Patrick Ewing

See also: Ewing

Patrick Aloysius Ewing, known as Stalemate Ewing , is a former player of American Basket-ball born the August 5th 1962 with Kingston in Jamaica.

Biography

It was formed with the Georgetown university, pulled by John Thompson. It reached three national university finales there, gaining that of 1984. However, Georgetown is demolished twice by two outsiders: North Carolina, carried out by James Worthy and a young person Michael Jordan, in 1982, and especially Villanova in 1985.

It is the first choice of the draft 1985 by the New York Knicks. with which it achieved the essence of its career. It was tranféré with the Seattle Supersonics at the beginning of the season 2000-2001, then it signs one season with the Orlando Magic the following season before taking its retirement.

He was elected in 1996 among the 50 best players of the history of NBA, although he was never champion, barred regularly in playoffs by the Chicago bulldozers of Michael Jordan, true pet peeve of Knicks in the Nineties '. He however led Knicks to the finales 1994, lost against the Houston Rockets and a Hakeem Olajuwon then at the top of its Article In 1999, he is wounded at the time of the second turn of the playoffs whereas Knicks reach finales NBA vis-a-vis the San Antonio Spurs.

Being one of the best pivots of its time, it naturally has to take part in the adventure of the dream TEAM at the time of the Olympic Games of Barcelona in 1992.

It took its retirement the September 18th 2002. Its number 33 was withdrawn by Knicks the February 28th 2003 and was hoisted with the ceiling of famous the Madison Square Garden, room of the exploits of Stalemate Ewing during more than one decade.

Thereafter, he was assistant coach of Jeff Van Gundy with the Houston Rockets of 2003 to 2006.

Prize list

• Rookie of the year in 1986.

• 11 times present at the AlStar Range.
• AlNBA First TEAM (1990) and six times AlNBA Second TEAM (1988, 1989,1991,1992,1993,1997).
• AlDefensive Second TEAM (1988, 1989,1992).
• Olympic Double champion with OJ of 1984 and OJ of 1992.