Patrick Ewing explains why Michael Jordan wasn't the true hero of the Tar Heels in 1982: "We didn't have anyone to stop him" . 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. Knicks fans had mixed emotions about Ewings departure. Tuesday will mark the 20th anniversary of Patrick Ewing's jersey retirement ceremony, with his No. Note, this is done in an automated way, so we apologize for any errors, & please. Each team had its name and logo put in an envelope, and the envelopes were placed into a hopper and spun to shuffle them. [1] 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 worked hard as a high school student at Cambridge's Rindge and Latin School, determined to flourish. AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. Ed Cooley and Pat Ewing pic.twitter.com/iR9qnHW9ia. Momentum swayed to the Bulls after winning Game 5 at Madison Square Garden when point-blank-range shots by Knicks forward Charles Smith were blocked with seconds left. Ewing averaged 21.3 points and 10.0 rebounds against the Bulls, dominating Game 5 with 32 points, 11 rebounds and five blocked shots. Patrick Ewing PPG 21.0 RPG 9.8 APG 1.9 HEIGHT 7'0" (2.13m) WEIGHT 255lb (116kg) COUNTRY Jamaica LAST ATTENDED Georgetown BIRTHDATE August 5, 1962 DRAFT 1985 R1 Pick 1 EXPERIENCE 17 Years Stats. After retiring, Ewing worked as an NBA assistant coach with the Wizards (2003-04), Rockets (2004-06), Magic (2007-12) and Hornets (2012-17). 20 Providence Friars, 74-62, on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence. Its hard not to believe any above-average NCAA coach could not do more with the Georgetown roster by now. NAME SEASON TM GP MIN MPG PPG RPG APG SPG BPG TPG FGM FGA FG% 3PM 3PA 3P% FTM FTA FT% PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF +/-Patrick Ewing: 1985-86: NYK. Prior to the 1991-92 season, Pat Riley took over as head coach of New York. During Patrick Ewing's remarkable college playing career, the dominant center guided Georgetown to four NCAA tournament appearances, three trips to the national championship game and one title. Ewing and the Knicks enjoyed one last hurrah in 1999-2000 by eliminating Riley and the Heat from the playoffs for the third consecutive season. 20/17 Providence College mens basketball team defeated the Georgetown Hoyas (6-19, 1-13 BIG EAST), 74-62, on Wednesday, Feb. 8 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, R.I. Sadly, his career as Georgetowns coach has not gone well. The scene was reminiscent of the many spring playoff dates the Garden hosted during Ewings career. Georgetown's relentless and assertive brand of basketball in '84, led by a Black coach in John Thompson and an all-Black roster, made them heroes in inner cities around the country and a target for others. Cambridge Rindge & Latin in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Draft: Patrick Ewing is not Ed Cooley and, right now, hes not an above average college basketball coach. The teams fierce in-your-face style of basketball created a phenomenon known as Hoya Paranoia and as the key intimidating defensive presence, Ewing was tagged the Hoya Destroya. A media star since his schoolboy days, his anticipated arrival to the NBA was unprecedented. Although Ewing may have lost some of the snap in his shooting motion for the remainder of his career, he returned and played through any discomfort, only to lose in five games to the Pacers in the Eastern Conference finals. Patrick Aloysius Ewing Sr. (born August 5, 1962) is a Jamaican-American retired professional basketball basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the Georgetown University men's team. Georgetown heads back home to Capital One Arena to host the No. As a senior in high school, Ewing signed a letter of intent to play for coach John Thompson at Georgetown University. Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Wednesday, March 1, 9:33AM. The 12 th -seeded Hoyas play No. Georgetown students chanted Fire Ewing! as the Hoyas lost to Seton Hall Tuesday. Although Patrick has retired from playing basketball, he currently works as a coach for the Charlotte Bobcats. Thanks to Thompson's decades of advocacy for educational opportunity and racial justice, the Hoyas have a unique place in Black sports history. I never really thought about it. He lost his first game 10191 against his former team, the Knicks. ), 1 Time (Tourn.) Rather than just two teams with high hopes of winning a coin flip, the additional teams multiplied the hype. Coming off a 27-win, conference-winning season, its hard not to be a bit envious of the atmosphere at the AMP and optimism on Providences campus. He is 6-25 on the year and 68-84 for his career, with one winning season, one shocking Big East Tournament title (last March), one appearance in the NCAAs (a blowout loss to Colorado), and one. 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. Georgetown went scoreless for over four minutes as the second half progressed. And in fairness to Ewing, he came in with a great reputation as an NBA assistant coach. Georgetown was able to turn an early 12 point deficit into a 5340 win to advance to the National Championship game. The team that selected him would be making history by doing so. His burden was even heavier than expected in his rookie season without King, who was still out with that knee injury, and Cartwright, who played just two games. And in a twist of irony, his longtime rival, Olajuwon, was one of the other marquee names of that Hall of Fame class. That day he grabbed 26 rebounds New York's home win against Miami, 91-87. He attempted a season-high 38 shots from . Interpreted as: Patrick Ewing career high in rebounds in a regular-season game. But the Pacers defeated New York in the conference finals and Ewings career as a Knick was over. In the 199596 season, Ewing and the Knicks were eliminated in the Eastern Conference Semifinals in five games by the record-setting 199596 Bulls, who won 72 games that year en route to their fourth championship. Join us for a March Madness Webinar on Tuesday, March 7 at 8pm ET. Long denied his dream of an N.B.A. The Hoyas easily defeated the Redmen 7759, setting up a matchup with another Big East rival in unranked Villanova for the title. [59], After friend and rival NBA center Alonzo 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. Find out more. 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. One of Carter's team leading seven assists, leading to 2 of Hopkins' team leading 17 points. . 1989-90 Hoops #80 Patrick Ewing A defensive force in the paint, Ewing had a career-high 327 blocks during the 1989-90 season, a number that stands as the 13th-highest single-season total. The following year, a potential game-tying finger 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. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. This first lottery, more television-friendly than a coin toss, was broadcasted from New Yorks Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Mothers Day. During his recruitment, Ewing was very close to signing a letter of intent to play for Dean Smith and the University of North Carolina; however, while on his recruiting visit, he witnessed a nearby rally for the Ku Klux Klan, which dissuaded him from going there. For the 198283 season, Ewing and the Hoyas began the season as the second-seeded ranked team in the country. With just over five minutes left, Hopkins rejected a Georgetown shot and ran coast-to-coast to finish an alley-oop dunk from Carter on the other end. When Ewing was in high school, rivals rocked his team bus when the squad traveled to play an away game. In the post-game press conference, Ewing says Ed (Cooley) has done an outstanding job at getting them to buy in and play the way that he wants them to play. According to longtime NBA trainer Timmy Walsh, Ewing knew from a mile away if a teammate had washed his hands thoroughly or not. With Cartwright and King sidelined, the teams progress was short-circuited as the record dropped dramatically, putting the team in a position to draft Ewing. In 1999, Ewing became the 10th player in NBA history to record 22,000 points and 10,000 rebounds. AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. 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. Use without license or authorization is expressly prohibited. Patrick Ewing made at least $125,193,120 playing professional basketball. He helped tutor several young big men in the league, with his most notable pupils being Yao Ming and Dwight Howard. Ewings pro career was presaged by four superb years at Georgetown. Ewing told the court he received oral sex from dancers at the club in 1996 and 1997 but did not feel he was involved in an act of prostitution. Ewing averaged 25.5 points and 10.9. New York had been a playoff team three of the preceding five years, led by 7-foot-1 center Bill Cartwright and the electrifying Bernard King, although Cartwright missed the entire season and King suffered a serious knee injury the year prior to Ewings arrival. His Ewing Athletics brand still brings a profit today. Patrick Ewing was born in Kingston, Jamaica. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. However, the Knicks could not complete their Cinderella run, as they lost in the Finals to the San Antonio Spurs, 41. In the 198384 season, Ewing led Georgetown to the Big East regular-season championship, the Big East tournament championship and another #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. At the 11:34 mark, Jayden Pierre (Elizabeth, N.J.) found Ed Croswell (Philadelphia, Pa.) on an inbounds pass for a highlight alley-oop slam. Ewing's four-year college career is cited as one of the most successful college runs of all time. All logos are the trademark & property of their owners and not Sports Reference LLC. He was the NBA Rookie of the Year in 1986, was named one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History and played on two gold medal-winning Olympic basketball teams in 1984 and 1992. Ewing made his announcement in Boston, in a room full of fans who were hoping for him to play for local schools Boston College or Boston University; when Ewing announced his decision to play at Georgetown, the fans left the room. Seas. Unable to agree on a contract extension with Ewing before the 2000-01 season, the Knicks with the veteran centers blessing traded him to the Seattle SuperSonics. Showtime at the AMP. Patrick Ewing attended Cambridge Rindge & Latin in Cambridge, Massachusetts and Georgetown. The NBA's Noches ne B A celebration starts in March, where teams will commemorate fans and players across Latin American and U.S. Hispanic communities. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019. Beginning with the 1985 draft, the NBA handled matters differently. PC led 68-55. Cushioned lining and padded tongue add extra comfort around your feet. Ewing learned to play basketball at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School with the help of John Fountain and his coach Mike Jarvis. The 13-time All-Star, who was dealt to Phoenix on Feb. 9, has not played in a game since Jan. 8 when he was with the Nets. From 1966 until 1984, the NBA draft was conducted similarly to the NFL draft, where teams are awarded draft positions based on winning percentage. He did, defying the doctors prognosis that he would not be able to return that season. [30] They followed that up by sweeping the Atlanta Hawks, and defeated the Pacers in the Conference Finals in 6 games, despite Ewing's injury finally forcing him out of action. In total, Patrick Ewing earned approximately $118.2 million from 1985 until 2003. As a child, he excelled at cricket and soccer. Conference tournament champion, Ewing interned in the office of Senator Bob Dole during multiple summers in college.[48][49]. Like Ive said before whenever Ive been asked the question if I ever thought I would make the Hall of Fame, the answer is no, Ewing told knicks.com. Ewing enjoyed a successful career; eleven times named an NBA 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 inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008. Many fans still remembered the halcyon days when Willis Reed and Walt Clyde Frazier led the Knicks championship teams of 1970 and 1973. The Knicks then won the next two games to return to Houston ahead 32. is the most points scored by Patrick Ewing in both the NBA Regular Season and the Playoffs. From 2002 to 2003, Ewing served as an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards under the ownership of his longtime rival Michael Jordan. By choosing I Accept, you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. On March 13, 2021, Patrick Ewing (C'85) became the first person to win the BIG EAST Tournament as both a player and head coach. Randi's brother Patrick Ewing Jr, plays for the New Orlean Hornet. Primo Spears and Brandon Murray tallied 18 and 16 points, respectively, to round out those in double figures. With the win, the Friars earned their 13th win of the season at home as well as their 10th league win. He was drafted by the Sacramento Kings in the second round with the 43rd pick of the 2008 NBA draft, but was then traded to the New York Knicks, his father's old team. 33 was retired before a Madison Square Garden crowd on Feb. 28, 2003. Despite not being one of the highest paid athletes in the world, Ewing has managed to earn a substantial fortune during his NBA career. In the first lottery, the NBA did not determine the positions as they do now. He was replaced by John Thompson III, son of Eshericks old boss, who finished 278-151 with the Hoyas. Also, he was named the Big East Player of the Year. November 14, 2017 Patrick Ewing coached his first game for Georgetown on Sunday at Capital One Arena, a 73-57 win over Jacksonville watched by more star power (including Michael Jordan) in the stands of a Hoyas home game since President Barack Obama took in Duke-Georgetown in 2010. The 1983-84 Georgetown Hoyas men's basketball team represented Georgetown University in the 1983-84 NCAA Division I college basketball season. Despite his high school success, his coach wrote to 150 Division One colleges, explaining that Ewing was a first-generation American and would need academic support and special tutoring. Checkout the latest stats of Patrick Ewing. Call 1-800-GAMBLER. During his final season with the Knicks, Ewing played in his 1,000th 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). The Hoyas have one more chance to beat PC at home on February 26th. In 1997 he was named among the top fifty NBA players of all time and top twenty leading scorers. He made his fourth appearance in the NBA All-Star Game and was voted a starter for the first time. Ewing put together a spectacular year in 1989-90, ranking second in the league in blocked shots (3.99 per game), third in scoring (a career-high 28.6 ppg), fifth in rebounding (10.9 rpg) and sixth in field-goal percentage (.551). Shoots: 51 points. Logos were compiled by the amazing SportsLogos.net. Rindge & Latin School. They include averages of 21 points and 9.8 rebounds, 11 All-Star berths, an All-NBA First Team bid and six Second Team selections. Coach Cooley has apparently built a consistent contender and seems to have solid grasp of developing experience, adding transfers, and quickly creating team chemistry. The Bulls would go on to win Game 6 9688 and then claim their third straight NBA title. August 5, Walt Frazier's iconic performances in The Finals helped the Knicks capture NBA titles in 1970 and 1973. First, there was the halftime ceremony Saturday to honor the 50th anniversary of the 1972-73 title team.Tuesday will mark the 20th anniversary of Patrick Ewing's jersey retirement ceremony, with . That makes, at this point, Ewing's record 26-55 in the BIG EAST and 68-75 overall. Retention, discipline, and chemistry. Conference regular season champion A key figure in New York hoops lore, Patrick Ewing is the Knicks' all-time leader in points, rebounds, blocks and steals. This new lottery system was devised to discourage teams from tanking games to get the chance to pick first in the Draft. By '89 the shoe industry was catching fire . Patrick Ewing weighed 240 lbs (108 kg) when playing. He also left a cultural impact on the sport in a variety of ways. The Heat defeat is noteworthy for the suspension of several players for leaving the bench during a Game 5 scuffle. The Knicks were facing elimination in Game 6 when Ewing had one of the greatest games of his career. Patrick Ewing's Unbelievable Career Moments 30,554 views Jun 28, 2020 526 Dislike Share Save ClutchPoints 419K subscribers Knicks fans remember -- SUBSCRIBE to NEVER MISS ClutchPoints'. He arrived in New York after a ballyhooed college career with the Georgetown Hoyas that included one NCAA title and appearances in two other championship games. Georgetown still had a chance at winning the game in the final seconds, but Freddy Brown mistakenly threw a bad pass directly to opposing player James Worthy. Although battling an achilles tendon injury, Ewing led the Knicks to another victory over the Heat in the first round, 32. * 21+ (19+ CA-ONT) (18+ NH/WY). Patrick Ewing was born on August 5, 1962. Patrick Ewing migrated to America, and it was not easy at the beginning. Were always excited to come home and play in front of our home crowd, Cooley said. Center and Power Forward Patrick Aloysius Ewing (born August 5, 1962) is a Jamaican-American basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the Georgetown University men's team. His remarkable performance named him NBA All-Star 11 times, Players in NBA History and many others. In 1975, Ewing moved to the United States and settled with his family outside Boston in Cambridge, Massachusetts.[10]. Ewing led New York to the 1994 NBA Finals, during Jordans first retirement hiatus. 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 the Indiana Pacers had done with what eventually became the number-two pick in the previous year's draft). The orange-and-blue high tops are objectively dope as hell. He went to Cambridge Ridge high school where he became a stand out center and was highly recruited. However, the Bulls stunned the Ewing-led Knicks, winning Game 5 in New York 9794 after Ewing's teammate, Charles Smith, was repeatedly blocked down low by Bulls defenders on the game's final possession. LINKS: In Another Loss, Patrick Ewing Reminds That Hes Not Ed Cooley, THE UPDATED LIST: Potential Head Coach Candidates for the Georgetown Hoyas, Georgetown is still standing Pat but we know who we want as the next head coach of the Georgetown Hoyas, PITINO PLUG: CBS Sports Correctly Implies Georgetown and Pitino Would be a Great Match, Matt Norlander speaks with Rick Pitino about his future, OPINION: Key Qualities for the Next Head Coach of Georgetown Basketball, A modern solution for creating a plan to identify the next head coach, LINKS: Georgetown Goes to Omaha for Finale with No. Once done, Commissioner David Stern then drew an envelope from inside to determine who would pick first. Patrick Ewing Jr. was born May 20, 1984, and he too went on to become an outstanding basketball player. Eventually, he would be known as the greatest jump-shooting big man in the NBA, but out of. The Hoyas have one more chance to beat PC at home on February 26th. [53] 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. Ewing's best season witnessed him play a full 82-game slate and average a career high 4.0 blocks. He has played For: In 1993, he led the NBA with 789 defensive rebounds. The following season, Ewing and the Knicks qualified as the East's eighth seed in a lockout-shortened season. In the Finals, the Knicks stole Game 2 in Houston, but could not hold court at home, dropping Game 3 at the Garden. As of 2021, Ewing was ranked 23rd on the NBA scoring list with 24,815 points. Patrick Ewing played for most of his career as the starting center for the New York Knicks. After the Hoyas' 2021 underdog run to a Big East title and first NCAA Tournament . He did not make the Knicks' final roster, however, and has spent most of his career in the NBA Development League and Europe. Ewing had a brief appearance, again as himself, in the movie Senseless starring Marlon Wayans. Bold predictions did not always materialize and some took them as empty promises, while others as a will to succeed. Nonetheless, Ewings career highlights and production are impressive. She first began her career as a volleyball player during her sophomore year in high school setting records and kills that earned her a college scholarship. Division regular season champion [56] He has three children, including Patrick Ewing Jr.[57][58], In July 2001, Ewing testified in the federal trial of an Atlanta club owner charged with facilitating prostitution. In an April 14, 1993 game,[25] between the Knicks and the Charlotte Hornets, the 7ft 0in (2.13m) Ewing suffered a moment of embarrassment when Muggsy Bogues, a 5-foot-3-inch-tall (1.60m) point guard for the Hornets, managed to block his shot. Career Win Shares: 126.4, 39th all-time Major accolades: 11-time All-Star, one-time 1st Team All-NBA One of the great big men of the '90s, a golden era for the center in the NBA, Patrick Ewing . Career High . After John Thompson abruptly retired in 1999, assistant Craig Escherick took over. Ewing is remembered for his trademark effortless mid-range jumper and his dazzling defensive skills. [22] The Knicks drafted Ewing, as expected, beginning a 15-year relationship. Ewing returned for Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Pacers. Patrick Aloysius Ewing Sr. is an American-Jamaican retired basketball player, actor, and coach. The heart and soul of the 1970s Knicks, DeBusschere was a defensive stopper who could take the air out of opponents with his physical brand of ball. In 1988-89, with Cartwright having been traded to the Bulls for Ewings eventual right-hand man for the next decade, power forward Charles Oakley, No. Rebuilding the team took a while, but Ewing was an instant success. Spears paced the offense with seven helpers while Murray grabbed a squad-best seven rebounds Qudus Wahab scored his 1,000th collegiate point as he sunk a free throw at 19:28 in the second half. Division regular season and conference tournament champion Ewing averaged 22.7 points and 11.1 rebounds during the postseason. It's just not enough. For the next four seasons, Ewing averaged no less than 20.8 points, but the Knicks endured Eastern conference semifinal losses in succession to the Pacers, Bulls, Miami Heat (now coached by Riley) and finally the Pacers again. [4] 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. [47] This marked Georgetown's first NCAA tournament appearance since the 201415 season, breaking their longest NCAA drought in the modern era. 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.[28]. Ewing admitted that he went to the club, where he received oral sex twice. If you are having difficulty accessing any content on this website, please visit our Accessibility page. [8] Additionally he was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame as a member of the "Dream Team" in 2009. Legends profile: Patrick Ewing | NBA.com A key figure in New York hoops lore, Patrick Ewing is the Knicks' all-time leader in points, rebounds, blocks and steals. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. 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 contemporaries Hakeem Olajuwon and David Robinson. Ewing was selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996 and as one of the 75 Greatest Players in NBA History in 2021. Javascript is required for the selection of a player. [46] In the championship game, Georgetown defeated the second-seeded Creighton Bluejays 7348, and qualified for the 2021 NCAA Division I basketball tournament. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Congrats @bola_dee_baller!#HoyaSaxa pic.twitter.com/UZXOfr0nV0, No. A beloved Knicks player, Willis Reed was a seven-time All-Star who helped lead New York to two titles in the 1970s. But many also forget that in Game 5, with the Knicks down 3-1, he scored with less than two seconds left to lift the Knicks to a one-point win and save them from elimination. After announcing his retirement, he was hired as an assistant coach by the Washington Wizards, joining Jordan in his old nemesis final season as a player. In reality, the team was more than respectable. We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. @ABC6 #PCBB #GoFriars @kingcarter2225 @BryceHopkins pic.twitter.com/pgEp0Bn7GF, Hopkins Leads No. Team 33 33 6 SUMMARY Career G 1183 PTS 21.0 TRB 9.8 AST 1.9 FG% 50.4 FG3% 15.2 FT% 74.0 eFG% 50.5 PER Patrick Aloysius Ewing (born August 5, 1962) is a Jamaican-American basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the Georgetown University men's team. After the Hoyas cut into the deficit, PC answered with back-to-back three-pointers by Locke and Hopkins. Ewing was an elite defensive prospect and the most coveted college player since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. [1] the official stats partner of the NBA, NHL and MLB. At seasons end he earned his only selection to the All-NBA First Team. Ewings No. ACC Roundup - Break Up The Yellow Jackets! The Hoyas logged a 10-2 run midway through the second. Patrick Ewing had his most points in a game versus the Celtics on March 24, 1990, with 51 points. Chronology Awards and Accomplishments At the Top of His Game Ewing graduated from Georgetown in 1985 with a bachelor of arts degree in theology. The Magic reached the 2009 NBA Finals, where they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Knicks won the Atlantic Division with a 52-30 record in Rick Pitinos second and final season as head coach. 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