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- 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 inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Thompson was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame. Thompson played college basketball for the Providence Friars and earned honorable mention All-American honors in 1964.
Aug 31, 2020 · He recruited more than 20 players who went on to join the NBA and four who - like him - are in the Hall of Fame. Thompson was also known for protesting against racial injustice as a coach.
Aug 31, 2020 · He recruited more than 20 players who went on to join the NBA and four who - like him - are in the Hall of Fame. Thompson was also known for protesting against racial injustice as a coach.
Dec 15, 2020 · In 1988, Thompson became concerned when a couple of his Georgetown players, including star Alonzo Mourning, began hanging out with D.C.'s most powerful and notorious drug dealer, Rayful Edmond...
Aug 30, 2020 · When John Thompson stepped into the head coaching position at Georgetown University in 1972, he notified his team, which had compiled an anemic 3-23 record the previous year, that one day Georgetown would be national champions.
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 basketball...
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 basketball...
