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Report: Ed Cooley Hired as Georgetown HC to Replace Patrick Ewing, Leaves Providence

Georgetown has hired Providence men's basketball head coach Ed Cooley for the same position with the Hoyas, per CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein.

Cooley will replace Basketball Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing. Georgetown fired the former star Hoyas and New York Knicks center after six seasons.

The 53-year-old Cooley coached at Providence for 12 seasons and made the NCAA tournament in seven of them, including this year. He also led the Friars to the 2014 Big East tournament title.

This article will be updated soon to provide more information and analysis.

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