Six years ago, Patrick Ewing walked into Madison Square Garden in his first Big East media day as the new head coach of the Georgetown Hoyas, whom he'd led to the 1984 national championship as a player.
The symbolism of the moment was not lost on him.
"It's great to be back here," Ewing said from a dais in the same building where he'd been a legend for the New York Knicks during his NBA career. "This is one of the places I consider my home."
The joy, however, didn't last. In Ewing's five seasons as head coach, Georgetown has never finished above .