Player Profile
Patrick Ewing | 6
Position:  C
Born: 08/05/62
Height: 7-0 /  2,13
Weight: 255  lbs. /  115,7  kg.
College - Georgetown '85

  NBA Playoffs
                  REBOUNDS PER GAME  
  G GS MPG FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
First Round
  4 0 16.8 8-25 .320 0-1 .000 10-17 .588 1.30 4.30 5.50 1.0 .25 1.00 .50 3.00 6.5
Cumulative Playoff Statistics
  4 0 16.8 8-25 .320 0-1 .000 10-17 .588 1.30 4.30 5.50 1.0 .25 1.00 .50 3.00 6.5
 2001-02 Statistics
                  REBOUNDS PER GAME  
  G GS MPG FGM-A FG% 3PM-A 3P% FTM-A FT% OFF DEF TOT APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
  65 4 13.9 148-333 .444 0-1 .000 94-134 .701 .90 3.10 4.00 .5 .34 .69 1.00 2.00 6.0
Career Highlights

  • Voted one of the "50 Greatest Players in NBA History"
  • Named an NBA All-Star 11 times, including a span of 10 straight seasons from 1988-97
  • Earned All-NBA First or Second Team honors seven times
  • Named to the All-NBA First Team in 1989-90 and All-NBA Second Team in 1987-88, 1988-89, 1990-91, 1991-92, 1992-93 and 1996-97
  • Earned NBA All-Defensive Second Team honors in 1987-88, 1988-89 and 1991-92
  • Named NBA Rookie of the Year in 1985-86 and was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team
  • Two-time Olympic gold medal winner with 1984 (Los Angeles) and 1992 (Barcelona) U.S. Olympic Men's Basketball Teams
  • Earned NBA Player of the Month five times and NBA Player of the Week 12 times
  • Entered the 2001-02 season as the 13th leading scorer in league history (24,425 points)
  • Stands as the all-time leader in New York Knicks' history in games (1,039), points (23,665), minutes (37,586), field goals made (9,260), field goals attempted (18,224), free throws made (5,126), free throws attempted (6,904), rebounds (10,759), steals (1,061), blocks (2,758) and 40+ scoring games (30)
  • Led the Knicks in scoring and blocked shots in every season from 1985-86 to 1996-97 and led the team in rebounds in 1985-86 to 1987-88, 1991-92, 1992-93 and 1994-95 to 1996-97
  • Inducted into the Madison Square Garden Walk of Fame on 10/29/96
  • Recorded his first career triple-double, with 28 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists, against the Charlotte Hornets on 4/19/96
  • Appeared in the 1994 NBA Finals against the Houston Rockets, establishing an NBA Finals single-series record for most blocked shots with 30
  • Matched the NBA Finals single-game record for most blocked shots with eight against Houston in Game 5 of the 1994 NBA Finals
  • Finished fourth in 1992-93 NBA MVP voting after leading the Knicks to a 60-win season
  • Scored a Knicks' franchise record 2,347 points during the 1989-90 season and was the only player to rank in the top six in the NBA in 1989-90 in scoring (career-high 28.6 ppg), rebounding (10.9 rpg), blocked shots (3.99 bpg) and field-goal shooting (.551)
  • A member of the 1984 NCAA Champion Georgetown Hoyas

Personal

  • Full name is Patrick Aloysius Ewing
  • Native of Kingston, Jamaica
  • Came to the U.S. with his parents at age 11
  • Has one son, Patrick Jr. (16), and two daughters, Randi (11) and Corey (7)
  • Served as President of the NBPA from September of 1997 to June 2001
  • Inducted into the Madison Square Garden Walk of Fame on Oct. 29, 1996
  • Hosted memorable NBA South African Tour in summer of 1994 with Dikembe Mutombo, Alonzo Mourning and John Crotty
  • During trip, donated $10,000 to build and repair basketball courts in depressed areas
  • Considers graduating from Georgetown with Fine Arts degree as biggest accomplishment, fulfilling late mother Dorothy's dream
  • Named unanimous High School Player of the Year at Cambridge (Mass.) Rindge and Latin
  • Co-authored In The Paint, a book on children's art, with Columbia University Teachers College instructor, Linda L. Louis, published by Abbeville Publishing Group in 1999
  • Was the title subject of a children's book Patrick's Pals authored by Robb Armstrong

 Season Highs / Career Highs
  2001-02 HIGHS CAREER HIGHS
 Points22 @ Phoenix 11/14/01 51 vs. Boston 3/24/90
 Field Goals Made10 @ Phoenix 11/14/0122 vs. Charlotte 12/01/90
 Field Goals Attempted16 @ Phoenix 11/14/0137 @ San Antonio 3/26/91
 Three Point Field Goals Made None1 19 Times
 Three Point Field Goals Attempted1 @ Minnesota 11/17/013 2 Times
 Free Throws Made8 @ Golden State 12/13/0118 vs. Indiana 1/10/91
 Free Throws Attempted9 @ Golden State12/13/0123 2 Times
 Offensive Rebounds5 2 Times11 vs. Milwaukee 2/20/96
 Defensive Rebounds11 @ Phoenix 11/14/0122 vs. Miami 12/19/92
 Total Rebounds15 @ Phoenix 11/14/0126 vs. Miami 12/19/92
 Assists2 5 Times11 vs. Charlotte 4/19/96
 Steals3 @ New Jersey 1/04/025 4 Times
 Blocks3 2 Times9 3 Times
 Minutes Played30 @ Phoenix 11/14/0154 @ Atlanta 12/07/91
 CAREER AVERAGES
                REBOUNDS PER GAME  
  YEAR TEAM G GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% OFF DEF RPG APG SPG BPG TO PF PPG
 85-86 NYK 50 50 35.4 .474 .000 .739 2.50 6.50 9.00 2.0 1.08 2.06 3.44 3.80 20.0
 86-87 NYK 63 63 35.0 .503 .000 .713 2.50 6.30 8.80 1.7 1.41 2.33 3.63 3.90 21.5
 87-88 NYK 82 82 31.0 .555 .000 .716 3.00 5.30 8.20 1.5 1.27 2.99 3.50 4.00 20.2
 88-89 NYK 80 80 36.2 .567 .000 .746 2.70 6.60 9.30 2.4 1.46 3.51 3.33 3.90 22.7
 89-90 NYK 82 82 38.6 .551 .250 .775 2.90 8.00 10.90 2.2 .95 3.99 3.39 4.00 28.6
 90-91 NYK 81 81 38.3 .514 .000 .745 2.40 8.80 11.20 3.0 .99 3.19 3.59 3.50 26.6
 91-92 NYK 82 82 38.4 .522 .167 .738 2.80 8.50 11.20 1.9 1.07 2.99 2.55 3.40 24.0
 92-93 NYK 81 81 37.1 .503 .143 .719 2.40 9.70 12.10 1.9 .91 1.99 3.27 3.50 24.2
 93-94 NYK 79 79 37.6 .496 .286 .765 2.80 8.40 11.20 2.3 1.14 2.75 3.29 3.50 24.5
 94-95 NYK 79 79 37.0 .503 .286 .750 2.00 9.00 11.00 2.7 .86 2.01 3.24 3.40 23.9
 95-96 NYK 76 76 36.6 .466 .143 .761 2.10 8.50 10.60 2.1 .89 2.42 2.91 3.30 22.5
 96-97 NYK 78 78 37.0 .488 .222 .754 2.20 8.40 10.70 2.0 .88 2.42 3.45 3.20 22.4
 97-98 NYK 26 26 32.6 .504 .000 .720 2.30 7.90 10.20 1.1 .62 2.23 2.96 2.80 20.8
 98-99 NYK 38 38 34.2 .435 .000 .706 1.90 8.00 9.90 1.1 .79 2.63 2.61 2.80 17.3
 99-00 NYK 62 62 32.8 .466 .000 .731 2.30 7.50 9.70 .9 .58 1.35 2.29 3.20 15.0
 00-01 SEA 79 79 26.7 .430 .000 .685 1.60 5.80 7.40 1.2 .67 1.15 1.91 2.90 9.6
 01-02 ORL 65 4 13.9 .444 .000 .701 .90 3.10 4.00 .5 .34 .69 1.00 2.00 6.0
 Career 1,183 1,122 34.3 .504 .152 .740 2.30 7.50 9.80 1.9 .96 2.45 2.99 3.40 21.0
 Playoff 139 135 37.5 .469 .348 .718 2.40 7.90 10.30 2.0 .88 2.18 2.48 3.80 20.2
 All-Star 9 3 21.1 .537 .000 .692 1.70 5.00 6.70 .8 1.22 1.78 2.56 3.00 11.8

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