John Thompson, a Basketball Hall of Famer, became the first Black head coach to win the NCAA national title when he guided the Hoyas in 1984.        

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  • John Thompson (basketball)
    John Robert Thompson Jr. (September 2, 1941 – August 30, 2020) was an American college basketball coach for the Georgetown Hoyas men's team. 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.
    05/3/2024 - 1:04 pm | View Website
  • Former Georgetown coach John Thompson dies at age 78
    August 31, 2020 2:56 PM. 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...
    05/2/2024 - 9:16 am | View Website
  • Remembering legendary NCAA basketball coach John Thompson
    John Thompson, a Hall of Fame basketball coach who transformed Georgetown University into a national championship school, has died at age 78. The first Black head coach to win an NCAA...
    05/2/2024 - 12:27 am | View Website
  • John Thompson III
    John Robert Thompson III (born March 11, 1966) is a professional basketball coach and executive who has been the assistant coach for the United States men's national basketball team since 2017. He previously served as the head coach of the men's basketball team at Georgetown University.
    05/1/2024 - 4:20 pm | View Website
  • John Thompson: Legendary African American basketball coach dies
    Coach John Thompson, who led the Georgetown University Hoyas basketball team to victory at the 1984 national championship, has died aged 78. Thompson, who was the first black coach to win...
    05/1/2024 - 11:12 am | View Website
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