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Daniel Ewing
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Ewing with Asseco Prokom in 2009
Shooting guard / point guard
Personal information
Born (1983-03-26) March 26, 1983 (age 41)
Milton, Florida
Nationality American
High school Willowridge (Houston, Texas)
Listed height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Listed weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career information
College Duke (2001–2005)
NBA Draft 2005 / Round: 2 / Pick: 32nd overall
Selected by the Los Angeles Clippers
Pro career 2005–2019
Career history
2005–2007 Los Angeles Clippers
2007–2008 Khimki
2008–2011 Asseco Prokom Gdynia
2011–2012 Azovmash Mariupol
2012–2013 Beşiktaş
2013–2014 Paris-Levallois
2014–2015 Le Mans Sarthe
2015–2016 Neptūnas Klaipėda
2016–2017 Maccabi Ashdod
2017 Neptūnas Klaipėda
2018 Ferro Carril Oeste
2019 CSU Sibiu
Career highlights and awards
  • LKL All-Tournament Team (2016)
  • LKL Best Foreign Player (2016)
  • 3× Polish League champion (2009–2011)
  • Polish League Finals MVP (2011)
  • Russian Cup winner (2008)
  • Third-team All-ACC (2005)
  • ACC tournament MVP (2003)
  • Texas Mr. Basketball (2001)

George Daniel Ewing, Jr. (born March 26, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. He currently works as a scout for the Los Angeles Lakers.

College career

A 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) guard from Duke University, Ewing played for four seasons at the college under coach Mike Krzyzewski from 2001 to 2005. Prior to Duke, he played for Willowridge High School in Missouri City, Texas along with T. J. Ford and Ivan McFarlin. He was selected as a McDonald's All-American in 2001.

Professional career

NBA

Ewing was selected by the NBA's Los Angeles Clippers in the second round (32nd overall) of the 2005 NBA draft. He played with the club during two seasons, as a backup. In 127 regular season contests, he averaged 3 points, one rebound and one assist per game. On June 29, 2007, he was waived by the Clippers.

Europe

On July 23, 2007, Ewing signed a two-year contract with the Russian League club BC Khimki. After one year in Russia with Khimki, Ewing joined Polish League's Asseco Prokom Sopot for the 2008–09 season and remained with the team until 2011.

In July 2011, he signed a one-year contract with Azovmash Mariupol of Ukraine. In December 2012, he signed with Beşiktaş of the Turkish Basketball League for the rest of the season.

In July 2013, he signed with a one-year deal Paris-Levallois Basket of the French LNB Pro A. On October 1, 2014, Ewing signed a six-week contract with Le Mans Sarthe. On October 29, 2014, his contract with the team was extended for the rest of the season.

On August 15, 2015, Ewing signed a one-year deal with the Lithuanian club Neptūnas Klaipėda.

On August 18, 2016, Ewing signed with Israeli club Maccabi Ashdod. On February 22, 2017, he returned to Neptūnas.

See also

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