Patrick Ewing, Jr.

Patrick Aloysius Ewing, Jr. is a professional basketball player currently signed with the Reno Bighorns of the NBA Development League. He is best recognized as the son of the former NBA great Patrick Ewing. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts on May 20, 1984.

Ewing Jr. entered the 2008 NBA Draft and was selected as the 43rd overall pick by the Sacramento Kings. He was then traded to the Houston Rockets, then to the New York Knicks, his father's former team. It was also speculated that he would wear the number 33 (his father's famous number) however, he opted to wear the number 6 which was also his father's number on the USA Dream Team.

He was released by the Knicks on October 27, 2008. He signed with the Knicks' D-League affiliate, Reno Bighorns on December 15, 2008.

Ewing was chosen as the 43rd overall pick in the 2008 NBA Draft by the Sacramento Kings. Soon afterwards, he signed a contract with the Kings. He was later traded to the Houston Rockets in a five-player deal that brought Ron Artest to the Rockets. On August 29, 2008, Ewing followed his father's footsteps once again, he was traded to the New York Knicks in exchange for the rights of former first round pick Frédéric Weis.

After some initial speculation that he would wear his father's retired number 33, Ewing took number 6 in honor of his favorite player Bill Russell. Number 6 was also his father's number in his final season in the NBA with the Orlando Magic and on the USA Dream Team.

Ewing played in two Knicks pre-season games prior to making his New York debut in Knicks final pre-season game on October 24, 2008. Ewing entered the game in the 4th quarter to a thunderous ovation by the Madison Square Garden crowd. Ewing helped fuel Knicks' late rally, where the Knicks would come back from a 21-point deficit. Ewing had two dunks, a three-pointer, a steal and a blocked shot. He had seven fourth-quarter points, in what many believed was the turning point in his bid to make the Knicks final roster cut. "It was amazing," said Ewing, about the crowd that night, "It showed that they really appreciated what I was doing on the floor. Having that crowd behind us throughout that comeback was good for us." In total, he played 3 pre-season games for the Knicks, averaging 8.1 minutes, 3.7 points and 1.7 rebound. On 27 October, 2008, Ewing was waived by the Knicks in order to get the roster down to the maximum of 15 players for the start of the 2008-09 season.

Ewing was signed by Knicks' D-League affiliate, Reno Bighorns on December 15, 2008. On the day he signed, Ewing made his D-League debut against Utah Flash, recording 15 points.. After his first 30 games with the Bighorns, Ewing had averaged 16.8 points, 8.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.3 blocks per game with a efficiency rating of +20.00.

On March 16, 2009, the Reno Bighorns waived Ewing Jr. after he reportedly suffered a Grade 1 MCL (medial collateral ligament) sprain.

Patrick Jr. was named to the NY Knicks Las Vegas Summer League 2009 team roster.