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Game state source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 5:36 pm EDTNBA legend. Named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Biography, honors and career statistics below.
Patrick Ewing
Career at a glance
Patrick Ewing played 17 NBA regular seasons between 1985 and 2002, appearing in 1,183 games and averaging 21.0 points, 9.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. He played for 3 teams: New York (1985–00, 1,039 games), Seattle (2000–01, 79 games), Orlando (2001–02, 65 games). His best scoring season was 1989–90 with New York: 28.6 points per game over 82 games.
He rebounded best in 1992–93 at 12.1 per game. In the playoffs he appeared in 14 postseason runs (139 games, 20.2 points per game). Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 24,800 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total).
whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.
About Patrick Ewing
Patrick Aloysius Ewing Sr. (born August 5, 1962) is a Jamaican-American professional basketball coach and former player who currently serves as an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He spent most of his 17-year playing career as the starting center for the New York Knicks before ending his playing career with brief stints with the Seattle SuperSonics and Orlando Magic, each tenure only lasting one season. Ewing is regarded as one of the greatest Knicks players of all time, playing a dominant role in New York's 1990s success, and becoming an NBA champion with the team in 2026 in a front office role.
Highly recruited out of Cambridge, Massachusetts, Ewing played center for the Georgetown Hoyas for four seasons, during which the team reached the NCAA championship game three times. ESPN in 2008 designated him the 16th-greatest college basketball player of all time. He had a seventeen-year NBA career, predominantly playing for the New York Knicks, where he was an eleven-time all-star and named to seven All-NBA teams. The Knicks appeared in the NBA Finals twice (1994 and 1999) during his tenure. He won Olympic gold medals as a member of the 1984 and 1992 United States men's Olympic basketball teams. Ewing was selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History in 1996 and as one of the 75 Greatest Players in NBA History in 2021. He is a two-time inductee into the Basketball Hall of Fame in Springfield, Massachusetts (in 2008 for his individual career and in 2010 as a member of the 1992 Olympic team). Additionally, he was inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame as a member of the "Dream Team" in 2009. His number 33 was retired by the Knicks in 2003.
- Born
- August 5, 1962 (age 64) Kingston, Jamaica
- Listed height
- 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
- Listed weight
- 240 lb (109 kg)
- Position
- Center
- High school
- Cambridge Rindge and Latin (Cambridge, Massachusetts)
- College
- Georgetown (1981–1985)
- NBA draft
- 1985: 1st round, 1st overall pick
- Playing career
- 1985–2002
Career highlights and awards
- 11× NBA All-Star (1986, 1988–1997)
- All-NBA First Team (1990)
- 6× All-NBA Second Team (1988, 1989, 1991–1993, 1997)
- 3× NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1988, 1989, 1992)
- NBA Rookie of the Year (1986)
- NBA All-Rookie Team (1986)
- NBA anniversary team (50th, 75th)
- No. 33 retired by New York Knicks
- NCAA champion (1984)
- NCAA Final Four Most Outstanding Player (1984)
- National college player of the year (1985)
- 3× Consensus first-team All-American (1983–1985)
- 2× Big East Player of the Year (1984, 1985)
- 4× Big East Defensive Player of the Year (1982–1985)
- 3× First-team All-Big East (1983–1985)
- Second-team All-Big East (1982)
- National high school player of the year[which?] (1981)
- McDonald's All-American (1981)
- 2× First-team Parade All-American (1980, 1981)
- Third-team Parade All-American (1979)
- Big East tournament champion (2021)
- NBA champion (2026)
- NBA Cup champion (2025)
Career statistics
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985–86 | New York | 50 | 50 | 35.4 | .474 | .000 | .739 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 20.0 |
| 1986–87 | New York | 63 | 63 | 35.0 | .503 | .000 | .713 | 8.8 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 21.5 |
| 1987–88 | New York | 82 | 82 | 31.0 | .555 | .000 | .716 | 8.2 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 20.2 |
| 1988–89 | New York | 80 | 80 | 36.2 | .567 | .000 | .746 | 9.3 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 22.7 |
| 1989–90 | New York | 82 | 82 | 38.6 | .551 | .250 | .775 | 10.9 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 28.6 |
| 1990–91 | New York | 81 | 81 | 38.3 | .514 | .000 | .745 | 11.2 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 26.6 |
| 1991–92 | New York | 82 | 82 | 38.4 | .522 | .167 | .738 | 11.2 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 24.0 |
| 1992–93 | New York | 81 | 81 | 37.1 | .503 | .143 | .719 | 12.1 | 1.9 | .9 | 2.0 | 24.2 |
| 1993–94 | New York | 79 | 79 | 37.6 | .496 | .286 | .765 | 11.2 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 24.5 |
| 1994–95 | New York | 79 | 79 | 37.0 | .503 | .286 | .750 | 11.0 | 2.7 | .9 | 2.0 | 23.9 |
| 1995–96 | New York | 76 | 76 | 36.6 | .466 | .143 | .761 | 10.6 | 2.1 | .9 | 2.4 | 22.5 |
| 1996–97 | New York | 78 | 78 | 37.0 | .488 | .222 | .754 | 10.7 | 2.0 | .9 | 2.4 | 22.4 |
| 1997–98 | New York | 26 | 26 | 32.6 | .504 | .000 | .720 | 10.2 | 1.1 | .6 | 2.2 | 20.8 |
| 1998–99 | New York | 38 | 38 | 34.2 | .435 | .000 | .706 | 9.9 | 1.1 | .8 | 2.6 | 17.3 |
| 1999–00 | New York | 62 | 62 | 32.8 | .435 | .000 | .731 | 9.7 | .9 | .6 | 1.4 | 15.0 |
| 2000–01 | Seattle | 79 | 79 | 26.7 | .430 | .000 | .685 | 7.4 | 1.2 | .7 | 1.2 | 9.6 |
| 2001–02 | Orlando | 65 | 4 | 13.9 | .444 | .000 | .701 | 4.0 | .5 | .3 | .7 | 6.0 |
| Career | 1,183 | 1,122 | 34.3 | .504 | .152 | .740 | 9.8 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 21.0 | |
| All-Star | 9 | 3 | 21.1 | .537 | .000 | .692 | 6.7 | .8 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 11.8 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | New York | 4 | 4 | 38.3 | .491 | .000 | .864 | 12.8 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 18.8 |
| 1989 | New York | 9 | 9 | 37.8 | .486 | — | .750 | 10.0 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 19.9 |
| 1990 | New York | 10 | 10 | 39.5 | .521 | .500 | .823 | 10.5 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 29.4 |
| 1991 | New York | 3 | 3 | 36.7 | .400 | — | .778 | 10.0 | 2.0 | .3 | 1.7 | 16.7 |
| 1992 | New York | 12 | 12 | 40.2 | .456 | .000 | .740 | 11.1 | 2.3 | .6 | 2.6 | 22.7 |
| 1993 | New York | 15 | 15 | 40.3 | .512 | 1.000 | .638 | 10.9 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 25.5 |
| 1994 | New York | 25 | 25 | 41.3 | .437 | .364 | .740 | 11.7 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 21.9 |
| 1995 | New York | 11 | 11 | 36.3 | .513 | .333 | .686 | 9.6 | 2.5 | .5 | 2.3 | 19.0 |
| 1996 | New York | 8 | 8 | 41.0 | .474 | .500 | .651 | 10.6 | 1.9 | .1 | 3.1 | 21.5 |
| 1997 | New York | 9 | 9 | 39.7 | .527 | .000 | .643 | 10.6 | 1.9 | .3 | 2.4 | 22.6 |
| 1998 | New York | 4 | 4 | 33.0 | .357 | — | .593 | 8.0 | 1.3 | .8 | 1.3 | 14.0 |
| 1999 | New York | 10 | 10 | 31.5 | .430 | — | .593 | 8.7 | .5 | .6 | .7 | 13.1 |
| 2000 | New York | 14 | 14 | 32.9 | .418 | — | .697 | 9.5 | .4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 14.6 |
| 2002 | Orlando | 4 | 0 | 16.8 | .320 | .000 | .588 | 5.5 | 1.0 | .3 | 1.0 | 6.5 |
| Career | 139 | 135 | 37.5 | .469 | .348 | .718 | 10.3 | 2.0 | .9 | 2.2 | 20.2 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981–82 | Georgetown | 37* | 36 | 28.8 | .631 | – | .617 | 7.5 | .6 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 12.7 |
| 1982–83 | Georgetown | 32 | 32 | 32.0 | .570 | – | .629 | 10.2 | .8 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 17.7 |
| 1983–84 | Georgetown | 37* | 33 | 31.9 | .658 | – | .656 | 10.0 | .8 | .9 | 3.6 | 16.4 |
| 1984–85 | Georgetown | 37 | 37 | 30.6 | .625 | – | .638 | 9.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 3.6 | 14.6 |
| Career | 143 | 138 | 30.8 | .620 | – | .635 | 9.2 | .9 | 1.2 | 3.4 | 15.3 |
Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).
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- Height
- 7′ 0″
- Weight
- 240 lb
- Position
- Center
- Jersey
- Not listed
- Country
- Jamaica
- School / last affiliation
- Not listed
- Draft year
- 1985
- Draft pick
- Round 1 · Pick 1
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