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 ...

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 ...

but there’s always time to honor the dominance of the 1984 Georgetown team led by the incomparable John Thompson, Jr. Ahead of this year’s championship game, the March Madness folks released a ...

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 ...

pays tribute to Georgetown University’s basketball team of the ’80s. Those unapologetically Black teams were coached by John Thompson Jr., the first Black coach to win an NCAA championship.

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Despite beginning the weekend with a victory, the Georgetown University baseball team (9-16 ... While Georgetown Head Coach Edwin Thompson was reluctant to share secrets to success, he said he was ...