Patrick Aloysius Ewing Sr. (born August 5, 1962) is a Jamaican-Americanbasketball coach and former professional player who is a basketball ambassador for theNew York Knicks of theNational Basketball Association (NBA) where he played most of his career as the startingcenter before ending his playing career with brief stints with theSeattle SuperSonics andOrlando Magic. Ewing is regarded as one of the greatest^{[under discussion]} centers of all time, playing a dominant role in the New York Knicks' 1990s success.^[1]

Patrick Ewing

Ewing in 2021
New York Knicks
Position	Basketball ambassador
League	NBA
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	255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school	Cambridge Rindge and Latin (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
College	Georgetown (1981–1985)
NBA draft	1985: 1st round,1st overall pick
Drafted by	New York Knicks
Playing career	1985–2002
Position	Center
Number	33, 6
Coaching career	2002–present
Career history
As a player:
1985–2000	New York Knicks
2000–2001	Seattle SuperSonics
2001–2002	Orlando Magic
As a coach:
2002–2003	Washington Wizards (assistant)
2003–2007	Houston Rockets (assistant)
2007–2012	Orlando Magic (assistant)
2013–2017	Charlotte Bobcats / Hornets (assistant)
2017–2023	Georgetown
Career highlights
As player: 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) NBA anniversary team (50th,75th) No. 33retired by New York Knicks NCAA champion (1984) NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1984) National college player of the year (1985) 3× Consensus first-teamAll-American (1983–1985) 2×Big East Player of the Year (1984, 1985) 4×Big East Defensive Player of the Year (1982–1985) 3× First-teamAll-Big East (1983–1985) Second-team All-Big East (1982) National high school player of the year (1981) McDonald's All-American (1981) 2× First-teamParade All-American (1980, 1981) As coach: Big East tournament champion (2021)
Career NBA statistics
Points	24,815 (21.0 ppg)
Rebounds	11,617 (9.8 rpg)
Blocks	2,894 (2.4 bpg)
Stats at NBA.com
Stats atBasketball Reference
Basketball Hall of Fame
Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame
Medals Men'sbasketball Representing United States Olympic Games 1984 Los Angeles Men's basketball 1992 Barcelona Men's basketball Americas Championship 1992 Portland Team competition

Highly recruited out ofCambridge, Massachusetts,^[2] Ewing played center for theGeorgetown Hoyas for four years—in three of which the team reached theNCAA championship game.ESPN in 2008 designated him the 16th-greatest college basketball player of all time.^[3] He had a seventeen-year NBA career, predominantly playing for the New York Knicks, where he was an eleven-time all-star and named to seven All-NBA teams. The Knicks appeared in theNBA Finals twice (1994 and 1999) during his tenure. He won Olympic gold medals as a member of the1984 and1992 United States men's Olympic basketball teams.^[4] Ewing was selected as one of the50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996 and as one of the75 Greatest Players in NBA History in 2021.^[5][6] He is a two-time inductee into theBasketball Hall of Fame inSpringfield, Massachusetts (in 2008 for his individual career and in 2010 as a member of the 1992 Olympic team).^[7] Additionally he was inducted into theU.S. Olympic Hall of Fame as a member of the "Dream Team" in 2009. His number 33 was retired by the Knicks in 2003.

Ewing was born August 5, 1962, inKingston, Jamaica to Carl and Dorothy Ewing. He was born one day beforeJamaica declared independence.^[8] As a child, he excelled at cricket and soccer. In 1975, Ewing moved to the United States and settled with his family outsideBoston inCambridge, Massachusetts.^[9]

Ewing learned to play basketball atCambridge Rindge and Latin School with the help of John Fountain and his coachMike Jarvis. With only a few years of playing experience, Ewing developed into one of the best high school players in the country, and among the most intimidating forces ever seen at the level given his size and athleticism. Due to his stature and the team's dominance, Ewing was subject to taunts and jeers from hostile away crowds. Once rival fans even rocked the team bus when Ewing's squad arrived to play an away game.^[10] Ewing led Cambridge Rindge and Latin to three consecutiveMassachusetts Div. I state championships from 1979 to 1981.^[11] In order to prepare for college, Ewing joined the MIT-WellesleyUpward Bound Program.

As a senior in high school, Ewing signed a letter of intent to play for coachJohn Thompson atGeorgetown University. Ewing made his announcement inBoston, in a room full of fans who were hoping for him to play for local schoolsBoston College orBoston University; when Ewing announced his decision to play at Georgetown, the fans left the room. During his recruitment, Ewing was very close to signing a letter of intent to play forDean Smith and theUniversity of North Carolina; however, while on his recruiting visit, he witnessed a nearby rally for theKu Klux Klan, which dissuaded him from going there.^[12] Ewing made six recruiting visits in all; he also visitedUCLA andVillanova.^[13]

As a freshman during the1981–82 season, Ewing became one of the first college players to start and star on the varsity team as a freshman. That year, Ewing led the Hoyas to their second Big East tournament title in school history and a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. In the tournament, the Hoyas advanced to their first Final Four since 1943, where they defeated theUniversity of Louisville, 50–46, to set up a showdown in the NCAA Final against North Carolina. In one of the most star-studded championship games in NCAA history, Ewing was called for goaltending five times in the first half (later revealed to be intentional at the behest of coach John Thompson), setting the tone for theHoyas and making his presence felt. The Hoyas led late in the game, but a shot by future NBA superstarMichael Jordan gave North Carolina the lead. Georgetown still had a chance at winning the game in the final seconds, but Freddy Brown mistakenly threw a bad pass directly to opposing playerJames Worthy, sealing the win for theTar Heels.

For the1982–83 season, Ewing and the Hoyas began the season as the second-seeded ranked team in the country. An early-season showdown with #1 rankedVirginia and their star centerRalph Sampson was dubbed the "Game of the Decade". Virginia's veteran team won, 68–63, but Ewing at one point slam-dunked right over Sampson, a play which established Ewing as a dominating "big man".^[14][15] The Hoyas posted a 22–10 record for the season and made another NCAA Tournament appearance, but Georgetown was defeated in the second round of the tournament byMemphis State. This would be the only season in Ewing's Georgetown career where they did not make it at least as far as the National Championship game.

In the1983–84 season, Ewing led Georgetown to the Big East regular-season championship, the Big East tournament championship and another #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. Also, he was named the Big East Player of the Year. The Hoyas ultimately advanced to theFinal Four for the third time in school history (and second time with Ewing) to faceKentucky, a team which had never lost a national semifinal game and was led by the "Twin Towers",Sam Bowie andMelvin Turpin. Georgetown was able to turn an early 12 point deficit into a 53–40 win to advance to the National Championship game.^[16] In the final, the Hoyas faced theUniversity of Houston, led by future Hall of Fame centerHakeem Olajuwon. Ewing and Georgetown prevailed with an 84–75 victory, giving the school its first and only NCAA Championship in school history. Ewing was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

For the1984–85 season, Ewing's senior year, Georgetown was ranked #1 in the nation for the majority of the campaign. Ewing was again named the Big East Player of the Year and the team won the Big East tournament title yet again. They entered the NCAA tournament as the #1 overall seed of the East Region, where they wound up advancing to another Final Four, their third in four years. In the National Semifinal game, Georgetown faced their Big East rivals,St. John's andChris Mullin, the fourth meeting between the schools that year. The Hoyas easily defeated the Redmen 77–59, setting up a matchup with another Big East rival in unrankedVillanova for the title. An overwhelming favorite going into the game, Georgetown was upset by the Wildcats 66–64, who shot a record 78.6 percent (22 of 28) from the floor, denying Ewing and Georgetown back-to-back titles. At the conclusion of the season, Ewing was awarded the Naismith Player of the Year Award and the Associated Press Player of the Year.

Ewing's four-year college career is cited as one of the most successful college runs of all time. Among his many accomplishments, he helped Georgetown reach the final game of the NCAA Tournament three out of four years, win three Big East tournament titles, fourBig East Defensive Player of the Year awards and was named a first-teamAll-American three times. He also left a cultural impact on the sport in a variety of ways. He was one of the first freshmen to not only start for but lead a major college basketball team, something unheard of back in his era. Also, he developed a habit of wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt underneath his jersey, which started a fashion trend among young athletes that lasts to this day.

We've had theMikan era, theRussell era, theKareem era ... now we'll have the Ewing era.

— Pat O'Brien, quoting an unnamed NBA scouting director just before the 1985 NBA draft lottery.^[17]

Ewing was expected to be the top pick in the1985 NBA draft. The team that selected him would be making history by doing so. From 1966 until 1984, the NBA draft was conducted similarly to theNFL draft, where teams are awarded draft positions based on winning percentage. The difference was that instead of the team with the lowest percentage automatically being awarded the top pick, the NBA held a coin toss between the teams with the worst records in each conference and the winner of the coin toss selected first with the loser automatically picking second. This practice tended to encourage teams to purposely lose games in order to improve their draft position and potentially get into the coin toss. The only way two teams from the same conference could have the first two picks would have been if one of the two aforementioned teams traded their pick to another team (as theIndiana Pacers had done with what eventually became the number-two pick in theprevious year's draft).

Beginning with the 1985 draft, the NBA handled matters differently. Every team that qualified for the playoffs received positions based on their winning percentage, and the teams that did not were placed in alottery. In the first lottery, the NBA did not determine the positions as they do now. In this case, the seven teams that did not qualify for the playoffs were each given an equal chance to get the top pick. Each team had its name and logo put in an envelope, and the envelopes were placed into a hopper and spun to shuffle them. Once done, CommissionerDavid Stern then drew an envelope from inside to determine who would pick first. In a move that would create controversy for years to come, the envelope Stern drew was the one belonging to the New York Knicks, inviting allegations the draw was rigged;^[18][19][20] Stern had also grown up a Knicks fan.^[21] The Knicks drafted Ewing, as expected, beginning a 15-year relationship. They then signed him to a 10-year, $32 million contract, a contract thatThe New York Times years later described as "a tremendous contract at that time or any time."^[22]

Although injuries marred his first year in the league, he was votedNBA Rookie of the Year and named to theNBA All-Rookie First Team after averaging 20 points, 9 rebounds, and 2 blocks per game. Soon after he was considered one of the premier centers in the league. Ewing enjoyed a successful career; eleven times named anNBA All-Star, once named to the All-NBA First Team, six times a member of the All-NBA Second Team, and named to the NBA All-Defensive Second Team three times. He was a member of the originalDream Team at the1992 Olympic Games. He was also given the honor of being named one of the50 Greatest Players in NBA History.

In the 1992 Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Knicks played the defending NBA championChicago Bulls andMichael Jordan. Ewing was unstoppable in Game 1, finishing with 34 points, 16 rebounds, and 6 blocks, and the Knicks beat Chicago 94–89. The Knicks were facing elimination in Game 6 when Ewing had one of the greatest games of his career. The team trailed 3–2 in the series, and Ewing was limited physically by a bad ankle sprain,^[23] but he helped the Knicks beat the Bulls 100–86 by scoring 27 points. NBC announcer Marv Albert called it a "Willis Reed-type performance", but the Knicks were ultimately eliminated in Game 7 in a blowout, 110–81.

In an April 14, 1993, game,^[24] between the Knicks and theCharlotte Hornets, the 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) Ewing suffered a moment of embarrassment whenMuggsy Bogues, a 5-foot-3-inch-tall (1.60 m)point guard for the Hornets, managed to knock the ball loose as Ewing was shooting.^[25] The team looked like it was going to advance to theNBA Finals when they took a 2–0 lead over Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls. Both teams battled well, each winning on its home court in the first 4 games. However, the Bulls stunned the Ewing-led Knicks, winning Game 5 in New York 97–94 after Ewing's teammate,Charles Smith, was repeatedly blocked down low by Bulls defenders on the game's final possession. The Bulls would go on to win Game 6 96–88 and then claim their third straight NBA title. This would be one more season in which Ewing had to deal with no championships, despite the fact that the Knicks had the best regular-season record in the Eastern Conference at 60–22 and had the second-best record in the NBA, behind thePhoenix Suns, who were 62–20.

With Jordan out of the league, 1993–94 was considered a wide-open year in the NBA, and Ewing had declared that 1994 would be the Knicks' year. He was a main contributor to the Knicks' run to the1994 NBA Finals, in which the Knicks—in the Finals for the first time since 1973—lost in the final seconds of Games 6 and 7 toHakeem Olajuwon'sHouston Rockets. The Knicks, with Ewing leading them, had to survive a grueling trek through the playoffs simply to reach the Finals. They defeated the Bulls andScottie Pippen in seven games in the 1994 Eastern Conference Semifinals (all seven games were won by the home team), and defeatedReggie Miller'sIndiana Pacers in the Conference Finals, which also took seven games to decide. In the Finals, the Knicks stole Game 2 in Houston, but could not hold court at home, dropping Game 3 at the Garden. The Knicks then won the next two games to return to Houston ahead 3–2. However, the Rockets won the next two games. Ewing made the most of his playoff run by setting a record for most blocked shots in a Finals series with 30 (later broken byTim Duncan in2003 with 32). He also set an NBA Finals record for most blocked shots in a single game, with 8 (surpassed byDwight Howard in2009).

The following year, a potential game-tyingfinger roll by Ewing rimmed out in the dwindling seconds of Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals, resulting in a loss to the Indiana Pacers. In the 1995–96 season, Ewing and the Knicks were eliminated in the Eastern Conference Semifinals in five games by the record-setting1995–96 Bulls, who won 72 games that year en route to their fourth championship.

In the 1997 playoffs, the Knicks faced theMiami Heat in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Ewing was involved in a Game 5 brawl where both teams' benches got involved. The Knicks, who were up 3–1 in the series going into Game 5, lost the next three games and were eliminated.

In the next season, Ewing's career almost came to an end due to an injury. On December 20, 1997, in a game against theMilwaukee Bucks at theBradley Center, Ewing was fouled byAndrew Lang while attempting a dunk.^[26] Ewing fell awkwardly and landed with all of his weight on his shooting hand. The result was a severely damaged wrist, with Ewing suffering a displaced fracture, a complete dislocation of the lunate bone, and torn ligaments. These injuries required emergency surgery to prevent nerve damage, and it was said that Ewing suffered injuries that were usually reserved for victims of vehicular accidents.^[27]

Ewing, who had only missed 20 games in the previous ten seasons, missed the remaining 56 games of the season,^[28] but he was able to rehabilitate the injury faster than expected, and as the playoffs began Ewing was talking about returning. The Heat and Knicks met in the playoffs for the second straight year. This time, the two teams met up in the first round of the playoffs. The series went to a decisive fifth game, but the Knicks avenged their loss to Miami the year before by beating the Heat in Miami 98–81. Ewing returned for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Pacers. His presence was not enough, however, as the Knicks fell to the Pacers in five games.

The following season, Ewing and the Knicks qualified as the East's eighth seed in alockout-shortened season. Although battling anachilles tendon injury, Ewing led the Knicks to another victory over the Heat in the first round, 3–2. In the series-clinching Game 5, he scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds.^[29] They followed that up by sweeping theAtlanta Hawks, and defeated the Pacers in the Conference Finals in 6 games, despite Ewing's injury finally forcing him out of action. The Knicks could not, however, complete theirCinderella run, as they lost in the Finals to theSan Antonio Spurs, 4–1.

In Ewing's final season with the Knicks in1999–2000, the team finished as the third seed in the East behind the Pacers and Heat. The team advanced to the Conference Finals again, sweeping theToronto Raptors and beating the Heat for the third straight year in seven games, but could not defeat the Pacers and fell in six games. In his last year with the Knicks, Ewing had a game-winningslam dunk overAlonzo Mourning in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals to lead the Knicks to the Eastern Conference Finals. During his final season with the Knicks, Ewing played in his1,000th NBA game, finishing his Knick career with a franchise-record 1,039 games played in a Knick uniform (he is the only player to play 1,000 games with the Knicks).

During the 2000 off-season, Ewing requested a trade from New York, and the Knicks complied, sending Ewing to theSeattle SuperSonics in a four-team trade; the Knicks also sentChris Dudley to Phoenix in the deal, and receivedGlen Rice,Luc Longley,Travis Knight,Vladimir Stepania,Lazaro Borrell,Vernon Maxwell, two first-round draft picks (from theLos Angeles Lakers and Seattle) and two second-round draft picks from Seattle.^[30] After one season with the SuperSonics and another with theOrlando Magic, he announced his retirement on September 18, 2002. After that season, he took a job as an assistant coach with theWashington Wizards.

In 1,183 games over 17 seasons, Ewing averaged 21.0 points, 9.8 rebounds, and 2.4 blocks per game, and averaged better than a 50% shooting percentage. As of 2021, Ewing was ranked 23rd on the NBA scoring list with 24,815 points.^[31]

Ewing played 1,039 games for the Knicks. On February 28, 2003, his jersey number 33 was retired by the team in a large ceremony atMadison Square Garden.

For the first time ever, Ewing represented the Knicks during the NBA draft lottery on May 14, 2019.^[32] They got the third overall pick in the2019 NBA draft.^[33]

In October 2024, it was announced that Ewing would rejoin the Knicks as a basketball ambassador.^[34]

Ewing wonOlympic gold medals as a member of the1984 and1992 United States men's basketball teams.^[4] In 1984, Ewing averaged 11.0 points in eight games, and was the tournament's leading shot blocker with 18.^[35][36] TheNaismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame referred to the 1992 "Dream Team" as "the greatest collection of basketball talent on the planet".^[37]

• Rookie of the Year (1986)
• All-NBA First Team (1990)
• All-NBA Second Team (1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997)
• NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1988, 1989, 1992)
• 11-time All-Star; One of 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996)
• 2-time Olympic gold medalist (1984, 1992)
• 3-time All-American (1983–1985)
• NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player (1984)
• Naismith College Player of the Year (1985).
• AP College Player of the Year (1985)
• NABC Player of the Year (1985)
• Sporting News College Player of the Year (1985)
• Adolph Rupp Trophy (1985)
• No. 33 retired for the New York Knicks
• Basketball Hall of Fame inductee (in 2008 as an individual and 2010 as a member of theDream Team)
• NBA 75th Anniversary Team (2021)

Ewing was a defensive stalwart throughout his basketball career, although he often had difficulty placing on the NBA All-Defensive Team due to the defensive prowess of his contemporariesHakeem Olajuwon andDavid Robinson.

In 1993, he led the NBA with 789 defensive rebounds. He was top ten in field goal percentage eight times, top ten in rebounds per game and total rebounds eight times, top ten in points and points per game eight times, and top ten in blocks per game for 13 years.^[39]

In 1999, Ewing became the 10th player in NBA history to record 22,000 points and 10,000 rebounds.

From 2002 to 2003, Ewing served as an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards under the ownership of his longtime rival Michael Jordan. From 2003 through 2006, Ewing was an assistant with the Houston Rockets, before resigning to spend more time with his family. On July 3, 2007, Ewing was one of four assistants hired to serve under first-yearOrlando Magic head coachStan Van Gundy^[40] for the2007–08 season.

The Magic reached the2009 NBA Finals, where they lost to theLos Angeles Lakers. He correctly predicted a win in Game 7 of the second round against the defending championBoston Celtics.^[41] Later in the playoffs, Ewing saw Magic captainDwight Howard set a new NBA Finals record for most blocked shots in a single Finals game, with nine in Game 4, surpassing the previous record of eight by Ewing himself in Game 5 of the 1994 Finals.

In 2010, Ewing finally got the opportunity to coach his sonPatrick Ewing Jr. in the 2010 summer league. Ewing Jr. played for the Magic.^[42]

In 2013, Ewing became an assistant coach with the Charlotte Bobcats (now Charlotte Hornets).^[43] On November 8, 2013, Ewing became the Bobcats' interim head coach due to regular head coachSteve Clifford having heart surgery. He lost his first game 101–91 against his former team, theKnicks.

On April 3, 2017, Ewing was hired as head coach of his former college team, theGeorgetown Hoyas.^[44] In hisfirst season as head coach, the Hoyas were 15–15 (5–13 in the Big East). The season ended without any postseason tournament play. In Ewing'ssecond season, Georgetown was 19–14, and finished tied in third place in the Big East with a 9–9 record. The Hoyas were awarded a bid in the2019 National Invitation Tournament, their first postseason tournament since 2015.James Akinjo was named the Big East Rookie of the Year, and fellow freshmenMac McClung and Josh Leblanc joined him on the Big East All-Freshman Team. In Ewing'sthird season, the Hoyas finished 15–17 overall and 5–13 in the Big East and lost in the first round of the2020 Big East tournament the day before all further postseason play was cancelled due to the onset of theCOVID-19 pandemic.

In Ewing'sfourth season, after finishing the regular season with a record of 13–13 overall and 7–9 in the Big East, he led the Hoyas to the2021 Big East Conference tournament championship as the eighth seed in the tournament.^[45] They defeated the first-seededVillanova Wildcats in the quarterfinals.^[46] In the championship game, Georgetown defeated the second-seededCreighton Bluejays 73–48, and qualified for the2021 NCAA Division I basketball tournament.^[47] This marked Georgetown's first NCAA tournament appearance since the 2014–15 season, breaking their longest NCAA drought in the modern era. The Hoyas were unable to build on this success in Ewing'sfifth season however, posting an overall record of 6–25 and going winless in Big East Conference play at 0–19 in the regular season followed by a first-round loss in the2022 Big East tournament. In Ewing'ssixth season, Georgetown finished with an overall record of 7–25 and 2–18 in the Big East, including a first-round exit from the2023 Big East tournament. On March 9, 2023, Ewing was fired as coach.^[48]

Ewing interned in the office of SenatorBob Dole during multiple summers in college.^[49][50]

Ewing was in the1996 movieSpace Jam as himself, one of five NBA players whose talent was stolen (along withCharles Barkley,Shawn Bradley,Larry Johnson, andMuggsy Bogues). Ewing had a brief appearance, again as himself, in the movieSenseless starringMarlon Wayans.

Ewing made cameos as himself in the sitcomsSpin City,Herman's Head,Mad About You, andWebster.^[51] Most recently, he appeared in a 2009 ad forSnickers, suggesting that those who eat the candy bar might "get dunked on by Patrick Chewing". He also made a silent cameo as the Angel of Death inThe Exorcist III.

He co-wroteIn the Paint, a painting how-to book for children.^[52]

In 2014, Ewing and sports agentDavid Falk announced a $3.3 million donation to theJohn R. Thompson, Jr. Intercollegiate Athletics Center under construction atGeorgetown University. The amount is a reference to Ewing's number, 33.^[53]

Ewing's first sneaker endorsement was withAdidas in 1986.^[54] In 1991, Next Sports signed a licensing deal to release footwear under Ewing's name in the United States under a new company,Ewing Athletics, which would operate until 1996.^[55] In 2012, David Goldberg and his company GPF Footwear LLC successfully teamed up with Ewing to resurrect the old Ewing Athletics line, and bring it back into stores, capitalizing on the current retro trend in the footwear market.^[56]

Ewing was married to Rita Williams from 1990 to 1998.^[57] He has three children from 3 different women, includingPatrick Ewing Jr.^[58][59]

In July 2001, Ewing testified in the federal trial of an Atlanta club owner charged with facilitatingprostitution. Ewing told the court he received oral sex from dancers at the club in 1996 and 1997, but did not pay any money for the encounters and did not feel that he was involved in an act of prostitution.^{[60][61][62][63][64]} Ewing was never charged with a crime in connection withThe Gold Club encounters.^[65]

After friend and rival NBA centerAlonzo Mourning was diagnosed with a kidney ailment in 2000, Ewing promised that he would donate one of his kidneys to Mourning if he ever needed one.^[66] In 2003, Ewing was tested for kidney compatibility with Mourning, but Mourning's cousin was found to be the better match.^[67]

Patrick Ewing Jr. transferred to his father'salma mater,Georgetown University, after two years atIndiana University. Patrick Jr. wore the same jersey number that his father wore, #33. He was drafted by theSacramento Kings in the second round with the 43rd pick of the2008 NBA draft, but was then traded to the New York Knicks, his father's old team.

• Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball
• List of NBA career scoring leaders
• List of NBA franchise career scoring leaders
• List of NBA career rebounding leaders
• List of NBA career blocks leaders
• List of NBA career turnovers leaders
• List of NBA career personal fouls leaders
• List of NBA career free throw scoring leaders
• List of NBA career minutes played leaders
• List of NBA career playoff rebounding leaders
• List of NBA career playoff blocks leaders
• List of NBA single-season blocks per game leaders
• List of NCAA Division I men's basketball players with 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds

• Career statistics fromNBA.com and Basketball Reference
• Basketball Hall of Fame profile
• Patrick Ewing entry at NBA Encyclopedia
• Season-by-season notes (1985–2000)