Patrick Ewing was the Number One Pick out
of Georgetown in 1985, with the distinction of being the first lottery
pick EVER. He was named the (AP) Player of the Year in 1985 and
was a unanimous first team All-American pick in 1984 and 1985. He was
also the Sporting News POY. Patrick was a Final Four regular, appearing
in 3 NCAA Championship games, and winning it all in 1984 when he was named
the Tournament MVP. Ewing is the Hoyas' all-time leading shot blocker and
rebounder, and second on their scoring list. After averaging 20 points
and 9 rebounds as a rookie, he was named to the All-Rookie First Team and
ROY.
Patrick has also had a distinguished
NBA career, but has yet to taste the same sweet victory of winning an NBA
championship, like he did in college. Ewing went to the NBA Finals for
the one and only time (so far) in 1994, but the Knicks lost
to Hakeem's Rockets. He got his licks in against Houston, though,
recording a NBA Finals record 30 blocks. This seven foot, 240 pound
center has led the New York Knicks as a force to be reckoned with
in the eastern conference. Ewing's Knicks were known for good defense,
rebounding and feeding the ball to the big man in the middle. He has
become the consummate Knick, this fact was solidified when he became the
all-time Knicks leader in games played on 11/3/95 and in minutes played on
1/23/96. Ewing, a native of Jamaica, is usually among the league
leaders in scoring and rebounding, but is also an impressive defensive
presence in the middle, with three All-Defensive Second Team
Selections.
This
perennial All-Star, usually got the start for the eastern team before the
arrival of Shaq and Mourning. He started once again in 1997, after Shaq
moved west, beating Alonzo with 1,395,759 votes. He has been on the team
nine consecutive seasons, and 10 overall. His best season was in 1990
when he averaged 28.6 points and 10.9 rebounds, leading to his selection
to the All-NBA First team, to add to 6 second team berths
(1988,89,91,92,93 and
97). Patrick was on the Dream Team in the 1992 Olympics, but also won the
Gold Medal in 1984 as a collegiate player (remember when they used to let
the amateurs play ball). He has a beautiful outside shooting touch, maybe
the best pure shooting center ever. Although he played most of his
career in the Big Apple, he is a quiet person who gets along well with the
media, and has survived remarkably well in New York where the fans and
press have a tendency to wear out players and drive them away. Patrick
owns most of the Knicks all-time records including: games (1,039), points
(23,665), minutes (37,586), field goals made (9,260), field goals
attempted (18,224), free throws made (5,126), free throws attempted
(6,904), rebounds (10,759), steals (1,061), blocks (2,758) and 40+ scoring
games (30). He stood as 13th on the all-time scoring list as of the
start of the 2001-2002 season with 24,425 points. As
of the end of the 1996 season he was the highest paid player in the league
earning better than 18 million a year, but Jordan eclipsed his salary with
a one year 25 million dollar deal for 1996-1997. Patrick re-upped with
the Knicks for a reported four year deal in 1997 that paid him around
65 million dollars. On September 21, 2000,
Ewing was traded to the Sonics in a complicated three team deal that also
sent Glen Rice to the Knicks and Horace Grant to the Lakers.
On
November 19, 1996, Patrick
scored his 20,000th point, joining the other elite big men who are known
as scorers. The 3 big centers who have come out of Georgetown are
generally known for their defense, but Patrick also has an offense
game. Patrick was also elected the President of
the Player's Association for a 4 year term starting in 1997. He was the
front man for the players during the lockout in 1998, eventually working a
settlement. He took some criticism for the role that he played, being
accused of dragging the proceedings out longer than they needed, but he
had the player's best interests in mind. On July 18, 2001 Orlando signed
Patrick Ewing to a 2 year, $4,725,000 contract. Orlando bought out the
remaining year of his contract, and on September 17, 2002 Patrick Ewing
retired after playing 17 NBA seasons. Fifteen years were spent in New
York with one each in Seattle and Orlando to finish his career. He was
immediately hired as an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards.
| PPG | RPG | APG | BlkPG | |
| College | 15.3 | 9.2 | 0.9 | 3.4 |
| Rookie | 20.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| 1986-87 | 21.5 | 8.8 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| 1987-88 | 20.2 | 8.2 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| 1988-89 | 22.7 | 9.3 | 2.4 | 3.5 |
| 1989-90 | 28.6 | 10.9 | 2.2 | 4.0 |
| 1990-91 | 26.6 | 11.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| 1991-92 | 24.0 | 11.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 |
| 1992-93 | 24.2 | 12.1 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
| 1993-94 | 24.5 | 11.2 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| 1994-95 | 23.9 | 11.0 | 2.7 | 2.0 |
| 1995-96 | 22.5 | 10.6 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| 1996-97 | 22.4 | 10.7 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| 1997-98 | 20.8 | 10.2 | 1.1 | 2.2 |
| 1998-99 | 17.3 | 9.9 | 1.1 | 2.6 |
| 1999-00 | 15.0 | 9.7 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| 2000-01 | 9.6 | 7.4 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| 2001-02 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Career (Thru 2002) | 21.0 | 9.8 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| Playoffs | 20.6 | 10.5 | 2.0 | 2.2 |
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