John Thompson (basketball)
American college basketball coach (1941–2020) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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. Thompson was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Born | (1941-09-02)September 2, 1941 Washington, D.C., U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Died | August 30, 2020(2020-08-30) (aged 78) Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 269 lb (122 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school | Archbishop Carroll (Washington, D.C.) | ||||||||||||||
College | Providence (1961–1964) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 1964: 3rd round, 25th overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Boston Celtics | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 1964–1966 | ||||||||||||||
Position | Center | ||||||||||||||
Number | 18, 5 | ||||||||||||||
Coaching career | 1966–1999 | ||||||||||||||
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1964–1966 | Boston Celtics | ||||||||||||||
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1966–1972 | St. Anthony HS | ||||||||||||||
1972–1999 | Georgetown | ||||||||||||||
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College | 596–239 (.714) | ||||||||||||||
Basketball Hall of Fame as coach | |||||||||||||||
College Basketball Hall of Fame Inducted in 2006 | |||||||||||||||
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Thompson played college basketball for the Providence Friars and earned honorable mention All-American honors in 1964. He played for two seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Boston Celtics, who won an NBA championship in both seasons. Thompson became a high school coach in Washington, D.C., before coaching Georgetown for 27 seasons. He worked as a radio and television sports commentator after his retirement from coaching. Thompson earned a master's degree in Counseling and Guidance at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC). He also served as an employee at the center for 4-H and Youth Development at UDC.[1]