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Patrick Ewing's tenure as Georgetown's head coach has come to an end. Ewing, the great Georgetown big man who played in the Hall of Fame, was dismissed on Thursday. The university's decision came a day after Ewing finished his sixth season as head coach at his alma institution.
The Hoyas were defeated 80-48 by Villanova in the first round of the Big East tournament at Madison Square Garden, dropping them to 7-25 on the season. It was Ewing's second consecutive season with fewer than ten victories.
Georgetown finished 6-25 in 2022 and spent the entire season without winning a game against Big East opposition, going 0-19. The losing run continued into the 2023 season, reaching 29 straight regular-season Big East defeats until being halted on Jan. 24 with a home win over DePaul. The Hoyas won again, this time against Butler on Feb. 19, but finished with a 2-18 Big East record.
"Patrick Ewing is the heart and soul of the Georgetown basketball team. I am eternally thankful to Coach Ewing for his vision, commitment, and everything he has enabled Georgetown to accomplish. For the last six years, he has been unwavering in his commitment to his team and the young men he has coached, and we will be eternally grateful to Patrick for his courage and leadership in our Georgetown community "According to Georgetown President John J. DeGiola.
After Wednesday's setback in New York, Ewing's total record as the head coach of Georgetown plummeted to 75-109. His career was highlighted by a 19-14 record and an NIT trip in 2019, as well as a spectacular run through the Big East tournament in 2021 to secure an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. The Hoyas then fell to Colorado in the first round, finishing the season 13-13.
Georgetown has gone 13-50 with a 2-37 Big East record in the two seasons after its NCAA tournament participation. Considering such difficulties, the school's decision-makers were forced to part ways with Ewing, who won a national title as a player under famous head coach John Thompson in 1984.
After Wednesday's setback in New York, Ewing's total record as the head coach of Georgetown plummeted to 75-109. His career was highlighted by a 19-14 record and an NIT trip in 2019, as well as a spectacular run through the Big East tournament in 2021 to secure an automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. The Hoyas then fell to Colorado in the first round, finishing the season 13-13. Georgetown has gone 13-50 with a 2-37 Big East record in the two seasons after its NCAA tournament participation.
Considering such difficulties, the school's decision-makers were forced to part ways with Ewing, who won a national title as a player under famous head coach John Thompson in 1984.
A prestigious program that was previously accustomed to winning at the top levels will now seek a new head coach. Lee Reed, the athletic director of Georgetown, said that a nationwide search for the program's new head coach will begin immediately.
"It has been a pleasure to work with Patrick over the years, and I am grateful for all of his hard work and efforts to support our student-athletes and the men's basketball team," Reed said.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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