Patrick Ewing Jr.

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Patrick Ewing Jr.
Boston, Massachusetts
, U.S.
NationalityAmerican / Jamaican
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight214 lb (97 kg)
Career information
High school
College
Ottawa Blackjacks (assistant)
2022–presentNewfoundland Growlers
Career highlights and awards
As player:
Career NBA statistics
Points
3 (0.4 ppg)
Rebounds2 (0.3 rpg)
Assists2 (0.3 apg)
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at NBA.com
Stats Edit this at Wikidata at Basketball-Reference.com

Patrick Aloysius Ewing Jr. (born May 20, 1984) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach and general manager of the Newfoundland Growlers of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL). He is the eldest son of Hall of Fame basketball player and New York Knicks legend Patrick Ewing. He has three brothers and three sisters.

Early life

Ewing first attended

The Elisabeth Morrow School in Englewood, New Jersey. He then went to Holy Innocents' Episcopal School and Marietta High School[citation needed] in Georgia, and National Christian Academy in Fort Washington, Maryland
.

Ewing wore no. 33 at Georgetown like his father

He signed with

NBA D-League.[1]

In college, Ewing wore the same jersey number (no. 33) as his father. However, Alonzo Mourning was last to use this number for Georgetown, so Ewing reportedly had to get Mourning's permission before using it.[2]

Ewing's coach at Georgetown,

John Thompson Jr.
, who coached the elder Ewing at Georgetown.

Professional career

Ewing was chosen as the 43rd overall pick in the

Ron Artest to the Rockets.[5] On August 29, 2008, Ewing followed his father's footsteps once again when he was traded to the New York Knicks in exchange for the rights of former first round pick Frédéric Weis.[6]

After some initial speculation that he would wear his father's retired number 33, Ewing took number 6 in honor of his favorite player, Bill Russell, which was also his father's number in his final season in the NBA with the Orlando Magic and on the 1992 Olympic national team.[7]

Ewing played in two Knicks pre-season games prior to making his New York debut in the Knicks' final pre-season game on October 24, 2008. Ewing entered the game in the fourth quarter to a thunderous ovation by the Madison Square Garden crowd. Ewing helped fuel the Knicks' late rally, where the Knicks would come back from a 21-point deficit. Ewing had two dunks, a three-pointer, a steal and a blocked shot. He had seven fourth quarter points. In total, he played three pre-season games for the Knicks, averaging 8.1 minutes, 3.7 points and 1.7 rebounds. On October 27, 2008, Ewing was waived by the Knicks in order to get the roster down to the maximum of 15 players for the start of the 2008–09 season.[8]

Ewing was signed by Knicks'

Utah Flash, recording 15 points.[10] After his first 30 games with the Bighorns, Ewing averaged 16.8 points, 8.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.3 blocks per game with an efficiency rating of +20.00.[11] On March 16, 2009, the Reno Bighorns waived Ewing after he reportedly suffered a Grade 1 MCL (medial collateral ligament) sprain.[citation needed
]

Ewing was named to the New York Knicks roster for the 2009 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas, but was unable to participate due to injury.

Ewing played for the

New Orleans Hornets signed Ewing to a 10-day contract following the injury of David West.[17] On April 5, he was signed for the remainder of the season.[18]

On December 13, 2011, he was waived by the Hornets.[19]

In January 2012, Ewing returned to the Sioux Falls Skyforce.

Iowa Energy in a trade for Marqus Blakely.[21]

On July 4, 2012, Ewing signed a one-year contract with the Telekom Baskets Bonn of the German Bundesliga.[22] He was released from his contract in December 2012.[23] On January 9, 2013, Ewing signed with Blancos de Rueda Valladolid of the Spanish Liga ACB.[24] On March 19, he parted ways with the Valladolid.[25][26]

In July 2013, Ewing joined the

Charlotte Bobcats for the 2013 NBA Summer League.[27] On September 28, 2013, he signed with the Greek League club Trikala Aries for the 2013–14 season.[28]

In September 2014, he signed with

Al Rayyan of the Qatari Basketball League.[31]

Coaching career

In February 2021, Ewing was named lead assistant coach of the

Ottawa Blackjacks of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL).[32] On February 18, 2022, Ewing was named the inaugural head coach and general manager for the expansion Newfoundland Growlers of the CEBL.[33]

National team career

Although he is American-born, Ewing represented the

Jamaican national team in international competition. His father, Patrick Ewing, was born in Jamaica.[34]

Career statistics

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field goal percentage  3P%  3-point field goal percentage  FT%  Free throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game  Bold  Career high

NBA

Source[35]

Regular season

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2010–11 New Orleans 7 0 2.7 .000 .000 .750 .3 .3 .0 .1 .4

Playoffs

Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2011 New Orleans 2 0 1.0 1.000 1.000 – .0 .0 .0 .0 1.5

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