Georgetown Basketball: 9 candidates to replace Patrick Ewing as head coach

Micah Shrewsberry

Next up we have an Indiana native with no direct ties to the Big East or Georgetown, but it’s also another name that’ll be on nearly every other list of candidates. It’s hard to go wrong with a major conference coach who is significantly outperforming basketball expectations at a football school. If Georgetown was interested, wouldn’t Shrewsberry have to bite?

He’s bounced around at a number of schools but has prominently been an assistant under Brad Stevens and Matt Painter, including a 6-year stint with the Boston Celtics sandwiching two runs on the Purdue bench. Though formerly head coach at IU South Bend, his first D1 head coaching experience came when Penn State hired him in 2021. In his second season, the Nittany Lions have now won 20 games and are in the Big Ten quarterfinals; they’re a bubble team looking to break a 12-year drought from the NCAA Tournament.

Shrewsberry is building a winning culture at Penn State, a school that has never been known for their basketball prowess. This is another coach where we could see them do magical things at a more basketball-centric school, especially with the resources at his disposal with the Hoyas. There may be concerns about him only spending two years as a D1 head coach, but he’s learned from two of the best coaches in the business, has NBA experience, and would bring recruits and intrigue back to Georgetown.