John Thompson Jr., the Washington native who elevated Georgetown University basketball to national prominence, earned Hall of Fame honors and carved a place in history as the first African ...

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 basketball championship ...

“I was more a John Thompson fan than I was a (Georgetown) Hoya fan,” said Ed Cooley, who grew up in Providence and went on to become the head men’s basketball coach at Thompson's alma mater.

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...

The guest of honor at Friday morning’s groundbreaking ceremony for Georgetown’s John R. Thompson Jr. Intercollegiate Athletics Center sat patiently on stage as family, friends, former ...

WASHINGTON — The legendary Georgetown University men's basketball coach, John Thompson Jr., has passed away at the age of 78, ESPN reports. Thompson made his mark as the head coach of the ...

Georgetown had no college basketball brand when John Thompson arrived at the university in 1972. Soon enough, the legendary coach would come to define a program, school and sport.

Georgetown University's legendary basketball coach John Thompson has died at the age of 78, according to ESPN. Known as "Big John," Thompson coached the Hoyas from 1972 to 1999. He was also the ...

John Thompson, a Basketball Hall of ... In 27 seasons (1972-99) at Georgetown, Thompson had a 596-239 career record, ... (76 of 78) left the university with a degree, according to Georgetown.

Trailblazing Georgetown Coach John Thompson Dies At 78. ByAdam Zagoria. Follow ... (with glasses), and player Jason Buchanan, all of St John's University, after a game against the University of ...