In April of 1984, Patrick Ewing and the Georgetown Hoyas won their first National Championship. Thirty-three years later, almost to the day, #33 took over as head coach of that very same basketball team. It’s a great story, one that people are very excited to watch play out. For now, the excitement is accompanied by an abundance of speculation and discussion regarding what he will be able to do for the struggling basketball program.
If you need a fix and the steady stream of content generated by this lunch blog isn’t enough, here is what the internet is saying about Monday’s events:
Ewing led Georgetown to three national title game appearances (winning one) before going on to have a Hall of Fame career in the NBA, with most of his 17 years in the pros spent with the New York Knicks.