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.
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