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Sporting News, The, June 28, 1999

HOPEFUL HOYAS There's a long list of former Georgetown players in the NBA, including Patrick Ewingg, Othella Harrington, Allen Iverson, Jaren Jackson, Alonzo Mourning, Dikembe Mutombo, Don Reid, Jahidi White, Jerome Williams and David Wingate--but none has won a championship. That will change this year.

With Ewing and Wingate of the Knicks matching up against Jackson of the Spurs, someone will win it. Wingate and Ewing, barring a Willis Reed-like miracle, are spending the series on the bench with injuries. The closet these former Hoyas have made it to the title:

Player
Harrington   Played 15 minutes in '97 playoffs as Houston lost to
             Utah in Western Conference finals.
Iverson      Led Sixers to first-round upset of Magic before falling
             to Indiana this season.
Mourning     Lost to Jordan-led Bulls in '97 Eastern Conference
             finals
Mutombo      With Denver in '94, swatted top-seeded Seattle before
             falling to Utah in seven in Western semis. With Atlanta
             in '99, lost to Knicks in four in Eastern semis.
Reid         Taken out by Atlanta in five games with Pistons this
             season.
Williams     Helped Detroit to its two playoff victories this year.
White        Rookie Wizard is watching playoffs from home.