1) PATRICK EWING

1. Patrick Ewing: Georgetown - (1981-85) Cambridge, MA

Four years: 15.3 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 3.4 bpg, 1.2 spg, 62.0% FG, 63.5% FT

Rookie of the Year (1982)

Defensive Player of The Year (1982)

Defensive Player of the Year (1983)

Defensive Player of the Year (1984)

Defensive Player of the Year (1985)

Co-Player of the Year (1984)

Co-Player of the Year (1985)

First Team Consensus All-American (1983)

First Team Consensus All-American (1984)

First Team Consensus All-American (1985)

National AP Player of the Year (1985)

Naismith Award- National Player of the Year (1985)

NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (1984)

The first superstar of the league, Ewing is still the biggest superstar the league has ever had. He arrived with great fanfare and despite a harsh response from around the league, Ewing lived up to the impossible demands by being named a First Team All-American three times (two unanimous) and three trips to the NCAA finals.

As a freshman, Ewing’s defense was far ahead of his offense, but the 7’0” center still averaged 12.7 ppg and 7.5 rpg, while shooting 63.1% from the floor. Defensively, he had 3.2 bpg. As a sophomore, his offense improved greatly with 17.7 ppg and 10.2 rpg, while shooting 57.0% from the field. Defensively, he was again spectacular with 3.3 bpg and 1.5 spg. Only a late second errant pass the Hoyas the championship that year to Michael Jordan and North Carolina. As a junior, Ewing and the Hoyas were back and this time they exited as the winners. Ewing was named the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. That storybook finish followed a season where Ewing averaged 16.4 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 3.6 bpg, and 65.8% from the field. Amazingly, in Ewing’s senior season he again made it to the championship game but this time the Hoyas were upset by the Cinderella Villanova Wildcats. While he did not go out a winner, he did go out as the consensus National Player of the Year thanks to 14.6 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 3.6 bpg, and 62.5% from the field.

For his career, Ewing ended up with 2,184 points and 1,316 rebounds. In conference games, Ewing currently ranks 1st in field goal percentage and blocks, and 4th in rebounds.

Taken by the New York Knicks with the first overall pick, Ewing played 17 seasons and averaged 21.0 ppg and 9.8 rebounds. He totaled eleven all-star games and has recently been nominated into the Basketball Hall of Fame, the first Big East player to be inducted.