Georgetown and Knicks Legend Patrick Ewing Joins Washington Wizards as Assistant Coach
Georgetown and New York Knicks legend Patrick Ewing has agreed to become an assistant coach for the Washington Wizards and head coach Brian Keefe, sources told ESPN on Saturday.
Ewing has been in an ambassador role with the Knicks and now returns to the coaching sideline in Washington. The Wizards value Ewing’s presence and legendary stature and his ability to communicate with veteran stars Anthony Davis and Trae Young and their promising young nucleus, led by No. 1 pick AJ Dybantsa.
Longtime NBA coach Steve Clifford is also joining the Wizards as a coaching adviser. Clifford, who has held similar adviser roles for the Phoenix Suns and Brooklyn Nets in recent years, coached as an assistant with Ewing in Orlando (2007-12). Ewing then served as an assistant under Clifford in Charlotte from 2013 to 2017.
Overall, Ewing has worked as an NBA assistant coach for the Wizards, Magic, Hornets and Houston Rockets. He was the head coach at Georgetown, the program he led to the 1984 NCAA championship and coached to an unexpected Big East tournament title at Madison Square Garden in 2021. But his time as coach of the Hoyas ended in 2023 after the program went 13-50 in his final two seasons.
The Knicks retired Ewing’s No. 33 jersey in 2003. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008 and the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012.
