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WASHINGTON — Patrick Ewing led Georgetown to the acme of academy basketball, afresh had a Hall of Fame career in the NBA. His aboriginal bold aback at his alma academy as coach, though, provided him an absolutely new experience.
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Cheered audibly in his acknowledgment to Georgetown, Ewing led the Hoyas to a 73-57 win over Jacksonville on Sunday in his amusement debut.
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With amphitheatre battling Michael Jordan and adolescent Georgetown alumni Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutombo and Otto Porter Jr. in the arena, forth with his above New York Knicks drillmaster Jeff Van Gundy, Ewing began his aboriginal arch apprenticeship job at any level.
"I had a lot of accompany here," Ewing said. "It meant a lot to me, too, because they showed up to abutment me."
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Kendal Slate porcelain tile. American Olean. All Star Flooring ... | All Star Flooring Beltsville MdIt additionally was a assurance of how abysmal Ewing's access runs at his alma academy added than three decades aback he aftermost played for the Hoyas.
"I consistently acquaint bodies I would not accept been in the NBA if it wasn't for Patrick Ewing," Mutombo said. "He took Alonzo Mourning and I and told us what it takes to get to the abutting level. I told him I'm one buzz alarm away. If I accept to jump on a flight to D.C., I'll be here."
Spectators animated aback Ewing absolved assimilate the attic for the aboriginal time, about 10 account afore the aperture tipoff. Moments later, Ewing was accustomed an acclaim aback the spotlight fell on him as he was alien afterwards the Hoyas' starters.
Jessie Govan led the way for the Hoyas (1-0) with 20 credibility and 15 rebounds, while Marcus Derrickson additionally denticulate 20.
"The accomplished aggregation absolutely capital to get a win in his aboriginal game," Govan said. "That was a absolute big ambition of ours."
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Ewing is the Hoyas' career airy and blocks baton and ranks additional in points. He led Georgetown to three Final Four appearances and the 1984 civic championship beneath drillmaster John Thompson Jr.
Thompson's son, John Thompson III, was accursed afterwards after accident seasons, the school's aboriginal such drift aback constant three in a row in the aboriginal 1970s.
After his amphitheatre career, Ewing was an abettor drillmaster in the NBA for 15 years, including a assignment on Van Gundy's agents in Houston.
"I anticipate the better affair is you accept to acquisition your voice," Van Gundy said. "He's got his voice. He's actual advantageous and demanding. The affair I anticipate that is so analytical is you can be demanding, but you accept to be abundantly personable, which he is. ... He's actual adequate with who he is, and that's a big step."
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Jacksonville: The Dolphins completed a asperous aperture weekend that began with a 96-67 accident to UAB. They won't face a high-major foe afresh until Dec. 22 at N.C. State. "I anticipate it's activity to abstract our practices a little bit because we've gone out and apparent what the apple has to offer," Jacksonville drillmaster Tony Jasick said.
Georgetown: The Hoyas captivated Jacksonville to 32.7 percent shooting, including aloof 23.3 percent in the aboriginal half. "We accept it's the aboriginal game, but the way they're playing, it's aloof demography me aback to the `80s and `90s aback the old man (Thompson Jr.) was here," Mutombo said.
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