Paul Hewitt

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Paul Hewitt
Paul Hewitt at a Georgia Tech basketball game.
Paul Hewitt at a Georgia Tech basketball game.
Title Head coach
College Georgia Tech
Sport Basketball
Team record 127-95 (.572)
Born May 4, 1963 (1963-05-04) (age 45)
Place of birth Flag of Jamaica Kingston, Jamaica
Career highlights
Overall 193-122 (.617)
Championships
MAAC Tournament Championship (1999)
MAAC Regular Season Championship (1999, 2000)
Awards
ACC Coach of the Year (2001)
MAAC Coach of the Year (2000)
Playing career
1982–1985 St. John Fisher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988–1989
1989–1990
1990–1992
1992–1997
1997–2000
2000–present		 C.W. Post (asst.)
USC (asst.)
Fordham (asst.)
Villanova (asst.)
Siena
Georgia Tech

Paul Hewitt (born May 4, 1963 in Kingston, Jamaica) is an American college basketball coach at Georgia Tech. He grew up in Westbury, New York.


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[edit] Early career

After playing at Saint John Fisher College,[1] Hewitt coached the Siena College men's college basketball team for 3 years, from 1998 to 2000. He led Siena to their first Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference title game appearance, and coached Siena into the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship tournament.[1]

[edit] Georgia Tech

He has been the head coach of the Georgia Tech men's college basketball team since 2000. During the 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, he led Georgia Tech to the championship game against Connecticut. In 2005 he signed a contract extension that continues through the 2010-2011 season.[2]

[edit] Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Siena (Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference) (1997 — 2000)
1997–1998 Siena 17-12 10-8 T-3rd
1998–1999 Siena 25-6 13-5 T-1st NCAA 1st Round
1999–2000 Siena 24-9 15-3 1st NIT 2nd Round
Siena: 66-27 38-16
Georgia Tech (Atlantic Coast Conference) (2000 — present)
2000–2001 Georgia Tech 17-13 8-8 T-5th NCAA 1st Round
2001–2002 Georgia Tech 15-16 7-9 T-5th
2002–2003 Georgia Tech 16-15 7-9 5th NIT Quarterfinals
2003–2004 Georgia Tech 28-10 9-7 T-3rd NCAA Runner-Up
2004–2005 Georgia Tech 20-12 8-8 T-4th NCAA 2nd Round
2005–2006 Georgia Tech 11-17 4-12 T-10th
2006–2007 Georgia Tech 20-12 8-8 T-6th NCAA 1st Round
2007–2008 Georgia Tech 15-17 7-9 T-7th
Georgia Tech: 142-112 58-70
Total: 208-139

      National Champion         Conference Champion         Conference Tournament Champion


[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Player Bio:Paul Hewitt, RamblingWreck.com
  2. ^ Ga. Tech's Hewitt gets contract extension, USA Today, August 5, 2005

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