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==Awards and honors== [[File:Georgetown Patrick Ewing jersey.jpg|thumb|Ewing's college jersey in the [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|Basketball Hall of Fame]] museum in Springfield, Massachusetts.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guhoyas.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/040708aaa.html|title=Patrick Ewing Selected to Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|date=April 7, 2008|work=Georgetown University Athletics|access-date=June 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150606144536/http://www.guhoyas.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/040708aaa.html|archive-date=June 6, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>]] * Rookie of the Year (1986) * All-NBA First Team (1990) * All-NBA Second Team (1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1997) * NBA All-Defensive Second Team (1988, 1989, 1992) * 11-time All-Star; One of 50 Greatest Players in NBA History (1996) * 2-time Olympic gold medalist (1984, 1992) * 3-time All-American (1983β1985) * NCAA basketball tournament Most Outstanding Player (1984) * Naismith College Player of the Year (1985). * [[Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year|AP College Player of the Year]] (1985) * [[NABC Player of the Year]] (1985) * [[Sporting News Men's College Basketball Player of the Year|Sporting News College Player of the Year]] (1985) * [[Adolph Rupp Trophy]] (1985) * No. 33 retired for the New York Knicks * [[Basketball Hall of Fame]] inductee (in 2008 as an individual and 2010 as a member of the ''Dream Team'') * [[NBA 75th Anniversary Team]] (2021) Ewing was a defensive stalwart throughout his basketball career, although he often had difficulty placing on the NBA All-Defensive Team due to the defensive prowess of his contemporaries [[Hakeem Olajuwon]] and [[David Robinson]]. In 1993, he led the NBA with 789 defensive rebounds. He was top ten in field goal percentage eight times, top ten in rebounds per game and total rebounds eight times, top ten in points and points per game eight times, and top ten in blocks per game for 13 years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Patrick Ewing Stats |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/ewingpa01.html |website=Basketball-Reference.com |access-date=January 30, 2014 |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604224342/http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/e/ewingpa01.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 1999, Ewing became the 10th player in NBA history to record 22,000 points and 10,000 rebounds.
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