Report: Georgetown extended coach Patrick Ewing after last season

Georgetown reportedly extended coach Patrick Ewing after the Hoyas’ unlikely Big East Tournament championship run last season.

According to FanDuel’s Jon Rothstein, Ewing’s contract is no longer set to end following the 2022-23 season. Rothstein’s report does not include details about the extension. 

The news of Ewing’s extension came a day after Georgetown dropped its 16th straight game with a 74-66 loss to No. 10 Villanova. The Hoyas are 6-20 overall and 0-15 in Big East play. Their only win over a Power 6 school was a 79-75 win over Syracuse on Dec. 11. 

When Ewing signed to become Georgetown’s head coach in 2017, his contract was for six seasons with a base salary of $2.6 million per year. But after the team’s impressive Big East championship run last season — which saw the eighth-seeded, below-.500 Hoyas win four straight games for their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2015 — the school decided to extend their coach. 

NEWS: Georgetown rewarded Patrick Ewing with a contract extension following last season’s run to the Big East Tournament title and the NCAA Tournament, according to multiple sources.https://t.co/K6mmM7zCU1

— Jon Rothstein (@JonRothstein) February 20, 2022

Some college basketball experts have considered Ewing, whose career record at Georgetown is 68-79, as one of several coaches on the hot seat. But Rothstein also reported that Ewing “still has tremendous support” at Georgetown.