Patrick Ewing, Jimmy Jackson tout Seton Hall’s ‘Mamu’ as a future NBA player
Updated Dec 22, 2020;
Posted Dec 22, 2020
Oregon s Eugene Omoruyi (2) is knocked to the floor as he prevents Seton Hall s Sandro Mamukelashvili (23) from scoring during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Omaha, Neb., Friday, Dec. 4, 2020. (AP Photo/Kayla Wolf) APAP
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And Georgetown coach Patrick Ewing and Fox Sports 1 analyst Jimmy Jackson are buying in.
Ahead of Wednesday’s Georgetown-Seton Hall game at Prudential Center (5 p.m., FS1), Ewing was asked by NJ Advance Media his thoughts on “Mamu’s” NBA potential.
“Oh definitely, he probably will be an NBA player,” the former Knicks legend and Naismith Hall of Famer said Tuesday on a Zoom call, “He can shoot it, he can handle it, he’s tall, he’s athletic so all the things that NBA teams are looking for, he definitely fits that mold.”