A Patrick Ewing Junior Biography - Through College at Indiana University and Georgetown University

Patrick Ewing Junior was born on May 20, 1984transferring. The NCAA transfer rule is fairly effective
around the time that his famous father wasat achieving this result.
graduating from college at Georgetown University.After sitting out for the 2005-2006 college basketball
Interestingly, the birth of Patrick Ewing Jr. occurredseason while attending classes at Georgetown
right between his father (who shares the sameUniversity Ewing Jr. came back for the 2006-2007
name) being named a first team All-American collegeseason and was an effective contributor for a
basketball player and winning an Olympic gold medalformidable Georgetown Hoyas team. As a proud
with the 1984 United States basketball team in themember of the Georgetown basketball program
Olympic games that were held in Los Angeles.Ewing Jr. wore number 33, the same number that his
Ewing Junior, born in Boston, Massachusetts,father wore on his jersey more than twenty years
attended college preparatory schools in New York,earlier. While wearing number 33 during his senior
Georgia, and Maryland before deciding to attendseason Patrick Ewing Junior came off the bench for
Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. On May 1,the Hoyas and averaged 6.1 points a game. Despite
2003 as a senior in high school at National Christianminimal statistical production on the court Ewing
Academy in Maryland Ewing formally committed toJunior was honored with the Big East Conference
playing college basketball as an Indiana Hoosier.Sixth Man of the Year award. An interesting piece of
Although his father was a renowned 7 foot centertrivia is that when Patrick Ewing Junior played
with an 8 foot wingspan Ewing Jr. plays the powerbasketball at Georgetown his head coach, John
forward position as a 6'8" player in a game increasingThompson III, was the son of the man that coached
filled with taller players from one generation to thehis father at the exact same school two decades
next.earlier.
After playing for two years with Indiana UniversityDespite being taken with the 43rd pick in the 2008
Patrick Ewing Junior decided to transfer to the sameNBA Draft the professional basketball career of
college that his father attended. In 2005 Ewing Jr.Patrick Ewing Junior looks uncertain as he has already
transferred from Indiana University to Georgetownbeen sidetracked by injuries. Regardless of how the
University in Washington D.C. The National Collegiaterest of his basketball career turns out many
Athletic Association (NCAA) rules dictate thatonlookers would agree that Patrick Ewing Junior has
athletes transferring from one Division-I college toalready achieved a great deal of success when
another Division-I college must first sit out a yearconsidering the additional burden the pressure of
before resuming competition. The purpose of this rulebeing the son of an iconic star has had on his life.
is believed to primarily be to discourage excessive