Position: Center
Born: 08/05/62
Height: 7-0
Weight: 255 lbs.
College: Georgetown '85
Patrick Ewing
Ranks ninth in the NBA in Points Per Game (20.8) Ranks 10th in the NBA in
Rebounds Per Game (10.2) Ranks 16th in the NBA in Field Goal Percentage (.504) Ranks ninth in the NBA in
Blocks Per Game (2.23) Career Statistics
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1997-98 NOTES
Placed on the injured list on 12/22 after undergoing successful surgery on 12/21 to repair a Lunate
dislocation and torn ligaments in his right wrist, suffered against the Milwaukee Bucks on 12/20,
and is expected to miss the remainder of the season Posted game-highs of 31 points, becoming
the 17th player in NBA history to surpass the 22,000 point mark, 10 rebounds and 5 blocked shots
in an 83-78 victory over the Detroit Pistons on 12/16 Recorded game-highs of 34 points, 12
rebounds and 3 blocked shots in a 107-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on 12/11
Registered game-highs with 25 points and 15 rebounds against the San Antonio Spurs on 12/2
Totaled a game-high 27 points, 8 rebounds, 6 blocked shots and 3 assists against the Detroit
Pistons on 11/28 Scored 19 points, moving past Larry Bird into 17th place on the NBA
all-time scoring list, in a 104-84 win over the Vancouver Grizzlies on 11/23 Posted game-highs
of 28 points (11-16 FG, 6-6 FT) and 11 rebounds in a 93-90 victory over the Denver Nuggets on
11/11 Recorded game-highs of 29 points, 14 rebounds and 3 blocked shots against the L.A.
Lakers on 11/7 Scored 26 points, moving past Hal Greer into 18th place on the NBA all-time
scoring list, and grabbed 11 rebounds in a 102-70 win over the Boston Celtics on 11/4
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Led the NBA in 1996-97 with 47 double-doubles Selected in
1996 as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History Selected to the NBA All-Star Team for
the tenth consecutive season and 11th time overall during the 1997 season Inducted into the
Madison Square Garden Walk of Fame on 10/29/96 Became the 19th player in NBA history
to score 21,000 career points against the Toronto Raptors on 3/5/97 Recorded his first career
triple-double, with 28 points, 15 rebounds and 11 assists, against the Charlotte Hornets on 4/19/96
Became the Knicks all-time leading scorer, surpassing Walt Frazier's career total of 14,617, with
27 points against the L.A. points on 12/16/93 Became the all-time Knicks leader in games played
against the Detroit Pistons on 11/3/95, in minutes played against the Chicago Bulls on 1/23/96
and in rebounds against the Toronto Raptors on 3/6/96 Ranks first in Knicks franchise history
in playoff scoring (2,380+ points), blocks (260+)and rebounds (1,150+) Appeared in the 1994
NBA Finals against the Houston Rockets Holds the NBA Finals single-series record for most
blocked shots (30) against Houston in 1994 Shares the NBA Finals single-game record for most
blocked shots (8) against the Houston Rockets on 6/17/94 Named to the All-NBA Second
Team six times (1988, 1989, 1991-93, 1997) Spearheaded the Knicks' 60-win season, finishing
fourth in the 1993 NBA MVP voting Named to the 1990 All-NBA First Team Only player in
the NBA to rank in the top six in scoring (career-high 28.6), rebounding (10.9 rpg), blocks
(3.99 bpg) and shooting (.551) during the 1989-90 season Scored a Knicks' record 2,347 points
during the 1989-90 season Hit the memorable game-winning buzzer-beater against Chicago on
Christmas Day, 1986 Named 1986 NBA Rookie of the Year, averaging 20.0 ppg and 9.0 rpg
for the Knicks A member of the 1984 and 1992 gold-medal winning U.S. Olympic basketball
team
CAREER TRANSACTIONS Selected by the New York Knicks in the first round
(first pick overall) of the 1985 NBA Draft.
PERSONAL Elected President of the NBA Players
Association in September 1997 A native of Kingston, Jamaica, Patrick came to the U.S. at age
11 Considers graduating from Georgetown with a Fine Arts degree his finest moment as fulfillment
of his late mother Dorothy's dream Traveled to South Africa in the summer of 1994 along with
fellow NBA and Georgetown centers Dikembe Mutombo and Alonzo Mourning, conducting youth
clinics in a memorable NBA South African Tour Likes art, and his work in pastel adorned Private
Issue cards by Discover in 1996 and 1997 Appeared in cameo roles in 1994 on NBC's "Mad
About You," in 1993 on Fox's "Herman's Head," and in two 1990 films "The Exorcist 1990," and
"Funny About Love," with Gene Wilder He and his wife Rita have two daughters, Randi and Corey,
and a son, Patrick, Jr.
22 December 1997:
The New York Knicks got the worst news possible Sunday when they found out that All-Star center Patrick Ewing will be lost for the season following surgery on his dislocated right wrist. Ewing had a Lunate dislocation and torn ligaments in the wrist after taking a fall Saturday night in Milwaukee. He had successful surgery Sunday morning in New York. The 7-foot Ewing suffered the injury with 24.9 seconds left in the second quarter of Saturday night's 98-78 road loss to the Bucks. He went airborne for an alley-oop pass and was shoved by Bucks center Andrew Lang, landing on his wrist and tailbone. The 35-year-old Ewing, an 11-time All-Star, leads the Knicks in both scoring and rebounding. He signed a four-year, $68 million contract prior to this season and has not missed more than six games in any of his last 10 seasons. He recently eclipsed 22,000 career points and needs 222 rebounds to become just the sixth player in NBA history with 20,000 points and 10,000 rebounds.
