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Syracuse, N.Y. ― John Thompson, the legendary former basketball coach at Georgetown University, has died at the age of 78, according to several reports. Thompson coached at Georgetown from 1972 ...
A lonzo Mourning, a name synonymous with tenacious defense and grit, recently joined “The OGs” podcast with Udonis Haslem and ...
The Univesity of Georgetown had always been notorious for molding great young big men who would build Hall-of-Fame-worthy NBA careers. A big reason for that was the legendary coach John Thompson, ...
When Georgetown University won the NCAA men's basketball championship in 1984, head coach John Thompson made history. Thompson, though, had mixed feelings about becoming the first African American ...
John Thompson spent 27 years at Georgetown, going to 20 NCAA Tournaments, playing in three Final Fours and winning the 1984 national title. After a decline following his retirement, Georgetown ...
George Washington University. According to Feinstein, this decision, originating with John Thompson Jr. and carried on by John Thompson III, stemmed from a belief that “Georgetown doesn’t ...