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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.
Aug 31, 2020 · John Thompson III, hired as Georgetown’s head coach before the 2004-5 season, reached the N.C.A.A. tournament’s Final Four in his third season, and his teams made it beyond the first round ...
Aug 31, 2020 · John Thompson, a Hall of Fame coach, a cultural icon, an irrepressible force, died on Sunday at 78 years old. He made Georgetown basketball a phenomenon, and he stayed until his retirement in...
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Aug 31, 2020 · One of his sons, John Thompson III, was hired as Georgetown’s coach in 2004. When the son was fired in 2017, the elder Thompson — known affectionately as “Big John” or “Pops” to many — was at...
Sep 1, 2020 · Sep. 1, 2020 , at 11:53 AM. John Thompson’s Unapologetic Blackness Changed College Basketball. By Santul Nerkar and Chris Herring. Filed under College Basketball. John Thompson coached...
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Dec 23, 2020 · John Thompson was an actual father to John III, Ronny and Tiffany, his children. He became an actual coach to Othella Harrington, a phenom we grew up playing ball against in Jackson, Miss..
Sep 1, 2020 · The legacy of Georgetown coach John Thompson, who died Sunday at 78, goes beyond being the first Black coach to win an NCAA basketball title. Thompson thrived off making critics uncomfortable...
