Louis Orr

Roosevelt Bouie and Louis Orr (right) wave to the SU faithful after their uniforms were retired during a halftime ceremony at the Syracuse-Pittsburgh game at the Carrier Dome, Feb.21, 2015. Orr has been hired as as assistant coach at Georgetown, according to a report from CBS.

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Syracuse, N.Y. --Patrick Ewing may be turning to a prominent Syracuse alum to help turn around Georgetown.

Yes, you read that right.

Jon Rothstein of CBS Sports reports that Louis Orr will join Ewing's staff as an assistant coach.

Ewing was hired to replace John Thompson III as Georgetown head coach last week.

Ewing, the No.1 overall pick in the 1985 NBA Draft, is one of the greatest players in Georgetown history. Ewing won a national title at Georgetown in 1984 and was a three-time All-American.

Orr was one of the most important recruits in Syracuse basketball history. He came to Syracuse in 1976 as a member of Jim Boeheim's first recruiting class.

Orr finished his Syracuse career with 1,487 points. He is one of just nine players in SU history with more than 1,400 career and 850 rebounds.

Orr would team with Roosevelt Bouie to form the 'Louie and Bouie' show, an exciting combination that helped jumpstart Boeheim's tenure at Syracuse, combining for 3,047 points and 1,868 rebounds.

Syracuse retired both Orr and Bouie's numbers in 2015.

Orr served as an assistant coach under Boeheim at Syracuse from 1996-2000. He went on to be a head coach at Siena, Seton Hall and Bowling Green. Orr has a career record of 201-201 as head coach.

Orr combining with Ewing to help Georgetown would be an odd sight for Syracuse fans given the heated rivalry between the two schools.

Ewing is one of the central figures of the intense Syracuse-Georgetown rivalry that spawned in the 1980's.

Syracuse fans once tossed Oranges at the backboard during a game at the Carrier Dome with Ewing at the free throw line.

Orange legend Pearl Washington also famously took a swing at Ewing during a Big East Tournament game in 1985.

If Orr is hired as reported, we won't have to wait long for a reunion.

Syracuse and Georgetown are scheduled to play for the next two seasons.

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