Patrick Ewing out as Georgetown men's basketball coach

Patrick Ewing will not return as men's basketball coach of the Georgetown Hoyas next season, the school announced Thursday evening.

Ewing, one of the greatest college basketball players of all time while at Georgetown, had been the head coach of his alma mater for six years and finishes with a 75-109 record.

«I am very proud to be a graduate of Georgetown University,» Ewing said in a statement. «And I am very grateful to President [John J.] DeGioa for giving me the opportunity to achieve my ambition to be a head basketball coach. It is particularly meaningful for me to be in charge of the basketball program at my alma mater. I wish the program nothing but success. I will always be a Hoya.»

Ewing had never been a head coach at any level prior to succeeding John Thompson III at Georgetown.

The Hoyas said they have already started a national search for «new leadership.»

Ewing coached the Hoyas to the NCAA tournament in 2021 after they won the Big East tournament title, but they've struggled mightily since. Georgetown went winless in conference play last season, finishing 6-25 overall. This season, the Hoyas went 7-25 overall and 2-18 in Big East play.

The Hoyas lost a Big East-record 29 consecutive conference games that began during the 2021 regular season and ended in January.

Georgetown's season ended Wednesday night with an 80-48 loss to Villanova in the first round of the Big East tournament.

«Patrick Ewing is the heart of Georgetown basketball,» DeGioa said in a statement. «I am deeply grateful to Coach Ewing for his vision, his determination, and for all that he has enabled Georgetown to achieve. Over these past six years, he was tireless in his dedication to his team and the young men he coached and we will forever