John Thompson didn’t want to be first. Being first wasn’t what validated the discipline, the consistency, the bone-crushing intimidation of “Hoya Paranoia,” the program he spearheaded at Georgetown ...
In this second installment of our Youngbloods series, Jazz Night in America takes a look at Isaiah J. Thompson: a young musician and composer with a mature touch and rare combination of talent, ...
Isaiah J. Thompson is the winner of the 2023 American Pianists Awards and the Cole Porter Fellowship in Jazz of the American Pianists Association. Originally from West Orange, New Jersey, the pianist ...
On Monday, the sports world rightfully mourned the death of John Thompson, a Hall of Fame basketball coach who led Georgetown to the 1984 NCAA title, becoming the first black coach to win an NCAA ...
Lou Carnesecca began his legendary second stint at St. John’s in 1973. John Thompson arrived at Georgetown in 1972. The Hall of Fame coaches battled for two decades, wrestling for control of the Big ...
Georgetown icon John Thompson Jr. cast a looming aura over college basketball. In person, his stature intimidated with his vintage sideline look — a towel slung over this shoulder and his face in a ...
Syracuse, N.Y. ― What if the man who proclaimed “Manley Field House is officially closed’' had instead opened the arena? What if Hoya Paranoia had an Orange hue? What if John Thompson had gone to ...