Earlier this week, Georgetown fired head coach Patrick Ewing after six seasons with the program.

The school announced that it has "begun a national search for new leadership," and it's a high-profile opening.

So, who are the top candidates to replace Ewing? 

SportsBetting.ag set odds on who will be the Hoyas' next head coach, and a Hall-of-Famer is currently leading the pack.

Rick Pitino, who is currently the head coach at Iona University, is the odds-on favorite (-200). Pitino is a two-time NCAA champion with a 834-292 record over the course of his coaching career. This season, he led Iona to the NCAA Tournament as a 13th seed. They will face fourth-seeded UConn in the first round.

Pitino's son, Rick Jr., is also on the board (+1600) among the 15 candidates, which features some obvious long shots such as Tubby Smith (+10000), Jay Wright (+50000) and Jim Boeheim (+100000).

Here are the current odds for who will become Georgetown's next coach:

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