Patrick Ewing Jr. returning to BlackJacks as team’s senior director of player personnel

By Anil Jhalli

Posted Feb 17, 2023 01:30:00 AM.

The Ottawa BlackJacks are welcoming a familiar face to the team for the upcoming 2023 Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) season. 

The BlackJacks announced on Feb. 16 that Patrick Ewing Jr. will return with the team as senior director of player personnel. 

He served as the Ottawa BlackJacks lead assistant coach during the 2021 CEBL season and went on to become the Newfoundland Growlers’ inaugural general manager and head coach in 2022. 

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