George Daniel Ewing, Jr. (born March 26, 1983) is an American professional

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player.

College career

A guard from Duke University, Ewing played for four seasons at the college under coach

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from 2001 to 2005. Prior to Duke, he played for Willowridge High School in

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along with T. J. Ford and Ivan McFarlin. He was selected as a

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in 2001.

Professional career

NBA

Ewing was selected by the NBA's

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in the second round (32nd overall) of the

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. He played with the club during two seasons, as a backup. In 127

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contests, he averaged 3 points, one rebound and one assist per game. On June 29, 2007, he was waived by the Clippers.

Europe

On July 23, 2007, Ewing signed a two-year contract with the Russian League club

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. After one year in Russia with Khimki, Ewing joined Polish League's

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for the 2008–09 season and remained with the team until 2011. In July 2011, he signed a one-year contract with Azovmash Mariupol of Ukraine. In December 2012, he signed with

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of the

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for the rest of the season. In July 2013, he signed with a one-year deal Paris-Levallois Basket of the French

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. On October 1, 2014, Ewing signed a six-week contract with Le Mans Sarthe. On October 29, 2014, his contract with the team was extended for the rest of the season. On August 15, 2015, Ewing signed a one-year deal with the

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club Neptūnas Klaipėda. On August 18, 2016, Ewing signed with Israeli club Maccabi Ashdod. On February 22, 2017, he returned to Neptūnas.„Neptūnas“ rado pastiprinimą: į Klaipėdą grįžta D. Ewingas

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