Patrick Ewing Net Worth

Interesting Facts about Patrick Ewing

1. Was a professional NBA Basketball player for 17 years.
2. In a 1996 poll celebrating the 50th anniversary of the NBA, Patrick Ewing was selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in the history of the NBA.
3. On December 20, 1997, Ewing suffered a season-ending wrist injury when he collided with the Milwaukee Buck's Andrew Lang. After spending more than five months on the sidelines, Ewing made his return to the court on Thursday, May 7th, 1998, against the Indiana Pacers in the second round of the NBA Playoffs.
4. Played nearly his entire professional basketball career with the New York Knicks. After 15 seasons and 1,039 games with the New York Knicks, Ewing parted ways with the team and was traded to the Seattle Supersonics in 2000-2001.
5. Two-time Olympic gold medalist in men's basketball, in 1984 in L.A. and 1992 in Barcelona (as part of the celebrated original Dream Team).
6. Attended Rindge and Latin High School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Ewing led his High School to a state championship as a sophomore.
7. Was the first ever "lottery pick" in the NBA draft. The New York Knicks won the rights to the first pick (which became Ewing) in the 1985 NBA Draft by means of a "ping-pong ball" lottery involving the teams that had failed to qualify for the NBA playoffs the previous season.
8. Prior to his final NBA season, he had started in every single game he ever appeared in (1118 total) in 16 NBA seasons, 15 with the New York Knicks, and 1 with the Seattle Supersonics.
9. Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008 (first year eligible).
10. His son, Patrick Ewing Jr. (b. May 20th, 1984), was drafted by the Sacramento Kings in 2008 (43rd overall), but on August 29th, 2008, was traded to the New York Knicks, his father's original team in the NBA.
11. Ewing's four-year college career with the Georgetown Hoyas 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, and was named a first-team All-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 he originally did to sweat out a cold) that started a fashion trend among young athletes.
12. While he was allowed to wear a short sleeve t-shirt under his tank top at Georgetown University, he was, by league rules, not allowed to do so once he got to the NBA.
13. Assistant coach, Houston Rockets. [July 2003]
14. Retired as a player and accepted position as an assistant coach of the NBA's Washington Wizards. [September 2002]
15. He was inducted into the 2014 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Sports Category.
16. Children: son, Patrick Jr., and daughters Randi and Corey.
17. Accepted a multiyear contract to return to Georgetown University as its head coach.[March 2017].
18. Coached the Hornets' summer league team.
19. Served five seasons as an assistant coach with the Houston Rockets.
20. Former associate head coach with the Charlotte Hornets.