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2013-04-07 06:24:29.441258-04
 Category: Toys & Games
Vendor: PATRICK EWING / GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOYAS 1998 Edition College Basketball Starting Lineup & Exclusive Collector Trading Card
Product Description : Editorial ReviewIn this 6-inch collectors figure, three-time All-American Georgetown star Patrick Ewing is nabbing a rebound. Ewing led Georgetown to three NCAA finals and the 1984 title, played on the U.S. Olympic gold medal-winning teams in 1984 and 1992, and was named one of the NBA's 50 greatest players of all time. The Ewing figure is part of Hasbro's Starting Lineup 1998 series of college basketball superstars. There are eight total; each includes an application for membership in the Starting Lineup collectors club. --Elisa Murray Product Description : PATRICK EWING / GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOYAS 1998 Edition College Basketball Starting Lineup & Exclusive Collector Trading Card. Displayed figure stands approximately 6 inches tall. Includes one Exclusive NBA Starting Lineup Trading Card. Ages 4 and up. From Hasbro. Ewing, one of the most highly recruited freshmen ever, signed a letter of intent to accept to play for Coach John Thompson at Georgetown University. As a freshman during the 1981-1982 season, Ewing became one of the first college players to start and star on the varsity team as a freshman. While at Georgetown, he developed a habit of wearing a short sleeved t-shirt underneath his sleeveless jersey. This started a fashion trend among young athletes that lasts to this day. In the 1982 NCAA final against the University of North Carolina, Ewing was called for goaltending on the first five possessions of the first half, setting the tone for the Hoyas and making his presence felt. The Hoyas had a shot at winning the game until Fred Brown threw an infamous bad pass to James Worthy at the tail end of the game. In the 1983-84 season, Ewing and Georgetown took the NCAA title with an 84-75 win over the University of Houston. In Ewing's senior year of 1985, Georgetown was ranked number one in the nation and was heavily favored to beat unranked Villanova in the title game, but the Wildcats shot a record 78.6 percent from the floor (22 for 28) to upset the Hoyas 66-64. Ewing was one of the best college basketball players of his era, as Georgetown reached the championship game of the NCAA tournament three out of four years. He was a first-team All-American.
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