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 basketball ...
The Georgetown University athletic department was named the inaugural winner of the John Thompson Jr. Award Sept. 2, honoring its commitment to social justice in Big East Conference athletics. The ...
STAN? REPORTER: JOHN THOMPSON’S IMPACT EXTENDED WAY PAST THE BASKETBALL COURT. HE DIVERSIFIED GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY’S BASKETBALL TEAM. HEY SPOKE UP AGAINST WHAT HE -- HE SPOKE UP AGAINST WHAT HE ...
The beauty of college basketball, Georgetown Coach John Thompson III likes to say, is that it constantly evolves. There is no such thing as a finished product to sit back and admire, but instead a ...
During the late 1980s, Rayful Edmond operated a violent and highly profitable drug trafficking operation in Washington D.C. He was considered equal parts brilliant, charismatic and ruthless. Maybe ...
WASHINGTON - John Thompson III got an embrace from his Hall of Fame father as the fans stormed the court, madly celebrating the first Georgetown victory over a No. 1 team in 21 years. "That's my child ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — John Thompson III was fired as Georgetown’s basketball coach Thursday after two consecutive losing seasons at the school his father led to a national championship. Thompson said in a ...
John Thompson III, who was hired in 2004, was dismissed by the university today. After losing two consecutive seasons without any postseason play, Head Coach John Thompson III has been fired from his ...
When he arrived for the spring semester at Georgetown in 2009, Hollis Thompson was a lanky, baby-faced, 6-foot-6 wing who looked almost out of place on the Hoyas’ bench. He had graduated early from ...