Paul Hewitt

For the physicist, see Paul G. Hewitt.

Paul Hewitt
Paul Hewitt at a Georgia Tech basketball game.
Sport(s)	Basketball
Biographical details
Born	May 4, 1963 (1963-05-04)
Place of birth	Kingston, Jamaica
Playing career
1982–1985	St. John Fisher
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1988–1989 1989–1990 1990–1992 1992–1997 1997–2000 2000–2011 2011-	C.W. Post (asst.) USC (asst.) Fordham (asst.) Villanova (asst.) Siena Georgia Tech George Mason
Head coaching record
Overall	252–181 (.581)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
MAAC Tournament Championship (1999) MAAC Regular Season Championship (1999, 2000)
Awards
ACC Coach of the Year (2001) MAAC Coach of the Year (2000)

Paul Harrington Hewitt (born May 4, 1963 in Kingston, Jamaica) is an American college basketball coach at George Mason University and most notably the former head coach at Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). He grew up in Westbury, New York.

Siena

After playing at St. John Fisher College, Hewitt coached the Siena College men's college basketball team for three 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.

Georgia Tech

Hewitt was head coach of the Georgia Tech men's college basketball team from 2000 to 2011. During the 2004 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, he led them to the championship game against Connecticut. In 2005 he signed a contract extension that automatically rolls over every April, giving him a new six-year contract. On March 12, 2011, he was fired from his head coaching position at Georgia Tech with a $7.2 million buyout.

George Mason

On April 30, 2011, Hewitt was named head men's basketball coach at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia. He succeeded previous head coach Jim Larranaga after Larranaga accepted a head coaching job at the University of Miami.

Coaching Style

Coach Hewitt runs a 4 out, 1 in motion offense, an offense with an emphasis on guard play. He uses a pressure defensive attack in both the full and half court.

Notable players coached

• Chris Bosh (4th pick, 2003 NBA Draft)
• Jarrett Jack (22nd pick, 2005 NBA Draft)
• Thaddeus Young (12th pick, 2007 NBA Draft)
• Javaris Crittenton (19th pick, 2007 NBA Draft)
• Will Bynum
• BJ Elder
• Luke Schenscher
• Mario West
• Anthony Morrow
• Derrick Favors (3rd pick, 2010 NBA Draft)
• Gani Lawal (46th pick, 2010 NBA Draft)
• Ismail Muhammad
• Iman Shumpert (17th pick, 2011 NBA Draft)

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) (2000–2011)
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
2008–2009	Georgia Tech	11–17	2–14	12th
2009–2010	Georgia Tech	23–13	7–9	7th	NCAA 2nd Round
2010–2011	Georgia Tech	13–18	5–11	T-10th
Georgia Tech:		189–160	72–104
George Mason (CAA) (2011–present)
2011-12	George Mason	15-5	7-1
George Mason:		15-5	7-1
Total:		255–187
National champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference tournament champion       Conference regular season & conference tournament champion       Conference division champion

External links

• St. John Fisher College Cardinal Courier article: Paul Hewitt hews path from birds to bees
• Official Georgia Tech biography