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LOVERRO: Odds stacked against Patrick Ewing at Georgetown

ANALYSIS/OPINION:

Patrick Ewing’s tenure as head basketball coach at Georgetown University will be likely be considered successful if he has this resume — a 278-151 record over 13 seasons, eight NCAA appearances, three Big East titles and a Final Four.

For a guy who has never been a head coach anywhere, and has zero college coaching experience, that would be pretty good.

That was the resume of the coach Ewing replaced at Georgetown — John Thompson III.

Does anyone really think that Ewing — the legendary Hoya who went to three Final Fours under the father, John Thompson Jr.