Georgetown hires Patrick Ewing as head coach

In announcing the hire, Georgetown called Ewing “the greatest men’s basketball player to ever don the Blue (and) Gray.”

Ewing has been an assistant coach with the Charlotte Hornets and had hoped to land a head-coaching job in the pros.

Head coach Dave Bliss resigned from Southwestern Christian following the release of a film looking at the basketball scandal at Baylor that included the death of a player at the hands of a teammate.

In 2003, Bliss stepped down at Baylor after it was revealed he encouraged players to lie about a Bears player who had been killed by a teammate.

Bliss was trying to cover up NCAA violations involving Patrick Dennehy, who played at St. Francis-Mountain View, after he was murdered by Carlton Dotson.

Kentucky freshman De’Aaron Fox said he’ll enter the NBA draft. ...