1. Coming to America Patrick Ewing By: Zane Keener

2. Country of Origin Patrick Aloysius Ewing was born on August 5, 1962 in Kingston, Jamaica

3. Welcome to America Patrick Ewing came to America when he was 12yrs old in 1975 to join his family in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

4. Early Life When Patrick came to America he learned how to play basketball. He went to Cambridge Rindge and Latin High school where he was a standout basketball player.

5. College He went to college at Georgetown to play basketball. He had 2,184 career points and 1,316 career rebounds. He never missed a game while playing their.

6. NBA Career After College he was drafted by the New York Knicks. He also played for the Seattle Supersonics and the Orlando Magic.

7. Olympics Patrick Ewing played on the famous 92 Olympics USA basketball team when they won gold He also played on the 84 Olympics team where they also won gold.

8. NBA Accomplishments NBA rookie of the year All NBA first team (1990) All NBA second team (1988, 89, 91, 92, 93, 97) All NBA defensive second team (1988, 89, 92) 11 time all star Two time Olympic Gold Medalist (1984, 1992) NBA Hall of Fame

9. Personal Life Has 3 kids He has a son who plays basketball too and he went to the same college and also plays for the New York Knicks. Is now divorced from his wife.

10. Acting Career He has also been in movies and made guest appearances in TV shows. Movies and TV shows- Space Jam, The Cosby show, Spin City, Forget Paris, Funny about Love, Senseless, and many more.