with the Seattle SuperSonics and Orlando Magic. Ewing is regarded as one of the greatest centers of all time, playing a dominant role in the New York Knicks 1990s success.
Ewing in 2021
President Ronald Reagan with John Thompson and Ewing after Georgetown won the 1984 NCAA Championship.
Ewing played 15 seasons (1985–2000) with the New York Knicks.
Ewing's college jersey in the Basketball Hall of Fame museum in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
The Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball program represents Georgetown University in NCAA Division I men's intercollegiate basketball and the Big East Conference. Georgetown has competed in men's college basketball since 1907. The current head coach of the program is Ed Cooley.
Bill Dudack was the team captain in 1921, and returned to coach the 1929–30 team.
The 1942–43 team went 22–5 and reached the NCAA finals, but the team was suspended for World War II the following season.
Coach John Thompson and Patrick Ewing meet with Ronald Reagan after winning the 1984 National Championship.
Georgetown playing Princeton in the first round of the 1989 NCAA tournament