A NEW DIRECTION
GEORGE MASON TAPPED LONGTIME GEORGIA TECH HEAD COACH PAUL HEWITT TO LEAD THE PATRIOTS MEN'S BASKETBALL PROGRAM THIS APRIL. HEWITT ARRIVES IN FAIRFAX WITH A RESUME THAT INCLUDES FIVE NCAA APPEARANCES DURING HIS 11-YEAR STINT WITH THE YELLOW JACKETS AS WELL AS ONE DURING HIS THREE-YEAR TENURE AS HEAD COACH AT SIENA.
AMONG THOSE TRIPS TO THE BIG DANCE WAS A FINAL FOUR APPEARANCE AND NATIONAL RUNNER-UP FINISH IN 2004 WHEN HEWITT'S TEAM FELL IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME TO CONNECTICUT. HEWITT'S COACHING EXPERIENCE EXTENDS BEYOND THE COLLEGE GAME AS WELL, SPENDING THIS SUMMER IN LATVIA AS THE HEAD COACH OF THE USA BASKETBALL MEN'S U19 NATIONAL TEAM.
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