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Georgetown men’s basketball coach Patrick Ewing received support from the athletics department Wednesday amid questions about his job status:
“Coach Ewing’s dedication as well as his success in last year’s Big East Tournament is a testament to his leadership,” athletic director Lee Reed said in the statement. “This gives us confidence that he can strengthen our program going forward.”
The vote of confidence comes amid a miserable 6-22 season for the Hoyas, including an 0-17 mark in the Big East. Georgetown has two regular-season games remaining, but it hasn’t won a game since beating Howard on Dec. 15.
Ewing is 68-81 overall in five years as Georgetown’s head coach, with only one season better than .500. The Hoyas’ lone NCAA tournament appearance under Ewing came last year after a shocking run to win the Big East tournament, securing the conference’s automatic bid.
Georgetown was 9-12 last year before winning four games in four days in the conference tournament. The squad proceeded to lose to Colorado by 23 in the first round in the NCAA tournament.
Georgetown has two commits for the 2022 recruiting class, including 4-star guard Denver Anglin, but it will take a lot for the struggling program to turn things around.
Georgetown hired Ewing in 2017 even though he had no head coaching experience. He spent more than a decade as an assistant coach in the NBA.
The 59-year-old should get extra leeway as one of the best players in program history. The Basketball Hall of Famer led Georgetown to three Final Four appearances and one NCAA title, and he won the Naismith Award as the national player of the year in 1985.
The No. 1 pick of the 1985 NBA draft went on to earn 11 All-Star selections with the New York Knicks.
Despite his struggles as Georgetown’s head coach, Ewing will seemingly get at least another year to prove himself.
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