Washington (AFP) - Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing is going back to his basketball roots, taking the head coaching job at Georgetown University where he starred before his standout NBA career.
Ewing, the top pick in the 1985 NBA draft, played 15 seasons with the New York Knicks, leading them in some memorable battles with Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls.
Now in his fourth season as an assistant coach with the NBA's Charlotte Hornets, he has been in the mix for an NBA head coaching job in recent years, but never landed with a team.