John Thompson (basketball) - Wikipedia
He became the first African-American head coach to win a major collegiate championship in basketball when he led the Hoyas to the NCAA Division I national championship in 1984. Thompson was …
Legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson remembered for ...
Mar 26, 2026 · But it was his 27-year career on the sideline as the men’s basketball coach for Georgetown, where Thompson racked up 596 wins, 20 trips to the NCAA Tournament, three Final …
Former Georgetown coach John Thompson dies at age 78
Aug 31, 2020 · John Thompson, the imposing Hall of Famer who turned Georgetown into a “Hoya Paranoia” powerhouse and became the first Black coach to lead a team to the NCAA men’s …
How Georgetown's John Thompson Changed Basketball, and America
Sep 1, 2020 · The legacy of Georgetown coach John Thompson, who died Sunday at 78, goes beyond being the first Black coach to win an NCAA basketball title.
John Thompson - Basketball-Reference.com
Aug 31, 2020 · Checkout the latest stats of John Thompson. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, shoots, school and more on Basketball-Reference.com.
Hall of Fame Basketball Coach, John Thompson II, Dies At 78
John Robert Thompson Jr. was born Sept. 2, 1941, in Washington, D.C. After a great high school basketball career, he graduated from Providence College in Rhode Island with a degree in …
Georgetown Basketball History Project
John Thompson quickly became one of the most recognizable figures in college sports. Loved in some quarters, hated in others, Thompson was unapologetic for the program he created.
Remembering Hall of Fame Georgetown Head Coach John Thompson
Sep 2, 2025 · In an era where the Big East was the most exciting conference in all of College Basketball, Thompson stood as a towering presence and one of the NCAA’s all-time great coaches who molded …
John Thompson (basketball) explained
Mar 21, 2025 · Thompson played college basketball for the Providence Friars and earned honorable mention All-American honors in 1964. He played for two seasons in the National Basketball …
Legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson, who led Hoyas to ...
Aug 31, 2020 · Legendary Georgetown coach John Thompson Jr., a central figure of Hoyas basketball for decades and one of the most important, prominent coaches in college athletics history has died,...